Unit 1 Scaling the Heights

Phrasal verbs

 Blow away ► Impress someone greatly.

I was blown away by the quality of the story.

►To dissipate or remove as if with a current of air.

Their doubts were blown away .

► To defeat soundly.
Blew their rivals away in the first game.

 Break through ► To successfully deal with

something that is stopping you from making
progress.
She attempts to break through prejudice in
her workplace.

Break though ► Succeed in forcing your way

through something.
 Protesters tried to break through a police
cordon.

► When something that was previously hidden

or could not be seen, appears.
Despite everything, Elizabeth’s human side
keeps breaking through .

 Come up against ► To face or deal with a

problem or difficulty.
If you come up against difficulties, let me
know and I’ll help you.

 Fall through ► To fail to happen.

We found a buyer for our house, but the sale
fell through .

 Get ahead ► Make progress or achieve success

in life or work.
You’ve got to take risks if you want to get
ahead.
 Hang on ► Wait or stop for a moment.
Hang on a sec. I’ll come with you.

Hang on ► (Not in the book) to continue or

persist with effort or difficulty
Manchester United hung on to take the Cup.

 Knuckle down ► To start working or studying

hard.
You’re going to really knuckle down if you
want to pass your final exams.

 Pull something off/ pull off something ►

Succeed in doing something difficult or
unexpected.
I don’t know how you pull it off , but you got
the job!