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 and explain the meaning of this IDIOM.
Barking up the wrong tree.
This means that efforts have been put into the wrong thing.
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 and explain the meaning of this IDIOM.
to pay an arm and a leg.
Used when you have to pay a lot of money for something.
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 and explain the meaning of this IDIOM.
weather the storm
Getting through a difficult situation
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 and explain the meaning of this IDIOM.
bread and butter
Something that you find really easy or comes naturally to you
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 and explain the meaning of this IDIOM.
blow off steam
Doing something to get rid of the stress.