PHRASAL VERBS

BREAK DOWN (AND CRY): to be unable to control your feelings and to start to
cry

When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried.

BREAK UP (+WITH) : (SPLIT UP): end a relationship

She’s just broken up with her boyfriend.

Jenny and George have broken up.

BRING UP (AN ISSUE): to start to talk about a particular subject

She’s always bringing up her health problems.

COME DOWN WITH (AN ILLNESS): to start to suffer from an illness

I feel like I’m coming down with a cold

ILL : ENFERMO

ILLNESS: ENFERMEDAD

HIGH, STONED: drogado

COME UP WITH (AN IDEA): to suggest or think of an idea or plan

She’s come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.

LOOK FORWARD TO: to feel pleased and excited about something that is
going to happen
I’m really looking forward to our vacation.

EAGERNESS

I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

I’m looking forward to starting piano classes.

LOOK DOWN ON SB: to think that you are better than someone else

Mr Garcia looks down on anyone who hasn’t had college education.

Despise

She thinks they look down on her because she doesn’t have a job.

LOOK AFTER SB/STH: to take care of someone or something

Don’t worry, I’ll look after the kids tomorrow.

The mutual fund industry looks after $7 trillion of savings.

MAKE UP (EXCUSES): to produce an excuse, a story, etc

Don’t make up excuses for not working.

MAKE UP FOR: compensate

What Jay lacked in experience, he made up for in enthusiasm.

She tried to make up for lost time by working extra hard.

Replace the underlined phrase with a phrasal verb:

1) I’m sorry I was late. To compensate for it, let me treat you to
a meal.
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2) She was excited about seeing her grandchildren again.
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3) Brown said they would start discussing the garbage issue at
the next climate convention.
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4) I’m leaving you here to be responsible for the business until I
get back.
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5) We’ve been asked to think of some new ideas.
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6) When he heard the bad news, he couldn’t help feeling sad
and started crying.
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7) He thinks he is better than anyone or anything foreign.
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8) He invented some excuse about the dog eating his homework.
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9) One hundred million people become ill with influenza each
year.
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10) The marriage ended just a few years later.
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ANSWER KEY:

1-I’m sorry I was late. To make up for it, let me treat you to a meal.

2-She was looking forward to seeing her grandchildren again.

3-Brown said they would bring up the garbage issue at the next climate convention.

4-I’m leaving you here to look after the business until I get back.

5-We’ve been asked to come up with some new ideas.

6-When he heard the bad news, he broke down and cried.

7-He looks down on anyone or anything foreign.

8-He made up some excuse about the dog eating his homework.

9-One hundred million people come down with influenza each year.

10-The marriage broke up just a few years later.