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Phrasal verbs

Two-part phrasal Two-part phrasal Two-part phrasal Three-part phrasal


verb (no object verb (inseparable) verb (separable) verb (inseparable)

Slow down Look after Pick up Come up with


Go around Stick at Pay back Put up with
Set out Make up Get away with
Carry out

Add up - to seem reasonable or likely:


See off - to go somewhere such as a station or airport with someone in order to say goodbye
to them
Called for - to demand that something happens:
Count on - разчитам
Come about - happen; take place
Made off with - to escape with something, especially something stolen
Go over - to examine or look at something in a careful or detailed way:
Get away from - to stop having a particular idea or belief that is old-fashioned or not helpful
1. Add up - to seem reasonable or likely
a. Watson claimed he was at home at the time of the murder, but police
said his story didn't add up.
2. See off - to go somewhere such as a station or airport with someone in order to
say goodbye to them
a. My parents saw me off at the airport.
3. Called for - to demand that something happens
a. It's the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.
4. Count on – rely on someone or something
a. “whatever you're doing, you can count on me"
5. Come about - happen; take place
a. "can you tell us more about how the project came about?"
6. Made off with - to escape with something, especially something stolen
a. They made off with our television and our stereo.
7. Go over - to examine or look at something in a careful or detailed way
a. Remember to go over your essay to check for grammar and spelling
mistakes.
8. Get away from - to avoid something that is difficult or unpleasant for you or
something that limits what you can do in some way
a. I needed to get away from the pressures of work.
9. Set out – to start an activity with a particular aim
a. She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the
championship.
10. Make up – invent a story or plan
a. I was trying to make up a good excuse for being late.
11. Stick at – persevere with a task or endeavor in a determined way
a. "I'm the type to stick at something even if it gets on top of me"
12. Get away with – to succeed in avoiding punishment for something
a. If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn't pay my taxes at all.
13. Pay back – repay a loan to someone
a. repay a loan to someone.
14. Going around – show off
a. Hannah was going around showing her new boots to everyone last
night.
15. Carry out – perform a task
a. "we're carrying out a market research survey"
16. Put up with – to be willing to accept someone or something that is unpleasant or
not desirable
a. I don’t know why she puts up with him.

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