Phrasal Verb, Correct the Sentence
Can you spell that drug's name for me please?
Spell out
Can you spell that out for me please?
I need to reduce the amount of hamburgers I'm eating, I'm feeling too fat now.
Cut down on
I need to cut down on hamburgers I'm eating, I'm feeling too fat now.
I left college when I was 16, I saw no future for me on that.
I dropped out of college.
4 Phrasal verbs with get
Get in
Get on
Get by
Get off
Get in: Arrive at a destination
Get on: Perform or make progress
Get by: Survive
Get off: Escape a punishment
Bring up
To raise a child
You'd never know when you can find these prices for those drugs.
Bump into/Run into
You'd never know when you can bump into these prices for those drugs.
I have no more options to give to this member.
Run out of
I am running out of options to give to this member.
I quit unhealthy food, you know, that isn't good for anybody.
I cut out unhealthy food. (you know, that isn't good for anybody)
2 Phrasal verbs with Put
Put up with
Put away
Put up with: Tolerate
Put away: To store
Hold on
To wait
Sometimes I need to cancel medical appointments, since they are too expensive.
Call off
Sometimes I need to call off medical appointments, since they are too expensive.
I've always admired you.
Look up to
I've always looked up to you.
I feel that my family is the only one that supports me.
My family always backs me up.
2 Phrasal verbs with Call
Call back
Call after
Call back: Return a call
Call after: Having the name of someone because of a specific reason, that your parents have decided prior to your birth, and they will tell that out to everyone in every family gathering, especially in front of your friends.
Put off
To postpone
I needed to continue doing my great work, that was what my sup said.
Keep on/Stick at
I needed to keep on doing my great work, that was what my sup said.
I have always despised these people that hurt animals, I hate them so much!
Look down on
I have always looked down on these people that hurt animals, I hate them so much!
I have yelled at this customer, since she had been very mean at me.
I told this customer off, since she had been very mean at me.
3 Phrasal verbs with Turn
Turn out
Turn off
Turn back
Turn out: Prove to be the case
Turn off: Cause someone to feel bored
Turn back: Go back in the direction from which one has come
Give in
To decide to do what someone else wants; to admit defeat
Doing things right will take me to be successful in life.
Get on
Doing things right will take me to get on.
I would like to put these clothes in the trash can, I have to buy new one.
Get rid of/Do away with
I would like to get rid of these clothes, I have to buy new one.
I never get caught by my parents when I've done bad things
I always get away with my parents.
3 phrasal verbs with Run
Run after
Run out
Run away
Run after: To chase
Run out: To have no more left
Run away: Leave or escape from a place, person, or situation
Take after
To carry somebody carefully