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Introduction

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Phrasal verbs

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• look back

  to think about a time or event in the past

  intransitive

  Looking back, I realise how happy I was at school.

• go up

  to increase in value or level

  intransitive

  The prices of petrol has gone up by 15% since last year.

• clean up

  to make a place tidy and clean

  transitive/intransitive, separable

  It took them ages to clean the house up after the party.

• let down

  to disappoint someone by not doing what they expect of you

  transitive, separable

  I will never let you down. You can rely on me.

• tear up

  to destroy something (normally paper or cloth) by pulling it into small pieces

  transitive, separable

  She tore up his letter and threw it into the bin.

• point out

  to make someone aware of something

  transitive, separable

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

• go down

  to decrease in value or level

  intransitive

  House prices went down after the economic crisis.

• put away

  to store something in its place

  transitive, separable

  The students put their books away and left the class.

• wear out

  to use something so much that it stops working or becomes unusable

  transitive, separable

  I've worn out my trainers with so much running.

• get on

  to have a good relationship with someone

  intransitive

  They work together but they have never got on.

• give back

  to return something to someone

  transitive, separable

  When is he going to give you the money back?

• open up

  to talk about what you feel and think

  intransitive

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