Phrasal Verbs
The medicine will become weaker the day after you take it
be lucky in life
live a charmed life
Footballers over the age of 40 are often considered to be
dependent/over the hill
over the hill
My brother and I have a very close relationship. That said, we do argue _______________
from time to time
If Daisy ____________ (submit) her work on time, she might have completed the course.
had submitted
He wants to delay going to the dentist.
Put off
the best stage in life
the prime of life
Fred didn't get the job because he was too
inexperienced/dynamic
inexperienced
Her Mother knows everything about technology, but when it comes to fashion, she's really _________________
behind the times
I'd get the vegetarian pizza if I _____________ (be) you
were
I had to remove Frank from my invitation list after we got into an argument
cross off
a new lease of life
the chance to live better
Despite her young age, Melanie is
juvenile/mature
and reliable.
mature
Jeff turned the stove off in the _______________. Thankfully, the house did not burn down.
nick of time
Rewrite the sentence:
He stayed in the sun for hours and he has sunburn now
If he _____________________________
hadn't stayed in the sun for hours, he wouldn't have sunburn now
Many elderly people feel isolated from society
cut off
a matter of life and death
something very serious
The doctor seemed very wise/self-reliant,
so I agreed to her suggestion
very wise
If I ______________ (be) fitter, I'd be able to run for longer
were
Rewrite the sentence:
I'm not fit so I wasn't chosen for the rugby team.
If I ________________________________
If I were fit, I'd have been chosen for the rugby team
Shall we depart for the airport at 8 am?
take off
shelf life
the amount of time something can be used
She accused her boyfriend of being
vulnerable/infantile
and not being serious enough
infantile
If you ______________ (be able to) climb that mountain, you could take amazing photos.
were able to
We missed the train and now we're late.
If we ________________________________
If we hadn't missed the train, we wouldn't have been late