Verb Collocation
What´s the meaning of:
Pay Attention.
To listen to, to concentrate, to be attentive.
Complete the phrasal verb which means:
To Invent something
To make __
UP
What´s the meaning of:
to look after somone.
to care for them.
describe what a SKYSCRAPER is.
an extremely tall building.
Use or explain the meaning of this IDIOM.
Over the moon.
to be extremely happy.
What´s the meaning of:
Go Overseas.
to travel to another counrty
Complete the phrasal verb which means:
for a plane to start flying
To take ___
Off
What´s the meaning of:
to tell someone off
to punish them for something bad
describe what CRACKS are.
breaks or tears in a hard material, but not broken all the way.
Use or explain the meaning of this IDIOM.
day in, day out.
happening every day
What´s the meaning of:
Get the sack
To be dismissed from your work/job
Complete the phrasal verb which means:
To investigate
To look ____ something
Into
What´s the meaning of:
to call something off
to cancel something
Describe what OVERTAKE means.
to catch up and pass someone/thing, to become better than.
Use or explain the meaning of this IDIOM.
keep your fingers crossed
to wish someone luck
What´s the meaning of:
go bankrupt
to not have any money.
Complete the phrasal verb which means:
to become ill.
To come ____ with something
Down
What´s the meaning of:
to look up to someone
to admire them, want to be like them
Describe what WANDER AROUND means.
to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal
Use or explain the meaning of this IDIOM.
come rain or shine
no matter how hard it is to do, I will try.
What´s the meaning of:
catch fire
to be on fire, to be burning.
Complete the phrasal verb which means:
to disappoint someone.
To let someone ____
Down
What´s the meaning of:
to pick on somebody
to be nasty, to bully someone.
Describe what an ALLOWANCE is.
a sum of money paid regularly to a person
Use or explain the meaning of this IDIOM.
be in the same boat
To be in the same situation, normally a difficult situation,