Phrasal verbs |
| catch on |
understand |
Greg is really clever and always catches on in class very quickly. |
| come (a)round (to) |
be persuaded to change your mind (about) |
That's a good point. Maybe I'm coming round to your
way of thinking. |
| cross out |
draw a line through sth written |
Danny realised that he'd made a spelling mistake and crossed the word out. |
| dawn on |
if something dawns on you, you realise it for the first time |
It suddenly dawned on me that Sharon loved Oscar and that was why she was behaving so strangely. |
| deal with |
handle, cope with |
My job mostly involves dealing with complaints
from members of the public. |
| drop out (of) |
leave school, etc before you have finished a course |
Dave’s parents were very disappointed when he
dropped out of university. |
| get at |
try to express |
The man pointed at his shoulder, but I couldn’t understand what he was getting at. |
| get on with |
continue doing |
Jill had lunch and then got on wit revising for her exams. |
| give in |
stop making an effort to achieve sth difficult |
I couldn't finish the crossword, so in the end I gave in and had a look at the answers. |
| keep up with |
stay at the same level as |
Gordon walks so fast that no one can keep up with him! |
| sail through |
do something or deal with something very easily |
With a little bit of revision, you should sail through the exam. |
| set out |
explain, describe or arrange sth in a clear and detailed way |
I liked your composition, but l think you need to set your ideas out more clearly by using paragraphs. |
| think over |
consider |
When I asked Theresa to marry me, she said she'd have to thinK it over. |
