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1. look forward to something
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be excited about the future
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I'm looking
forward to the Christmas
break.
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2. look into something
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investigate
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We are going to look into the price of snowboards today.
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3. look out
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be careful, vigilant, and take notice
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Look out! That car's going to hit you!
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4. look out forsomeone/something
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be especially vigilant for
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Don't forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail.
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5. look something over
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check, examine
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Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?
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6. look something up
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search and find information in a
reference book or database
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We can look her phone number up on the Internet.
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7. look up to someone
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have a lot of respect for
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My little sister has always looked up to me.
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8. make something up
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invent, lie about something
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Josie made
up a story about why we
were late.
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9. make up
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forgive each other
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We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast.
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10. make someone up
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apply cosmetics to
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My sisters made me up for my graduation party.
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11. mix something up
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confuse two or more things
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I mixed
up the twins' names again!
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12. pass away
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die
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His uncle passed away last night after a long illness.
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13. pass out
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faint
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It was so hot in the church that an
elderly lady passed out.
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14. pass something out
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give the same thing to many people
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The professor passed the textbooks outbefore class.
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15. pass something up
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decline (usually something good)
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I passed
up the job because I am
afraid of change.
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16. pay someone back
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return owed money
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Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll pay youback on Friday.
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17. pay for something
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be punished for doing something bad
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That bully will pay for being mean to my little brother.
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18. pick something out
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choose
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I picked
out three sweaters for you
to try on.
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19. pointsomeone/somethingout
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indicate with your finger
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I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by.
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20. put something down
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put what you are holding on a surface or
floor
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You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter.
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21. put someone down
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insult, make someone feel stupid
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The students put the substitute teacherdown because his pants were too short.
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22. put something off
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postpone
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We are putting
off our trip until January
because of the hurricane.
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23. put something out
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extinguish
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The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived.
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Tuesday, 3 March 2015
PHRASAL VERBS 7
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