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English Phrasal Verbs & Idioms Study Notes
English Phrasal Verbs & Idioms Study Notes
Set about-Begin
Set off-to explode
Set to-start energetically
Set up-establish oneself
Set aside-dismiss
Set on-attack
Set in-begin
Set something back-delay
Set out-begin journey
Set down-to put into printed or
written form
BREAK:
Collapse-broke down
Enter by force-broke into
Detach, terminate-broken off
Begin-broke out
disintegrate-broke up
PULL:
demolished-pulled down
succeed-pulled off
recover-pull through
reprimand-pulled up
PUT:
save-put aside
tidy up-pulled away
write-put down
suggest-put forward
claim-put in
postpone-put off
RUN:
pursue-ran after
flee-ran away
speak ill of-run down
meet by change-ran into
nothing left-ran out
drive over-ran over
rehearse-run through
Idioms:
Piece of cake: Easy
A hot potato: unpleasant to deal
with
Once in a blue moon: very rare
A bed of roses: easy option
Raining cats and dogs: raining
very heavily
Butterflies in my stomach: feel
very nervous
Devils advocate: one who
presents a counters agreement
Miss the boat: miss a chance
Apple of an eye: very precious
Zip your lip: to stop talking