Sone English Phrasal verbs
1- Hang on
Both "hang on" and "hold on" mean "wait"
#Hang on a second - don't make a decision before you know all the facts.
2- Catch up with
= To "catch up with"
Means someone can mean to exchange news about your lives after not having seen the person for a while.
#I hadn't seen him in several years, so it was nice to catch up with him over lunch.
3- Make out
= To "make something out to be (something else)" means to describe or portray it as different than it really is.
#It's really a small problem - you shouldn't make it out to be worse than it is.
4- Talk into
= To "talk someone into"
doing something means to convince them to do it. The opposite is to "talk someone out of" doing something, meaning to convince them NOT to do it.
#The salesman talked me into buying the best model.
5- Fall through
= If a project or plan "falls through," it means it fails and is not successful or not implemented.
# Our plans for a weekend trip fell through because my dad had to work overtime.
6- Drop by
= To "stop by" or "drop by" means to go for a quick, informal visit.
#My neighbor dropped by yesterday afternoon for a cup of tea.
7- Blown away
= If you are "blown away"
by something, it means you are extremely amazed or impressed.
#I was blown away by the sheer size of the mountains.
8- Throw off
= If something "throws you off," it means it confuses you and leads you in a wrong direction.
#The exceptions to the rules in English always throw me off.
9- Find out
= The phrasal verb "find out" means to discover or learn some new knowledge.
#Your mom's gonna be mad when she finds out you broke the window.
10- Call off
= To "call off" an event means to cancel it.
#The baseball game was called off because of the rain.
11- Cheer up
= The phrasal verb "cheer up" means to make someone who is sad happier.
#Whenever I'm sad, playing with my dog always cheers me up.
13- Fill in
= To "fill someone in" on something means to give them information/updates that they previously missed.
#I missed yesterday's episode, can you fill me in on what happened?
14- Pull off
= If you "pull something off" it means you succeed at that thing (especially something that is difficult/challenging).
#Lots of people fail at starting a business, but my cousin pulled it off.
15- Pitch in
= To "pitch in" means to contribute help to a group effort.
#All the students pitched in to clean up the classroom.
16- Kick out
= If someone is "kicked out," it means they are forced to leave a group, school, or house.
#He was kicked out of college for cheating on a test.
17- Give in
= To "give in" means to yield or submit to something.
#If someone's making unreasonable demands, you shouldn't give in.
18- Slip up
= To "slip up" means to make a mistake.
#I hope I don't slip up when giving my speech!
19- Back out
= To "back out" means NOT to do something you previously committed to.
#It's annoying when people promise to do something, but later back out.
20- Come across
= To "come across" something means to find it unexpectedly.
#We came across some old photographs while cleaning our parents' attic.
Both "hang on" and "hold on" mean "wait"
#Hang on a second - don't make a decision before you know all the facts.
2- Catch up with
= To "catch up with"
Means someone can mean to exchange news about your lives after not having seen the person for a while.
#I hadn't seen him in several years, so it was nice to catch up with him over lunch.
3- Make out
= To "make something out to be (something else)" means to describe or portray it as different than it really is.
#It's really a small problem - you shouldn't make it out to be worse than it is.
4- Talk into
= To "talk someone into"
doing something means to convince them to do it. The opposite is to "talk someone out of" doing something, meaning to convince them NOT to do it.
#The salesman talked me into buying the best model.
5- Fall through
= If a project or plan "falls through," it means it fails and is not successful or not implemented.
# Our plans for a weekend trip fell through because my dad had to work overtime.
6- Drop by
= To "stop by" or "drop by" means to go for a quick, informal visit.
#My neighbor dropped by yesterday afternoon for a cup of tea.
7- Blown away
= If you are "blown away"
by something, it means you are extremely amazed or impressed.
#I was blown away by the sheer size of the mountains.
8- Throw off
= If something "throws you off," it means it confuses you and leads you in a wrong direction.
#The exceptions to the rules in English always throw me off.
9- Find out
= The phrasal verb "find out" means to discover or learn some new knowledge.
#Your mom's gonna be mad when she finds out you broke the window.
10- Call off
= To "call off" an event means to cancel it.
#The baseball game was called off because of the rain.
11- Cheer up
= The phrasal verb "cheer up" means to make someone who is sad happier.
#Whenever I'm sad, playing with my dog always cheers me up.
13- Fill in
= To "fill someone in" on something means to give them information/updates that they previously missed.
#I missed yesterday's episode, can you fill me in on what happened?
14- Pull off
= If you "pull something off" it means you succeed at that thing (especially something that is difficult/challenging).
#Lots of people fail at starting a business, but my cousin pulled it off.
15- Pitch in
= To "pitch in" means to contribute help to a group effort.
#All the students pitched in to clean up the classroom.
16- Kick out
= If someone is "kicked out," it means they are forced to leave a group, school, or house.
#He was kicked out of college for cheating on a test.
17- Give in
= To "give in" means to yield or submit to something.
#If someone's making unreasonable demands, you shouldn't give in.
18- Slip up
= To "slip up" means to make a mistake.
#I hope I don't slip up when giving my speech!
19- Back out
= To "back out" means NOT to do something you previously committed to.
#It's annoying when people promise to do something, but later back out.
20- Come across
= To "come across" something means to find it unexpectedly.
#We came across some old photographs while cleaning our parents' attic.
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