e.g : Angie doesn’t like to look back on her past.. ♥ 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.. PHRASAL VERBS WITH
Trang 1PHRASAL VERBS WITH “LOOK”
♥ Look at = to take / have a look
e.g :We looked at a few houses before we bought this one
♥ 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 for =to seek for
e.g :she’s looking for a new place to live
♥ 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
Trang 2+ 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
Trang 3♥ 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
Trang 4♥ 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
Trang 5♥ 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………
Trang 6e.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 sth1 down to sth2 = 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
Trang 7e.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