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Appendix 7 Phrasal verbs + object
(put out a fire / give up your job etc.)
This is a list o f som e im p o rtant phrasal verbs + o b ject (—> Unit 115).
in / o u t
fill in / fill o u t a form = co m p let e a f o r m
O Can you fill in t h is f o rm , please? o r
Can you fill o u t t h is f o rm , please?
o u t
p u t o u t a fire, a cigarette etc.
O The fire brigade arrived and p u t t h e f ire o u t
pu t o u t
cro ss o u t a mistake, a w o rd etc.
O If you m ake a m istake, cro ss it o ut .
CROSS OUT
o n
t r y o n clothes = p u t on cloth es to see i f t h ey f i t yo u
O (in a sh o p ) This is a nice jacket. Shall I t r y it o n?
u p
g ive u p som ething = st o p doin g it
O Sue g ave u p h e r jo b when her baby was born. (= she stopped w o rking )
O 'Are you still learning Italian?' 'No, I g ave it up.'
lo o k u p a w o rd in a d ictio nary etc.
O I didn't kno w the m eaning o f the word, so I lo o k e d it u p in a dictionary.
t u r n u p the TV, radio, m usic, heating etc. = m a k e it lo u d er o r w a rm er
O Can you t u rn t h e rad io up? I can't hear it.
w ak e u p som eb o d y w ho is sleeping
O I have to get up early tom orrow. Can you w ak e m e u p at 6.30?
d o w n
k n o ck d o w n a building = dem olish it
O They are going to k n o ck d o w n the school
and build a new one.
t u r n d o w n the TV, radio, m usic, heating etc.
= m a ke it m o re q u iet o r less w a rm
O The m usic is too loud. Can you t u r n it d o w n ?
o v e r
k n o ck o v e r a cup, a glass, a person etc.
O Be careful. Don't k n o ck y o u r cu p over.
O There was an accid ent at the end o f the road.
A man was k n o ck e d o v e r by a car.
(o r A m an was k n o ck e d d o w n by a car.)
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TT
KNOCK OVER
KNOCK OVER Or
KNOCK DOWN
aw ay
t h ro w aw ay rubbish, things you don't w ant
O These apples are bad. Shall I t h ro w t h e m aw ay?
O Don't t h ro w a w ay t h a t p ict u re . I w ant it.
p u t som ething aw ay = p u t it in th e p la ce w h ere y o u u su ally keep it
O After they finished playing, the children p u t t h e ir t o ys aw ay.
b a ck
p ay som ebody b a ck = g ive b a ck m o n ey t h a t y o u b o rrow ed
O Thank you for lending m e the m oney. I'll p ay yo u b a ck next week.
ro u n d /
a ro u n d
sh o w som eb o d y r o u n d / a ro u n d = take so m eb o d y on a t o u r o f a p la ce
O W e visited a factory last week. The manager sh o w e d us ro u n d .
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