Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced, Unit 43, Health and symptoms

bunged-up (My nose is all bunged up. The drains are bunged up with dead leaves.) bung up

(informal) blocked injured / damaged to have a blocked nose because you have a cold

break out in (Her face broke out in a rash.)

(of sweat, spots, rash) suddenly appears on skin He _____ a cold sweat (= for example, through fear).

tired out, worn out, done in, wiped out, done in (What a day I've had! I am worn out / tired out / done in / wiped out!)

(вымотавшийся; усталый, измученный, изнуренный, измотанный)

there's a lot of it going around

a lot of people are complaining of this

be getting over (I'm getting over the flu now.)

be getting better

heal over (It's only just started to heal over )

become covered by new skin заживать

burn out

become so ill or tired that you can't work creatively, because of overwork

burnt-out (noun = burnout)

become so ill or tired that you can't work creatively, because of overwork выгорание

wheeze ('Thank you for coming,' the old man wheezed.) He was coughing and wheezing all night. She was wheezing with delight at her own joke.

breathe in a noisy way that is uncomfortable for you, usually because you are ill (дышать с присвистом)

pick up a chest infection

catch a chest infection

nod off (I was practically nodding off in that meeting.)

fall asleep when you did not intend to fall asleep

throw off (Have you managed to throw off that cold you had when we last met?)

get rid of something that has prevented you from doing what you want to do or from behaving in the way that you want I can't _____ this feeling of sadness.

flare up (I'm feeling bad enough as it is. My arthritis has flared up again.)

if an illness or medical condition ~~, it becomes worse My arthritis always seems to f_____ at this time of year.

sprain (I sprained my ankle a week ago and the swelling just hasn't gone down )

injure a joint such as your wrist by suddenly stretching or turning it too much потянуть сущ - растяжение

wear out, tire out, wipe out, do in (Going round the shops all day has worn/tired me out / done me in. informal to make someone extremely tired - The early-morning meetings really wipe me out.)

make someone feel very tired (изматывать)

knock out He hit me and nearly knocked me out.

make you sleep heavily

build up I'm trying to build up my leg muscles so that I can run even faster.

make yourself stronger

take a lot out of (sb) I used to be able to run for miles when I was younger, but these days it takes a lot out of me just climbing a long flight of stairs! I'm sorry if I seem a bit scatterbrained. These legal negotiations always take a lot out of me. I love the heat, but I know it takes a lot out of my mother.

makes you feel very tired

ankle I sprained my ankle a week ago and the swelling just hasn't gone down

part at the bottom of your leg where your foot joins your leg (голеностопный сустав)

put (sb) on (sth) (The doctor put me on a course of antibiotics.)

say what medical treatment someone should have

come off (She'd been advised to come off the medication immediately. — you shouldn't come off them until I say so. )

stop taking something such as a medicine or drug

go down (the swelling hasn't gone down yet)

the swelling hasn't returned to its normal size припухлость не сошла

washed out (What's the matter with Kay? She looks washed out.)

tired, pale and ill (бесцветный; безжизненный; утомленный, выдохшийся)

drop off (I dropped off and missed the end of the film.)

to fall into a light sleep

swelling

припухлость, опухание