Phrasal Verb - "Make off with"

Phrasal Verb - Make off with (something)
= Steal something and escape with it
(Transitive)(Inseparable)

Examples:

"A monkey made off with my banana!"
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"Some guys robbed a bank, they made off with something like £1,000,000!"
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"You'd better watch your bag! someone might just make off with it!"

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Phrasal Verb - "Turn Down"

Phrasal Verb - Turn down = Refuse something/someone
(Transitive)(Separable)

Examples:

"I turned the job down, the salary wasn't what I wanted"
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"I'm afraid I have to turn down your generous offer, but thanks anyway!"
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"OMG! She turned me down for a date, I thought she liked me!"

Phrasal Verb - Take Off

Phrasal Verb - Take off - When a plane leaves the airport (Intransitive)

Examples:

"When we took off I was really nervous, so I got drunk and fell asleep"
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"I'm going to New York today, I won't be able to text you after we take off, which is at 10.25am"

Idioms & Expressions - "Mind your own business"

Idiom - "Mind your own business"
When someone won't respect your privacy, you say this.

Examples:

"Where did you sleep last night?"

"Mind your own business!"

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"Would you mind your own business and stop looking at what i'm writing please?"

Phrasal Verb - Put down/Bring down

Put Down / Bring Down - Someone or something makes you feel less respected or makes your mood sad or depressed
(Transitive) (Inseparable)

Examples: 

"This grey and cold weather really brings me down"

"He always puts me down, he says I'm stupid, and no one respects me" :(

"I don't like putting people down, but sometimes it's necessary to say  'That's a stupid idea!'"

Idiom - Be lost for words

Idiom - Be lost for words = When you can't find the words to express yourself)

Example:

"What do you think about the guy who married a pineapple?"
"I have no idea... I'm lost for words... it's ridiculous!"

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John McWhorter (Whose photo I'm considering putting next to my bed) on texting, or "fingered speech" not being the death of language, and the defence of  "LOL"

Phrasal verb confusion! Difference between "Wake up" and "Get up"

Phrasal verb confusion - Wake up/Get/Be up

Wake up - Stop sleeping/Open your eyes

Get/Be up - Be fully awake and get out of bed

Examples:

I woke up at 9 but I didn't really get up til 10, because I was up really late the night before and I was so sleepy!

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Phrasal Verb - Look forward to

Phrasal Verb - Look forward to +ING/Noun (Tansitive)(Inseparable) = Be excited about something that's going to happen

Examples:

"I'm really looking forward to the weekend tomorrow!!!"

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"I'm not looking forward to work tomorrow, I'm so ill :("

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"I wasn't looking forward to this meeting, but I'm glad we had it, I learnt a lot"

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"Are you looking forward to your holiday?"

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CNN - A helicopter crashed into a construction crane atop a new luxury residential building in thick London fog Wednesday, killing two people and sparking a line of flame when it plunged to the ground.

Phrasal Verb - Get Away With

Phrasal Verb - Get Away With * - Escape a risky situation without any repercussions (Transitive) (Inseparable)

Examples:

"That bastard killed my father, I won't let him get away with it! I'm the true king of the Pridelands!"
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"I can't believe you got away with that! No one saw you steal that car!"
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"Will he be in a lot of trouble for crashing his dad's car?"
"No, He'll probably get away with a little telling off, and nothing more will happen"

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Phrasal Verb - Go along with

Phrasal verb - Go along with * - Agree with/follow an idea or plan, even though you might not agree with it (Transitive) (Inseparable)

Examples:

"Well I don't completely agree with that idea, but I'll go along with it to speed up the process!"
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"I think she's just going along with the boss's idea because she wants him to like her"

Phrasal Verb - Storm Off

Phrasal verb - Storm Off - Leave a room/situation angrily (Intransitive)

Examples:

"We were arguing about politics, and he just stormed off!"
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"Every time we talk about this, you get annoyed and storm off, it isn't a mature discussion!"

A little bit of British

 "You know, Minister, I believe that in the long view of history, the British Empire will be remembered only for two things... The game of soccer. And the expression 'fuck off.'"

- The last British Govenor of the former British colony of South Yemen

Phrasal Verb - Make up for/to (something/someone)

Phrasal verb - Make up for * (Transitive)(Inseparable) - You did something wrong, you want to make amends to the person.
Make * up to (Transitive)(Separable)

Examples:

"I'm so sorry i'm late, I'll make it up to you by buying dinner!"
"Buying dinner won't make up for it! That's not enough!"
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"I was angry because she crashed my car, but she made up for it by buying me a new one!"

Phrasal Verb - Chill out

Chill Out - Relax (Intransitive)

Examples:

"What are you doing?"
"Nothing, just chilling out"
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"I just wanna chill out today, I'm not up for doing anything too energetic"

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Idiom - "To be snowed under"

Idiom - To be snowed under = To have too much work to do.

Examples:

"I can't relax this weekend, I'm snowed under with work, I've got a billion things to do..."
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"Come out to lunch!"
"I can't, I'm absolutely snowed under!"

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Phrasal Verb - Work out

Work out = Exercise (Intransitive)

Examples:

"I'm going to the gym! I need to work out!"
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"Where is Aly? He's working out!"

Idiom - "The elephant in the room"

Idiom - "The elephant in the room" - an obvious truth which is being ignored, perhaps because it's a difficult subject. No one wants to discuss the 'obvious truth' (the elephant).

Examples:

"Let's address the elephant in the room, we all know that over Christmas I got very fat, but it's better that it's out in the open and everyone can feel free to talk about it."
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"Is no one going to talk about the huge elephant in the room?"
"What?"
"What your uncle just said! It was so offensive!"
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"Gun control is America's elephant in the room, but they don't seem to want to address it properly"

Phrasal Verb - Keep up (with)

Keep up (with) - stay at the same pace (as something/someone) (Intransitive & Transtive)(Inseparable)

Examples:

"The cat is keeping up with the girl on the treadmill"
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"It's difficult to keep up with this class, I don't learn everything fast enough"
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"Our company needs to become more modern if we want to keep up with today's trends"
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"You're so slow! Keep up, or I'll leave you behind!"

Phrasal Verb - "Act Up"

Act Up - Behave strangely, unusually (Inseparable) (Intransitive)

Examples:

"The computer's acting up today, it's going really slowly!"
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"Why is the cat acting up?"
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"Children sometimes act up, but they're kids! Kids are strange!"

Things to do in London 2013.

Alice in poundland

If  you're studying in London, or thinking of visiting the city some time this year, check out this post in Time out's website. It has a handful of things to do throughout 2013.

Have a great year in a great city!


http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/3483/whats-on-in-london-in-2013

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Idiom - "When in Rome" (Do as the Romans do)

"When in Rome" (do as the romans do) = Follow/copy the traditions and customs of the area you're in.

Examples: 

"You're drinking? It's only 8am?"
"Well this IS Ireland, everyone's an alcoholic! So, you know, when in Rome!"

Phrasal Verb - Fall out (With)

Fall out (with) = Stop being friends (inseparable)(Transitive (with) & Intransitive)

Examples:

“We had an argument and fell out, all because I said she was a little bit fat!”

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“If you keep saying I’m stupid, I’m going to fall out with you!”

Phrasal Verb - Crash Out

Crash out = fall asleep because you’re REEEALLY tired! 

(Inseparable)(Intransitive)

Examples:

“I’m so tired, I think I’m just gonna go home and CRASH OUT!”

“What did you do last night?” … “Nothing, I got home and just CRASHED OUT”

Phrasal Verb - Let Down

“Let Down” = Disappoint 

(Separable)(Transitive & Intransitive)

Examples:

“I thought it was Saturday… it’s only Wednesday… What a LET DOWN!”

Or separated:

“You told me you would help me with this, and you didn’t help at all! you really LET me DOWN”

Phrasal Verb - Come on to/Hit On

Come on to/Hit on = To make playfully romantic or sexual gestures to show romantic interest.

(Inseparable) (Transitive)

Examples: 

A:”Do you have a girlfriend?”

B:”Are you coming on to me?!”

A: “Oh no, I’m not hitting on you! I’m just curious”

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“This is my sister, DON’T hit on her!”