Phrasal verbs |
PHRASAL VERBS WITH GET
get out- leave or move. I don't want you here. Get out of my way!get over (something)- stop thinking about something. I can't get over how hard that test was.
get away with (something)- do something wrong without punishment. The bank robbers got away with robbing the bank. The police never found them.
get on with (something)- continue with something. Listen everyone, it's time to stop talking and get on with our class.
get around- way to go places. I get around by bicycle, but my brother gets around on foot.
get around to (something)- finally do something. I finally got around to doing my homework. I didn't do it for several days.
get along with- be friendly with. My neighbor and I get along very well. We talk everyday.
get by- have enough to survive. I have enough money to get by until next week.
get down to- become serious about. Dinner is finished and now it's time to get down to business.
get out- leave or move. I don't want you here. Get out of my way!get over (something)- stop thinking about something. I can't get over how hard that test was.
get away with (something)- do something wrong without punishment. The bank robbers got away with robbing the bank. The police never found them.
get on with (something)- continue with something. Listen everyone, it's time to stop talking and get on with our class.
get around- way to go places. I get around by bicycle, but my brother gets around on foot.
get around to (something)- finally do something. I finally got around to doing my homework. I didn't do it for several days.
get along with- be friendly with. My neighbor and I get along very well. We talk everyday.
get by- have enough to survive. I have enough money to get by until next week.
get down to- become serious about. Dinner is finished and now it's time to get down to business.
PHRASAL VERBS WITH PUT
Put off - postpone, leave until a later time.
Put up with - to tolerate.
Put down - to insult.
Put on - to dress oneself.
Put up - to erect.
Put across - to communicate something.
Put out - to publish.
Put back - to put something where it was previously.
PHRASAL VERBS WITH RUN
'to run across someone' means to meet them by accident.
- I hadn't seen Gloria for ages when I ran across her in the supermarket.
- I ran across an old friend in town today. I hadn't seen him for ages.
- I'm always running around trying to get everything done on time.
- I spent all morning running around trying to find the things you needed.
- He was very unhappy in boarding school and ran away twice.
- She ran away from home at sixteen and went to live with a friend in London.
- When I called her, she ran down so fast she nearly fell.
- When I heard the news I ran down the street to tell Lily who lives at the bottom.
- Stock is very expensive. We're trying to run it down to a minimum.
- They are running the company down by not replacing people who leave.
- I was crossing the road when a car nearly ran me down.
- She's in hospital after being run down by a car on Market Street.
'to run into' something when you're driving means to hit something.
to run off' means to escape or leave a place quickly.
- The boys took some sweets from the shop and ran off laughing.
- She waved goodbye and ran off to play with her friends.
- They hit the man and ran off with his wallet and mobile phone.
- The financial manager ran off with half a million of the company's money