Friday 14 June 2013

Phrasal Verb - Go Through

Phrasal Verb - Go through

Definition:
1) To examine carefully
2) To experience
3) To perform/recite/do something in order to remember it in the future

Rules:
Transitive, Inseparable

Examples:
"I went through all the evidence again and again, and I think he's innocent!" (1)
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"The Stark family has been through a lot! Their son is crippled, Rob was killed, let's see what happens in season 2!" (2)
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"We went through an amazing period where we didn't fight, we were so happy, but then we broke up suddenly!" (2)
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"Let's go through the present perfect grammar" (3)

Phrasal verb - Give up

Phrasal Verb - Give up

Definition:
Quit

Rules:
Transitive/Intransitive, Separable

Examples:
"The dog gave up trying to bring the thing into his bed"
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I wish Joffrey would give up the throne, but he's an arsehole so he won't
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"You should give up smoking!"
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"I went running today, but I gave up after 5 minutes"

Phrasal Verb - Deal with

Phrasal Verb - Deal with

Definition:
Manage/handle a situation

Rules:
Transitive, inseparable

Examples:
"I couldn't deal with the amount of work i was given, so I quit my job"
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"You're so annoying!"
"Deal with it!"

Phrasal Verb - Hang out

Phrasal Verb - Hang out

Definition:
Relax (usually with friends)

Rules:
Intransitive (Transitive with 'with'), inseparable

Examples:
"What are you doing? 
"Nothing, just hanging out with a few friends"
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"I can't hang out with you any more Joffrey, you killed my father!"
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"I promise! Nothing happened! We only hung out! We're only friends, nothing more!"

Phrasal Verb - Come between

Phrasal Verb - Come between

Definition:
Interrupt a process/relationship

Rules:
Transitive, Inseparable

Examples:
The goat came between the two turtles during their 'special time'
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I love you but your work keeps coming between us!
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Nothing will come between us again, I promise!
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My love of ice cream is really coming between me and my fitness goals!

phrasal verb - look into

Phrasal verb - look into

Definition:
Investigate

Rules:
transitive, inseparable

Examples:
The police are looking into the case carefully! We don't want to miss any clues!
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"I'm looking into how I can become a detective!"
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"I think your girlfriend is cheating on you"
"No she isn't, you're crazy!"
"Want me to look into it more?"
"NO!"

phrasal verb - pig out

Phrasal verb - Pig out

Definition:
Eat lots of junk food

Rules:
Intransitive, inseparable

Examples:
"I'm gonna sit here and pig out until i have no feelings about anything"
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"He doesn't do any exercise, he just sits there and pigs out all day"

Thursday 13 June 2013

Phrasal verb - Eat out

Phrasal verb - Eat out

Definition:
Eat food at a restaurant, not at home

Rules:
Intransitive, Inseparable

Examples:
"I'm too lazy to cook today, let's just eat out"
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"Is it more romantic to eat out, or to cook for your date?"

Phrasal verb - Take out

Phrasal verb - Take out

Definitions:
1) Withdraw cash from an ATM
2) Go on a date with someone and pay

Rules:
Transitive, Separable

Examples:
"I need some cash, come with me, I need to take some money out!"
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"No, no, I'm paying for the dinner, I'm taking you out, remember?!"
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"I wanted to take her out, but she had a boyfriend"

Phrasal Verb - Blow up

Phrasal verb - Blow up

Definition:
Explode

Rules:
Transitive/Intransitive, separable

Examples:
The toaster blew up when he put a knife inside it
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The guy almost blew himself up when he was trying to fix the electricity in his house
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The terrorists blew up a bus of penguins

Phrasal Verb - Pass by

Phrasal verb - Pass by

Definition:
to go or move past

Rules:
Transitive, separable

Examples:
"I was watching tv and suddenly a cat passed by in a box on a skateboard"
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"Do you know that guy? Or is he just someone passing by?"
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"WTF, I was calling your name and you just passed right by me without saying hello!"

Phrasal verb - Keep up

Phrasal verb - Keep * up

Definition:
Continue, maintain something (at the same rate)

Rules:
Transitive, separable

Examples: 
"I learned to speak English really well in England, but since then I just haven't kept it up, so after a while I forgot everything!"
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"You run so fast! I can't keep up with you!"
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"I went out drinking with them, but I couldn't keep up with the amount they drink"
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"You're doing so well at learning phrasal verbs! Keep it up!"

Phrasal verb - Ask out

Phrasal verb - Ask out

Definition:
Invite on a romantic date

Rules:
Transitive, Separable

Examples:
"He asked her out, and she said yes!"
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"I'm going to ask her out"
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"I've never been asked out"

Phrasal Verb - Come out

Phrasal Verb - Come out

Definitions:
1) To exit in order to join people OUTSIDE a place
2) Express a secret (come out AS gay)
3) To result in something (come out OF)
4) To be released into the public

Rules:
Intransitive, Inseparable

Examples:
"Where are you?"
"Still in the club!"
"Come out!" (1)
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"Our son came out as gay last year, and of course we support him!"(2)
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"We talked for hours about our problems"
"And did anything come out of it?"(3)
"No, nothing, we're still arguing!"
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"When did this movie come out?"(4)
"It's old, it came out like 10 years ago"

Phrasal Verb - Knock Out

Phrasal Verb - Knock Out

Definition:
Render someone unconscious

Rules:
Transitive, Separable

Examples:
Manny Pacqiao Knocked the other guy out!
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The smell was so bad it almost knocked me out!
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Don't worry, during the operation you'll be knocked out, so you won't feel a thing

Phrasal Verb - Breathe in/Out

Phrasal Verb - Breathe in/Out

Definition:
Breathe IN = Inhale
Breathe OUT = Exhale

Rules:
Transitive/Intransitive, Separable

Examples:
"Breathe out, so I can breathe you in" - Foo Fighters
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"Breathe in.... Hold it.... and Breathe out! And relax!" - Yoga classes
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"My chest hurts when I breathe in" - A fat person at the doctor

Phrasal verb - Fall off

Phrasal verb - Fall off

Definition:
<----- What happens to the woman (To drop from something else)

Rules:
Transitive/Intransitive, Inseparable

Examples:

She fell off (of) the car as the driver started to leave
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I was dancing on the table, but I was so drunk that I fell off

Phrasal Verb - Check Up On

Phrasal Verb - Check Up On

Definition:
Check the well-being/safety of someone/something

Rules:
Transitive, Inseparable

Examples:
"I need to check up on Tom, I haven't heard from him in a while, I hope he's ok!"
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"My parents are always checking up on me, and making sure I'm ok"


Also as a noun, when you go to the doctor for a 'check' ... we say "I'm just going for a check up"

Phrasal Verb - Fall for

Phrasal Verb - Fall for

Definition:
1) Start to feel love for (fall in love with) someone
2) Believe a joke/lie

Rules:
Transitive, inseparable

Examples:
It was her eyes and her smile that made me fall for her! (1)
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A: Quick there's a chicken in the bathroom!
B: WHAT!? WHERE?!
A: HA! Stupid! You fell for it! (2)
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Khal Drogo fell for Daenerys Targaryen as soon as he saw her, and made her his Kahleesi. (1)