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Introduction

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Phrasal verbs

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• go for

  to choose

  transitive

  Tom went for the steak but I chose a fish dish.

• throw up

  to vomit

  transitive/intransitive, separable

  She turned completely white and threw up all over the floor.

• run over

  to hit someone with a motor vehicle

  transitive, separable

  The learner driver ran over an old lady who was crossing the road.

• stick out

  to be easily noticed

  intransitive

  With his bright green hair, he really sticks out.

• drop in

  to visit someone briefly, normally at their home

  intransitive

  If I have time, I'll drop in for a coffee later if that's OK.

• work out

  to settle or solve a problem

  transitive, separable

  I can't work out how to open this file.

• pay back

  to return money or a favour to someone

  transitive, separable

  It took him ages to pay her back the money he owed her.

• look over

  to check or examine something (for quality, errors etc)

  transitive, separable

  She looked over the contract before signing it

• point out

  to make someone aware of something

  transitive, separable

  She pointed out all the mistakes in the student's composition.

• open up

  to talk about what you feel and think

  intransitive

  After a while, she started opening up to him about her past.

• break into

  to force an entry to somewhere

  transitive

  I surprised someone trying to break into my car last night.

• get over

  to start to feel well or happy again after an illness or unpleasant experience

  transitive

  She is getting over the nasty cold she had last week.