[ 많이 쓰이는 구동사 1~30 ]

1. break up : (관계를) 정리하다, 해체하다

- They decided to break up the partnership.

- Police had to break up the crowd.

- It's nothing personal, but you should break up with her.

2. break out : (사건이) 발생하다, 두드러기가 나다, 탈옥하다

- She needed to break out of her daily routine and do something exciting.

- I break out in a rash when I eat cheese.

- Some experts think a war could break out.

3. break through : 뚫고 나가다, 돌파구를 찾다, 성공하다

- Scientists think they are beginning to break through in the fight against cancer.

- These birds are quite strong, and easily break through the hard shells of seeds.

- Many countries are taking action to help women and minorities break through the glass ceiling.

4. call off : 중지하다, 취소하다, 포기하다

- Please call off your dogs!

- He didn't call off his trip, he just postponed it.

- We had to call off everything on account of rain.

5. call on : 요청하다, 시키다, 방문하다

- Let’s call on John.

- The job was to call on all her diplomatic skills and moral courage.

- I'll call on you in a week.

6. call at : 들르다

- I made a call at my aunt's house before going home.

- Does that bus call at the city hall?

- The cruise ship doesn't call at this port.

7. call for : 필요로 하다, 요구하다, 데리러 가다(오다)

- He didn’t even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance.

- There isn’t a lot of call for small specialist shops nowadays.

- These protests should be a wake-up call for the government.

8. come in : 들어오다, 유행하다, 참여하다

- My horse came in last.

- Long hair for men came in in during the sixties.

- I understand the plan perfectly, but I can’t see where I come in.

9. come up with : 생각해내다, 제안하다, 마련하다

- How soon can you come up with the money?

- Can you come up with the right answer?

- I've just come up with a great idea.

10. carry on : 계속하다, 투덜대다

- Carry on until you get to the junction, then turn left.

- Carry on with your work while I’m away.

- He was shouting and carrying on.

11. carry out : 수행하다, 포장음식

- We do not ordinarily carry out this type of work.

- Let’s get a carry-out.

- It’s just talk. He’d never carry out his threats.

12. call for : 필요로 하다, 요구하다, 데리러 가다(오다)

- He didn’t even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance.

- There isn’t a lot of call for small specialist shops nowadays.

- These protests should be a wake-up call for the government.

13. come close to : 거의 -할 뻔하다, -에 버금가다, -에 가까이 가다

- He’d come close to death.

- You don't come close to my mom in caring for me.

- The cow didn't let people come close to her offspring.

14. double up : 둘이 함께 살다(쓰다), (몸을) 웅크리다

- We’ll have to double up on books; there aren’t enough to go around.

- She doubled up her fists.

- The driver was forced to double up.

15. die for : -하고 싶어 죽다, -을 위해 죽다

- She was wearing a dress to die for.

- I would die for a cause.

- Your soup is to die for.

16. do one’s best: 최선을 다하다

- I'll do my best to find out.

- Just do your best.

- Come on, let's go back to work and do what we do best.

17. drop by : 들르다, 불시에 찾아가다

- Can you drop by for a drink?

- I'll drop by my uncle's house.

- Drop by at your convenience.

18. end up : 결국 -하게 되다

- He’ll end up in the nick.

- If he carries on driving like that, he’ll end up dead.

- Online shopping is the reason I end up spending all my money.

19. fill up : -로 가득차다, 배부르다

- We fill up our lives with meaningless tasks.

- The little girl filled up on candy before dinner and didn’t want to eat any of the chicken.

- I fill up the tank with gasoline about once a week.

20. figure out : 계산하다, 생각해내다, 이해하다, 알아내다

- I can’t figure out how to do this.

- I would figure out the real target market and develop a plan that would appeal to them.

- It is difficult to figure out what is causing chronic grief .

21. find out : 적발하다, 알아내다, 발견하다, 간파하다, 찾아내다

- I’ll find out and get back to you.

- If I do chance to find out where she is, I’ll inform you immediately.

- We can find out how much money is spent on food in any given period.
22. get along with : -와 잘 지내다

- He’s easy to get along with.

- Don't get along with her.

- Does my child get along with others?

23. get away with : 잘 해내다, 모면하다, 가지고 달아나다

- After the first month, you should be able to get away with one lesson a week.

- He was lucky to get away with only a fine.

- It is becoming harder and harder for criminals to get away with stealing electronic devices.

24. get in : 도착하다, 당선되다, 들어가다, 모으다, 접하다

- get in information on

- So we get in at 3 o'clock our time, but it's only 2 o'clock local time.

- The sign on the door said, “Admittance to staff only”, so visitors couldn't get in there.

25. go out with : -와 교제하다, 데이트하다,

- Would you sacrifice a football game to go out with a girl?

- Will you go out with me?

- Sarah was so happy when Peter finally asked her to go out with him!

26. go for : -하러 가다, 택하다, 시도하다, 좋아하다, 공격하다

- Shall we go for plan A or plan B?

- I think I’ll go for a swim.

- I don’t really go for modern art.

27. go over: 점검하다, 다니다, 건너가다, 받아들여지다, 조사하다

- Go over your work before you hand it in.

- Don’t go over that line or your throw won’t count.

- We plan to go over to your office after breakfast at the hotel on Monday.

28. grow up : 성장하다, 철이 들다, 서서히 생겨나다

- She grew up in Boston.

- Why don’t you grow up?

- A closeness grew up between the two girls.

29. hang on : 꽉 붙잡다, 잠깐 기다리다, 버티다

- Hang on tight.

- I haven’t heard if I’ve got the job yet—they’ve kept me hanging on for days.

- The team hung on for victory.

30. hear of : (소문을, 소식을) 듣다

- I was very sad indeed to hear of your father’s death.

- How did you come to hear of it?

- I will not hear of your going.