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Phrasal verbs

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• tidy up

  to make somewhere look better by putting things in their correct place

  transitive/intransitive, separable

  This place is such a mess! Can you help me tidy up?

• call off

  to cancel an event

  transitive, separable

  They called off the match due to the heavy rain.

• come round

  to regain consciousness after fainting or after suffering a head injury

  intransitive

  The boxer was knocked out but he came round in a couple of seconds.

• look after

  to take care of

  transitive

  We look after their dog when they go away.

• come back

  to return

  intransitive

  I'll come back to see you next week.

• look back

  to think about a time or event in the past

  intransitive

  Looking back, I realise how happy I was at school.

• find out

  to obtain or discover information about something

  transitive/intransitive, separable

  We only found out about the party yesterday.

• come up

  to be mentioned or discussed

  intransitive

  Several important points came up in the meeting.

• chat up

  to talk to someone with the intention of making them romantically or sexually attracted to you

  transitive, separable

  He started chatting her up from the moment they met.

• go ahead

  to proceed

  intransitive

  After months of planning, the building work will finally go ahead.

• take on

  to accept a job or responsibility, especially a difficult one.

  transitive, separable

  I decided to take the project on in the end.

• put up with

  to tolerate someone who/something which is unpleasant

  transitive

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