Be in the right phrasal verb translation. Phrasal verbs

Once again, our educational material is devoted to English verbs, which, it seems, we can talk about endlessly. And today our goal is to study the most common phrasal verbs of the English language. To do this, first consider what they are and find out how and where they should be used. After which we will begin to study the list of the most common expressions, i.e. Let's get acquainted with the top 100 phrasal verbs of the English language and the Russian translation of each expression.

What are phrasal verbs?

Everyone is accustomed to the fact that a verb is an independent part of speech with a specific meaning. However, in the English language there are verbs that form stable connections with adverbs and prepositions, as a result of which both the meaning of these words and the context of the entire sentence radically change.

Please note that the meaning of a phrase is not a generalization of the individual meanings of the verb itself and the preposition/adverb, but a completely independent concept. Who, when and why decided that such a link is responsible for describing these actions is a mystery. Therefore, English phrasal verbs, with their uniqueness and illogicality, remain an eternal byword for all language learners.

Before moving on to the list of the most common verb phrases, it is necessary to mention one important grammatical point. The fact is that phrasal verbs in English are divided into transitive (requiring an addition after them) and intransitive. Accordingly, the question arises - how to use an object with a preposition: before it or after it. Unfortunately, there is no single rule for all cases, so we can only outline general recommendations and observations:

1. The object expressed by a pronoun always separates the verb.
2. A noun in the role of an object can destroy the connection between words, but it does not always do this.
3. If a sentence has two objects, the smaller one breaks the phrasal verb.
4. The same combination of words can have different meanings, depending on which the connection is broken or not broken.

Having taken this information into account, we set off to study the most popular and used phrasal verbs in the English language.

The most common phrasal verbs in English

Stable verb combinations are very common in the colloquial speech of the British and Americans, it’s not for nothing that there are about several thousand of them! It is, of course, impossible to learn everything, so we will limit ourselves to the 100 most commonly used phrasal verbs. For ease of study, we will divide the material into two tables.

100 most important phrasal verbs in English
Stable combination	Values
be back	come back, come back
be out	be absent, go out
be over	end, stay
break down	break, deteriorate, fail
break out	break out, spill out, burst into flames
call back	call back, call back,
call off	cancel, postpone, recall
calm down	calm down, calm down
carry on	continue
check in	register, sign up
check out	check, evaluate
come across	meet, bump into
come along	go together, accompany
come on	Let's go!, Come on!, arise, come
count on	count on someone, something
find out	find out, find out, reveal
fool around	have fun, fool around
get up	get up, rise, climb
give up	give up, give up, give in
go off	go, leave, leave
go out	go out, go out, be in society
hold on	Hold on! hold on, cling
keep on	continue, keep up
knock down	knock down, knock down, demolish
let out	release, liberate, let out
look after	look after, look after, look after
look for	search, look for
look out	Be careful! look out, look out
make up	compose, invent, put up, make up
pay off	pay off, pay off, pay off in full
pick up	pick up, pick up, pick up, meet,
put a way	put aside, put away, hide
put down	put down, put down, put down, put down
put on	put on, add, pretend, increase
set up	install, place, place, put forward
shoot out	pop out, fly out, stick out, stick out
shut down	cover, close, lower
sign up	apply/hire for a job, enroll
sit down	sit down, take a seat, take a seat
stand up	stand up, stand, defend, withstand, hold out
switch off/on	turn off/on
take off	remove, remove, remove, take away
take over	take over, replace, take over
turn away	turn away, turn away, reject
turn on/off	turn on/off
turn up	turn up, bend over, rise up
walk around	wander, stroll
watch out	Be careful!, beware
wind up	bring, turn out, complete
work out	develop, compose, achieve, train

So, we've met the first half of the list. And if we take into account the examples given at the beginning of the material, then in total we studied 55 phrasal verbs of the English language. There are less than half of the phrases left before reaching the first hundred!

Stable combination	Values
back off	step back, back down, retreat
be off	leave, end, miscalculate
burst out	flare up, exclaim
catch up	catch up, catch up, catch up
come about	happen, happen
come in	come, enter
come off	come off, fall out, jump out
come up with	find, develop, invent
end up	eventually
figure out	calculate, understand
fill in	fill in, close up, enter
follow through	to finish
get along	live, succeed, advance
get in/out	enter/exit, get into the car
get together	get together, meet
go after	achieve
go away	leave, run away
hand in	hand over, serve
hand out	give away, spend
keep away	beware, stay away
let down	let down, weaken, disappoint
lie down	lie down, swallow the insult
play around	have fun, have fun
point out	indicate
pull on	pull up (stockings)
put in	put in, insert
put up	push out, raise
put up with	reconcile, endure,
run off	run away, get away
set down	set aside, drop off
settle down	calm down, settle down
show off	to show off, to show off
shut up	close, shut up
sit back	lean back
stand by	be ready to support, insure
stick with/to	adhere, comply
take away	pick up, remove
take on	get to work, get down to business
take out	take out, take out
think over	ponder
think up	compose, invent
throw up	throw, throw
turn back	turn around, turn back
turn down	turn down, turn down
wake up	wake up, wake up

Have you ever had such moments when you were close to doing something, but did it differently? In English there is a construction called be about to, with which you can talk about actions that almost happened or are about to happen.

Today you will learn when to use the be about to construction and how to do it correctly.

Using the be about to construction in English

We can translate the construction be about to as “just about, a little, close, going to.”

Remembering the construction be going to (getting ready to do something), we can say that they are similar, because both of them talk about the intention to do something.

However, be going to is used when we are planning some action in the future. For example: We are going to go to the cinema. And be about to is used when talking about unplanned, spontaneous actions. For example: I'm close to getting up and leaving this boring movie.

Let's look at situations in which we use be about to:

1. When we are close to some action and are about to perform it.
For example: This child is about to cry.

She is about to leave.
She's about to leave.

The train is about to arrive.
The train is about to arrive.

2. When you almost did something, but did it differently.
For example: I almost laughed

He was about to say truth.
He was close to telling the truth.

I was about to go out when the phone rank.
I was about to leave when the phone rang.

Since we are talking about unplanned actions, this construction can only be used in the present and past tenses.

Affirmative sentences with the construction be about to in English

This construction consists of two parts: changeable (to be) and immutable (about to).

First part(verb to be) changes depending on who is doing the action.
Second part(about to) always remains the same.

Let's look at how this construction is used in the present and past tenses.

Affirmative sentences with the construction be about to in the present tense

Using the present tense construction, we say that we are close to doing something right now.

Depending on the person, our verb be changes to am, are, is. The sentence formation scheme will be as follows:

Actor + am/are/is + about to + action

I	am
You
We	are		laugh
They		about to	call
She			leave
He	is
It

The concert is about to start.
The concert is about to start.

They are about to divorce
They are close to divorce.

Affirmative sentences with the construction be about to in the past tense

Using our construction in the past tense, we say that we almost performed some action in the past. Our verb be changes to was/were depending on the person. The education scheme will be as follows:

Actor + was/were + about to + action

I	was
You
We	were		laugh
They		about to	call
She			leave
He	was
It

I was about to go to bed.
I was getting ready to go to bed.

He wasaboutto apologize.
He was close to apologizing.

Negative sentences with the construction be about to in English

This construction can also be used in negation, when we say that we did not intend to do something. Let's look at how such sentences are formed in the present and past tenses.

Negative sentences with the construction be about to in the present tense

When we say that we did not intend to do something, we add the particle not to our be. The education scheme will be as follows:

Actor + am/are/is + not + about to + action

I	am
You
We	are			laugh
They		not	about to	call
She				leave
He	is
It

She is not about to call him.
She's not close to calling him.

They are not about to cry.
They're not going to cry.

Negative sentences with the construction be about to in the past tense

To form a negation in the past tense, we put not after the be in the past tense. The sentence formation scheme will be as follows:

Actor + was/were + not + about to + action

I	was
You
We	were			laugh
They		not	about to	call
She				leave
He	was
It

He was not about to buy this.
He wasn't going to buy it.

We werenotaboutto admit our mistake.
We weren't close to admitting our mistake.

Interrogative sentences with the construction be about to in English

To ask a question, we need to put our be first. Let's look at how this will happen in the present and past tenses.

Interrogative sentences with the construction be about to in the present tense

When we ask a person if he is going to do something now, we put am/are/is first. The education scheme will be as follows:

Am/are/is + actor + about to + action?

Am	I
	you
Are	we		laugh?
	they	about to	call?
	he		leave?
Is	she
	it

Is Tom about to sing?
Is Tom going to sing?

Are you aboutto buy this dress for me?
Are you going to buy this dress for me?

Interrogative sentences with the construction be about to in the past tense

To ask a person about past actions, we need to put was/were first. The sentence formation scheme will be as follows:

Was/were + actor + about to + action?

Was	I
	you
Were	we		laugh?
	they	about to	call?
	he		leave?
Was	she
	it

Was she about to go home?
Was she close to going home?

Were they aboutto quarrel?
Were they close to fighting?

So, the be about to construction is used when you were close to taking some action, but acted differently, or when you are about to do something at the moment.

Consolidation exercise

Translate the following sentences into English:

1. She was close to going to bed.
2. They are about to tell the truth.
3. Was he close to yelling at you?
4. I wasn't going to laugh.
5. Are they about to leave the house?
6. We are about to place an order.
7. He was close to making peace with her.
8. The baby is about to cry.

Leave your answers in the comments below the article.

Turnover to be about to widely used in colloquial speech. Its main meaning is that an action is about to happen. Using this phrase will make your speech more natural. Let's take a closer look at the cases in which it is used.

Turnover values ​​to be about to

The design is used in three cases:

1. When you need to say that a certain action will happen very soon (affirmative form). In Russian, in this case, they say “just about.”

She is about to leave. “She’s about to leave.”

2. When you need to express confidence that an action will not happen (negative form)

I 'm not about to do that! – I’m not going to do that!

3. When you need to say that something almost happened in the past (affirmative form of the past tense).

Mike was about to kiss Kathy but snowed. – Mike was about to kiss Katie, but he sneezed.

In meaning and construction, the turnover is very similar to the construction, but the latter has a broader meaning. If used only to indicate an action that is about to happen, then to be going to mainly to indicate a planned action. The variable part of the turnover is.

Let's take a closer look at how sentences with this phrase are constructed, and also give examples.

Turnover to be about to in the affirmative form: the action is about to happen

In the affirmative form, the phrase means that the action is about to happen. The scheme is as follows:

Note: the part “to be about to + infinitive” forms a predicate.

Example sentences:

I am about to lose my mind. - I'm going crazy now.

The child is about to cry. - The child is about to cry.

We are about to finish. - We'll finish now.

They are about to depart. - They're about to leave.

To be about to in the negative form: this will never happen!

In negative form a particle is added not before "about". The meaning of the sentence is as follows: the speaker expresses confidence that the action will not occur. Expresses most often in the first person. In Russian, in this case, we say “I’m not going to,” for example:

I'm not going to lose! – I 'm not about to lose!

This is a bright expression characteristic of colloquial speech.

Example sentences:

I am not about to put this shirt on. - I'm not going to wear this shirt.

You are not about to give up. - You don’t even think about giving up.

He is not about to tell the truth. - He's not going to tell the truth.

We are not about to do that. - We're not going to do that.

They are not about to let us go. - They won't let us go anywhere.

Version of to be about to in the past tense: it was about to happen, but did not happen

When used in the past tense, the meaning is: past action almost happened. The sentence is constructed as in the present tense, except that the verb to be takes the form of the past tense – was or were.

Example sentences:

I was about to ask you the same thing. – I was going to ask you the same thing (but I didn’t, because you beat me to it).

John was about to give up, but you gave him the strength to find his way. – John almost gave up, but you gave him the strength to find his way.

He was about to surrender his dog to a shelter but changed his mind. – He was about to give his dog to the shelter, but changed his mind.

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Many phrasal verbs are ambiguous: pick up chicks - 1) pick up chickens from the floor, 2) “pick up” girls.

Phrasal verbs in English (phrasal verbs) - a problematic topic, like or, and problematic not only for beginners. One of the difficulties associated with them is which phrasal verbs to learn first.

What are phrasal verbs?

A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and 1) an adverb, 2) a preposition, 3) an adverb and a preposition. This is an integral semantic unit that should be perceived as one word, and not a combination of words. Often the meaning of a phrasal verb is far from the meaning of each word included in it individually.

1. Verb + adverb:

I asked around but no one has seen Johnny. - I asked people, but no one saw Johnny.

2. Verb + preposition:

The movie is coming out this summer. - Movie comes out this summer.

3. Verb + adverb + preposition:

We are looking forward to your reply. - We look forward to your answer.

It is also sometimes said that a phrasal verb consists of a verb and one or two particles, meaning by particles a preposition and an adverb.

Features of phrasal verbs

It is important to understand that a phrasal verb is a word, and not a combination of two or three words, that is, its meaning is not equal to the sum of the meanings of the words included in it.

Let's take a phrasal verb go out. Individually the words mean the following: go- go, out- out, out. It can be assumed, that go out- this is “coming out from somewhere.” In fact go out- this is going somewhere for a walk, having fun.

Sheila is going to go out with her college friends tonight. – Sheila is going out tonight go somewhere with friends from college.

Moreover, go out with in a certain context it is dating someone, being in a romantic relationship.

Sheila is still going out with Daniel. – Sheila is still meets with Daniel.

Another difficulty with phrasal verbs is that they are often ambiguous (just like ordinary words). At the verb go out There is another meaning, which, however, is less common in colloquial speech:

The lights go out at eleven. - Light turns off at eleven o'clock.

Combinations “verb + preposition” are not always a phrasal verb; there are also prepositional verbs (), such as depend on – depend on, be afraid of – be afraid of something. Their meaning can usually be guessed from the verb. I talked more about prepositions and the constructions in which they are used in this video:

Why you need to know phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs are very common in spoken language. Without understanding them, at least the basic ones, you will not understand native speakers well. By the way, non-native English speakers often avoid phrasal verbs, replacing them with one-word synonyms (“contuniue” instead of “go on”), so it is easier to communicate with them.

In general, to speak and express thoughts, many phrasal verbs are optional. Yes, they make speech livelier, more conversational, shorter, but often they can be replaced with synonyms or circumvented by expressing it in some other way. Phrasal verbs need to be known first of all in order to understand live speech.

How to learn phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs, like any words, can be taught in different ways: etc. - this is more a matter of personal preference rather than the effectiveness of a particular technique. The most important thing is that phrasal verbs need to be memorized, taking into account their context.

There are words, say, the names of household items, that are perfectly remembered without context. Microwave in any context microwave. This trick will not work with phrasal verbs; their meaning is clear only in context, and they are remembered much better when there is an example before your eyes. That is why I have prepared a list of phrasal verbs with examples - examples will help you understand and remember them better.

Another tip for memorizing phrasal verbs: don't be afraid of them. Yes, there are many of them, but they are often found in speech (in speech more often than in texts), so if you watch, listen to programs, talk, you will quickly learn the main verbs due to their frequency.

List: phrasal verbs with examples and translation + cards

The list I offer is based on common sense and personal experience - these are the phrasal verbs that I think are most useful to know. Below you will also find a short summary of this list of just 30 words. Abbreviations smb And smt stand for somebody(someone) and something(something). I have written more detailed articles about some verbs with phrasal verbs, idioms, useful expressions, you will find links below.

In addition, I recommend you video lessons and exercises on Puzzle English. There is a series of lessons on phrasal verbs, and in the exercises you need to assemble sentences by choosing the right words.

Exercises on phrasal verbs in Puzzle English

Ask

• ask smb out- invite you on a date

John asked Nancy out to (for) dinner. – John invited Nancy for lunch.

Did that nice young man ask you out?- This nice young man asked you out on a date?

• ask around– ask people, ask a question to several people

I asked around but nobody knew how to find that hotel. - I asked people, but no one knows how to find this hotel.

What? Sorry, I haven’t seen your cat. Ask around. - What? Sorry, I didn't see your cat. Ask people.

Be

• be after- try to get something, find something

What are you after in that room? There's nothing in there. - What you trying to find in this room? There's nothing here.

I don't know what he is after. - I do not know what he needs.

• be away (to somewhere)– to be absent, to be in another place

The Johnson's were away all last week to Mexico. – The Johnson family all last week was away in Mexico.

• be on\off– be on, off (about the device)

Is the robot still on?– The robot is still included?

The lights are off in the building. – Light in the building switched off.

Blow

• blow up- explode

Cars don't blow up like they do in movies. - Cars are not explode like in the movies.

Break

• break up– to separate (about lovers)

Jack and Helen broke up finally. – Jack and Helen finally broke up.

• break down– to break down (for example, about a car)

Can you give me a ride? My car broke down. -Can you give me a ride? My car broke.

• break in- break in

The police broke in and arrested everyone. – Police broke in and everyone was arrested.

• break out- escape, escape

The movie is about a guy who broke out of jail. - A film about a guy, escaped from prison.

Bring

• bring along- bring someone with you

He brought along his son to the football match. - He brought with him son to a football match.

• bring over- bring something to someone, take something with you

Jack brought over a new videogame and we played it together. – Jack brought with me a new video game and we played it together.

• bring up– 1) mention something in a conversation, raise a topic, 2) educate, raise children

I didn't want to bring up business at lunch. - I did not want mention about business at lunch.

His grandmother brought him up.- His raised grandmother.

Call

• call (smb) back– call back

I’ve been to ten job interviews, you know what they all said? We'll call you back. – I went to ten interviews, do you know what they all told me? We will help you We'll call you back.

• call by- come in for a while, visit

I wanted to call by on my way home. - I wanted come in to you on the way home.

Calm

• calm (smb) down- calm down, calm someone down

Calm down, everything is going to be just fine. – Calm down everything will be just fine.

The nurse came up to the little girl and calmed her down. – The nurse approached the little girl and calmed her down.

Chip

• chip in- chip in money

I'm gonna order a pizza, let's chip in. - I'll order pizza, let's go Let's chip in.

They each chipped in ten dollars to buy a present. - They all chipped in$10 each to buy a gift.

Count

• count on (rely on)- rely on someone

You can count on my friend, he always keeps his word. - You can rely on to my friend, he always keeps his word.

Check

• check in\out- check in, check out of a hotel

We checked in on Saturday, and we check out on Tuesday. - We let's settle down(at the hotel) on Saturday, and let's move out on Tuesday.

• check with= agree with someone, get approval

He doesn't need to check with his wife to make sure they don’t have other plans. - He needs consult (agree) with his wife to make sure they had no other plans.

Come

• come across (run across)- to stumble upon something, someone, to meet by chance

I came across my ex-wife in the grocery store. - I accidentally I stumbled at his ex-wife at the grocery store.

• come back- come back

He's gone. But he promised to come back. - He left. But he promised return.

• come up to smb\smt- approach someone or something

She came up to me and asked if I was lost. - She came up to me and asked if I was lost.

• come up with smt- come up with a solution, find an idea

And then all of a sudden Mary came up with her brilliant plan. “And then all of a sudden Mary came up with it your brilliant plan.

Just come up with something. - Just come up with anything (solution).

• come from- to be from somewhere

Where do you come from? – Where You?

She comes from Spain. - She from Spain.

• come off– fall off

Old paint has come off the wall. – Old paint fell off from the wall.

• come out– 1) come out (about a film, book) 2) open up (about a secret)

When is your new book coming out? - When comes out your new book?

It came out that the picture was fake. – It revealed, that the picture was fake.

• come over– come to someone (usually home)

My parents are gone for a business trip, come over. - My parents went on a business trip, come to me.

• Come on!– an expression with meanings: 1) come on! (encouraging) 2) let's go! hurry up! 3) stop it already! (well that's enough for you, come on)

Come on, guys, you can do it! – Let's, guys, you can do it!

Come on, we need to hurry. – Went, we need to hurry.

Oh, come on, dad, I know there is no Santa. - Dad, well that's enough for you, I know there is no Santa.

• come around– 1) visit, stop by, 2) come to your senses after losing consciousness

I live just across the street, come around some time. - I live across the street come in somehow.

He was unconscious but the doctor made him come around. - He was unconscious, but the doctor brought him to his senses.

Cut

• cut down on smt– 1) cut back, reduce the consumption of something

We'll have to cut down on water if we want to last until help arrives. - We will have to reduce consumption water if we want to hold out until help arrives.

The gevernment is going to cut down on defense spending. – The government is meeting cut costs on defense.

• cut smt off– 1) cut something off, 2) isolate

Why did you cut the sleeves off?- Why do you cut off sleeves?

On this island, we are cut off from the rest of the world. - On this island we cut off from the rest of the world.

• cut smt out- cut something out

She cut out his picture from the magazine. - She cut out his photo from a magazine.

• cut in (front of smb)– cut off with a car, suddenly wedge in front of another car

The green Ford cut in front of us as if he owned the road! – Green Ford cut us off as if it were his road!

Deal

• deal with smt/smb- make business

I prefer to deal with the same representative each time. – I prefer every time make business with the same representative.

Dress

• dress up (as smb/smt)- to dress up, to dress beautifully or formally, to change into someone or something

You don't have to dress up to go to the mall, jeans and a T-shirt a fine. – You don’t need dress up for a shopping center, jeans and a T-shirt will do.

Ellie dressed up as a witch for Halloween. – Ellie dressed up as a witch on Halloween.

End

• end up- to end up in some place or situation

That's how I ended up in small this town. - That's how I am in the end it turned out in this city.

After such a brilliant career, he ended up selling second hand cars. – After such a brilliant career, he eventually became used car dealer.

Fall

• fall down- fall

My cat fell down from the balcony, but it’s ok. - My cat fell from the balcony, but he's fine.

• fall for smb- fall in love

Mike fell for Jane. – Mike fell in love in Jane.

• fall for smt- buy into a trick, believe in a deception

That's a stupid story, my wife will never fall for it.- This is a stupid story, my wife. never do this buy it.

• fall apart- fall apart

If we are talking about a person, then fall apart - it’s hard to experience something

How are you going to sell your house? It's falling apart. – How are you going to sell your house? He's the same falling apart.

After losing my job, I was falling apart. - After I lost my job, I was not himself(I was having a hard time).

• fall behind– to lag behind

To fall behind both physically, while moving, and figuratively, for example, behind schedule.

One of the tourists fell behind and got lost. - One of the tourists lagged behind and got lost.

We have to hurry, we are falling behind the schedule. - We need to hurry, we we're falling behind from the schedule.

Fill

• fill in/out- fill in the form)

There will be a lot of paperwork, you’ll have to read, fill in, sign hundreds of documents. - There will be a lot of paperwork, you will have to read, fill in, sign hundreds of documents.

• find out / figure out- find out, find out

I don’t’ know how it works but let’s figure it out. – I don’t know how it works, but let’s do it let's find out(we'll figure it out).

How did you find out where to find me? - How are you found out where can you find me?

Get

• get along with- to get along with someone, to be on good terms

In school, I didn't get along with my classmates. - I'm at school didn't get along with classmates.

• get through- call by phone

I called you twice but couldn’t get through. - I called you twice, but I couldn’t get through.

• get in- get into the car.

Hey, we gotta hurry! Get in! - Hey, we need to hurry! Get in the car!

He didn’t see the truck coming when we was getting in his car. “He didn’t see the truck coming when sat down in the car.

• get on– board a train, plane, ship, bus

I am afraid, we got on the wrong train. - I'm afraid that we sat down on the wrong train.

• get off– 1) get off transport (car, train, bus, etc.), 2) get off, take off something

I'm getting off here, see you later! - I'm here I'm going out see you!

Get your feet off my table! – Take it away your feet off my table!

• get up\down– rise, stand up\fall, bend down

The boxer got up and continued to fight. – Boxer got up and continued the fight.

When something exploded got down, but it was just a firework. - When something exploded, I crouched down but it was just fireworks.

• get away (with smt)- to avoid punishment for something

How to get away with murder. - How avoid punishment for murder.

• get over– 1) get over an obstacle, 2) cope with a problem, illness

The cat is so fat that it can’t get over a fence. - This cat is so fat that you can’t climb over over the fence.

If you have a problem, you have to get over it. – If you have a problem, you have to deal with it cope with.

Give

• give up– 1) give up, 2) stop doing something

Fight and never give up. - Fight and never give up.

I gave up smoking. - I quit(stop) smoking.

• give smt away– 1) to give away a secret, 2) to give away, to give away (for free)

Someone gave your little secret away.- Somebody told about your little secret.

The are giving away some unsold stuff. - They hand out some unsold items.

• give back- to return

You took my phone! Give it back!– You took my phone! Give it back his!

• give out– distribute, usually free of charge and to a large number of people

You can't just give out the candies, they are one dollar each. -You can't just do that distribute candies, they cost a dollar apiece.

Go

• go on (with smt)- continue doing something

Go on, please, I’m listening. – Carry on please, I'm listening.

After a short pause, Jane went on with her story. – After a short pause Jane continued your story.

• go out- go somewhere to have fun, take a walk

I go out with my friends every Friday night. - I I'm going somewhere with friends every Friday evening.

• go out with smb– dating someone, being in a romantic relationship

Are you still going out with Bob? -Are you still dating with Bob?

• go with– approach, combine, go towards something (about clothes, food)

These shoes don't go well with your pants. - These shoes are bad combine with your trousers.

What wine goes with fish? – What kind of wine? fits to the fish?

• go back to- return to some activity

We went back to work after a short break. - We are back back to work after a short break.

• go down\up– shrink/increase

Are you expecting the prices to go down? Normally, they only go up.– Do you expect prices will they fall? Usually they only grow.

• go without smt- get by, cope without something

This time you'll have to go without my help. - This time you'll have to get by without my help.

Hand

• hand out- distribute to a group of people

Hand out the invitations to everyone. – Give it away invitations to everyone.

• hand in– hand in (e.g. homework)

You have to hand in your essay by Monday. - You must pass essay by Monday.

Grow

• grow up- grow up, become an adult

When I grow up, I want to be a doctor. – I want to become a doctor when I'll grow up.

• grow back- grow back, grow back

Don’t worry about your haircut, it’ll grow back. - Don't worry about your haircut, hair will grow back.

• grow out of smt- to grow out of something, to become too big or too old for it

My kids grew out of the clothes I had bought just a few months ago. - My children grew out of clothes, which I bought just a few months ago.

I grew out of cartoons. - I have already too old for cartoons.

Hang

• hang in- hold on, don’t lose heart

Hang in there! We're coming to rescue you. – Hold on! We are coming to help.

• hang out- hang out with someone, spend time

I'm gonna hang out with my friends today. - I'm going today hang out with friends.

• hang up- hang up, end the phone conversation

Wait! Don't hang up!- Wait! Don't hang up!

Note: pick up – pick up the phone.

Hold

• hold on– 1) please wait, 2) do not give up, hold on

Hold on, I forgot my phone. – Wait, I forgot my phone.

Hold on, guys, help is coming. – Hold on guys, help is on the way.

• hold it against smb- hold a grudge against someone

He lied to me but I don’t hold it against him.- He lied to me, but I I don't hold it against him for that.

• hold back- restrain physically

A seven nation army couldn’t hold me back. – The army of seven nations (countries) could not contain.

Hurry

• hurry up- hurry

You have to hurry up,we are almost late. - You need hurry, we're almost late.

Keep

• keep (on) doing smt- continue doing something

Instead of “doing” you can take another verb.

Keep on stirring until it boils. – Keep stirring until it boils.

Keep going, keep going. – Go-go(let's go, let's go).

• keep smt from smb- keep something secret from someone

You can't keep your death from your family. - You can not hide your illness from families.

• keep smt/smb out– don’t let anyone get close, don’t enter, don’t let in

You should keep your dog out of my lawn. - You feel better hold your dog further away from my lawn.

Keep your hands out of me! – Hold your hands from me further away!

Let's

• let smb down- let down

Don’t worry, you can rely on me, I won’t let you down.- Don't worry, you can rely on me. I don't want you I'll let you down.

• let smb in- let in, let in

Guy, let me in, it's cold out there! - Guys, let me in me, it's cold there!

Log

• log in\out– log in/log out of your account (on the Internet), log in/log out

How can I log in if I forgot my password? - How do I log in what if I forgot my password?

Log out first, then log in again and check if the game works. – Come out from the account, come in again and check if the game works.

Look

• look for- search

I am looking for a post office. - I looking for Postal office.

• look forward to- look forward to something

We are looking forward to your next visit. - We and We're looking forward to it your next visit.

We are looking forward to visiting you. - We look forward to when we visit you.

• look after- to keep an eye on, to keep an eye on

Can you look after my stuff, please? I'll be right back. - Could you look after my things please? I'll be right back.

• look up– find information (usually in a book)

I don't know this word look it up in the dictionary. - I don’t know this word look in dictionary.

• look out- to be afraid of something

Typically used as an exclamation “Look out!” - “Beware!”

Look out! Someone's coming! – Beware! Someone's coming!

Make

• make smt up- to invent, to lie about something

I had to make up a story about why I was late. - I had to compose the story of why I was late.

I told you she made it up!- I told you that she is all this I made it up!

• make out- kiss passionately and for a long time

Jack cought his girlfriend making out with his friend. – Jack found his girlfriend, kissing with his friend.

Move

• move in (to)– settle into a new home, move in

We moved in yesterday and know no one here. - We moved came here yesterday and we don’t know anyone here.

I'm going to move in to my friend's place. - I'm going to move to to a friend.

• move away (to)- leave somewhere, move out of housing

The Patterson's have moved away, but I can give your their new address. – The Pattersons moved out(moved), but I can give you their new address.

I was born in Germany but we moved away to England, when I was a kid. – I was born in Germany, but we moved to England when I was a child.

• move on- move from one thing to another, move on

I think we've talked enough about it, let's move on. - I think we've talked about this enough, let's further(let's move on to another topic).

I want to change my job, I need to move on. – I want to change my job, I need move on.

Pass

• pass away- go to another world, die

Pass away is the formal, most polite and cautious synonym for the word die (to die).

My grandfather passed away when I was ten. - My grandfather left us when I was ten.

• pass by- pass, pass by and not stop

We were passing by the City Hall, when Ann saw Harry in the street. - We passed by City Hall when Anne saw Harry on the street.

• pass out- lose consciousness

It was hot in the church and an old lady passed out. – It was hot in the church, and the elderly woman fainted.

Note: come round - come to your senses.

Pay

• pay smb back- repay a debt, repay

Morgan bought me a ticket, but I haven’t paid him back yet. Morgan bought me a ticket, but I haven’t yet. returned give him money.

• pay off– pay off

Your effort will pay off. – Your works will pay off.

Pick

• pick up– 1) pick up from the floor, 2) pick up the phone, 3) “pick up”, “pick up” (about getting to know each other)

Have you just dropped a cigarette on the ground? Pick it up!“Did you just throw a cigarette on the ground?” Lift it up!

It’s my boss calling, don’t’ pick it up. - This is my boss calling. don't pick up the phone.

“He came home with a girl he had picked up in a bar.” – “You mean she had picked him up?”- “He came home with a girl whom picked up in the bar." - “You mean which one is his did you catch it?

Play

• play along (with smb)- play along

Jim played along with Ron, when he said he was a movie producer. – Jim played along Ron when he said he was a film producer.

Don't worry, just play along ok? - Don't worry, just play along Fine?

• play around (fool around)- fool around

Aren't you too big boys for playing around? - Aren't you guys too big to fool?

The teacher was angry because we were fooling around. – The teacher was angry because we were fooling around.

Pull

• pull over- stop the car by the road, on the side of the road

We pulled over to check our tires. - We stopped by the road to check the wheels.

• pull oneself together- pull yourself together, pull yourself together

Come on pull yourself together, we have to work. - Come on already, get yourself together we need to work.

Put

• put on– put on

Put your hat on. – Put it on hat.

Put on your seat belts. – Buckle up(put on) your seat belts.

Run

• run away- run away

Tell me that funny story how you early away from a dog. – Tell them this funny story about how you ran away from the dog.

• run for- to catch up, to run after something

I lost my wallet when was running for a bus. - I lost my wallet when ran for by bus.

• run across \ run into smb (come across)- accidentally bump into someone

Ron ran across his teacher, miss Smith, in the park when he was supposed to be at school. – Ron I came across it by accident at his teacher, Miss Smith, in the park when he was supposed to be at school.

• run around- be very busy, do a lot of things

After running around all day, James is too tired to play with his kids. - After he minded business all day, James is too tired to play with the children.

• run on smt– to work on something (about a source of energy)

Does this bus run on gas or electricity? – This bus works for gasoline or electricity?

• run over smt\smb- move by car

The deer was ran over by a car. – Deer moved car.

Set

• set smt up– 1) arrange, organize, 2) substitute

Can you set up a meeting with him? - You can arrange will I meet him?

The police have set him up. They put some drugs in his pocket. - Police him framed They planted drugs in his pocket.

Note: the word “police” in the meaning of “police officers” is plural, not singular, so it is “police have”, not “police has”.

Show

• show off- to brag, to show off

He bought the most expensive guitar to show off to his friends. - He bought the most expensive guitar so that grab in front of friends.

• show up- appear, come

Show up is usually to come unexpectedly or late, like “show up” in Russian. Often used when someone was expected, but he never came.

We’ve been waiting for him for an hour but he didn't show up. “We waited for him for an hour, but he did not come.

He showed up in the middle of the night. - He showed up in the middle of the night.

Sleep

• sleep over- spend the night at someone's house

It’s too late to go back home, why don’t you sleep over? - It's too late to go home, why don't you stay overnight?

Can I sleep over at my friend's house? - May I spend the night at a friend's house?

Slow

• slow down– reduce speed

The car slowed down passing us by. - Car slowed down, passing by us.

Shut

• shut (smt/smb) up- shut up, shut up

Hey, shut up, I can't hear anything. - Hey, shut up I hear nothing.

Somebody shut this alarm up.- Anyone shut up already this alarm.

Sign

You are not supposed to write the best essay ever, but it has to stand out. – You don't have to write the best essay of all time, but it should do something differ.

The tourist guide was wearing an orange jacket so that he stood out in a crowd. – The guide was wearing an orange vest to stand out in crowd.

Stick

• stick to smt- stick to something

You can’t lose weight if you don’t stick to the diet. – You won’t be able to lose weight if you don’t stick to diets.

after all- after all
I knew it! After all, I was right!

all along - all the time all the time, always
I knew about his little secret all along.

all ears- all attention
I am all ears.

all of a sudden- suddenly
All of a sudden, he refused to pay.

all the same- it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter
If it’s all the same to you, let’s start at two.

all thumbs- clumsy, inept
He can’t fix anything, he’s all thumbs.

apple of discord- apple of discord
This question is an apple of discord in our family.

as a rule-usually
As a rule, we offer a 5% discount.

as far as I am concerned- as for me, in my opinion
As far as I am concerned, both the book and the movie are good.

as for me/as to me-in my opinion
As for me, you can rely on his support.

as well-also, also
He knows math, and physics as well.

at all-Absolutely not)
He doesn't know French at all. I don't like it at all.

at random- at random, without a plan
He chose those places at random.

at this point- at this stage
At this point, we can’t turn back

be about to-ready to do
I was about to leave when you called

be after someone - insist that he do it
His mother is always after him to study.

be all in- very tired
I’m all in, I’d better go to bed now.

be back on one's feet- get back on your feet after a difficult time
He’s back on his feet after a long period of debt and unemployment.

beat around the bush- to beat around the bush
Stop beating around the bush! Get to the point!

be beside yourself-be beside yourself with excitement, grief, etc.
She was beside herself with worry / with grief.

be better off- in a better situation (financially)
He'll be better off with a new job.

be broke- be “broke” (without money)
I spent all my money, I’m broke.

be hard on something/someone- not to take care of something
My son is hard on shoes, they don’t last long with him. Life was pretty hard on Tom.

be high on one's list- be at the top of the list of necessary things
A new car is high on my list of priorities. A new TV is not high on my list.

be in charge of-be responsible for
He is in charge of marketing.

be in the red-be unprofitable
Our sales were in the red last year.

be into smth. -To be interested in something
He is into computers. She is into sports.

bend over backwards- try very hard
I bent over backwards to help her.

be on one's way I'm on my way.
I'm on my way.

be on the safe side-just in case
Take an extra key, just to be on the safe side.

be out of-not available
We are out of bread, cheese, and sugar.

be out of shape- be out of shape
He needs to exercise, he is out of shape.

be out of sorts-not in a good mood
Leave him alone, he’s out of sorts today

be pressed for time/money-not enough time or money
I'm pressed for time now. We are pressed for money at the moment.

beside the point- not to the point, not relevant
What I said to him privately is beside the point.

be to blame-blame for a mistake, wrong actions
Who is to blame for this awful mistake? Tom is to blame for this mix-up.

be touch and go- on the verge; it's unclear which way to turn
He was very sick, and for some time it was touch and go, but he is better now.

be up against- have serious problems with something
Our company is up against serious attempts of hostile takeover.

be up and around/about- get back on your feet, get better
He was sick for a month, but now he is up and around.

be up to one's ears- head over heels
I'm up to my ears in work.

be up to something- to conceive, to conceive
I have to check what the kids are up to.

be up to someone- at your discretion, under your responsibility
It's up to you to decide. It’s up to you to close the office every day at 8 o’clock.

be used to- be accustomed to
I'm used to hard work. He's used to heat.

big shot- important person
He is a big shot around here.

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