Phrasal Verbs / Prepositions
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beenden, schluss machen / stop an activity
pack in / John packed in his job
bewerben / apply for a job
put in for / Sue has put in for a teaching job
für etw. gehalten haben / use as an example
hold up / Jack was always held up as an example to me
einverstanden sein / die gleiche Meinung haben / agree with an idea
hold with / I don't hold with the idea of using force
genuf für alle / enough
enough to go round / go round / there weren't enough life-jackets to go round.
vortäuschen, so tun als ob / pretend
make out / Tim made out that he hadn't seen the No Smoking sign
verderben / become bad (food)
go off / this milk has gone off
bei uns übernachten lassen, beherbergen (offer accommodation)
put up we can out you up for a few days
einweihen, verraten / allow to be part of a secret
let in on / We haven't let Tina in on the plans yet
sich für jdm. einsetzen / take trouble to help someone
put oneself out /Please don't push yourself out making a meal. a sandwich will do
versäumen, entgehen lassen / lose a chance
miss out / Five people got promoted, but I missed out again
sagen was das Problem ist / express feelings so as to settle a problem
have it out with / I put up with the problem for a while but in
make a habit of / mögen, gern bekommen
Go in for / I don't go in for that kind of thing
vermitteln, durchbringen / communicate ideas
put across / harry is clever, but he can't put his ideas across
festlegen, festsetzen / state a rule
lay down / The company has laid down strict procedures for this kind of situation
einordnen, bestimmen / force to give a clear statement
pin someone down / I asked Jim to name a suitable day, but I couldn't pin him down
happen (usually negative)
go on / Something funny is going on
rummmachen, knutschen
make out / Sheila made out with an Australian guy yesterday night
ausdunsten, ausstossen / send off a smell … liquid or gas
give off / The cheese had begun to give off a strange smell
verraten / inform about a secret
let on / Wer'e planning a surprise for helen, but don't let on
aufhören / stop
give over / Why don't you give over! You're getting on my nerves