This document defines and provides examples for 20 English phrasal verbs from the book "Objective Proficiency". It includes the phrasal verb, its translation, definition, part of speech, antonyms, synonyms, and examples of usage. Some key phrasal verbs summarized include: - "Move along" means to progress smoothly or advance. - "Break up" refers to ending a relationship or activity. - "Catch up with" means to deal with or be forced to confront something unpleasant from the past. The document provides a comprehensive list of phrasal verbs to help learners understand their meanings and appropriate usage in different contexts through definitions, translations, and examples.

1. Phrasal verbs from Unit 1 page 9: Objective Proficiency
English words
move along
Translations
seguir, continuar,
avanzar
English concept
move smoothly; move down.- If
a process moves along or if
something moves it along, it
progresses.
Antonyms
break up
romper una
relación
Definition: end relationship,
activity.-You can use brake or
brake up in a number of
expressions to indicate that
something has slowed down or
stopped. Part of Speech: verb
Antonyms: reconcile
catch up with
alcanzar
If something catches up with Antonyms: fall
you, you are forced to deal with behind
something unpleasant that
happened or that you did in the
past, which you have been able
to avoid until now.-When people
catch up with someone who has
done something wrong, they
succeed in finding them in order
to arrest or punish them.
Synonyms
traverse, proceed,
Synonyms: accelerate,
coast, drift, drive, drop,
fall, fall off, flow, glide,
glissade, launch, move,
move along , move over,
propel, sag, scooch, shift,
shove, skate, skid, skim,
slip, slither, slump, smooth
along, spill, stream, thrust,
toboggan, tumble, veer
Examples
things are moving along quite
normally
in your life and then (...)
Research tends to move along
at a slow but orderly pace. Delay
is part of the normal process, but I
hope we can move things
along.
Synonyms: adjourn,
disassemble, disband,
dismantle, disperse,
disrupt, dissolve, divide,
divorce, end, halt, part,
put an end to, scatter,
separate, sever, split,
stop, sunder, suspend,
take apart, terminate
Synonyms: overtake,
beat, befall, better, catch
up with , come upon,
engulf, gain on, get past,
get to, happen, hit, leave
behind, outdistance,
outdo, outstrip, overhaul,
overwhelm, reach, strike,
take by surprise
my long-term
boyfriend and I had broken up,
(...) UK written How do you
survive a brake-up?
I’d been living beyond my means
for a long time and some
debts finally caught up with me.Although he subsequently
became a successful
businessman, his criminal past
caught up with him.
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2. cheer sb up
animar
Definition: make cheerful.When you cheer up or when
something cheers you up, you
stop feeling depressed and
become more cheerful.
Synonyms: comfort,
encourage, enliven,
gladden, inspirit
trying to cheer myself up aft er a
dismal few months,- I think he
misses her terribly. You might
cheer him up.
I wrote that song just to cheer
myself up.
come up with
proponer, sugerir
create, suggest, propose.- If you
come up with a plan or idea,
you think of it and suggest it.
advance, bring forth,
compose, detect,
discover, find, furnish,
invent, offer, originate,
present, produce,
propose, provide,
recommend, stumble
upon, submit, uncover
I could come up with something
original for her to wear on the
show.- Several of the members
have come up with suggestions of
their own.
cut back on
reducir
Reduce expenditure, economize Antonyms: spend,
squander, waste
abbreviate, abridge,
check, clip, curb, curtail,
cut, cut down, decrease,
lessen, lower, mark down,
mark off, pare, prune,
reduce, retrench, shave,
shorten, slash, trim
I was working cut back on its
workforce, and they let me go.
The government has decided to
CUT BACK ON spending on the
armed forces.
end up
terminar haciendo
algo
Become or do something
unplanned; become eventually;
come to a close
arrive finally, cease, come
to a halt, finish, finish as,
finish up, stop, turn out to
be, wind up
I ended up on a slow train going
south, without realising my
mistake.- We couldn't get tickets
for Egypt so we ENDED UP going
to Turkey instead.
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3. get in with
congraciarse
Become friendly with, ingratiate
with, befriend
Antonyms: avoid,
disassociate, disjoin,
disunite, divorce
accompany, amalgamate, I got in with a bad crowd.- I tried
be friends, be in cahoots, to GET IN WITH them as I
buddy up, bunch up, come thought it would help me at work.
together, confederate,
consort, fraternize, gang
up, get in on, get in with ,
get into, get together, go
along with, go partners,
hang around, hang out,
hang out with, hobnob,
join, join up with, line up
with, mingle, mix, pal up,
play footsie with, pool, run
around with, run with,
string along with, swing
with, take up with, team
up, throw in together, tie
in, tie up, truck with, work
with
hang around
merodear, andar
con alguien
Stay in a place; associate
help out
ayudar
Give assistance
Kid, help us out here …’ and I did.
She really HELPED me OUT
when I was going through my
divorce.
jump at
aprovechar
Accept eagerly
I jumped at the opportunity.- I'd
JUMP AT the chance to go and
live in Japan.
abide, affect, dally,
frequent, glom, hang
about, hang out, haunt,
linger, live, loiter, reside,
resort, roam, spend time,
swell, tarry, waste time
hanging around backstage with
Arrowhead,.- They HANG
AROUND the station most of the
day.
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4. pay off
liquidar
Completely repay a debt
I arranged to pay them off little by
little from
my salary, monthly, you know.
The mortgage will be PAID OFF in
twenty-five years.
run out/ run out
of
salir corriendo,
agotarse,
terminarse, no
tener más
Have none left
My money was running out and I
was planning to leave a few days
later. We've RUN OUT OF sugar;
I'm going to the shops for some.
settle in
establecerse
to become accustomed to one's
new surroundings; to get used
to living in a place or a new
dwelling. to become familiar
with somewhere new, such as a
new house, job, or school, and
to feel comfortable and happy
there:
I found a teaching job, took a
room in a beautiful fl at and
settled in immediately. I need a
little time to settle in, then I can
think about buying a car. Once
we've settled in, you must come
round for dinner.
take on staff
contratar
track somebody
down
dar con la pista de
alguien
To hire; engage: took on more
workers during the harvest.
Find after a long search; to find
something or someone after
looking for them in a lot of
different places:
I’ve even taken on an assistant to
help me.
It took me ages to TRACK them
DOWN in the crowd at the football
game. He finally managed to track
down the book he wanted.
turn up
llegar
Come, arrive, Appear, Increase
volume, temperature, etc.
abandon, go, leave
appear, attend, blow in,
come in, enter, get, get in,
make an appearance,
materialize, pop in, punch
in, put in an appearance,
reach, roll in, show, show
up, weigh in
it was another fifteen minutes
before
the bus finally turned up and
hooray; She didn't TURN UP for
class today. I TURNED the music
UP full blast.
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5. trip over
fall, learn, discover, find out
miss, overlook
ascertain, catch on,
detect, determine, dig up,
discern, gain, gather,
hear, see, smoke out,
stumble upon, trip over ,
tumble, uncover,
understand, unearth
tripped over a pile of speakers
and broke his arm, .- I TRIPPED
OVER and hurt my knee.
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6. trip over
fall, learn, discover, find out
miss, overlook
ascertain, catch on,
detect, determine, dig up,
discern, gain, gather,
hear, see, smoke out,
stumble upon, trip over ,
tumble, uncover,
understand, unearth
tripped over a pile of speakers
and broke his arm, .- I TRIPPED
OVER and hurt my knee.
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