PHRASAL VERBS WITH “LOOK”
♥ Look through = to exmine sth quickly .
e.g :We asked the teacher to look through our essays for mistakes .
♥ Look up =(in a dictionary , directory ….) .
e.g : Could you look her telephone number up in the direction ?
+ Look up = to become better .
e.g : Things seem to be looking up at long last .
♥ Look forward to = to expect .
e.g :We are looking forward to your visit in September .
♥ Look out = to be careful .
e.g :Look out ! There’s a car coming .
♥ Look into =to examine sth carefully in details .
e.g :I’d like to look into the possibility of buying a new car .
+ Look into = to investigate .
e.g :The police looked into the crime .
♥
♥ Look over = to examine sth one (part / chapter) by one (part/ chapter ).
e.g :I need to look over your report , I’ll get back to you tomorrow .
♥ Look to (sb for sth ) = to rely on sb .
e.g : He looks to his best friends for advice on business deals .
♥ Look back on (the past ) = to think about sth that has happened in the past .
e.g : Angie doesn’t like to look back on her past . She keeps her on the future .
♥ Look around = to walk around and see sth .
e.g : Fell free to look around the store . Let me know if you need any help .
PHRASAL VERBS WITH “BRING”
♥ Bring round = to make sb conscious .
e.g : They used some strong voolka to bring him round .
♥ Bring forward = to move sth to an earlier time .
e.g : I’d like to bring the meeting forwards a few hours it that’s alright with you .
♥ Bring up = to look after a child until she / he is an adult to teach her / him how to
behave = to raise .
e.g : I was brought up in the ountryside by my aunt .
+ Bring up = to vomit
= to mention a subject for . ( ☺ )
e.g : Could you bring up a new subject ? ( ☺ )
♥ Bring back = to return sth .
e.g : I need to bring these books back to the library this afternoon .
+ Bring back = to cause sth existed before being introduced again .
e.g: Nobody wants to bring back the day of child labour .
+ Bring back = to cause sb remember sth .
e.g : The photographs brought back memories of his childhood .
♥ Bring about = to make sth happen .
e.g : The revolution was brought about by the regime’s lack of trust .
♥ Bring off = to manage to do sth succesfully .
e.g : I was really happy when i finally brought that new contract off .
♥ Bring out = to produce / publish .
e.g: Smithers brought her lastest book out last year .
♥ Bring in = to introduce sb/sth as an advister , a helper .
e.g : The new computer expert was brought in to solve the problem .
♥ Bring down = to overthrow sth . ( đổ , hạ bệ )
= to make sb/sth move or fall to the ground .( đem ai/ gì từ trên cao xuống thấp)
e.g : The policeman brought the criminal down but unfortunately , hurt himself in the act
of doing sth .
+ Bring down the price of sth .
♥ Bring to = to make ( a boat ) stop .
e.g : He brought the rowboat to and let his sister get off .
♥ Bring sth (on) upon sb = to make sth bad happen to sb .
e.g : I’m afraid he brought his troubles upon himself .
PHRASAL VERB WITH “PUT”
♥ Put on = to cover an area of your skin with sth .( che đậy , mặc lên)
e.g: I think you’d better put the blue sweater on . It’s cold outside .
= to switch on a piece of electrical equipment .
e.g : could you please put the heating on . It’s cold here .
= to become heavier, especially by the mount mentioned .
e.g : I put on my weight very easily .
♥ Put up = to give sb food and place to stay .
e.g : Do you think you could put my friend up for the night.
= try to stop sb attacking you .
e.g : The old lady put up a struggle against her attacker .
= to lift or hold sth up ; to build sth .
e.g : Put your hand up if you know the answer .
= to suffer sb/sth unplesant and not complain about it.
e.g : I don’t know how they put up this noise .
♥ Put away = to send sb to prison .
= put sth in a box after using it .( ☺ )
e.g : Put the tools away if you’ve finished them . ( ☺ )
= to save money to spend later .
e.g : I need to put some money away for hard times .
♥ Put off = to make sb/sth not like or not want to do sth .
e.g : The accident put me off driving for a long time .
= to say to a person that you can no longer do what you had agreed .
e.g : They were coming to stay last weekend but I had to put them off at the last moment .
= to make sb unable to give their attention to sth .
e.g : Don’t stare at me , you’re putting me off .
♥ Put through =to make sb experience sth unpleasant .
e.g : We put our son through college . It costs a lot of money .
e.g : I didn’t want to put you through so much pain .
e.g : Could you please put Mr. Thomson through ?
♥ Put down = to stop holding sth and put it on the floor , a table .
e.g : The police persuaded him to put the gun down .
= to write sth .
e.g : I’ll put that down in my diary .
= to pay part of the cost of sth .
e.g : We put down a 10 % deposit on a car .
= to stop sth by force .
e.g : to put down a rebellion .
+ Put sth down to sth = to believe that sth is caused by sth .
e.g : I put his bad exam results down to his laziness rather than lack of ability .
♥ Put in = to include a piece of information in sth that you write .
= to ask for sth officially .
e.g : to put in an invoice / request.
= to spend time on sth .
e.g : She puts all her time and energy in her business .
PHRASAL VERBS WITH “TAKE”
♥ Take away = to remove sb/sth .
e.g : She took the scissors away from the child ( take sb/sth away ( form sth )) .
= to cause a feeling , to disappear .
e.g : These aspirins will take the pain away .
= to buy cooked food at a restaurant and carry it out to eat somewhere else , for example
at home .
♥ Take around = to show .
e.g : Let me take you around the office .
♥ Take back = to return sth to the place that you got it from .
e.g : He took his Christmas present back to Macy’s .
= to admit that th you said was wrong .
e.g : He never take what he said back .
♥ Take in = to deceive = to try to make sb believe sth that is not true .( đánh lừa )
e.g : I can’t believe how easy it is to take him in .
= to enjoy .
e.g : I’d love to take in a good movie tonight .
♥ Take to sb/sth = to start liking sb/sth .
e.g: He’s really starting to take to Sheila .
♥ Take up = to start doing sth regularly (for example as a habbit ) .
e.g : I think I’ll take up golf this year .
♥ Take out = to kill .
e.g : The mob wants to take Tony out .
= to go out with sb ( for a social occasion ) .
e.g : I’m taking Michael out last week .
♥ Take after = to inherit character .
e.g : She takes after her father .
♥ Take apart = to beat easily .
e.g : They took apart the Polphins last week .
= to criticize strongly .
e.g : Be careful about what you say . He may take you apart .
♥ Take off = to remove sth , especially clothes .
e.g : Coming and take your coat off .
= to have a holiday .
e.g : Has he taken off work recently ?
♥ Take aside = to speak to privately .(1 cách riêng tư ) .
e.g : I had to take Tim aside .
♥ Take over = to get control of sth or responsibility for sth .
e.g : The firm is being taken over by a large company .
e.g : Who is going to take over as an assistant when tim leaves ?
PHRASAL VERBS WITH “TURN”
♥ Turn out (to be sth ) = to be in the end .
e.g : Michael turned out to be a good student .
= to move the switch on the light or a source of heat to stop it .
e.g : Make sure you turn out the light when you leave .
♥ Turn in = go to bed .
e.g : I’m tired . I want to turn in .
= to return sth
e.g : The criminal decided to turn in the stolen money .
♥ Turn up = to arrive , to appear.
e.g : I was looking for some old pictures when this turned up .
= to increase the sound or heat that sth produces .
e.g : Turn the heat up . I’m cold .
♥ Turn around = to return the way you came .
e.g : I think we should turn around and go home . It’s getting dark .
♥ Turn down = to refuse an offer or the person who makes it .
e.g : Why did you turn that job down .
= to reduce the sound or heat that sth produces .
e.g : Turn the television down .
♥ Turn against = to object to sb/sth or make sb/sth object sb/sth .
e.g : The dog turned against its master and bit him .
♥ Turn away = to stop looking at sb/sth .
e.g : She turned away in horror at the sight of the blood .
= to refuse to allow a person to go into a place .
e.g : He had to turn away more than 200 visiters to the exhibit .
♥ Turn to = to go to sb/sth to get help / advice .
e.g : When you don’t know what to do , turn to Michael for advice .
♥ Turn over = to change position so that the other side is facing out or upwards .
(nhường )
e.g : He turned over and went back to sleep .
♥ Turn back = to return the same way that you came .( Turn around ) .
e.g :We’ve come so far already , we can’t turn back now .
☻☻☻ TRANSFORMATION ☻☻☻
♥ To be prey to sth = to suffer from sth .
e.g : I suffered from obsessive and agonising thoughts .
I was prey to obsessive and agonising thoughts .
By surprise
♥ To take sb { } làm ai ngạc nhiên .
Aback
e.g : His arrival was completely unexpected .
His arrival took us completely by surprise ( aback ).
♥ The onset (Noun) of sth = the beginning of sth .
e.g: The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness .
The onset of the disease is shown a feeling of faintness .
♥ At the outset (Adverb) = in the beginning =at the beginning of sth .
e.g : He began by giving us a summary of his grogress so far .
At the outset , he gave us a summary of his grogress so far .
♥ To offset = to compensate for sth = bù đắp .
e.g : As an antidote to their disappointment , he bought them ice-cream .
In order to offset their disappointment , he bought them ice-cream .
♥ To make out = discern = nhận dạng .
e.g : We could just discern the bulding through the fog .
We could just make out the building .
♥ To turn out for ( a meeting , a conference )= to attend ( a meeting …) .
e.g : The meeting was well attended .
A lot of people turned out for the meeting .
seen
♥ To have { better days } Đã qua rồi thời hòang kim (prime) .
known
e.g : It was obvious that the old house was past its prime .
It was obvious that the old house has seen better days .
♥ Tell ………from……… .
e.g :She doesn’t know the difference between margarine and butter .
She can’t tell margarine from butter .
♥ An authority on sth =an expert at sth .
e.g : He is famous for his vast knowledge of primitive religion .
He is an authority on primitive religion .
♥ Account ( verb ) for = explain .
e.g : How do you explain the difference between the two witnesses’ stories ?
How do you account for the difference between the two witnesses’ stories ?
♥ By no means ( adjective phrase ) = certainly not / no .
e.g : He is certainly not stupid .
He is by no means stupid .
♥ To take sb/sth for granted = coi là đương nhiên , bình thường .
e.g : “ you don’t appreciate me”, she complained .
“ you take me for granted” , she complained .
♥ Look down on ( verb phrase ) = to despise ( khinh thường , khinh miệt )
e.g :Anne was afraid the neighbours would despise her for not having a washing
machine .
Anne was afraid the neighbours would look down on her for not having a washing
machine .
♥ Put sth
1
down to sth
2
= owe sth to sth = có được là nhờ .
e.g : Bill rekoned that his success was due to incredible luck .
Bill put his success down to incredible luck .
♥ Get sth over with = to finish = to get sth off one’s chest .
e.g : Why not tell him the truth and be finished with it ?
Why not tell him the truth and be gotten over with ?
♥ To pester sb for sth = to keep sb for sth .
e.g : Children pestered us for sweets .
Children kept asking us for sweets .
♥ To fall short of sth = not come up to sth (expectations ) .
e.g : The film didn’t come up to my expectations .
The film fell short of my expectations .
♥ To have had enough of sth = can’t stand sth = tired of sth .
e.g : I can’t stand that dreadful noise any longer .
I have had enough of the dreadful noise .
♥ As a last resort = như một cách cuối cùng .
e.g : I travel by bus only when I have no alternative .
I travel by bus as a last resort .
♥ To be to blame for sth = be responsible for .
e.g : The accident wasn’t his fault .
He wasn’t to blame for the accident .
♥ To be bound to do sth = to be certain to do sth .
e.g : It is certain that the new cuts will worry the staff .
The new cuts are bound to worry the staff .
*** Note : He is bound / certain to come .
It’s certain that he will come .
It’s bound that he will come . (sai)
♥ To put the blame on sb for sth = đổ lỗi .
e.g : They accused me of causing the accident .
They put the blame on me for causing the accident .
It is common knowledge that …
♥ {
Every one (most people) know that …
e.g : Most people know that Britain’s economy is heavily dependent on North
Sea oil .
It’s common knowledge that Britain’s economy is heavily dependent on North
Sea oil .
♥ Charge sb with sth = bắt ai chịu tội .
♥ To coax sb into doing sth = persuade .
. WITH “BRING”
♥ Bring round = to make sb conscious .
e.g : They used some strong voolka to bring him round .
♥ Bring forward = to move sth to an earlier. . ( đổ , hạ bệ )
= to make sb/sth move or fall to the ground .( đem ai/ gì từ trên cao xuống thấp)
e.g : The policeman brought the criminal down but unfortunately