Phrasal verbs |
| carry on |
continue |
The phone rang, but Mark just carried on watching TV. |
| eat out |
eat at a restaurant |
Would you like to stay in or eat out tonight? |
| give up |
stop doing something you do regularly |
You should give up smoking. |
| join in |
participate, take part |
Ask them if you can play - I ’m sure they'll let you join in. |
| send off |
make a player leave a game (eg, football) |
It was a very bad foul and the referee sent the player off. |
| take up |
start (a hobby, sport, etc) |
I’ve taken up stamp collecting and it’s really interesting. |
| turn down |
lower the volume of |
Turn the radio down - I'm trying to work. |
| turn up |
increase the volume of |
We asked our teacher to turn the CD up, so that we could hear it. |
