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Introduction

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Phrasal verbs

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• look up to

  to respect or admire someone

  transitive

  Is there anyone that you really look up to?

• look after

  to take care of

  transitive

  We look after their dog when they go away.

• break into

  to force an entry to somewhere

  transitive

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

• bring up

  to introduce a topic in a conversation

  transitive, separable

  She brought up the topic of religion in their discussion.

• run out of

  to finish a supply of something, e.g. petrol, money etc.

  transitive

  We've run out of milk so I'll go to the supermarket.

• give away

  to let someone have something without charging them money

  transitive, separable

  We're going to give away our old car.

• open up

  to talk about what you feel and think

  intransitive

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

• come up

  to be mentioned or discussed

  intransitive

  Several important points came up in the meeting.

• go over

  to check something

  transitive

  He went over his notes just before the exam to refresh his memory.

• send back

  to return something that is not satisfactory or up to standard

  transitive, separable

  The trousers were too big so I sent them back.

• put up

  to give someone accommodation

  transitive, separable

  Can you put me up for the weekend when I come to London?

• put off

  to postpone an event to a later time

  transitive, separable

  The wedding was put off until the early summer.