Break
I ____________ with my girlfriend because she didn't think I was handsome.
(to end a relationship)
break up (with)
to leave
_________ of my classroom!
get out
to return from somewhere
When do you ______________ from vacation?
come back
(to postpone)
I always ________________ doing my laundry.
put off
when a plane starts flying
take off
meaning: to search
Can you help me ____________ my keys.
look for
Is it separable or inseparable?
Can you help me look for (them) .
The prisoner climbed through the window and ______________ prison. (break --- --)
(to escape)
break out of
to be friendly
She really ________________ all of her coworkers. (get - - - - - - - - - OR get - - - - - - )
gets along with
a secret is no longer a secret, or a person reveals that he/she is gay/lesbian/bisexual
come out
(to insult or make someone feel bad)
Bullies will ____________ the people they don't like.
put down
To remove clothing
Sit down, _____________ your jacket.
take off
to be excited about a future event
I _________________ our meeting tomorrow.
separable or inseparable?
followed by a gerund or infinitive
I look forward to ________ to you. (talk/talking)
When my dog died, I ______________ and cried for hours.
(to get upset)
break down
to gather/meet for a social situation
My whole family ________________ for Thanksgiving.
get together
to accidentally find or discover
I was on the Internet yesterday and I ____________ an article about Radio Taiso that was very interesting.
come across
(to assemble)
We _________________ a new set of shelves from Ikea.
put together
When you regret something you said, so you ________________. (it)
take back
to admire
My dad is an amazing role model. I ________________ (him) .
look up to
My dad is an amazing role model. I ________________ (him) .
... when a burglar enters a building
Break in
to do something without consequences
O.J. Simpson ___________________ murder. He never went to prison.
get away with
to seem like
I just met him but he _________________ as really arrogant.
came off/across
(to extinguish )
They _____________ the fire quickly.
put out
has many meanings, including...
To get a pizza or other food to go
To bring someone on a date
To kill
take out
investigate/try to solve
The students were complaining because there was no coat rack, so the teacher ________________ (it) and solved the problem.
looked into
The students were complaining because there was no coat rack, so the teacher ________________ (it) and solved the problem.
We were at the hockey game and a fight _____________.
to begin suddenly (like a fight)
Break out
to retaliate/ to get revenge
(3 words)
He called me stupid, so I burnt his house down to ___________________ him.
get back at
to think of or to create
(3 words)
We need to ___________________ a plan
come up with
We need to ___________________ a plan
We need to ___________________ (it)
(tolerate). 3 words
We _______________ a lot of lies until I finally broke up with her.
put up with
to accept someone's offer or favor
I will take you_________ your invitation to dinner. (take you - - - - )
(3 words)
take up on
to think less of someone, to feel better than them
You shouldn't ___________________ people just because they have less money than you.
(look - - - - - - )
look down on
separable or inseparable?
You shouldn't look down on (them) just because they have less money ...