Phrasal Verbs Set 26

Target Phrasal verbs:

- Bu bölümde öğrenmenizi hedeflediğimiz ‘’hedef deyim fiiller’’.

mess up: to spoil or ruin something, especially something important or something that has been
carefully planned

√ berbat etmek, batırmak

√ He messed up all the surprise.
√ She says she completely messed up the interview.
√ You messed up. Don’t let it happen again.

speak out: to say in public what you think about something such as a law or an official plan or action

√ açıkça söylemek, herkesin önünde, cesurca söylemek

√ He came forward and spoke out what’s on his mind.
√ He has always spoken out in favour of women rights.

stand for: a word or a letter represents a word or idea, especially as a short form

√ anlamına gelmek, temsil etmek

√ What does ATM stand for?
√ The letters ERM stand for Exchange-Rate Mechanism.

step down: to leave your job or official position, because you want to or because you think you
should

√ çekilmek
√ He was forced to step down from his position.
√ Many would prefer to see him step aside in favour of a younger man.

take over: to take control of something from someone

√ devralmak, yönetimi ele geçirmek

√ Thank you Mr. Kent, I will take over from here.
√ All he wanted was to take over the company.

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talk into: to persuade someone to do something

√ ikna etmek
√ My husband talked me into going climbing.
√ Don’t try to talk him into coming with us because his parents don’t let him.

rush in /into: to move with great haste inward or into some place, business etc.

√ dalmak, üşüşmek, aceleyle (düşünmeden) girmek

√ The shoppers began rushing in the mall the moment it was opened to take advantage of the
Black Friday sales.
√ This is not a market that wise investors will rush into.

base on: to use something as the thing from which something else is developed

√ dayanmak, baz almak

√ Their relationship was based upon mutual respect.
√ The film is based on a short story by Thomas Mann.
√ Green politics are based on the belief that the resources of the planet are finite.
√ Their claims weren’t based on any real evidence.

A) Exercise: Öğren!
Fill in the blanks with the target phrasal verbs!

mess up speak out stand for x2

step down take over talk into

rush in x2 base on

1. What does E.U. _____________?

2. The coach of England national team _____________ from his position because of the recent
results and a lot of criticism.
3. Everyone ___________ the shelter when the rain started.
4. In the past, there were a lot of countries whose economy ____________ agriculture and
trading.

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 5. Sercan gave me a white rose, what does that ___________? I mean; does he love me, hate
me or nothing?
6. He ___________ every fight he sees. Is he brave or just a fool?
7. We were going to get married but he __________ everything by cheating on me with
another girl.
8. Don’t try to ______ me _________ going on a date with someone I have never seen before!
9. He wants to ______________ his father’s company. He might be trying too hard because his
father is still alive and well.
10. There was a short demonstration and one of them ___________ for the rights of women.

B) Match the Words! Pekiştir!

mess up speak out stand for

step down take over talk into

rush in base on

1) ______________________: to say in public what you think about something such as a law or
an official plan or action
2) ______________________: a word or a letter represents a word or idea, especially as a short
form
3) ______________________: to persuade someone to do something
4) ______________________: to use something as the thing from which something else is
developed
5) ______________________: to move with great haste inward or into some place.
6) ______________________: to take control of something from someone
7) ______________________: to leave your job or official position, because you want to or
because you think you should
8) ______________________: to spoil or ruin something, especially something important or
something that has been carefully planned

Phrasal Verbs and Exercises by Serdar Hoca.

C) Write a sentence of your own for each of the phrasal verbs you’ve just learned! ++ Write
Turkish meanings of the words. – Uzmanlaş!

- Öğrendiğiniz kelimelerin Türkçe karşılıklarını hiçbir yere bakmadan yazın, daha sonra bu
kelimelerle en az 1 tane örnek cümle yazın. (Verilen her anlam için bir örnek)

speak out: _________________________________________________________________________.

stand for: _________________________________________________________________________.

talk into: __________________________________________________________________________.

step down: ________________________________________________________________________.

take over: _________________________________________________________________________.

rush in: ___________________________________________________________________________.

base on: __________________________________________________________________________.

mess up: __________________________________________________________________________.

CEVAP ANAHTARI:

A: stand for, stepped down, rushed in, based on, stand for, rushes in, messed up, talk me into, take
over, spoke out

B: speak out, stand for, talk into, base on, rush in, take over, step down, mess up

Phrasal Verbs and Exercises by Serdar Hoca.

Phrasal Verbs and Exercises by Serdar Hoca.