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Phrasal verbs are idiomatic expressions, that combine VERBS with PREPOSITIONS or ADVERBS to make new verbs
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Sophie got bored and started acting up. My car always acts up in cold weather. Her shoulder was acting up (= hurting because of injury). Lernen beginnen
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Can we ask Tom over? He has been asked over a number of times. Lernen beginnen
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invite someone to your home. to invite someone who lives close by to come to one's home
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explode / fill with air / make sth. larger
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cease working / lose control
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BRING something/someone BACK Lernen beginnen
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understand, perceive / become popular
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make someone feel happier
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CLEAN something/someone UP Lernen beginnen
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suspend or stop operations
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COUNT ON something/someone Lernen beginnen
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also SNEAK UP ON SOMEBODY Lernen beginnen
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approach gradually to surprise You must creep up on your prey if you don't want to be heard.
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‘he's been dreaming up new ways of attracting customers’ Lernen beginnen
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invent; Imagine or invent something.
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visit quickly, casually or without invitation
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DROP something/someone OFF Lernen beginnen
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gradually reduce or damage He killed a mouse and that is eating away at his conscience. Coffin
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eat at a restaurant / perform oral sex (on a woman)
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Billy Brave was afraid of bugs. He decided to face up to his fear. Bugs: silverfish, spider, cockroach, ladybug, ant
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A woman with a vase fell down. The woman fell apart. They used the vase as her funeral urn. It seemed safe.
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fail to meet expectations
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FIGURE something/someone OUT Lernen beginnen
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discover / solve / understand someone
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complete with information
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complete a form with information
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So far, my lover hasn't found out that I am really a man.
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act jokingly / engage in sexual foreplay
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behave in a wild and irrational way No matter how much she misses her husband, every time she sees him she still freaks out.
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make a mess, ruin or spoil
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DAMAGE EMOTIONALLY OR PHYSICALLY
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Meryl was starving and didn't feel like cooking so she started gobbling down her beloved husband.
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spend time relaxing or socializing
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wait / not hang up the phone
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put something down horizontally
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arrange according to a plan / spend money
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not to turn off or take off
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LEAVE something/someone OUT Lernen beginnen
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fail to use an opportunity
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PICK something/someone OUT Lernen beginnen
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collect something left elsewhere
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go somewhere to collect someone
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Tamara is a calm girl, but everything her mother says pisses her off.
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save money/put something its proper place
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return something to its original place
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display for others to see
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cheat someone out of money
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place in position/prepare for use/arrange
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start a machine or turn on a light
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accept a return/retract words
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TEAR something DOWN/APART Lernen beginnen
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reprimand or scold/swear at someone
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discard, put in the trash
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improve by making small changes
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put clothing on to see if it fits He tried the gabardine on. It was perfect for his exhibitionist habits.
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use something to see if it works
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TURN something/someone INTO Lernen beginnen
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change from one form to another
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start something (a machine, a light)
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increase by adjusting the control on a device
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remove through work or other activity
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write on a piece of paper
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some phrasal verbs can have numerous meanings, especially phrasal verbs with the word GET!
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My rabbit Lolo and I get along very well. Get lost, Lolo!
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I'm not getting along with English.
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return from somewhere, take revenge, move away
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devote oneself to something again
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respond to a contact, start doing something after an interruption
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Peter and I get back together. We get along quite well...
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devote oneself to something again ... but sometimes we get back into our old patterns. Mother fucker!
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enter a train, bus, plane, etc. While the policemen were getting on the train to catch Billy Prank,
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continue doing something, age
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other meanings of GET OFF Lernen beginnen
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escape punishment, finish, leave work, start a journey, stop talking on the phone, have an orgasm When Patrick added the last stamp to his 33rd album of stamps, he got off.
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escape, go on vacation or for a short trip, move, leave a place
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avoid an activity you committed to He always tries to get out of doing the cha cha cha. But her charm prevents it.
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get people to understand an idea
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leave (a car, a taxi, a place)
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GET TOGETHER (with someone) Lernen beginnen
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