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Introduction

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Phrasal verbs

Bla bla bla

• carry on

  to continue doing an activity

  transitive

  They carried on walking although they were tired.

• catch up

  to reach the same level as other participants in a physical or intellectual activity

  intransitive

  You go ahead. I'll catch you up later.

• put away

  to store something in its place

  transitive, separable

  The students put their books away and left the class.

• work out

  to settle or solve a problem

  transitive, separable

  I can't work out how to open this file.

• put off

  to postpone an event to a later time

  transitive, separable

  The wedding was put off until the early summer.

• tear up

  to destroy something (normally paper or cloth) by pulling it into small pieces

  transitive, separable

  She tore up his letter and threw it into the bin.

• get together

  to meet in order to socialise etc.

  transitive/intransitive

  I like getting together with my friends at least once a month.

• bump into

  to meet someone by chance

  transitive

  I bumped into John in the supermarket yesterday.

• get away

  to escape from someone/something

  intransitive

  After stealing the money, the thief got away on a moped.

• put up with

  to tolerate someone who/something which is unpleasant

  transitive

  It's difficult for her to put up with his bad moods.

• look for

  to search for something

  transitive

  I'm looking for a cheap hotel in Barcelona.

• clean up

  to make a place tidy and clean

  transitive/intransitive, separable

  It took them ages to clean the house up after the party.