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 TO END A RELATIONSHIP TO CLOSE A PLACE

BREAK UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS

erminar una Jack broke up with me! Our school will break up at
cer pedazos, t
a
Deshacer, h una pelea o reunión. I'm gobsmacked! the end of june.
lación, pa ra
re

WHEN SOMEONE WHO IS TO SEPARATE INTO

TALKING ON A PHONE, SMALLER PICES
YOU CAN'T HEAR THEM
Break the chocolate up into
CLEARLY BECAUSE THE
smaller pieces and share it
SIGNAL SUCKS with your brothers!
What did you say? I can't
Break it up
understand you are breaking up!
 RRY ON TO CONTINUE TO CONTINUE GOING IN
CA ndo algo, e n la mis
r
ma
tarse).
DOING SOMETHING THE SAME DIRECTION
u ar hacie a l (c o mpo Stop it! You can't carry on Carry on for 2 kilometers,
Contin y portarse m
irecció n that speech. and then turn right at the
d
gas station.
I don't want to carry on
working here!
I'm going to look for TO BEHAVE BADLY
another job.
Carry on reading your books He was yelling and
until your teacher arrives. carrying on like a child.
 TO PUT SOMETHING IN A TO RAISE PRICES
HIGHER POSITION
PUT UP I put some pictures up on The shop put its prices up.
o e n su sit io, the wall.
ga r , p on er alg d ar, subir
Col alg o, ho sp e
o le rar
soportar/t tar a alguien. Can you put the jars up in the TO SUGGEST OR
cio s, pre s en
pre
cupboard, please? PRESENT SOMEBODY
She's put her hair up. AS A CANDIDATE FOR
A JOB OR POSITION
TO HOST SOMEONE
The Green Party hopes to put
We put up in a hotel in the
up more candidates in the
center of town.
next election.
If you come to Madrid, I’ll We want to put you up for
put you up at my place. club treasurer.
 AFTER TO LOOK LIKE SOMEONE

TAKE en apariencia Most of my children take after my husband.

alguien
r se a
Parece rácter. He takes after his mother, his mother's side
en el c a
o
of the family.
She takes after me with her love of horses.
I hope the children don't take after their grandfather.
The baby took after his mother.
 TO GO UP TO REMOVE THE

TAKE OFF CLOTHES OR SOMETHING

The plane will take off in 5
e d e a lgo o
Qu it ar , d es pr en der s
n), te ner éxito. minutes. Take off your jacket and
sp eg ar (avió
ele va rs e, de
My apologies for the slight stay awhile.
delay; we expect to take off in
I’m going to take my shoes
a few minutes.
off as soon as I get home.
The new campaign has really If you don’t like wearing a tie,
taken off. why don’t you take it off?

After the success of her first Jane, take your bag off the
record, Kylie’s music career sofa so that Grandma can
really took off. sit down.
 EXAMPLES

T OVER
GE
She's still very upset. She can't get over
u na mala not having been accepted to the
te o de
ar s e fisicamen
lgú n lug ar university.
Recuper ia, ir, llegar a a
ex pe ri en c I hope you get over your flu quickly.
o lv id a r.
u
It was difficult for them to get over their
break up.
All right, get over here and open up that safe.

Three weeks is plenty of time to get over someone.

Hey! get over here and help me find the keys.

THANKS