Phrasal verbs |
| catch on |
become popular or fashionable |
You green hair is great, but I don’t thin it’ll catch on! |
| do away with |
get rid of |
I think they should do away with double yellow lines and
just et people par where they want to. |
| draw up |
create (plans, etc) |
The architect started to draw up the plans for the
new house. |
| dress up |
put on fancy or unusual clothes |
I used to Jove dressing up in my mum's clothes when I was a little girl. |
| go over |
repeat or think about again in order to understand completely |
I'd like to begin by 2oing over what we did in last weeks lesson. |
| grow out of |
develop from |
My ambition to be a computer programmer grew out of
playing computer games. |
| grow out of |
become too big for |
Tracy's grown out of her shoes so we'll have to buy
her some new ones |
| hand down |
give something valuable to your children or grandchildren, usually when you die |
This necklace was handed down to me by my
grandmother. |
| line up |
get/put into lines |
The soldiers all line up‚ ready to be inspected by
the officer. |
| pop in(to) |
visit quickly or for a short time |
Mum popped into the cake shop to get something for after dinner. |
| show (a)round |
take sb on a tour of a place |
Let me show you round the garden. |
| take off |
remove (a piece of clothing) |
Carl took off his coat and started to warm himself by the fire. |
| tear up |
rip into pieces |
Robin suddenly grabbed the letter out of my hand and tore it up. |
| try on |
put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks and whether it fits |
Debra took the skirt into the changing room to try it on. |
| wear out |
become old and unusable |
I had to get a new pair of trainers because my old pair had worn out. |
