phrasal verbs - obowiązkowe z ang.pl + z CAE

You behave like a moron! Ask her out and then you will know if she likes you or not!

do kina, restauracji

They got caught quite easily as their runaway car broke down after few miles.

The discussion broke down because nobody wanted to accept any compromise.

kończyć się niepowodzeniem

She cares for her younger sister.

troszczyć

All the passengers should check in one hour before the departure.

Can somebody check out who is at the door?

She checked out early in the morning and continued her journey.

zdać pokój (w hotelu)

Clean up your room before you leave.

The weather's clearing up.

przejaśniać się (o pogodzie), przechodzić (o chorobie)

I came across this precious painting while I was tidying my basement.

na coś/kogoś

Don't wait for me, I don't know when I'll be coming back.

You can always depend on me. The tram is late again! You really can't depend on public transport.

Our decision depends on the results of the test.

od czegoś

I'm afraid she'll have to do without my help.

Please fill in the application form.

The room was filled up with people.

zapełnić

Did you find out how much he had paid?

When did you get back?

Can I borrow this book? You'll get it back next week.

(1. inseparable): enter a small, closed vehicle; How did all of you manage to get into such a small car? The doors were closed and I couldn't get in.

wchodzić

leave a large, closed vehicle; To get to the museum you have to get off at fifth stop. What time do you usually get off work?

wychodzić

(inseparable): enter a large, closed vehicle; The bus was full so we couldn't get on.

(1. inseparable): leave a small, closed vehicle; I got out of the car and went home.

Get out of my house!

Mark doesn't go out much.

It took him over two years to get over his wife's death.

pogodzić się z czymś

There were many technical problems but they got over it.

I tried to contact her but I couldn't get through.

Let's get together and talk about it.

Mike always gets up at 7 o'clock.

z łóżka

Please give me back my CDs.

I gave up smoking two months ago.

Leave me alone! Go away!

iść (sobie)

When are you going back to Madrit?

Sorry for the interruption, please go on.

trwać

Let's go out for a walk.

wyjeżdżać

The light went out as we sat for dinner.

Riots usually go with unnecessary bloodshed.

dziać się jako skutek czegoś

Don't behave like a child! Grow up!

Hang on a second, I'll be right there.

The troops were heading for the capital city.

iść/jechać w określonym kierunku

I haven't heard from him for ages.

Hold on a second, I'm almost ready.

Hurry up! We have to be there at 5.

We're going for a picnic tomorrow. Why don't you join in?

Keep away from him or you'll get into trouble.

Why you always keep on asking me about Mark? I don't want to talk about him!

robić coś dalej, bez przerwy

Do you know of any Italian restaurants in Paris?

znać

What are you laughing at?

Prepare the list carefully, I don't want anyone to be left out.

pomijać

You let me down again, I can't trust you any more.

I can't log in, I forgot the password.

włączyć do sieci

Please log out and turn the computer off

wyłączyć się z sieci

We need to find someone to look after the kids when we're out tomorrow evening.

pilnować

Look around and check if you find something interesting for you.

What are you looking at?

patrzeć

I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.

bardzo czekać na

Look out!

Could someone look up this word in a dictionary?

I always make up before I leave house.

I didn't like this flat when I moved in but now I think it's quite cosy.

We have to move out till the end of the month.

Sue picked up the phone and dialled her boyfriend's number.

Can you put off the meeting? I need to talk to you.

przełożyć na inny termin

It's quite cold so you'd better put on your coat.

na siebie

Ring me up in the evening.

telefonować

Run away or they'll beat you up.

We've run out of the paper for printing. Time's running out, we've got only 2 minutes left. I ran out of butter in the morning so I had to go shopping.

brakować

We set off early in the morning.

rozpocząć podróż

You're driving too fast, please slow down.

You're driving too fast, please slow down.

Switch on the TV, there's weather forecast in few minutes.

Switch off the radio before you leave.

Mary took away a knife from her child.

odbierać

Adam took his new trousers back as he discovered a flaw on them.

zwracać

When I was young I loved watching planes take off.

He was so tired that he didin't even take his clothes off.

ściągać

Sue's taken up basketball recently.

zabierać się za coś

When will you finally throw away this old coat?

Try on the red blouse, I think it suits better.

After two days we had no money and had to turn back.

Turn off the radio please, I'd like to read.

Turn on the TV, the game starts in few minutes.

I hate washing up.

Watch out! You are not allowed to walk here without proper equipment!

Would you like to write down my address?

Jacky was named after her grandmother.

Please note down the following emergency numbers.

zapisywać

She was brought up to respect other people.

They had a hard time in their relationship but now everything seems to have calmed down.

You can always count on Jim in situation like this.

Your essay is too long - cross some sentences out.

wykreślić

We have decided on holiday in Spain.

I'm going to the city centre now, so if you want I can drop you off to the library.

The horse started the race quite promising but then fell behind on the last bend. Tom has fallen behind in his English recently.

His research focuses on developing new information technologies.

Many people working in this factory were laid off without previous notice.

I'm looking for a room to rent. Do you know of any in this area?

They will have to be interrogated once again as their stories proved not to match up.

zgadzać się

He relies on her common sense in situations like this one.

His negligence resulted in severe health problems.

I want to save up for a new computer.

I took to her the moment I saw her smile.

The plane touched down safely and on time.

He woke up too late and had to leave without breakfast.

(inseperable) behave in a way that's like. "What's wrong with Bob? He's acting like an idiot."

(no object) logically fit together. "His theory is hard to believe, but his research adds up." NOTE: This phrasal verb is often negative: "His theory seems, at first, to be plausible, but the facts in his research don't add up."

(inseparable) to total; "The bills add up to £734.96. That's more than I expected!"

(no object) not follow a threat; "Tom was ready to call the police when I told him I'd wrecked his car, but he backed off when I said I'd pay for the damages."

(separable) confirm a story, facts, or information; "If you don't believe me, talk to Dave. He'll back me up."

(1. separable): inflate; "We needs lots of balloons for the party. Will you blow them up?"

(2. separable): explode; destroy by exploding; A: "That old building really came down quickly!" B: "That's because the construction company used dynamite to blow it up."

(1. separable): separate something into component parts; "We spent a lot of money at the supermarket. When we broke the total cost down, we spent more on cleaning supplies than food."

(often no object; with an object, break into-- inseparable): enter by using force (and breaking a lock, window, etc.); "Somebody broke into Jane's apartment while she was at the movies."

(usually no object; with an object, break up with [inseparable)]): end a personal relationship; "Tim and Julie aren't going steady any more. They got really angry with each other and broke up."

(1. separable): mention (as a topic of discussion); "We planned to discuss overtime pay in the meeting. Why didn't someone bring that topic up?"

(inseparable): review / study thoroughly for a short time; "If you're going to travel to Peru, you'd better brush up on your Spanish."

(no object): become destroyed / consumed by fire; "Lightning struck Mr. Kennedy's barn last night. It burned down before the fire fighters arrived."

(no object): impolitely interrupt (a conversation, an action); "Hey, you! Don't butt in! Wait for your turn!"

(separable): cancel something that has been scheduled; "We don't have school today. The mayor called classes off because of the snow."

(inseparable): ask someone for an answer in class; "I don't know why the teacher never calls on you. You always know the answer."

(with or without an object; with an object, separable): become calm / less agitated or upset; help someone become calm / less agitated or upset; "Why are you so upset? Suzie didn't intend to spill orange juice on you. Calm down!"

(1. inseparable): like; want; NOTE: This phrasal verb is usually negative, though it may be used affirmatively in questions. A: "Would you care for something to drink?" B: "Could I have water, please? I don't care for coffee, tea, or juice."

(often without an object; with an object, inseparable): stop being behind; "Terry stopped to rest for a few minutes. He'll catch up / catch up with us later."

(separable): make a mark to indicate that something on a list has been completed; "Here are the things you need to do. Please check each one off when you've finished it."

(separable): help someone feel less worried / depressed / sad; "Suzie's brother was depressed about not getting a promotion, so she sent him a funny card to cheer him up."

(no object): lose the courage or confidence to do something--often at the last minute; "Sam said he was going to ask Lulu for a date, but he chickened out."

(inseparable): suddenly become quiet / refuse to talk about something; "Lila wouldn't talk about the accident. When I asked her what happened, she clammed up."

(inseparable): become ill with _____; "George won't be at the office today. He came down with the flu over the weekend."

(1. inseparable): total; "Your charges come to £124.38. Will you pay by check, in cash, or with a credit card?"

(2. no object): regain consciousness; "When I told Gina that she'd won a million dollars, she fainted. When she came to, I told her it was a joke and she almost hit me!"

(often without an object; with an object, cut back on [inseparable]): use less of something; "You drink too much coffee. You should cut back."

(no object): last much longer than expected or is necessary; "I thought the meeting would be a short one, but it dragged on for more than three hours."

(separable): create a formal document; "The Ajax and Tip-Top Banks have decided to merge. Their lawyers will draw all the official documents up sometime this month."

(inseparable): visit informally (and usually without scheduling a specific time); "If you're in town next month, we'd love to see you. Please try to drop in. (Please try to drop in on us.)"

(inseparable): visit informally (and usually without scheduling a specific time); "If you're in town next month, we'd love to see you. Please try to drop by the house."

(inseparable): stop attending / leave school or an organization; "No, Paul isn't at the university. He dropped out. / He dropped out of school."

(no object): have a meal in a restaurant; "I'm too tired to cook tonight. Why don't we eat out?"

(separable): urge / encourage greatly toward doing something (usually something negative); "At first Bob and Chuck were just having a mild argument, but Bob's friends egged them on until they started fighting."

(1. no object): finally arrive at; arrive at an unexpected place; "We got lost last night and ended up in the next town."

(2. no object): arrive somewhere as a result or consequence; "You're working too hard. If you don't take it easy, you'll end up in the hospital!"

(inseparable): admit to; take responsibility for; "You can't pretend that you're doing OK in this course, Joe. Sooner or later, you'll have to face up to the fact that you're failing it."

(no object): not happen. (NOTE: describes something that was planned but didn't happen.); "We had originally intended to go to Mexico for our vacation, but our trip fell through when I got sick."

(inseparable): feel strong enough or comfortable enough to do something: "I know the accident was a terrible shock. Do you feel up to talking about it?"

(1. separable): logically find the answer to a problem; solve a problem by thinking about it carefully: "For a long time I couldn't understand the last problem, but I finally figured it out."

(2. separable): understand why someone behaves the way she/he does: "I can't figure Margie out. Sometimes she's very warm and friendly and sometimes she acts as if she doesn't know me."

(inseparable): temporarily do someone else's work; temporarily substitute for another person: "Professor Newton is in the hospital and won't be able to teach for the rest of the term. Do you know who's going to fill in for her?"

(1. separable): complete a form by adding required information: "Of course I completed my application! I filled it out and mailed it over three weeks ago!"

(2. no object): become less thin; gain weight: "Jerry used to be really skinny, but in the last year he's begun to fill out."

(separable): make something understood; communicate something understandably: "Alan is really intelligent but sometimes he has problems getting his ideas across."

(inseparable): have a friendly relationship (with); be friendly (toward): "Why can't you and your sister get along? Everyone else gets along with her just fine!"

(inseparable): avoid having to do something; "Teresa got around the required math classes by doing well on a math proficiency test."

(no object): survive, financially, in a difficult situation: "It's going to be hard to pay the rent now that you've lost your job, but somehow we'll get by."

(2. no object): arrive: "Do you know what time Fred's plane gets in?"

(2. inseparable): escape having to do something: "Lisa said she had a terrible headache and got out of giving her speech today."

(inseparable): dispose of; give away or throw away; "That shirt is really ugly. Why don't you get rid of it?"

(2. no object): decide not to try (unsuccessfully) to solve a problem: A: "What's black and white and red all over?" B: "I give up. What?" A: "An embarrassed zebra!"

(inseparable): have a date with: "You went out with Sharon last night, didn't you?"

(1. no object): look pleasing together. (Note: for clothes, furniture, etc.): "You should buy that shirt. It will go well with your dark brown suit."

(2. no object): date regularly and steadily: "Is Gina going with Jim? I see them together all the time."

(separable): submit homework, an assignment, etc: "You'd better get started on your report. You know that you have to hand it in at 8:30 tomorrow morning!"

(separable): distribute: "Why don't you have a course description and list of assignments? The teacher handed them out on the first day of class."

(no object): end a phone conversation by replacing the receiver: "I'd like to talk longer, but I'd better hang up. My sister needs to make a call."

(separable): delay: "I'm sorry I'm late. There was an accident on the freeway and traffic held me up."

(separable): rob; threaten someone with harm unless he/she gives her/his money or other valuable things: "Sarah is very upset. When she was walking home last night, two men held her up and took her purse and jewellery."

(separable): expel; force someone to leave because of his/her poor performance or unacceptable behaviour: "Jim's club kicked him out because he didn't pay his dues or come to meetings."

(separable): make unconscious: "The boxing match ended when one boxer knocked the other one out."

(inseparable): hold in contempt; regard as inferior: "It's not surprising that Fred has few friends. He seems to look down on anyone who doesn't like the same things that he does."

(inseparable): investigate / get more details about something: "Someone said there was a meeting at 9:30 but I haven't heard anything about it. Shall I look into it?"

(separable): check; review: "I think I may have some typos in this report. Could you look it over?"

(inseparable): respect: "Everyone looks up to Joyce because she always makes time to help others."

(inseparable): make jokes about (usually unkindly): "I agree that Bob looks ridiculous since he shaved his head, but don't make fun of him. You'll hurt his feelings."

(separable): invent / create (imaginary) information: "Judy's story is hard to believe. I'm sure she made it up."

(separable): see / hear something well enough to understand what it means. (NOTE: often negative.): "Ruth's writing is very small. I almost need a magnify glass to make it out."

(inseparable): go to or toward: "Her teen-aged children are always hungry. As soon as they arrive home from school, they make for the refrigerator."

(separable): reduce the price (as an incentive to buy): "These shoes were really a bargain! The store marked them down by 40%!"

(separable): cause to become confused: "I didn't complete the assignment because I didn't know how. The directions mixed me up."

(no object): fall sleep (usually unintentionally): "The speech was so boring that several people in the audience nodded off before it was finished."

(no object): die: "I was very sorry to hear that your grandfather passed away."

(1. no object): faint; lose consciousness: "When Ella heard that she'd won a million dollars, she was so shocked that she passed out."

(2. separable): distribute: "Everyone in the room needs one of these information sheets. Who will help me pass them out?"

(separable): choose; select: "Billy's grandmother especially liked her birthday card because Billy had picked it out himself."

(inseparable): bully; intentionally try to make someone upset: "You should be ashamed of teasing your little brother, Bob! Pick on someone your own size!"

(no object): drive a vehicle to the side of the rode: "When the policeman indicated that I should pull over, I knew he was going to give me a ticket."

(separable): return something to the proper place: "I just took these clothes out of the dryer. Will you help me put them away?"

(separable): provide someone with a place to sleep: "There's no need for you to check into a hotel. I'll be happy to put you up."

(inseparable): tolerate: "It's really important to come to work on time. The boss won't put up with lateness."

(separable): return something to the proper place: "I've finished with these books. Do you want me to put them back on the shelves?"

(separable): cheat; take advantage of; charge too much: "Don't even think about buying a car there. They'll rip you off."

(separable): change from a fraction to the nearest whole number: "Round all prices off to the closest whole-dollar amounts. For example, round £33.73 off to £34.00."

(inseparable): meet by chance: "Yesterday at the supermarket, Jan ran into her former roommate. Before yesterday, they hadn't seen each other for nearly five years."

(separable): make arrangements for something: "You'll see Mr. Thomas tomorrow. I've set a meeting up for 9:30 AM."

(no object): make a mistake: "You slipped up here. The amount should be £135.28, not £132.58."

(no object): be noticeably better than other similar people or things: "Good job, Ann! Your work really stands out!"

(1. no object): rise to a standing position: "When the Chairperson entered the room, everyone stood up."

(2. separable): make a date but not keep it: "Angela was supposed to go to the dance with Fred, but she stood him up and went with Charles instead."

(no object): arrive; appear: "The boss was very upset when you didn't show up for the meeting. What happened?"

(1. no object): represent: "These letters seem to be an abbreviation. Do you know what they stand for?"

(2. inseparable): tolerate; permit (usually negative): "I'm not surprised that Mrs. Johnson rejected your report. She won't stand for shoddy work."

(inseparable): resemble; favor (in appearance): NOTE: used for people; "Both my sister and I take after our father."