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Introduction

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Phrasal verbs

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• throw away

  to dispose of something that you don't need

  transitive, separable

  A lot of good food is thrown away by supermarkets.

• set about

  to start doing something, usually with enthusiasm

  transitive

  As soon as he arrived, he set about cleaning up the place.

• get away

  to escape from someone/something

  intransitive

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

• go away

  to leave a person or place, often on holiday

  intransitive

  I'll call the police if you don't go away.

• stick out

  to be easily noticed

  intransitive

  With his bright green hair, he really sticks out.

• go up

  to increase in value or level

  intransitive

  The prices of petrol has gone up by 15% since last year.

• point out

  to make someone aware of something

  transitive, separable

  She pointed out all the mistakes in the student's composition.

• find out

  to obtain or discover information about something

  transitive/intransitive, separable

  We only found out about the party yesterday.

• rule out

  to stop considering something as a possibility

  transitive, separable

  The bad weather ruled out the barbeque.

• pull through

  to recover from serious illness or injury

  intransitive

  His injuries are so serious that he might not pull through.

• come along

  to develop or make progress

  intransitive

  His English is really coming along now that he's going to class.

• come across

  to find by chance

  transitive

  I came across some old school photos the other day.