Privatunterricht 7 (Phrasal Verbs)
Phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs
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understand or interpret
make of or make out
invent
make up
I don't believe he met the queen. I think he was just making it up.
be friends again
make (it) up
He had a terrible fight with his girlfriend, but now they've made (it) up.
compensate for
make up for
He spent the holiday relaxing, but now he0s studying hard to make up for it.
fabricate
make up
He makes up excuses in orer not to finish his work.
form, but together
make up
The reports is made up of three parts.
Chemists make up prescriptions.
end hostilities
make up
They managed to make up after a huge argument.
be able to see
make out
It was so foggy I couldn't make out anything on the road.
claim
make out
He makes out that he is poor.
think of
make of
What do you make of this situation?
compensate for
make up for
Nothing can make up for the damage this has done.
leave quickly
make off
He made off as soon as he saw his boss.
renovate
do up
We're doing up our house.
fasten
do up
It's very cold. Do up your jacket.
manage without
do without
I can do without sleep for one night but not two.
to get rid of
do away with
They did away with this law a ong time ago.
jmd. abschrecken
to put so. off
bewusstlos werden
pass out
unconscious
explain clearly
get across
get a message across
Tamsin is a good speaker who always gets her message across.
overcome
get (a)round
get (a)round a problem
We thought it would be a difficult problem to solve, but in the end we got (a)round it.
leave
get away from
get away from a place
I managed to get away from the office just before the rush hour started.
escape unpunished
get away with
get away with a crime
Nobody saw who smashed the window, so the boys got away with it.
survive, manage
get by
get by (on little money)
I had almost no money when I was a student, but I managed to get by on very little.
depress
get down
bad weather gets me down
This grey, wet weather really gets me down.
avoid
get out of
get out of a commitment
If I can think of a reason to get out of the meeting tonight I will.
recover from
get over
get over an illness
I was really ill with flu last month, but I've got over it now.
have time for
get (a)round to
get round to doing sth.
I've been meaning to tidy the garage for some time, but I'm busy and I never seem to get round to it.
contact by phone
get through
get through to someone on the phone
After Peter had made several unsuccessful attempts to get through, he asked the operator to connect him.
meet or find by chance
come across
He came across some very old letters while he was cleaning out the attic.
be released
come out
When the DVD of the concert came out it sold millions of copies.
visit
come by
I'll come by your office one day this week so we can discuss it.
appear on stage
come on
There was great applause from the audience when the Russian ballerina came on.
regain consciousness
come round
The racing driver was unconscious after the accident but to everyone's relief he sonn came round.
succeed (plan)
come off
We hoped to visit our friends in Canada last year but our plan didn't come off.
fall (prices, economy etc.)
come down
Oil prices have come down recently which means global supplies are good.
face (a problem)
come up against
Getting permission to cross the border was the most difficult problem they came up against.
catch (flu, cold etc.)
go down with
When did you last go down with a cold?
entered
go in for
Have you ever gone in for a race?
go bad
go off
Does food ever go off in your fridge?
spent on
go on
What does most of your money go on?
