Phrasal Verb Meaning Example

Dispute or disagree with I am not quarrelling with their idea, but

Quarrel with
something I think there are other possibilities.

Romp in Win easily In the first race, the favorite romped in.

She’s making a lot of money, but salts it

Salt away Save money
away rather than spending it.

Leave somewhere safe or If the storm has finished, we could venture

Venture forth
comfortable forth.

Stick with Not change something We’d better stick with our original idea.

Tee off Start or launch an event The new project will tee off next month.

Ten years went by before we saw each other

Go by The passing of time
again

Rather than go out tonight, we plan to kick

Kick back Relax
back and watch television

Prepare for something that They are limbering up for the end of the

Limber up for
will require a great effort financial year.

Evaluate or judge by The work doesn’t look good if you measure

Measure against
comparison it against what our competitors have done.

Pass over Ignore, refuse to discuss Let’s pass over what they said and get on.
 From Leave a group by
They peeled away from the crowd and
Peel away moving in a different
went down a side road
direction.

IDIOMS
 To be on the top of the world 
 To be on cloud nine 
 If my memory serves me well 
 Over the moon 
 Once in a blue moon 
 Piece of cake 
 A drop in the ocean 
 To be like a dog with two tails 
 It makes my blood boil 
 Change one’s mind 
 Call it a day 
 Put all your eggs in one basket 
 Blessing in disguise 
 Actions speak louder than words 
 I hit the ceiling 
 Fresh as a daisy
 Couch potato
 Full of beans   
 A bad egg
 Eager beaver
Words  Synonyms 
Amazing  Incredible 

Answer  Respond 

Awful  Bad 

Beautiful  Pretty 

Begin  Start 

Come  Arrive 

Cool  Frosty 

Dangerous  Risky 

Decide  Settle 

Definite  Certain 

Delicious  Savoury 

Wrong  Mistaken 

Tell  Narrate, Inform 

Show  Display, Exhibit 

New  Recent, current 

Neat  Clean 

Interesting  Intriguing 

Important  Vital, crucial 

Help  Assist 

Happy  Content 

Famous  Well-known 

Funny  Amusing 

Place  Procedure