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Phrasal verbs

Bla bla bla

• let down

  to disappoint someone by not doing what they expect of you

  transitive, separable

  I will never let you down. You can rely on me.

• give back

  to return something to someone

  transitive, separable

  When is he going to give you the money back?

• go ahead

  to proceed

  intransitive

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

• name after

  to give someone or something the same name as someone or something else

  transitive, separable

  They named Geoffrey after his great grandfather.

• pop out

  to leave a place and go outside briefly

  intransitive

  He is always popping out for a cigarette.

• run over

  to hit someone with a motor vehicle

  transitive, separable

  The learner driver ran over an old lady who was crossing the road.

• call off

  to cancel an event

  transitive, separable

  They called off the match due to the heavy rain.

• wear out

  to use something so much that it stops working or becomes unusable

  transitive, separable

  I've worn out my trainers with so much running.

• go off

  to explode

  intransitive

  The bomb went off just after they left the train station

• look up to

  to respect or admire someone

  transitive

  Is there anyone that you really look up to?

• go over

  to check something

  transitive

  He went over his notes just before the exam to refresh his memory.

• 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?