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USEFUL VERBS
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Phrasal verbs Useful phrasal verbs in pharmacy…

Phrasal Verbs: Preposition I. Use a dictionary if necessary. Fill each gap with the
used as adverb to extend or suitable preposition from the box.
change the meaning of the
verb. over - out - off - up - away - down
• To get over the u 1.After washing the dishes with a new liquid detergent,
• To pass out the woman’s hands and wrists broke out in a very itchy
rash. The pharmacist recommended an over-the-counter
• To give up smoking
ointment, which stopped the itchy rash.
Prepositional verbs 2. The young boy’s knees became inflamed after he fell off
his skateboard. Not only did he scrape his right elbow, he
Prepositional Verbs: verb also got a deep bloody gash, a wound, on both knees that
followed by a preposition did not heal right away.
always used with an object.
3.. She lacerated her left index finger while slicing the
• To recover from the u
tomato and tore off a piece of skin at the tip of the finger
• To wait for test results below the nail. What she thought was a superficial wound
was actually a deep wound that required sutures.
• To suffer from hay fever
4.The fungal infection in his right toe caused black toe,
Some phrasal verbs and the nail eventually fell off.
always used with a 5.The skin of nervous people will sometimes break out into
preposition and hives that are itchy and bumpy, as will the skin of some
an object: people who are allergic to cats.
6.Breaking out in a sweat, feelings of nausea, and feeling
• To come/go down with
lightheaded are warning signs of a heart attack.
• To dose up on
7.A fever helps you to get over a cold by activating the
• To come up with immune system.
• To cut down on 8.Children come down with about 5 to 7 colds per year
• To look forward to and adults average 1 or 2.
• To ll in for 9.Our noses produce mucus to protect our lungs from
• To keep up with germs. The mucus then runs down your throat, out your
nose, or clogs up your sinuses.
• To look down on
10.Dosing up on antibiotics won’t fight off colds because
• To sign up for
they are viral, not bacterial.
• To run out of

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III. What do these verbs mean?…Choose the right answer.

1) My doctor put my son on antibiotics for his ear infection.
a withdrew
b prescribed
c replaced
d recommended
2) The rash on my arm seems to have cleared up.
a become infected
b spread
c disappeared
d got worse
3) My eyes puff up whenever I get a bee sting.
a swell
b can’t see
c cry
d itch
4) I’ve blacked out three times in the last few weeks.
a vomited
b fainted
c had migraine headaches
d had a seizure
5) Ms. Kim refused her dinner; she says she can’t keep anything down. 
a relax
b stay still
c stop shaking
d eat or drink without vomiting

6) Dr. Smith will call in a prescription for you.

a bring
b renew
c order by telephone
d write
7) Mr. Jones got a pain shot that really knocked him out.
a caused a fall
b caused heavy sedation
c caused him to be nauseated
d caused him great pain
8) You should take some pills while you’re away, in case the infection ares up.
a appears
b reappears
c gets worse
d becomes painful

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off - on - out - through - up

Verb Preposition Meaning

clear up (of an illness or infection) get better or disappear.

Keep taking the antibiotics and the infection should clear up within a week.

fight off try hard to get rid of an illness.

If you take extra vitamin C, it will help your body to fight off colds.

pull through to succeed in staying alive and gradually get better

after you have been seriously ill or injured.
Both the boys have serious injuries, but we're confident that they will pull through.

break out (a sweat / a rash / spots etc.) to suddenly start

having on your skin.
I woke up feeling terrible and found that I had broken out in hundreds of tiny red spots.

pass on to give/transmit an illness or a disease to someone

else.
I hope you don't pass it on to me. I'm feeling bad enough as it is.

pick up to get an infectious disease.

Charles may have picked up malaria when he was in Africa.

put out to injure (shoulder, back, neck etc.), especially by

stretching or twisting too much.
Catherine put her back out trying to carry a box of books up the stairs.

heal up (of a wound or injury) return to a healthy, normal

condition.
Apply a little antiseptic and the wound will probably heal up all by itself.

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