Synonyms
Stop Trying
Give up
put on
Eg. She put on her hat.
Can you _____ ______ (learn) languages easily?
Pick up
If I am putting you down, what am I doing?
I am insulting you or making you feel bad.
I will get in the car.
I will get on the car.
Get in
Date someone
Go out with
Get up
He gets up early.
How often do you _____ _____ (exercise)?
work out
Say this in a different way:
I'm going to look into it.
I'm going to research/ investigate it.
I'm going to find out more about it.
I passed out a good opportunity and I regret it.
I passed up a good opportunity and I regret it.
Pass up
Remove
Take off
Hold on
She holds on to the railing while going down the stairs.
Hold on a minute, I'm busy.
Is it okay to ______ ______ (arrive) a bit late?
Show up
Explain the difference between
Look up to *someone
Look *something up
Look up to someone is to admire or respect them.
Look something up is to research or find information about something.
I ran into her at the party.
I ran onto her at the party.
Ran into
Postpone
Put something off
Look out
They are looking out for poisonous snakes in the park.
Can you _______ _______ (return) clothing to a store after 30 days?
take back
Explain the difference between:
Make up
Make something up
Make someone up
Make up is to forgive and make amends after a fight.
Make something up is to invent something, perhaps a lie.
Make someone up is to apply cosmetics, nice clothing, jewelry etc to a person
She is thinking back to her days in university.
She is thinking out to her days in university.
Think back
Test or sample
Try something out
Look over
I can look over your paper tonight, if you want.
What's the worst excuse someone has _____ _____ (invented)?
Made up
He pointed out that she mixed up the numbers and that someone will have to look into it and pay back the right amount.
How many phrasal verbs here?
4- point out, mix up, look into, pay back
He turned off the offer.
He turned down the offer.
turn down