C1+C2: Unit 2 Phrasel verbs
C1+C2: Unit 2 Phrasel verbs
C1+C2: Unit 2 Phrasel verbs
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brush up (on)
practise and improve your skills or knowledge of something (auffrischen)
come (a)round (to)
change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them
come up with
think of something such as an idea or a plan
face up to
accept something and try to deal with it
figure out
be able to understand something or solve a problem; understand what someone is like and why they behave in the way they do
hit upon
suddenly have an idea; discover something by chance
make out
see, hear or understand someone or something with difficulty; suggest, imply
mull over
think carefully about something over a period of time (him und her überlegen)
piece together
learn the truth about something by considering all the separate bits of information you have (zusammensetzen)
puzzle out
solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about (austüfteln)
read up (on/about)
get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it (etw. recherchieren, such über etw. informieren)
swot up (on)
study something very hard, especially for an examination (büffeln)
take in
understand and remember something that you hear or read; accept something as real or true; trick someone into believing something that is not true
think over
consider a problem or decision carefullth (such etw. überlegen)
think through
consider the facts about something in an organized and thorough way (etw. durchdenken)
think up
invent or imagine something, especially an excuse (etw. erfinden)
