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10 Phrasal verbs about emotions!

1. Cheer up
2. Lash out at (someone)
3. Crack up
4. Calm down
5. Choke up
6. Let (someone) down
7. Grow on
8. Bottle up
9. Goof off / goof around
10. Lighten up / loosen up
A. to keep your emotions inside and not express them.
B. to disappoint someone
C. When someone suddenly and unexpectedly speaks to you in an angry way
D. to take things less seriously, not be so rigid and humorless.
E. to suddenly start laughing
F. to act silly- not being serious.
G. When youre feeling sad, and then you start to feel happy again
H. When you feel such strong emotion that its difficult for you to talk
I. When you dont like something at the first impression, but gradually you begin to like it
more and more
J. the process of going from angry/agitated to more relaxed/calm.

1. The whole class _______________ when the teacher spilled her coffee all over her desk.
2. Im really sorry. I know I ________ you ________.
3. Pay attention and stop __________________!
4. She really needs to ______________!
5. My best friend always ____________ at people when shes under a lot of stress.
6. He _______________ when he started to talk about the last Christmas he spent with his
mother.
7. Im staying away from the boss until he ______________.
8. At first I didnt like opera, but then it _______________ me.
9. Im going to take my brother to a basketball game to help __________ him __________.
10. Its not healthy to _______________ your feelings like that.

Finally: you must write a funny dialog using these phrasal verbs. The more phrasal verbs used
the better!

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