Phrasal verbs
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make up
work at different times from usual because you have not worked enough at the normal times
press ahead/on (with)
continue doing something in a determined way, despite difficulties, opposition or interruptions
set out
start doing or working on something in order to achieve an aim outset
snow under
if you are snowed under, you have too much of sth to deal with
take on
start to employ someone; accept some work or responsibility
tide over
help someone to get to the end of a difficult period of time, especially by giving them money until they can get some more
while away
spend time in a relaxed way when you have nothing else to do
wind out
end or finish something gradually; gradually reduce work before stopping completey; relax after a period of excitement or worry
cordon off
stop people from entering an area by putting something such as a rope around it
creep up on
move towards someone quietly and slowly, especially because you want to surprise them
fall behind
move more slowly than other people so that you are behind them; make less progress or be less successful than other people who are doing a similar job or activity
go astray
become lost or go to the wrong place
head off
prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them; prevent something from taking place
hold back
stop someone or something from moving forwards
move in (with)
start living in a different place (with)
move on
leave one place and travel to another; stop discussing or doing something and begin discussing or doing something different
move out
permanently leave the house where you live
move over
change your position in order to make space for someone or something
pull over
stop by the side of the road in a car
slip away
leave secretly
step aside
move so that sb can pass you; leave a job so that sb else can take over
stop off
visit somewhere before continuing to another place
tip up
(of an object) have one end move upwards, especially because something heavy has been put at the other end; turn a container upside down so that the things inside can come out
walk out
leave a meeting, performance before the end
blurt out
say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have
catch on
understand; become popular or fashionable
come out
become available to by or see; become easy to notice; become known; be spoken, heard, or understood in a particular way
come out with
say something suddenly, ussualy something that surprises or shocks people
dry up
stop talking because you have forgotten what you were going to say
get across
make people understand something
get (a)round
if news gets (a)round, a lot of people hea it
get through (to)
be connected to a place by phone; make someone understand what you are trying to say
let on
talk about something that is intended to be a secret
pass on
give someone something, that someone else has given you
putt across/over
explain an idea, belief, etc in a way that is easy to understand
set down
write something down so that it wil not be forgotten and can be looked at later; state officially how something should be done
shout down
make it difficult to hear what someone says by shouting while they are speaking
speak out
state your opinion firmly and publicly about something, especially in order to protest against or defend something
talk over
discuss a problem
talk round
succeed in persuading someone to agree to something; discuss something in a general way and without dealing with the most important issues
