Find 3 phrasal verbs that you think are useful. Give the definition and an example sentence for each of the chosen phrasal verbs.
Follow the given examples:
1. get rid of (1. inseparable): dispose of; give away or throw away.
e.g. "That shirt is really ugly. Why don't you get rid of it?"
2. call off (separable): cancel something that has been scheduled.
e.g. "We don't have school today. The mayor called classes off because of the snow."
3. pass out (1. no object): faint; lose consciousness.
e.g. "When Ella heard that she'd won a million dollars, she was so shocked that she passed out."
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Deadline for submission: 30th April, 09
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1. look on
meaning:Consider
example:We look on this town as our real home.
2. run into
meaning:meet
example:Guess who I run into at the supermarket? Is Britney Speras!
3.Set about
meaning:Start working
example:We must set about to serach some information to do our project.
Tong Yu Hang 3a 32
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2:run into
meaning:meet
example:Guess who I run into at the supermarket? Is Britney (Spears)
Tong Yu Hang 3a 32
Cara Lee Chi Wah (6)3A
1.break up
meaning:to end or finish
e.g.:The lesson broke up at three o'clock.
2.get through
meaning:to manage or complete something difficult or unpleasant
e.g.:Finally,I get through the difficult problem.
3.screw up
meaning:to make a mistake and cause something to fail
e.g.:I screwed up the important meeting because I was late.
1.Go under
meaning:Fail
example:Peter goes under this mission,so he is very disappointed.
2.See eye to eye
meaning:Agree entirely
example:My parents and I have never seen eye to eye on this matter.
3.Clear off
meaning:Leave
example:I always clear off when I argue with someone.
Lam Kai Yin 3a (24)
1.see about
meaning:attend to/take into
consideration.
example:You must see about the rules of the test.
2.have on
meaning:wesr.
example:He is very handsome,when he
has on glasses .
3.haul upon the wind
meaning:bring a ship round to sail closer to the wind.
example:He haul upon the wind by his ship on The Pacific Ocean.
SAM NG 3a 30
1.see about
meaning:attend to/take into
consideration.
example:You must see about the rules of the test.
2.have on
meaning:wesr.
example:He is very handsome,when he
has on glasses .
3.haul upon the wind
meaning:bring a ship round to sail closer to the wind.
example:He haul upon the wind by his ship on The Pacific Ocean.
NG CHUNG LONG 3a 30
3A 23 Max Chung Hong Yau
1.back off
meaning: not follow a threat.
e.g. The suspect told the policemen to back off.
2.throw up
meaning: vomit
e.g. I throw up after I've ridden on the roller coaster.
3.show up
meaning: arrive; appear.
e.g.The boss will be furious if u don't show up at the meeting.
Kenneth Lo Ka Kin 3A (28)
1.good at
meaning:very clever at
example:I am good at playing football.
2.hand in
meaning:give in by hand to the proper person
example:Please hand in your homework.
3.on duty
meaning:working
example:I am on duty on Saturday.
Sarah Ng Shuk Han (8) 3A
1.take in
meaning:eat
example:I am taking in bread.
2.get out
meaning:out of somewhere
example:Get out from my room.
3.get off
meaning:Leave bus
example:I should get off the bus right now.
3A Crail Hung Ting ( 4 )
(1) Ask out
meaning :Invite on a date
example :I can't believe that
Joe finally asked me
out on a date!
(2) Dress down
meaning :Dress casually
example :I am dressing down
because I am going
to have a crazy
shopping.
(3) Break off
meaning :End something
example :Sally broke her
engagement to John
off.
3A LeeKaHo
1.carry on
Meaning:continue (a conversation, a game)
e.g.:Please, carry on. I didn't mean to interrupt you.
2.Keep in
meaning:Not allow someone out
e.g:You will be kept in prison if
you against the low.
3.Die out
meaning:Become extinct or disappear
e.g:Some scientists say that the dinosaurs died out when a comet hit the earth and caused a nuclear winter.
1. see over
meaning: to visit and look at a place carefully
example: We need to see over the house before we can make you an offer.
2. hit back
meaning: to reply to attacks
example: In a TV interview she hit back at her critics.
3.wear off
meaning:to gradually stop
example:The effects of the drug will soon wear off.
Tsang Wing Sze 3A 11
Leon Chan Chi Hong 3A 15
1.make out
meaning:hear clearly
example:He was speaking so quickly that I couldn't make out a word.
2.put out
meaning:extinguish
example:The neigbours managed to put out the fire before the firemen arrival.
3.run into
meaning:meet accidentally
example:I ran into my uncle and his family in Central.
1. put away
meaning:take away and tidy up
example:Please put away all your things in your desk.
2. get away
meaning:have a holiday
example:I am hoping to get away for a few weeks at the summer holiday.
3. run away
meaning:escape or leave
example:He ran away from home at the age of fifteen.
Yuen Ka Wai 3A (36)
1)back in
MEANING:RETURN To
EXAMPLE:HE WAS SICK THE LAST FEW DAYS,BUT HE IS NOW BACK AT WORK.
2)CALL ON
MEANING:TO PAY A VISIT
EXAMPLE:WHEN I WAS IN LONDON,I CALLED ON THE FAMOUS PROFESSOR AND ASKED FOR HIS ADVICE.
3)BREAK IN
MEANING:TO INTERRUPT
EXAMPLE:TOM HAS THE ANNOYING HABIT OF BREAKING IN WHILE SOMEONE IS TALKING.
LUI SZE TING 3A(7)
li man kit 3a 27
1.keep on
m:continue
e:He kept on talking after everybody asked him to stop.
2.wind up
m:finish
e:If he doesn't get his act together, he is going to wind up in jail.
3.fall off
m:decrease
e:Interest in the project fell off when they realized it wouldn't be profitable.
3A Kelly Chan(1)
1.write down
meaning:record something in writing
example:Let me write down the things we need to buy.
2.hold on
meaning:tell someone to wait on the telephone
example:Hold on a minute.The doorbell is ringing.
3.find out
meaning:discover
example:You will never find out my secrets!
1.hold on
meaning:to stand on
example:Hold on!The ambulance is coming.
2.get away
meaning:escape
example:He was put in a maze,but ver soon, he got out.
3.put in
meaning:bring up
example:He put in a request for five thousand damages.
Chan Ka Wing 3A 18
HOWARD CHAN KA HO 3A (17)
1. show off
Meaning:display something you are proud of
Example:Mr.Lee wanted to show off his new technology system.
2. send back
Meaning:return something
Example:I sent my food back
because it was overcooked.
3. shut up
Meaning:stop talking or making noise
Example:He told us to shut up and start working.
1.put on
neaning:wear
example:I put on a new dress.
2.fill out
meaning:gain weight
example:Jerry used to be really skinny, but in the last year he's begun to fill out.
3.tick off
meaning:make someone upset or angry
example:It really ticks her off when Sally is late.
1.put on
neaning:wear
example:I put on a new dress.
2.fill out
meaning:gain weight
example:Jerry used to be really skinny, but in the last year he's begun to fill out.
3.tick off
meaning:make someone upset or angry
example:It really ticks her off when Sally is late.
Cho Ching Ching 3a 3
1. break down
meaning:
1.stop operating or functioning
2.separate into constituent elements or parts as of chemical substances
example:My telephone has
broken down, so I need to buy a new one.
2.break a leg
meaning:to imprecate somebody
example:Let's break a leg on Peter.
3.break into
meaning:
1.to burst into
2.to interrupt
example:somebody broke into my house.
1. break down
meaning:
1.stop operating or functioning
2.separate into constituent elements or parts as of chemical substances
example:My telephone has
broken down, so I need to buy a new one.
2.break a leg
meaning:to imprecate somebody
example:Let's break a leg on Peter.
3.break into
meaning:
1.to burst into
2.to interrupt
example:somebody broke into my house.
Ingrid Yip 3A (14)
tom tsang 3a 33
1.Breeze in
meaning:Enter a place quickly
e.g.He breeze in and started shouting at us.
2.Barge in
meaning:Enter a place and interrupt
e.g. He keeps barge in and asking stupid questions when I'm trying to work.
3.Break in
meaning: Go into a building to steal something
e.g.The burglars broke in and stole the TV and video.
1. Read out
meaning:read loudly
e.g:I have to read out,but he don't hear.
2.pass out
meaning: faint
e.g:, she felt sick that she passed out.
3.let down
meaning:disappoint
e.g;Peter lost the competition,I let dowm.
Wong lai kwan(12)3A
1. Break down
To stop working because of a fault
e.g. The telephone system has broken down.
2. Pushover
A thing that is easy to do or win
e.g. The game will be a pushover.
3. Work out
To develop in a successful way
e.g. My first job didn’t work out.
Wu Pak Yan 3A 13
3A 19 Tom Chan Yau Hang
1.Wake up
Meaning: arouse from sleep
Example: I was woken up by the thunder.
2.Turn on
Meaning: switch on the electricity
Example: The teacher told the IT helper to turn on the projector.
3.Go through
Meaning: consume
Example: Did you go through all your pocket money last month?
3a Wilson Choi
1.run down
mean:loose power, be very tired
e.g.:I am run down now, please dont tell me to do the houseworks now.
2.get in
mean:enter
e.g.:Get in the front of seat.
3.nod off
mean:fall asleep
e.g.:Many students nod off on the lesson.
29/4/2009
1.give out
meaning:to hand or pass somehing to people
example:Miss Lo told us to give out the worksheet to the class.
2.stand back
meaning:to move back
example:There is something happen,so the policeman warn us to stand back.
3.keep on
meaning:to continue doing something and do it again and again
example:In the group discussion,he keeps on interrupting me.
Siu Ka Long 3A31
1.fill in
meaning:add information to a form
example:Could you fill them in on this form?
2.get around
meaning:avoid having to do something
example:He got around the required math classes by doing well on a math proficiency test
3.look like
meaning:resemble
example:Does he look like his father or his mother
Fanni Kwok Wing Lam 3A(5)
3A(35) Hugo Yeung Hui Kiu
1.Back out
Meaning:give up something/to withdraw something
Example:Paul has broken a leg,so he have to backe out of the competition.
2.Calm down
Meaning:become less agitated/upset etc.
Example:I think Carson should calm down,he is too nervous about his achievement.
3.Hand out
Meaning:give out
Example:Our english teacher hand out some vocabulary paper to us and remember us to have a dictation on next Monday.
3A(10)Evan Tang Tsz Ying
good at-fiuent in it
Example-Domonic goods at drawing.
switch on-turn on
Example-'Switch on the light,please.'
burn down-burnthrough
Example-After the fire,the house had burnt down.
John,Wong Kai Wing 3A(34)
1.get up
meaning:wake up
example:Mary is getting up a performance.
2.pass away
meaning:die
example:Yesterday,my grandfather was passed away.
3.put in
meaning:add something
example:Put in more water, will you?
Vivian Chen 3A (2)
1.take off
meaning:especially clothes
example:Come in and take your coat off.
2.get along
meaning:to leave a place
example:I'd love to stay but I should be getting along now.
3.work out
meaning:to understand someone
example:I've never been able to work her out.
Oscar Chan 3A(20)
1.let down
meaning:disappoint
example:I know I let you down when I didn't do what I promised. I'm really sorry.
2.jack up
meaning:raise
example:The car dealer bought my old Ford for $750 and jacked the price up to $1,500 when they sold it.
3.chicken out
meaning:lose the courage or confidence to do something
example:Sam said he was going to ask Lulu for a date, but he chickened out.
1.wig out
meaning: mad
Joe wig out when he get failed on the test
2.take after
meaning:look like
Jack takes after her mother
3.talk back
meaning:to argue
Children should not talk back to their parents
Rex,Cheng Yu Sing 21
Ricky mok 3A 29
1.run-around
meaning:give a person
example:I run-around peter and max today
2.play ball
meaning:work together with someone or something
example:Most countries have signed the greenhouse gas reduction plan.
3.play down
meaning:decrease or descend
example:The general tried to play down the military defeat.
1. eat out
meaning:have a meal in a restaurant
example:I'm too tired to cook tonight. Why don't we eat out?
2.end up
meaning:finally arrive at; arrive at an unexpected place.
example:We got lost last night and ended up in the next town.
3.jack up
meaning:raise/life by using a jack.
example:We'll have to jack the back of the car up before we can change the tire.
Sandy Sum tsz nga 3A (9)
1.ask out
meaning:ask for a date.
example:Nancy has a new boy friend. Joe asked her out last night
pick out
meaning : select
ewample:Billy's grandmother especially liked her birthday card because Billy had picked it out himself
throw away
meaning:discard; put in the garbage
example:You shouldn't throw those newspapers away; they're recyclable
3A 26 ROCKY LEUNG
1.pass away (no object): die.
"I was very sorry to hear that your grandfather passed away."
2.pass out (1. no object): faint; lose consciousness.
"When Ella heard that she'd won a million dollars, she was so shocked that she passed out."
3.pick up (1. separable): lift; take up.
"Those books don't belong on the floor. Will you help me pick them up?"
Philipp Chan 3A16
put out
meaning-if a boat or ship puts out, it starts to sail.
example-We waited for the storm to die down and then put out to sea.
put up
meaning-to stay somewhere for a short time.
example-We could always put up at a cheap hotel for the night.
work out
meaning-to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body.
example-I work out in the gym twice a week.
3A 37 yung kwok keung
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