Monday 31 December 2012

Phrasal Verbs - Get (together) With


Get with someone/Get together (with someone) = Start a romantic relationship with someone
(Transitive & Intransitive)(Inseparable)
Examples:
“Have you been together long?” “Yeah, we got together a long time ago”
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“You and that girl have been flirting for a long time, I think you’re going to get together!”
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“You bastard! You got with my best friend!?”
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"Did you get with anyone on new years eve?"

Phrasal Verb - Clean Up


“Clean Up” 
(Separable)(Transitive & Intransitive)
Examples:
“I had a party in my parents’ house, and they’re coming home in 10 minutes… I need to CLEAN UP
Or separated:
“Your dog had a shit in my garden?!? CLEAN it UP!

Happy (almost) New Year everyone!


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Sunday 30 December 2012

Phrasal Verb - Gross out


Gross out = Disgust 
(Separable)(Transitive)
Examples: 
“I saw the movie ‘Saw’… there was so much blood, it grossed me out”
“I was really grossed out, because the room smelled like poo!”

Phrasal Verbs - Piss off


(Be) pissed off (with) = Be angry (with someone/something)
(Separable)(Transitive & Intransitive)
Examples:
“I’m pissed off, It’s my day off, and I have to work!”
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“She’s pissed off with me, because I forgot her birthday.”
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“You’re pissing me off, stop playing xbox and listen to me!”

Phrasal Verb - Run Out (Of)


Run out (of) = Become empty/Exhaust a supply of (money, food, milk, etc…) 
(Inseparable)(Transitive & Intransitive)
Examples:
“I went to London, but it was so expensive that I RAN OUT OF money in 2 days!”
“Is there any beer left?” … “No, we’ve RUN OUT
Note: use “run out OF” only with an object… 
Example:
“We’ve run out OF milk”
“Is there any milk in the fridge?” “No, we’ve run out of.”

Saturday 29 December 2012

Phrasal Verb - Come up with


Come up with = Invent a solution/idea/plan/piece of music/story 
(Inseparable)(Transitive)
Examples: 
“Hmm.. I’ve come up with an idea, we can make money if we become prostitutes!”
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“I’m bored, come up with something fun we can do!”
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“I wish Tim Burton would come up with an idea that doesn’t include Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in an emo movie”
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“I love Bon Jovi, but they haven’t really come up with anything amazing since the 80s”

Phrasal Verb - Put On (Weight)


Put on (weight) = Gain weight / fat 
(Separable)(Transitive)
Examples:
“Since I stopped going to the gym, I’ve PUT ON so much weight!”
“Since I came to London, I’ve PUT 8kgs ON!”
<=> (opposite) LOSE weight
Example: 
“When girls travel, they PUT ON weight, when guys travel, they LOSEweight… don’t know why!”

Phrasal Verb - Burst Out ...crying/laughing


Burst out (Inseparable) (V1=Burst, V2=Burst, V3=Burst) = Start intensely…
...Either: ”Burst out crying”

Examples: 
“When he called me ‘fat’, I burst out crying
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OR: “Burst Out laughing

Example: “He showed us his penis, and we burst out laughing

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Friday 28 December 2012

Phrasal Verb - Nibble on


Nibble on something = Eat very small quantities of food/Do the same action as the cat 
(Inseparable)(Transitive)
Examples:
“I’m not very hungry, I’ll just nibble on a cookie”
“When she’s nervous, she nibbles on her finger”

Phrasal Verb - Tell off


Tell off = Reprimand, scold someone. Tell someone that their behaviour is not acceptable. (Separable)(Transitive)
Examples: ”I crashed the car and my dad told me off
“My boss told me off for coming to work late”

Phrasal Verb - Pick Up


Phrasal verb - PICK UP 

Definitions: 
1) Answer the phone 
2) Lift
3) meet someone and take them somewhere in  your car
4) Meet and take someone home (in the sexual way)


Rules:
(separable)(Transitive & Intransitive)
Examples:
“I called but they didn’t pick up”(1)
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“Come on! pick the phone up! I’m in a hurry!”(1)
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"Can you pick this up for me please I can't reach it!"(2)
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"I'll pick you up and we'll go to the place together in my car"(3)
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"I'm in love, I don't want to just pick a random girl from the bar up" (4)

Idiom - "To be under the thumb"


“Be under the thumb/have somebody under the thumb” - do everything someone tells you, be completely submissive to the other person
Examples:
“She really has him under the thumb! He does everything she tells him to do!”
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“Are you not coming out to the pub with us tonight?”
“No. I know… I’m completely under the thumb

We all saw this coming, but please be careful Facebook users of Britain.

http://www.dailydot.com/society/uk-crime-twitter-facebook-increase/
Original source

Thursday 27 December 2012

If you're in the UK - look up. There's a large ring around the Moon tonight. This is a fairly common phenomenon and you can read about what causes it here:

http://www.universetoday.com/20402/ring-around-the-moon/

Phrasal Verb - Do up


DO UP = Fasten (a button/shoe laces…) (Separable)(Transitive)
Examples: 
“I need to DO UP my shirt, my boobs are showing!”
“Your shoe’s are undone… you should DO them UP

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Phrasal Verb - Miss Out (on)


MISS OUT (ON) = feel like other people are enjoying something you don’t have 
(inseparable)(Transitive & Intransitive)
Examples:
“Everyone’s a couple.. I have no one!… I’m MISSING OUT” :(
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“Did you go to the club last night?” … “No” … “Oooh you MISSED OUT! It was so fun!”
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“My friends are all in the park, and I’m working, I’m MISSING OUT ON the amazing weather!!” :(
(remember, use ‘ON’ only if you have an object in the sentence)

Phrasal Verb - Look down on


LOOK DOWN ON = Think & Act like you are superior (in an insulting way), or to someone/some action 
(Inseparable)(Transitive)
Examples:
“She looks down on me because I earn less money”
“NOO! The cake just fell on the floor!” …. ”If you eat it off of the floor, I won’t look down on you. It still looks delicious.”

Idioms and expressions - "To be full of yourself"


“Be full of yourself” - Think you are the best thing ever! 
Examples:
“Ugh, I hate Paris Hilton, she’s so full of herself

Phrasal Verb - Pass out


Pass out = Lose consciousness/Faint 
(Inseparable) (Intransitive)
Examples: 
“I pass out whenever I see blood!”
“When she saw the ring, she passed out!”

Idiom - "What goes around, comes around"


Idiom - "What goes around, comes around" 
Like Karma, if you do something bad, something bad will happen to you.

Tuesday 25 December 2012

Take up = Fill/Occupy space


Take up = Fill/Occupy space 
(Separable)(Transitive)
Examples:
“I wanna sleep, but my cat’s TAKING UP the whole bed”
“It doesn’t TAKE much space UP, it’s only a small couch

Get into/Be into = Start being interested in something


Get into = Start being interested in something / Be into = Be interested in something 
(Separable)(Transitive)
Examples: 
“My girlfriend is really into this TV show!”
“I tried to watch the Twilight movies, but I couldn’t get into them!”
“My girlfriend got me into this music, I used to hate it!”
“Wanna go to a rave?” “No, I’m not really into raves”

Get on (with)/Get along (with)


Get on (with)/Get along with = have a friendly relationship with someone. 
(Transitive & Intransitive) (Inseparable)
Examples: 
“I really get on with my colleagues, they’re all such nice people!”
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“Why don’t you get on with her?” “Because she’s a bitch”
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“Why aren’t you coming to Paris Hilton’s party?” “We don’t get on

Monday 24 December 2012

Be on about = Talk about


Be on about = talk about (Usually to show lack of understanding)
(Transitive) (Inseparable)
Examples:
“What are you on about?” = “What are you talking about?”
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“I don’t know what you‘re on about, mate! You’re not making sense!”
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"Earlier, you were on about some film, what film were you on about?"

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Idiom - Piece of cake

(A) Piece of cake /Pi:səkeIK/ = A task can be accomplished very easily

Examples: 
"How was the exam?"
"Piece of cake"
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"Can you dance salsa?"
"Yeah it's a piece of cake!"

Be up for = Want something/Want to do something













Be up for  +Verb+ING = Want to do something/Be in the mood to do something
(Inseparable) (Transitive)
Examples:
Are you up for watching a movie?” - “Mmm no, I‘m not up for doing anything”
“What do you wanna eat?” “I‘m really up for some chinese food!”
“She’s not up for going out tonight, she feels ill!”

Carry/Go/Keep On = Continue


Carry on/ Go on = Continue       
Keep on (mostly used with a verb) = Continue +ING
(Intransitive)
Examples: 
“I have to keep on working until I save up enough money”
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Go on, I won’t stop you.”
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Carry on down this street, then turn right at the end”

Sunday 23 December 2012

Wake up


Wake Up = Stop sleeping

(Transitive & intransitive)
(Separable)

Examples: 

(Transitive)
"The cat woke me up"
                  
(Intransitive)
"I woke up early today"

Dress up = Wear a costume, or special/formal clothes


Dress up = Wear a costume, or special/formal clothes
(Intransitive)
Examples:
“Are you going to dress up for Halloween?” 
“No, I don’t have a costume?”
“I’m going to dress up as a cowboy!”
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“Don’t worry, you don’t have to dress up! It’s not a formal occasion”