Phrasal verbs |
| black out |
suddenly become unconscious |
He had blacked out as
his car hit the tree. |
| black out |
make a place dark by turning off all the lights, blackout (n) |
The whole city was blacked out for nights on end
during the war. |
| come out in |
become covered in spots |
She can't eat shellfish without coming out in spots. |
| come round |
become conscious again after being unconscious |
I felt sick when I came round after the operation. |
| come round |
go to a place where someone is, to visit them |
Why don't you come round after work? |
| come round |
happen again |
Jean's annual garden party must be coming round again soon. |
| come round |
be persuaded to change your opinion or decision |
We were sure she'd come round in the end. |
| cotton on |
begin to realise or understand something |
Suddenly I cottoned on. She'd been lying from the start. |
| crease up |
laugh a lot, or make someone laugh a lot |
You really crease me up! |
| follow up |
check the health of someone who has received medical treatment |
The study followed up over 200 heart patients |
| follow up |
try to find out more about something follow-up (n) |
The police are now following up some new leads. |
| get down |
make someone feel sad or lose hope |
Doing the same thing every day can get you down. |
| get over |
start to feel happy or well again after something bad has happened |
It can take weeks to get over an illness like that. |
| get over |
solve or deal with a problem |
There are many hurdles still to get over before the new restaurant can open. |
| go down (well/badly) (with sb) |
produce a particular reaction |
The plan to put rents up has not gone down well with tenants. |
| lash out |
try to hit or attack someone suddenly and violently |
Occasionally the patients will lash out at the nurses. |
| lash out |
speak angrily to or against someone |
They lashed out at the council's move to stop free parking. |
| pass away/on |
die (used to avoid saying 'die' when you think this might upset someone) |
He passed away in his sleep at the age of 84. |
| play up |
cause difficulties or pain for someone |
The printer's playing up again. |
| play up |
behave badly |
I'm exhausted! The children have been really playing up this afternoon. |
| pull through |
manage to stay alive after you have been very ill or very badly injured |
Don't worry, your dad's going to pull through. |
| pull through |
succeed in a very difficult situation, or help someone do this |
He said the support of his fans pulled him through. |
| shrivel up |
become smaller and thinner and not look fresh and healthy |
The leaves had shrivelled up in the summer heat. |
| shrivel up |
become weaker or smaller |
Funding for the project eventually shrivelled up. |
| summon up |
manage to produce a quality or a reaction that helps you deal with a difficult situation |
He couldn't summon up the
strength to carry on fighting. |
| ward off |
do something to prevent someone or something from harming you |
Sheila carried a knife to ward off attacks. |
