Tuesday, 3 March 2015

PHRASAL VERBS 7


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



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