Phrasal verbs |
| bank on |
depend on sth happening |
I'm really banking on getting that job at
the supermarket. |
| come across |
find sth or meet sb by chance |
I came across some old photographs while I was clearing out my desk. |
| come by |
get sth, especially sth that is hard to get |
How did you come by that
painting? |
| come into |
inherit |
At the age of eighteen‚ Roger
suddenly came into a fortune. |
| do without |
live without (sth you can't afford) |
If there's one thing I could never do without, it's my mobile phone. |
| get by |
manage to survive (financially) |
I don't make a huge amount of money, but we get by. |
| get through |
use all of;finish |
I can't believe we've got through ten pints of milk in a
week! |
| give away |
give free of charge;reveal sth you are trying to hide |
Did you hear that they're giving away free tickets
to the concert tonight? |
| live on |
use as a source of money |
I wanted the job, but I wouldn't be able to live
on the salary. |
| look round |
examine (a place) |
We looked round the house but decided that it was
too expensive for us. |
| make out |
write all the necessary information on a cheque, etc |
Could you please make the cheque out to Eurofinance
Limited? |
| make up for |
provide sth good, so that sth bad seems less important |
When the concert was cancelled, my dad took us to the cinema to make up for it. |
| put by |
save an amount of money for the future |
I try to put a little by each
month for emergencies. |
| save up (for) |
save money little by little (for a specific purpose) |
I'm saving up for my holiday in India. |
