Phrasal Verbs
pep up
Make someone more enthusiastic, energetic or interested.
I feel _____ __ (feeling stuck or shut) at work.
boxed in
I can't hear you. You are ________ __ (connection is getting bad).
breaking up
Hey, be careful. You can be ______ ___ (to lose enthusiasm and energy) if you work too hard.
burned out
rip off
charge someone too much for something.
I heard that you feel terrible. Did you ____ ____ ____ (to get an ill) a cold?
come down with
think through
consider the facts about something in an organized and thorough way
Oh seems like we just got ___ ___ (to be disconnected).
cut off
do it over
do it again
this is not good. __ it ____ (to do it again)!
do over
run up against
encounter - usually a problem
hang up
end a phone call
jump in
enter a conversation
I have to ____ __ ___ (to perform sb's job) Jason while he is on vacation.
fill in for
read up on
get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it
Let me __ ____ (review) your resume and ask some questions.
go over
That client ____ __ on me when I tried to introduce our company's service.
hang up
Pls ____ __ (to wait) for a second, I am looking up the address.
hang/hold on
Oh, just continue discussion. I am gonna ___ ____ (to write down) some notes.
jot down
Could I ____ __ (enter a conversation) here?
jump in
Hey, ____ it ____ (to be quiet). It is an upscale restaurant.
keep down
I complained about the airline, and they promised to ____ ____ (to investigate) the matter.
look into
burn out
lose enthusiasm and energy to continue in a demanding job
His grandfather ______ ____ (to die) last year.
passed away
The coach tried to ___ the team __ (to make sb more enthusiastic).
pep up
How much do you ___ _____ (save for later) every month?
put aside
He has ___ __ _______ (to encounter a problem) a lot of opposition
ran up against
I have been _______ __ __ (get info by reading a lot) world history and I am always disappointed to know what we human being have done.
reading up on
slack off
reduce the amount of work one does
go over
review
private university in the United States is such a ___-___ (overcharge). Too expensive.
rip off
I wanna ___ this __ (to check over) you
run by
put aside
save for later; set aside (it indicates a regular basis)
save up
save up
save up
saving money for sth specific
He always tries to _____ ___ (to reduce the amount of work) when his boss is away.
slack off
I feel great because I _____ __ (to sleep longer) last night!
slept in
I usually _____ __ __ (to buy large amount of sth) what I need when I go shopping
stock up on
He is expected by his parents to ____ ____ (to take a control of)their family restaurant when he becomes an adult.
take over
omg, my boss told me to ____ ____ (to assume responsibility for) Ryuto's duty after he quits next month
take over
He has always looked tired since he has _____ __ (to start sth new) that job.
taken on
He was _____ __ (to be employed) as a trainee
taken on
Do you have anything you have _____ __ (to begin sth new) recently? How you usually use your free time?
taken up
I can't bare it anymore. Can I ____ it ____ (to discuss) with you?
talk over
She really wound me up. She kept ______ ____ (to speak when sb is speaking) me.
talking over
Sounds like a great deal, but pls give me some time to _____ it _______ (consider the facts about sth in a thorough way).
think through
take over
to assume responsibility for, or control of (something or a situation) from someone else.
keep it down
to be quiet
take up
to begin to study, practice, or do (a hobby / a sport / a job / etc.).
stock up on sth
to buy large amount of sth
run by
to check over (something) with someone
boxed in
to confine or limit to one place or area / feeling stuck or shut due to one's limited options
pass away
to die
cut off
to disconnect, interrupt, or discontinue something or someone
talk sth over
to discuss sth
take on (another meaning)
to employ someone
come down with something
to get an illness that is not very serious (usually a cold or flu)
turn in (another meaning)
to go to bed
look into
to investigate
chime in
to join or interrupt a conversation
fill in for sb
to perform someone else's job because that person is not there (làm thay ai việc gì)
sleep in
to sleep longer than usual
talk over someone
to speak when someone else is speaking.
take on
to start sth new (challenge, task, etc.)
wrestle with
to struggle with
hand in/ turn in
to submit
hold/hang on
to wait
jot down
to write down
I finally finished an essay! I am gonna ____ __ (to go to bed) early today!
turn in
did you ____ __ (to submit) the assignment?
turn in, hand in
break up
used when connections is getting bad, poor
I am _________ ____ (to struggle with) what to do with this problem.
wrestling with