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Bla bla bla

Phrasal verbs

Bla bla bla

• put out

  to extinguish, to stop something burning

  transitive, separable

  The firemen put out the fire in less than half an hour.

• play up

  to behave badly (someone) or work incorrectly (something)

  intransitive

  My new phone keeps playing up. I'm going to return it.

• take off

  to leave the ground (plane or bird)

  intransitive

  The plane took off on time.

• try on

  to wear temporarily an article of clothing or footwear to test for size, comfort, etc.

  transitive, separable

  I always try on clothes before I buy them.

• put across

  to communicate something, often a new idea

  transitive, separable

  She always puts across her ideas very clearly.

• get together

  to meet in order to socialise etc.

  transitive/intransitive

  I like getting together with my friends at least once a month.

• go off

  to explode

  intransitive

  The bomb went off just after they left the train station

• add up

  to make sense

  intransitive

  It's just doesn't add up. Why would they do that?

• look for

  to search for something

  transitive

  I'm looking for a cheap hotel in Barcelona.

• pop out

  to leave a place and go outside briefly

  intransitive

  He is always popping out for a cigarette.

• let in

  to allow somebody to enter a place

  transitive, separable

  Can you let me in, please. I've forgotten my key.

• carry on

  to continue doing an activity

  transitive

  They carried on walking although they were tired.