phrasal verbs 1
TO APPEAR SIMILAR TO ANOTHER
LOOK OUT / LOOK LIKE / LOOK AFTER
LOOK LIKE
TO CARE FOR A CHILD UNTIL HE/SHE IS AN ADULT, OFTEN GIVING HIM OR HER PARTICULAR BELIEFS.
GROW UP / BRING UP / LOOK UP
BRING UP
TO BE VERY INTERESTED IN SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY
TO BE PROUD OF / TO BE FOND OF / TO BE KEEN ON
KEEN ON
UNWILLING TO SPEND MONEY
TIGHT-FISTED / CHEAPLY / SMOOTH-FISTED
TIGHT-FISTED
SOCIABLE PERSON
SOCIAL FLY / SOCIAL BUG / SOCIAL BUTTERFLY
SOCIAL BUTTERFLY
TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER PERSON
GET BY / GET TO / GET ON
GET ON
TO ADMIRE SOMEBODY
LOOK UP TO / SHOW OFF / SHOW UP
LOOK UP TO
TO INVENT A STORY
MAKE UP / BRING UP / TAKE UP
MAKE UP
PRACTICAL, REASONABLE AND FRIENDLY PERSON
SENSIBLE / SENSITIVE / DOWN-TO-EARTH
DOWN-TO-EARTH
A PERSON WHO THINKS THAT THEY KNOW MUCH MORE THAN OTHER PEOPLE
KNOW-IT-ALL / SAY-IT-ALL / SPEAK-IT-ALL
KNOW-IT-ALL
TO GIVE A CHILD OR THING THE NAME OF ANOTHER PERSON
CALL UP / CALL OUT/ NAME AFTER
NAME AFTER
TO THINK YOU ARE BETTER THAN SOMEONE ELSE
SHOW UP / LOOK DOWN ON / BETTER OFF
LOOK DOWN ON
TO EXPRESS YOUR IDEAS AND OPINIONS CLEARLY SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEM EASILY.
TURN UP / PUT ACROSS / LET OUT
PUT ACROSS
SOMEONE WHO ENJOYS PARTIES AND PARTY ACTIVITIES VERY MUCH AND GOES TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE
PARTY ANIMAL / PARTY POOPER / PARTY PET
PARTY ANIMAL
SOMEONE WHO SPOILS OTHER PEOPLE'S ENJOYMENT BY DISAPPROVING OF AN ACTIVITY
PARTY PET / PARTY POOPER / PARTY BUG
PARTY POOPER
TO BE UNKIND TO THE SAME PERSON UNFAIRLY AND OFTEN
PICK ON / PICK UP / TAKE UP
PICK ON
TO TOLERATE A SITUATION OR A PERSON
PUT UP WITH / CALL OFF / PUT OFF
PUT UP WITH
TO SPEAK ANGRILY TO SOMEONE BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG
TELL OFF / TELL ABOUT / PUT DOWN
TELL OFF
A PERSON WHO OFTEN WORRIES ABOUT THINGS THAT AREN'T IMPORTANT
CONCERNED / WORRYWART / ANXIOUS
WORRYWART
A PERSON WHO CRITICISES OTHERS
CHAIR CRITIC / COUCH POTATO / ARMCHAIR CRITIC
ARMCHAIR CRITIC
TO BE SIMILAR TO AN OLDER PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY
TAKE AFTER / LOOK LIKE / LOOK AFTER
TAKE AFTER
TO DISAPPOINT SOMEBODY
COME DOWN / PUT DOWN / LET DOWN
TO LET DOWN
TO CRITICISE SOMEONE OFTEN UNFAIRLY
TELL OFF / RUN INTO / RUN DOWN
RUN DOWN SOMEONE
SOMEONE WHO IS VERY ENERGETIC, DETERMINED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND ABLE TO DEAL WITH NEW AND DIFFICULT SITUATIONS EASILY.
COME-GETTER / GET-GETTER / GO-GETTER
GO-GETTER
A PERSON WHO IS TOO INTERESTED IN THINGS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE THEM
BUSYBODY / TALETELLER / LAZYBODY
BUSYBODY