Freaking verbs with 'up'
"Hey! Get up! That's my seat."
What is 'get up'?
Levantarse.
"You need to cut out some pictures from the magazine."
What is 'cut out'?
Cortar, recortar.
"The store closed and sold off all its products."
What does 'sell off' mean?
Vender todo.
"The story was so long, it goes on and on..."
What is to 'go on'?
Continuar, seguir.
"That's horrible, don't look, look away!"
What is to 'look away'?
Ver a otro lado.
"Come on, don't be a baby, grow up!"
What is the meaning of: 'grow up'?
Crecer, madurar.
"You've been working out lately, you looked so thin."
What is the meaning of 'work out'?
Hacer ejercicio, ejercitarse.
"I was sick on my birthday, I had to put off the party to another day."
What is 'put off'?
Posponer.
"Hold on! Don't leave without me."
What does it mean to 'hold on'?
Esperar.
"The criminal ran away from the police."
What does 'run away' mean?
Huir, escapar.
"Oh no, you didn't go to your date, did you stand her up?"
What is the meaning of 'stand up'?
Dejar plantada/plantado.
"Oh darn! I forgot my keys, I left myself out."
What is 'leave out'?
Dejar afuera, quedarse afuera.
"The teacher decided to call off the exam! We are so happy!"
What is 'call off'?
Cancelar.
" I want to improve my grades, I'm taking on more classes."
What does 'take on' mean?
Tomar más trabajo.
"I don't want to talk to you, get away from me!"
What is to 'get away'?
"Hey, are you there?... Hello?... Ugh, you hanged up again."
What is the meaning of 'hang up'?
Colgar el teléfono.
"You can't deliver the homework anymore, you ran out of time."
What is 'run out'?
"Darn it! The bomb went off in my game, it destroyed everything."
What does 'go off' mean?
Explotar.
"My older sister is always picking on me because I'm the youngest."
What is to 'pick on'?
Molestar.
"Is Tom away? I can't find him anywhere."
What does to 'be away' mean?
Estar lejos, no estar en el lugar.
"I was so angry I blew up and screamed."
What is 'blow up'?
Explotar.
"She's the best singer, she always stands out in concerts."
What is 'stand out'?
Sobresalir, resaltar.
"Oh knock it off and stop fighting!"
What is to 'knock (something) off'?
Detener.
"Ok, the break is over, keep on working."
What is to 'keep on'?
Continuar, persistir.
"Ask me anything you want to know, fire away."
What is to 'fire away'?
Disparar preguntas, hacer preguntas.