PHRASAL VERBS 2

TURN

turn down
I applied for the job but they turned me down because I didn’t know German.
Turn that radio down a little! It’s too loud! ≠ turn up
turn in
Before turning in for the night he asked for an early morning call.
The wanted man turned himself in.
turn on
She turned on the radio. ≠ turn off
Peter’s dogs turned on his master and tore him to pieces.
Long hair turns him on.
turn out
Turn out your pockets!
Her father turned her out of the house when she became pregnant.
His statement turned out to be false.
Marriages arranged by marriage bureaus frequently turn out well.
turn over
The car struck the wall and turned over.
She turned the problem over in her head.
They turned over the wanted man to the authorities.
We are turning over control of the schools to local authorities.
turn up
She turns up late for everything.
Will you turn my jeans up for me, mum? ≠ let down
LOOK (supplement to p. 62)

look after
Will you look after my parrot when I am away?
look back –intr. / look back on – tr.
Looking back, I see now all mistakes I made when I was younger.
Perhaps some day it will be pleasant to look back on school days.
look in
I’ll look in this evening to see how she is.
look on
These children seem to look on their teachers as their enemies. = look upon
Two men were fighting. The rest were looking on.
look through
She has to be polite to me in the office but when we meet outside she always looks
through me.
look up
Any time you come to London do look me up.
It has stopped raining. The weather is looking up.

EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks:

1. Look _______ the baby while I’m out.

2. I turned _______ the job because it was badly paid.
3. Turn _______ the radio if you are not listening.
4. Look _______ ! You nearly knocked my cup out of my hand!
5. Children tend to look _______ _______ their parents.
6. She was plain as a child but she turned _______ remarkably pretty.
7. I look _______ her as one of the family.
8. The lion turned _______ the lion-tamer and knocked him senseless.
9. The boat turned _______ and threw us all into the water.
10. He asked me to look _______ the document and then sign it.
11. The crowd looked _______ while the police surrounded the building.
12. In this book the stranger turns _______ out to be the long-lost son of the duke.
13. The chairman is very angry if committee members turn _______ late.
14. Since our quarrel he looks _______ me whenever we meet.