Phrasal Verbs

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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


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