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Entries in phrasal verb (120)

Saturday
Apr212012

“She can come across as stuck up at first.”

She can come across as stuck up at first.

One of your friends is complaining about a girl that you both know. He doesn't like her. You didn't like her when you first met her, but now you do. You say:

She can come across as stuck up at first.

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Sunday
Apr152012

“Come on out with us and blow off some steam!”

Come on out with us and blow off some steam!

You're going to have after-work drinks with some coworkers. One coworker doesn't usually come. Today he seems stressed. You want to invite him to come with you, so you say:

Come on out with us and blow off some steam!

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Wednesday
Apr112012

“We'll pass that along as soon as we have it.”

We

A client asks you for some research information about the results of your company's product. You don't have the research, but you will send it to your client when you get it. You tell them this.

We'll pass that along as soon as we have it.

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Friday
Mar232012

“Let's crack open a window and get some fresh air in here.”

Let

Your apartment is hot and has a little bit of a bad smell. You think that you should open one of the windows, so you say this to your roommate.

Let's crack open a window and get some fresh air in here.

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Friday
Mar092012

“There's one little patch that never seems to grow in.”

There

A friend asks if you've ever tried to grow a beard. You've tried, but it didn't look good. You're explaining why you stopped trying.

There's one little patch that never seems to grow in.

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Sunday
Jan152012

“I've always looked up to him as a role model.”

You won a small award, so you're being interviewed for an article in the local newpaper. The reporter asks who has motivated you. You say that you think your older brother has motivated you. Then you say:

I've always looked up to him as a role model. 

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Monday
Dec122011

“The last thing I want is for you to feel like you can't open up to me about this kind of stuff.”

English lesson: The last thing I want is for...

Your teenage daughter is starting to go on dates. She hasn't been talking to you much about it. You kept asking her about it, and she finally told you about some trouble she's having with a boy that she likes. You don't want her to feel embarrassed about talking about this topic with you, so you say:

The last thing I want is for you to feel like you can't open up to me about this kind of stuff.

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Wednesday
Nov302011

“Try to flesh out that first point a little bit more.”

English Lesson: Flesh out that point

You're checking one of your students' essays. One of the sections of the essay isn't very convincing because the student didn't explain himself very well. You want him to write more. You say:

Try to flesh out that first point a little bit more.

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Monday
Nov282011

“He got suspended for flipping off the bus driver.”

English Lesson: He got suspended for flipping off the bus driver

Your son made a rude gesture, so he got in trouble at school. Now he's not allowed to ride the school bus for two weeks. You're explaining what happened to your brother. You say:

He got suspended for flipping off the bus driver.

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Wednesday
Nov162011

“We can't take in every stray that comes along.”

English Lesson: every stray that comes along

Your kids found a homeless cat. They want to keep it. You're not going to let them keep it because you already have enough pets. You tell them:

We can't take in every stray that comes along.

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