Phrasal verbs
By: Camilo Martínez
1. Ask - out
Invite on a date.
- Brian asked Carol out to dinner and a movie.
- Frank wants to ask this girl at work out, but he´s too afraid
- Ask her out! I think she likes you
2. Ask around
: ask many people the same question, information or help
- I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet
- I have no idea, but I'll ASK AROUND at work and see if anyone can help
3. add up to something
Equal
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Your purchases add up to $205.32.
4. back something up
Reverse/to go back to something said in a
conversation
- You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out
- The bus backed up to
the end of the parking space - Wait—back up a little. What did you say
that phone number was?
5. back someone up
- My family back me up in my fight for compensation
6. Set up
To put it or arrange it in a way you can use it
- Camilo helped me to set up my new computer (to put it on a table, got the speakers, plug it i
To place somebody in an awkward situation.
- The police “set up” criminals all the time
- “it was a setup from the beginning” (a trap)
7. Work out
Fix a problem; couples fix a relationship and coming to a successful end. Going to the gym too
- It worked out very well and we finished early (It came to a successful end)
- If you´re like Arnold Schwarzenegger, you have big muscles because you work out
8. Turn out
Unknown knowledge and quantity produced
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It turns out Andrea had forgotten to pay his electric bill
-
Mazda turns out a million cars a year
-
Engvid turns out a video per week
9. Cut off
to interrupt
someone or something; to prevent someone from continuing
to speak
- He had forgotten to pay the bill so the power was cut off
- "Don´t cut me off ! I need to speak"
-
You got cut off because someone was walking in front of you
10. Catch up
to tell someone
the news of someone or something
- I missed a week of work, and now I have to catch up
- Oh, please catch me up on what your family is doing.
