Phrasal Verbs 1

• Oh bother, we don’t have any milk le2.

• Oh bother, we have run out of milk.

• It took me a long 6me to recover from my illness.

• It took me a long 6me to get over my illness.

• You can stay with us in Siena.

• We can put you up in Siena.

• I can collect you from the sta6on.

• I can pick you up from the sta6on.
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• How can you bear so much traffic noise?

• How can you put up with so much traffic noise?

• Mike’s party has been postponed 6ll June.

• Mike’s party has been put off 6ll June.

• John always arrives late for class.

• John always turns up late for class.

• I’m afraid the match has been cancelled.

• I’m afraid the match has been called off.
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• Why don’t you start tennis? It’s a good pas6me.
• Why don’t you take up tennis. It’s a good pas6me.

• Do you admire your father?

• Do you look up to your father?

• You should stop smoking!

• You should give up smoking!

• We are going to leave for York at 10:00 tomorrow.

• We are going to set off for York at 10:00 tomorrow.
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• We offered them £2,500 pounds for the flat but they
refused our offer.
• We offered them £2,500 pounds for the flat but they
turned us down.

• Please help me. I’m relying on you.

• Please help me. I’m counBng on you.

• Peter is just like his father.

• Peter takes a2er his father.

• Robert was raised by his grandparents.

• Robert was brought up by his grandparents.
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• I’m saving up to buy a new car.
• I’m puDng money aside to buy a new car.

• I think we’ve found an answer to that problem.

• I think we’ve come up with an answer to that problem.

• That story of yours isn’t true!

• You made up that story! (invented)

• John and Linda separated last week.

• John and Linda split up last week.