lunes, 30 de mayo de 2011

Unit: 4 Inseparable Phralsal verbs

With these verbs,the object always comes after the participle or preposition.

back out of:
desert; fail to keep a promise
bear down on:
lean on;
browbeat
bear on:
have to do with
bear up under:
endure
break in on:
interrupt
break into:
interrupt
call for:
come to get; require
care for:
like; guard; supervise; maintain
carry on with:
continue
catch up with:
cover the distance between oneself and
check up on:
examine; verify
come across:
find accidentally
come along with:
accompany; make progress
come by:
find accidentally
come down with:
become ill with
come out with:
utter; produce
come up with:
utter; produce
count on:
rely on
cut in on:
interrupt
disagree with:
cause illness or discomfort to
do away with:
abolish
do without:
deprive oneself of
drop in at/on:
visit casually without planning
drop out of:
leave; quit
face up to:
acknowledge fall behind in
lag; not progress at required pace
fall back on:
use for emergency purpose
fall out with:
quarrel with
fill in for:
substitute for
get ahead of:
surpass; beat
get around:
evade; avoid
get away with:
do without being caught or punished
get by with:
manage with a minimum of effort
get down to:
become serious about; consider
get in:
enter (a vehicle)
get off:
descend from; leave
get on:
enter (a vehicle); mount
get on with:
proceed with
get through with:
terminate, finish
go back on:
desert; fail to keep (a promise)
go for:
like a great deal
go in for:
be interested in; participate in
go on with:
continue
go over:
review
go with:
harmonize with; look pleasing together
go without:
abstain from
hang around:
remain idly in the vicinity of
hear from:
receive a communication from
hear of:
learn about (sometimes accidentally)
hit on:
discover accidentally
hold on to:
grasp tightly
hold out against:
resist
keep at:
persevere at
keep to:
persist in; continue
keep up with:
maintain the pace of
lie down on:
evade; fail to do
live on:
support or sustain oneself by means of
live up to:
maintain the standard demanded of
look after:
take care of
look back on:
remember nostalgically
look down on:
feel superior to
look forward to:
anticipate
look up to:
respect; admire
make up for:
compensate for
pass on:
transmit
pick on:
tease; bully
play up to:
flatter for personal advantage
put up with:
tolerate
read up on:
search out information on
run against:
compete against in an election
run away with:
leave; escape from
run for:
campaign for
see about:
consider; arrange
see to:
arrange; supervise
settle on:
decide on; choose
stand for:
represent; permit
stand up for:
support; demand
stand up to:
resist
stick to:
persist
stick up for:
support; defend
take after:
resemble
talk back to:
answer impolitely
talk over:
discuss
tell on:
report misbehavior to authority
touch on:
mention briefly
turn into:
become
wait on:
serve
wait up for:
not go to bed while waiting for
watch out for:
be careful for

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