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Phrasal Verbs

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Fire away#702

Ask questions

“We need to FIRE AWAY before someone notices.”

Fire off#703

Send quickly, angrily or many (letter, emails, etc)

“I won't FIRE you.”

Fire up#704

Start a computer

“She FIRE her ideas ACROSS UP well.”

Firm up#705

Make things clearer in a negotiation or discussion

“I suppose we should FIRM UP before they notice we're late.”

Fish for#706

Try to get some information or to get someone to say something

“The police were FISHING FOR a tip from an informer.”

Fish out#707

Remove something from a bag, pocket, etc

“I suppose we should FISH OUT before they notice we're late.”

Fit in#708

Get on in a group of people

“How are you FITG ON IN with the project?”

Fit in with#709

Be convenient or occur conveniently

“Something's FITP IN WITH at work.”

Fit into#710

Become part of

“I suppose we should FIT INTO before they notice we're late.”

Fit out#711

Provide with necessary equipment

“They're FITG OUT OUT free samples.”

Fit out with#712

Provide someone with necessary equipment

“They're FITG OUT OUT WITH free samples.”

Fit up#713

Frame someone- make them look guilty of something they haven't done

“She's always FITG UP UP stories.”

Fix up#714

Make an arrangement

“She's always FIXG UP UP stories.”

Fizzle out#715

End in an unsuccessful way

“We need to FIZZLE OUT before someone notices.”

Flag down#716

Signal at a vehicle to get it to stop

“We had to FLAG DOWN the meeting.”

Flag up#717

Raise an issue, or highlight its importance

“We should FLAG UP working conditions at the meeting.”

Flake out#718

Fall asleep from exhaustion

“Don't FLAKE OUT OUT trying to do everything.”

Flame out#719

Fail

“I won't FLAME you.”

Flame up#720

Burn brightly

“We need to FLAME UP before someone notices.”

Flare out#721

Get angry suddenly

“We need to FLARE OUT before someone notices.”

Flare up#722

When trouble suddenly appears

“He didn't FLARE UP.”

Flash about#723

Show something to make sure people know about it

“She's always FLASHG UP ABOUT stories.”

Flash around#724

Show something to make sure people know about it

“She's always FLASHG UP AROUND stories.”

Flash back#725

Suddenly remember

“We need to FLASH BACK before someone notices.”

Flash by#726

Move very fast

“I suppose we should FLASH BY before they notice we're late.”

Flash past#727

Move very fast

“I suppose we should FLASH PAST before they notice we're late.”

Flesh out#728

Add more details or information

“The police were FLESHING OUT a tip from an informer.”

Flick over#729

Change TV channels quickly

“Don't FLICK OVER on me.”

Flick through#730

Change TV channels repeatedly

“Don't FLICK THROUGH on me.”

Flip off#731

Extend your middle finger as a gesture of contempt

“The children were FLIPpING OFF stories from the book.”

Flip out#732

Become very excited and lose control

“I suppose we should FLIP OUT before they notice we're late.”

Flip through#733

Look quickly through a magazine, book, etc

“We need to FLIP THROUGH before someone notices.”

Float about#734

Be somewhere near, though not visible

“We need to FLOAT ABOUT before someone notices.”

Float around#735

Be somewhere near, though not visible

“We need to FLOAT AROUND before someone notices.”

Flog off#736

Sell something cheaply to get rid of it

“Don't FLOG OFF the opportunity.”

Floor it#737

Drive a vehicle as fast as possible

“We need to FLOOR IT before someone notices.”

Flounce off#738

Leave a place or walk away from someone angrily

“We can't FLOUNCE OFF from the deal now.”

Flounce out#739

Leave a place angrily

“We can't FLOUNCE OUT from the deal now.”

Fluff out#740

Shake or pat a cushion so that it fills with air

“Please FLUFF OUT the form.”

Fluff up#741

Shake or pat a cushion so that it fills with air

“Please FLUFF UP the form.”

Fly about#742

Circulate (rumours, etc)

“We need to FLY ABOUT before someone notices.”

Fly around#743

Circulate (rumours, etc)

“We need to FLY AROUND before someone notices.”

Fly at#744

Attack

“We need to FLY AT before someone notices.”

Fly by#745

When time appears to move quickly

“I suppose we should FLY BY before they notice we're late.”

Fly into#746

Change emotion quickly

“Don't FLY INTO on me.”

Fob off#747

Make or persuade someone to accept something

“I FOBBED it OFF Paul.”

Fob off on#748

Make or persuade someone to accept something you don't want

“I FOBBED the work ON the others.”

Fob off onto#749

Make or persuade someone to accept something you don't want

“I FOBBED the fake note ONTO a shopkeeper.”

Fob off with#750

Make or persuade someone to accept something of lower quality than they wanted

“He FOBBED her OFF WITH some fake gold.”

Focus on#751

Concentrate

“We need to FOCUS ON on the task.”

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