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List of Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs + Meaning & Example Sentences
List of Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs + Meaning & Example Sentences
1)Be Snowed Under-Meaning=Have too much work. Exp Sent-We are completely
Snowed Under at work because it’s the end of the tax year.
1)Adhere to-Meaning=Closely follow, observe, or represent. Exp sent- All drivers must
Adhere to the speed limits.
3)Ascribe to-Meaning=Regard something as being due (to). Exp Sent- A great work ethic
is often Ascribed to Immigrant workers.
5)Set Forth-Meaning=To describe something in writing or speech. Exp Sent- None quite
meets all the criteria set forth above.
8)Depart from-Meaning=To go away from. Exp Sent- The group is scheduled to depart
from Denmark tomorrow at 8:00am.
1)To Race against Time-Meaning=A situation in which you must complete something very
quickly; a deadline that is approaching soon and requires you to work at a hasty pace. Exp
Sent- I have one hour before my deadline but I still have so much to do- I am in a race
against time!
2)When it rains it pours-Meaning=We use ‘when it rains, it pours,’ when something bad
happens and other bad things usually happen at the same time. Exp Sent- The team not only
lost the game, but three of it’s best players were injured. When it rains, it pours.
3)Put the Ball in their Court-Meaning=To give someone else the responsibility. Exp Sent-
You’ve made them an offer, so now they have to decide whether to accept it or not; the ball is
in their court.
5)On the Same Page-Meaning=To be in agreement about something. Exp Sent- Let’s go
over all the details proposal one more time to make sure we are on the same page.
*For a full list of Phrasal Verbs along with their definitions please visit the website which can be
reached at the following link below.
http://www.languageforlife.es/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Complete-PV-list.pdf