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Introduction

Bla bla bla

Phrasal verbs

Bla bla bla

• clean up

  to make a place tidy and clean

  transitive/intransitive, separable

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

• go for

  to choose

  transitive

  Tom went for the steak but I chose a fish dish.

• try out

  to test something

  transitive, separable

  I tried the camera out in the shop before I bought it.

• go down

  to decrease in value or level

  intransitive

  House prices went down after the economic crisis.

• go off

  to explode

  intransitive

  The bomb went off just after they left the train station

• trip over

  to catch your foot on something and fall

  transitive/intransitive

  He tripped over a step and fell to the ground.

• stick around

  to stay in the same place

  intransitive

  I'm in no hurry so I'll stick around for a while.

• hand out

  to give something to each person in a group or place

  transitive, separable

  The teacher handed out the photocopies to her students.

• take up

  to start a new hobby or regular activity

  transitive, separable

  I took up cycling last year. It's great exercise.

• look over

  to check or examine something (for quality, errors etc)

  transitive, separable

  She looked over the contract before signing it

• 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.

• eat in

  to have lunch or dinner at home rather than going to a restaurant to eat

  intransitive

  I didn't fancy going out for a meal so I just ate in instead.