Showing posts with label Inseparable. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inseparable. Show all posts

Friday, 10 January 2014

Phrasal verb - Sell out

Phrasal verb - Sell Out

Definition:
1) Sell every item of a certain stock so no one can buy more
2) Betray principles

Rules:
Intransitive, Inseparable

Examples:
"I tried to get tickets to Metallica but they were sold out :(" (1)
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"I used to really like this band, their music was so real! But now they've sold out and now they make crappy music!" (2)

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Phrasal Verb - Go Off

Phrasal Verb - Go Off

Definition:
A device (Alarm, phone...) makes an alert noise

Rules:
Intransitive, Inseparable

Examples:
"I woke up late because my alarm didn't go off"
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"I was in the interview and my phone went off, I forgot to put it on silent!"
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"I set my alarm to go off at 6am"
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"We have to leave! The fire alarm's going off!"

Phrasal Verb - Come over

Phrasal Verb - Come over

Definition:
A casual visit/Approach

Rules:
Intransitive, Inspeparable

Examples:
"Do you want to come over later? We're gonna order pizza and watch 'Mean Girls'"
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"When I called the donkey, he came over really quickly"

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Phrasal Verb - Take After

Phrasal Verb - Take after

Definition:
Resemble in appearance or personality

Rules:
Intransitive, Inseparable

Examples:
"I take after my mum more in looks, but I have more of my dad's personality and mannerisms"
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"I hope our kids don't take after you, you're quite ugly"

Thursday, 31 October 2013

Phrasal Verb - Move out

Phrasal Verb - Move out

Definition:
Change house

Rules:
Intransitive, Inseparable

Examples:
"I'm moving out this Saturday, I found a really good flat in Camden!"
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"I want to move out"
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"I moved out of my parents house when I was 19!"

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Phrasal Verb - Tag Along

Phrasal Verb - Tag Along

Definition:
Follow someone, usually uninvited

Rules:
Intransitive, Inseparable

Examples:

"Where are you guys going?"
"Just to get some lunch"
"Is it ok if I tag along?"
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"We're gonna show the new guy around the offices, do you want to tag along?"
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"John's coming with us today"
"I don't like that idea, I don't want him tagging along, he's annoying"

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Phrasal verb - be up to

Phrasal verb - Be up to

Definition:
1) To be someone's decision
2) To be someone's responsibility (be down to)

Rules:
Transitive, Inseparable

Examples:

"What do you want to do?"
"I don't mind, it's up to you, you decide!" (1)
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"Coach! We're down by 2 points! there's five minutes left in the game!"
"We can win this game! Come on guys! It's all up/down to you" (2)

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 - 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!
__________ 
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 - 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 - 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"

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Phrasal verb - Turn out

Phrasal verb - Turn out

Definition:
to end in a particular way, such as 'well', 'badly', 'all right', to result in something

Rules:
Intransitive, inseparable

Examples:
"We were worried about the surgery, but everything turned out well"
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"Why did you break up?"
"Well it turned out that she had a penis! I never knew!"
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"How did everything turn out in the end?"
"I was worried that it was going to rain, but actually the day turned out pretty all right!"

Monday, 6 May 2013

Phrasal verb - End up / Wind up

Phrasal verb - End up

Definition:
1. To eventually become
2. To eventually/unexpectedly arrive

Rules:
Intransitive, Inseparable

Examples:

"She ate chocolate every day and ended/wound up with a fat arse"
____________
"We were driving around for hours and ended/wound up in Russia!"
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"If you keep watching the fucking Kardashians, you'll end up stupid!"
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"I was bored and had nothing to do so I ended up eating all the ice cream"

Phrasal verb - Get away

Phrasal verb - Get away

Definition:
1. Escape
2. move to a different place (Often a command)

Rules:
Intransitive, inseparable

Examples:
(1) "That was a lucky crab! he got away"
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(2) "Get away from me, weirdo!"
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(1) "I love this beach! It's so nice to get away from work, the city... everything!"