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THE ULTIMATE PHRASAL VERB BOOK - Noel's ESL eBook Library

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Timmy's mother told him to shut off the TV and go to bed.<br />

I'm freezing. Would you mind shutting the air conditioner off?<br />

shut off part.adj. After you shut off an electrical or mechanical device, it is shut off.<br />

Turned off and switched off are similar to shut off.<br />

Well, no wonder it's so cold in here — the heat's shut off.<br />

shutoff n. When you shut off something, or when something shuts off, this action is a<br />

shutoff. When you shut off something, you use the shutoff switch, button, valve, and so<br />

on.<br />

The electricity shutoff lasted twenty minutes.<br />

In case of emergency, turn this shutoff valve here.<br />

start up<br />

start up & starts up starting up started up started up<br />

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1. start ...up p.v. When an electrical or mechanical device starts up or someone starts it<br />

up, it begins to operate.<br />

My car's engine died at a red light, and it wouldn't start up again.<br />

You push this button here to start the computer up.<br />

start-up n. When you start up something, or something starts up, this action is a<br />

start-up. When you start up something, you use the start-up switch, button, and soon.<br />

To start the computer up, push this start-up button.<br />

If your computer's hard disk crashes, you can use a floppy as the start-up disk.<br />

2. start... up p.v. When you start up a new business or company, you take the steps<br />

necessary to begin a new business or company.<br />

You should have a detailed business plan before starting a business up.<br />

Jane borrowed the money she needed to start up her business from her uncle.<br />

start-up n. A start-up or start-up business or company is a new business or<br />

company.<br />

Most start-up businesses aren't successful.<br />

EXERCISE 26a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be<br />

sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.<br />

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1. Your important papers are all over the house. You should ________ them _____ and keep<br />

them in a safe place.<br />

2. It was so cold this morning that it took half an hour to ________ my car ______.<br />

3. This is awfully complicated. Could you ________________ it one more time?<br />

4. The police ordered the people in the house to ________ the door________.

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