The Phrasal Verb Office

Attitudes and Feelings

Phrasal Verbs

Verb + Preposition and/or Adverb. A phrase that often has a

meaning that is not implied by the words themselves.

Phrasal Verbs often have several uses or meanings.

Ex. Get around – to avoid a problem; to become known; to travel

to different places.

1. Separable – A Pronoun or Noun can be used between the

words

2. Inseparable – The two words are always used together!

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Ginger went into Kayla’s office to turn in her monthly sales
report.

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Turn in (Separable) – to give something to an authority

I’m sorry about

turning this report
in late. I’ve had a
busy week.

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Kayla replied, “This is not the first time you’ve _____ a report

___ late.

You _____ it ___ late last month, and the month before.”

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Ginger explained that she had been dealing with personal

problems.

Deal with (Inseparable) – to accept and control a difficult situation.

I know… I’ve been

dealing with some
problems in my
personal life.

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We all have problems to _____ ____, but you can’t let them
come between you and your work.

Come between (Inseparable) – prevent you from doing something; interfere with
something

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Ginger went back to her office angrily. The conversation
with her boss had wound her up.
Wind up/Piss off (Separable) - Make someone upset or
angry. She wouldn’t even
hear me out.
Hear out (Separable) - Listen to someone until they finish
speaking

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Carmen came into Ginger’s office, and asked why she was so

_____ ___?! Ginger felt that Kayla was picking on her.

Pick on (Inseparable) – Repeatedly criticize She’s always

picking on me!
someone, or treat them unfairly.

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“Calm down,” Carmen said. “I don’t think she’s trying to ____

___ you. Let’s go and get some coffee. That may cheer you up.”

Calm Down (Separable) – Become less emotional

Cheer up – (Separable) to become happy or less sad

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Carmen tried her best to _____ Ginger ___, but it was difficult.
Ginger said that she refused to put up with Kayla’s criticism!

I’m not going

to put up with
this much longer!

Put up with – (Inseparable) to tolerate; endure

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The next day, Ginger came to work feeling much better. Before

she could sit down, she was called into the boss’s office.

Hey Ginger, the

Call into (Separable) – To ask or tell someone boss wants to
come to a place; usually from an authority speak to you!

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When she came into the office, Kayla said that her report had

some errors.

Add up (Separable) – when a

calculated total seems wrong when
compared with other information.
Ginger, I checked
your report, and
some of the numbers
don’t add up!

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Kayla told her to re-do her report, and ____ it ___ by Friday.

Do over (Separable) – to do
something again, after an unsuccessful
first attempt.

I need you to do
them over, and give
it to me by Friday.

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Ginger contested, because she had worked on the report for

a long time!

Work on (Inseparable) – to spend time producing or improving something

But I worked
on that report for
more than three
hours!

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Kayla didn’t listen. She told her that if she couldn’t meet the

deadline, she would give her tasks to someone else.

take over (Separable) – to take

control of something from someone
else.

If you can’t get them

done, I’ll have Leon
take over.

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Ginger went back to her office even angrier than she had been

before. “I can’t believe she threatened to have Leon ____ ____

my work!

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She choked up. She truly felt that Kayla was trying to put

her down.

Choke up (Separable) – to have trouble talking because of crying or strong emotion.

Put down (Separable) – to degrade, disparage, or belittle

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In reality, Kayla wasn’t trying to ____ her _____, she just
wanted her to live up to her potential.

Live up to (Inseparable) – to
be as good as was expected

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She really believed in Ginger.

Believe in (Inseparable) – to
have faith or confidence in
someone or something

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But it wasn’t enough for Kayla to ______ ___ Ginger. Ginger

needed to ______ ___ herself!

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The truth was, Ginger had put off the report for several

days. She hadn’t been focused on her work lately.

Put off (Separable) – to delay or move an

activity to a later time.

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She said to herself, “If I hadn’t ____ ___ the report, I would

have had enough time to do it correctly.”

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She threw out the first report and started over.

Throw out (Separable) – to get rid of something by treating it as garbage

Start over (Separable) – to begin doing something again from the beginning

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After _____ ____, she realized how many mistakes she had

made on her original report. She had a lot of work to do!

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She focused completely on her report, and even worked through

lunch.
I’ll finish this, even
if I have to work
through lunch!

Work through – (Inseparable) to remain engaged in some task in

order to complete it.

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At the end of the day, she went into Kayla’s office and

_____ ___ her report.

Here’s my report. I’ve

done the numbers
over. Everything
should add up now.

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Kayla seemed very happy about the report, and she even

complimented Ginger for _______ ____ ____ her potential.

I knew that you

could do it. I
believed in you.

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Ginger was happy. At first it seemed impossible that she

could complete the work by the end of the day, but she had

pulled it off! She went home to celebrate!

Pull off (Separable) – to succeed in doing something difficult.

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Let’s Review!

DE-formalize the following statements by

replacing the words in Bold with the
Correct Phrasal Verb!

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Ginger went into her boss’s office to give her her report.

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Ginger went into her boss’s office to turn in her report.

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Ginger explained that she had been accepting and controlling
difficult problems in her personal life.

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Ginger explained that she had been dealing with problems in her
personal life.

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Kayla said, “We all have problems to deal with, but you can’t let them prevent
you from doing or interfere with you and your work.”

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Kayla said, “We all have problems to deal with, but you can’t let them come
between you and your work.”

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Ginger went to her office. The conversation with her boss had made
her upset or angry.

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Ginger went to her office. The conversation with her boss had
wound her up/pissed her off.

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She felt that Kayla wouldn’t even listen to her until she was finished
speaking.

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She felt that Kayla wouldn’t even hear her out.

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Carmen came into Ginger’s office and asked her why she was so wound up.
Ginger felt that Kayla was repeatedly criticizing her or treating her unfairly.

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Carmen came into Ginger’s office and asked her why she was so wound up.
Ginger felt that Kayla was picking on her.

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Carmen told her, “Become less emotional! I don’t think she’s trying to
pick on you.”

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Carmen told her, “Calm down! I don’t think she’s trying to pick on you.”

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Let’s get some coffee. That may help you to become happy or less

sad.

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Let’s get some coffee. That may help you cheer up. Carmen tried her
best, but it was difficult.

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Ginger said, “I’m not going to endure; tolerate this much longer.”

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Ginger said, “I’m not going to put up with this much longer.”

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The next day, Ginger came to work feeling better. Before she could sit,
she was asked or told to come to the boss’s office.

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The next day, Ginger came to work feeling better. Before she could sit,
she was called into the boss’s office.

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When she got in the office, Kayla said, “Ginger, I checked your report, and
some of the numbers don’t seem right when compared with other
information.

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When she got in the office, Kayla said, “Ginger, I checked your report, and
some of the numbers don’t add up.

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I want you to do the report again after an unsuccessful first attempt, and
turn it in to me by Friday.

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I want you to do it over, and turn it in to me by Friday.

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“But I produced or improved that report for over three hours!” Ginger said.

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“But I worked on that report for over three hours!” Ginger said.

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Kayla didn’t listen. She told her that if she couldn’t finish the report, she would
have Leon take control of her tasks.

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Kayla didn’t listen. She told her that if she couldn’t finish the report, she would
have Leon take over her tasks.

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Ginger was so angry she started to have trouble talking because of strong
emotion. She truly felt that Kayla was trying to degrade, disparage or belittle
her.

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Ginger was so angry she started to choke up. She truly felt that Kayla was
trying to put her down.

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In reality, Kayla just wanted her to be as good as her expected potential. She
really had faith and confidence in Ginger.

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In reality, Kayla just wanted her live up to her potential. She really believed in
Ginger.

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Ginger needed to believe in herself. The truth was, she hadn’t been focused,
and she had delayed or moved the report to a later time.

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Ginger needed to believe in herself. The truth was, she hadn’t been focused,
and she had put off the report.

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Ginger treated the first report like garbage and got rid of it, then she began
to do it again from the beginning.

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Ginger threw out the first report, then she started over.

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She had made a lot of mistakes on the first report. She knew she had a lot to
do, so she remained engaged in her task not stopping for lunch.

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She had made a lot of mistakes on the first report. She knew she had a lot to
do, so she worked through lunch.

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Getting the work done seemed impossible at first, but Ginger had succeeded in
doing something difficult. She went home to celebrate.

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Getting the work done seemed impossible at first, but Ginger had pulled it off.
She went home to celebrate!

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