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60 Common Phrasal Verbs
60 Common Phrasal Verbs
gồm 1 động từ kết hợp với 1 trạng từ hoặc 1 giới từ, hoặc có
thể cả hai, để tạo thành 1 cụm từ có nghĩa khác.
• thuộc về ai đó
e.g.
That backpack belongs to my
brother.
• thành viên của tổ chức
e.g.
Does he belong to the Central Club?
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break down
• hư, hỏng
e.g.
My iPhone has broken down.
• trở nên tồi tệ, xấu đi
e.g.
My teacher’s health broke down
due to the pressure of work.
4
bring sb up
nuôi nấng
e.g.
I am really thankful to my
grandparents, who brought me up
when my parents got divorced.
6
burn out
7
call off
8
carry out
thực hiện
e.g.
Everybody has agreed to carry out
the project.
9
catch up with sb
bắt kịp
e.g.
I am a slow runner. I can’t catch up
with my friends.
10
check in
11
check out
trả phòng
e.g.
We have to check out by noon.
12
clean sth up
dọn sạch sẽ
e.g.
The nursery nurses have to clean up
the mess made by the children.
13
cling to
14
come across sth
15
come back
16
come up with sth
nãy ra ý tưởng
e.g.
John usually comes up with great
ideas when we discuss traveling.
17
count on sb
dựa vào ai đó
e.g.
Keith is a reliable co-worker. People
can count on him.
18
dress up
19
drop by
ghé thăm
e.g.
Yesterday I dropped by my aunt on
the way to my hometown
20
end up
kết cục
e.g.
You need to make savings now or
you will end up in serious trouble
someday.
21
figure out
22
get on with sb
23
get rid of
loại bỏ
e.g.
I think I have to get rid of bad habits
such as getting up late and smoking
when I become a flight attendant.
24
give up
25
go against
26
go ahead
27
go on
tiếp tục
e.g.
She stopped speaking for a moment
and then went on.
xảy ra
e.g.
What is going on here?
28
grow up
lớn lên
e.g.
I grew up in Sai Gon
29
hand in
30
help sb out
giúp đỡ ai đó
e.g.
When I bought a car, my friends
helped me out with a loan.
31
lay off
sa thải
e.g.
The bank laid off thousands of
employees to restructure the
company.
32
let sb down
33
look after sb
chăm sóc
e.g.
The nurses patiently looked after the
elderly in the nursing home.
34
look forward to sth/ V-ing
mong chờ
e.g.
I’m so tired of working. I look
forward to the weekend so badly.
35
look up to
kính trọng
e.g.
In Vietnam, students do look up to
their teachers.
36
make sth up
bịa đặt
e.g.
That’s not true. You made that up!
37
make up (to sb) for sth
38
pick sb up
đón ai đó
e.g.
Hi mom, could you pick me up at
school at 5 p.m?
39
pick sth up
nhặt đồ
e.g.
Look! Someone has dropped the
wallet on the road. Pick it up and
hand it in to the police.
41
put forward sth
đưa ra ý kiến
e.g.
Peter, please put forward your idea!
42
put off
43
put sb off
44
put up with sb
chịu đựng ai đó
e.g.
I can’t put up with the noise from my
neighbor anymore.
45
run into
vô tình gặp
e.g.
I ran into the girl I have a crush on
when I go shopping this morning.
46
run out of
47
set sth up
thành lập
e.g.
Could you set up a meeting this
afternoon?
48
settle down
49
show off
50
show up
xuất hiện
e.g.
She showed up at the party even
though she said she would not come.
51
slow down
chậm lại
e.g.
Could you slow down a bit? It’s
dangerous to drive too fast.
52
speed up/ speed sth up
53
stand by
54
stick to
55
take off
cất cánh
e.g.
The plane took off 30 minutes late.
56
try sth out
57
turn down
từ chối
e.g.
He asked her out for dinner but she
turned him down.
58
turn off
59
turn on
60
turn out
61
work out
62
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