PHRASAL VERB THROUGH EXAMPLES 1) Let's find a place where we can wait out the storm wait sth out: if you wait out an event, period, or time, especially an unpleasant one, you wait for it to finish 2) Hey, you guys, cut it out - Mom's trying to get some sleep cut it/that out: used to tell someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you 3) Both teams are on good form, which should make for a great game make for: to cause a particular result or situation 4) Fatherhood seems to have brought out the caring side of him bring sth out: to make something easier to see, taste, notice etc 5) The thought of mother alone like that was eating away at her eat away at sth: to make someone feel very worried over a long period of time 6) She immediately zeroed in on the weak point in his argument zero in on sth: to fix your attention on the person or thing mentioned = home in on 7) She couldn't find any cola, so had to settle for orange juice settle for: to accept sth that is not the exactly what you want but the best available 8) What time does the laser show kick off? kick off sth: to start discussion, an event, a meeting, etc 9) She wanted to tell him but pride held her back hold sb back from doing sth: to make sb hesitate to act or speak 10) The threat of redundancy was still hanging over us hang over sb: if sth bad or unpleasant is hanging over you, you think about it and worry about it a lot because it is happening or might happen 11) We had to have the dog put down put down: (usually passive) kill an animal, usu by giving it a drug, because it is old or sick 12) He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school dabble (in/with sth): to take part in an activity, a sport… but not very seriously 13) It was these national rivalries that eventually touched off the First World War touch sth off: to make sth begin, esp a difficult or violent situation 14) The two candidates will face off in a televised debate on Friday face off: to get ready to argue, fight or compete with sb face-off(n) 15) By December I had $300 squirreled away squirrel sth away: to hide or store sth so that it can be used later = stash away 16) He hit the other boy again and again as his friends egged him on egg sb on: to encourage sb to sth, esp sth they shouldn’t 17) The district chairman was fully apprised of all the details apprise sb of sth: to tell or inform sb of sth 18) Many parents may baulk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of shoes baulk at sth: unwilling to or to become involved Luyện Thi Vào Lớp 10 Chuyên Anh alis4porcus@gmail.com