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Introduction

Bla bla bla

Phrasal verbs

Bla bla bla

• pay back

  to return money or a favour to someone

  transitive, separable

  It took him ages to pay her back the money he owed her.

• eat up

  to finish eating all of something

  transitive/intransitive, separable

  It took him ages to pay her back the money he owed her.

• come off

  to happen or succeed

  intransitive

  The party came off really well. Everybody had a great time.

• get on

  to have a good relationship with someone

  intransitive

  They work together but they have never got on.

• break in

  to force an entry to somewhere

  intransitive

  The burglars broke in through the patio doors.

• open up

  to talk about what you feel and think

  intransitive

  After a while, she started opening up to him about her past.

• find out

  to obtain or discover information about something

  transitive/intransitive, separable

  We only found out about the party yesterday.

• bring up

  to introduce a topic in a conversation

  transitive, separable

  She brought up the topic of religion in their discussion.

• come back

  to return

  intransitive

  I'll come back to see you next week.

• 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.

• give away

  to let someone have something without charging them money

  transitive, separable

  We're going to give away our old car.