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10 Phrasal Verbs in Conversation
10 Phrasal Verbs in Conversation
“My legs started hurting during the last five miles – but all the people cheering us on
definitely helped me pull through the pain and reach the finish line.”
“Pull off” refers to the success; “pull through” refers to the difficulty.
“Oh, really?”
“Yup. My wife sent me to the store because we had run out of sugar. I saw Jerry in the
checkout line and we chatted for a few minutes.”
take up / keep up
I’m thinking about taking up guitar – I’d like to learn how to play a musical
instrument.
Your English is improving. Keep up the good work!
“Where are the papers that were on the table? Did you put them away?”
My kids leave their toys all over the floor, and I have to put them away.
I threw away the leftover pizza. Nobody had eaten it and it was starting to go bad.
“It took me a really long time to get over my last breakup. (= end of a romantic
relationship). I thought he was the man I was going to marry, but then he dumped me and
started dating my sister.”
“Not really. We say hi to each other, but I can’t talk to him because it makes me too angry.”
It took me years to get over the disappointment of being rejected from Harvard
University.
My brother and I get along really well. I can’t even remember the last time we had
a fight.