A phrasal verb (also calling phrasal verb or multi-word verb, is in English, a verb compound formed by the combination of a verb and a grammatical particle, ie, an adverb or a preposition, or even a verb followed by an adverb and a preposition.
2. phrasal verb
A phrasal verb (also calling phrasal
verb or multi-word verb, is in English, a
verb compound formed by the
combination of a verb and a
grammatical particle, ie, an adverb or a
preposition, or even a verb followed by
an adverb and a preposition.
3. Get on
Up / mounted
The bus was full. We couldn’t get on.
4. S O R RY I ’ M L AT E . T H E C AR B R O K E D O W N .
Break down
Stop working, stop tra
ding. (break)
5. I T WAS M Y F I R S T F L I G H T. I WAS N E RV O U S AS T H E
P L AN E TO O K O F F.
Take off.
6. W H Y D I D Y O U R U N AWAY F R O M M E ?
Run away (from)
Escape, flee away
7. Y O U ’ R E WAL K I N G TO O FAS T. I C AN ’ T K E E P U P
W I T H Y O U .
Keep up (with)
Keep time
8. AR E Y O U L O O K I N G F O RWAR D TO Y O U R H O L I D AY ?
Look forward (to)
Be aware / excited about
something that will happen, expect
something to look forward
9. H E R E ’ S A K E Y, S O Y O U C AN L E T Y O U R S E L F I N .
Let yourself in
Let someone
10. ( AT A H O T E L ) W H AT T I M E D O W E H AV E TO C H E C K O U T ?
Check out
Check something, pay the bill,
sign out (hotel)
11. T H E F R I D G E I S N ’ T W O R K I N G B E C AU S E Y O U H AV E N ’ T
P L U G G E D I T I N .
Plug in
Connect something to
something else (eg connected to
electricity).
12. T H E R E WAS N ’ T AN Y T H I N G TO E AT AT H O M E , S O W E
D E C I D E D TO E AT O U T.
Eat out