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Phrasal Verbs

To look forward to (something)


To feel happy and exited about something that I going to happen

- It was nice meeting you today and I look forward to meeting you again soon.

- I look forward in having a long summer holiday this year!

To look into ( something)


To try to discover the facts about a problem or situation

- This is a serious problem and I will promise you I’ll look into it

- Look into to it I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy their new song!

To look out:
To watch what is happening and be careful

- There are some rocks falling look out!

- Look out! You almost banged you head on the ceiling

To mean to ( do something)
To intend to do something, often bad or wrong

- I didn't mean to hurt you , I didn't mean to make you cry

- I’m sorry I didn't mean it, I was only joking.

To meet up
To meet up another person in order to do something together

- Hey, if you are free on Saturday night let’s meet up

To move on:
To leave the current troubles behind and get on with your life

- Look she left you five years ago, now’s the the time to stop crying and move
on
To nod off
To fall asleep, especially briefly or unintentionally

- Sometimes after a big lunch I nod off in the afternoon, my coworkers don’t
like it though

To pass on :
To give someone that someone else has given you

- I will pass on your good-wishes to my mother

- I will pass on that information with my friends

To pass out:
To become unconscious

- He drunk so much vodka eventually he passed out

To Pencil in:
To arrange for something to happen on a particular date or occasion

- So let’s pencil in that meeting for next Wednesday at 3pm

To play down (something )


To try to make people believe that something is not particular important

- The government is trying to play down the significance of the corruption


scandals

To plug in (something)
To connect a piece of electrical equipment to an electricity supply

- Where can I plug in my computer

To pop in :
To enter a place for a short time

- I’m just going to pop in to the post office for a few minutes to pick up a
package, I will be back in a moment

To put off (something)


To postpone, move something to a later date,

- I’m tired can we put off the meeting until next week

To put (somebody) off:


To make someone not want to do something or not like something

- There was a rat in the restaurant and that made me really put off the meal

To read up
To acquire information about (subject) by reading intensively

- I have an interview tomorrow so today I’m going to read up on the company

To run down (something )


To gradually use up a supply of something until it has gone

- If you speak all day on your phone you will run down the battery

To set off :
To begin a journey

- Now we need to be in Glasgow by 11 am, so there’s a lot of traffic so we


should set off about 7 am

To set out :
TO define something, especially an idea or plan

- You have to set out exactly how you’re going to make this project work.

To set out (something)


To make a piece of equipment ready for use.

- Yes you can set up the equipment here


To settle down :
To begin to live a quieter life by getting a regular job, getting married , etc

- You’re to old for this crazy lifestyle it’s time you found a nice girl and settle
down

- I moved to London I’m all settled now.

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