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Phrasal Verbs

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Join in#1102

Take part in an activity

“Can you JOIN IN this?”

Joke around#1103

Be funny, or try to

“Can I JOKE AROUND this shirt?”

Jot down#1104

Make a quick note

“She's always JOTG UP DOWN stories.”

Juice up#1105

Make something more exciting or perform better

“The children were JUICING UP stories from the book.”

Jump at#1106

Accept eagerly

“I'd JUMP AT the chance to go and live in Japan.”

Jump in#1107

Enter a conversation

“We need to JUMP IN before someone notices.”

Jump off#1108

Start quickly, often well

“Smoking JUMPS UP OFF too much money.”

Jump on#1109

Criticize, attack

“We need to JUMP ON before someone notices.”

Keel over#1110

Turn upside down

“You should KEEL OVER to your mistake.”

Keep around#1111

Keep something near you

“Why do you KEEPE ON AROUND complaining?”

Keep at#1112

Continue with something difficult

“We need to KEEP AT despite the setbacks.”

Keep away#1113

Don't allow someone near something

“We need to KEEP AWAY before someone notices.”

Keep back#1114

Maintain a safe distance

“She's KEEPING TO BACK the last shred of hope.”

Keep down#1115

Not vomit

“Don't KEEP me DOWN.”

Keep from#1116

Control yourself, refrain

“We need to KEEP FROM before someone notices.”

Keep in#1117

Not allow someone out

“We need to KEEP IN before someone notices.”

Keep in with#1118

Maintain good relations, stay on good terms with someone

“She's KEEPING TO IN WITH the last shred of hope.”

Keep off#1119

Not talk about

“She KEPT OFF the subject of her divorce.”

Keep on#1120

Continue doing something

“We need to KEEP ON despite the setbacks.”

Keep out#1121

Not allow someone to enter

“We need to KEEP OUT before someone notices.”

Keep to#1122

Stay within limits

“We need to KEEP TO the choices.”

Keep up#1123

Not let someone go to bed

“I won't KEEP you.”

Keep up at#1124

Continue, not quit

“We can't KEEP UP AT from the deal now.”

Keep up with#1125

Move at the same rate

“We need to KEEP UP WITH.”

Key down#1126

Relax, unwind

“Just KEY DOWN and think clearly.”

Key in#1127

Enter numbers or information into a computer or electronic system

“The police were KEYyING IN a tip from an informer.”

Key in on#1128

Focus attention on, single out

“They're KEYING IN ON a summer launch date.”

Key on#1129

Target, focus on (sport)

“They're KEYING ON a summer launch date.”

Key out#1130

If you key out a plant, you identify it by using binary choices like whether it has needle leaves or doesn't.

“We can't KEY OUT from the deal now.”

Key to#1131

Plan things to fit or suit people or situations

“The seafood didn't KEY TO me at all.”

Key up#1132

Make someone excited or nervous

“She's always KEYG UP UP stories.”

Kick about#1133

Discuss

“We need to KICK ABOUT our differences properly.”

Kick around#1134

Discuss

“We need to KICK AROUND our differences properly.”

Kick around with#1135

Spend time with

“We need to KICK AROUND WITH before someone notices.”

Kick back#1136

Pay someone illegally as part of the price

“I had to KICK ten percent BACK to the government official to get the contract.”

Kick down#1137

Break something with your feet

“The old chair's KICKING DOWN.”

Kick in#1138

When a drug starts to take effect

“Can you KICK IN this?”

Kick off#1139

Start a game of football

“Smoking KICKS UP OFF too much money.”

Kick out#1140

Expel

“We need to KICK OUT before someone notices.”

Kick up#1141

Cause trouble or pain

“We've KICKN UP all the milk.”

Kill off#1142

Reduce or exterminate a population by hunting, pollution, development, etc.

“There used to be a lot of wolves around here, but most of them have been KILLED OFF.”

Kip down#1143

Sleep away from your home, often without planning to

“We need to KIP DOWN before someone notices.”

Kip down on#1144

Sleep on something other than a bed

“We need to KIP DOWN ON before someone notices.”

Kiss off#1145

Used to tell someone to go away

“She was KISSD OFF OFF by the teacher.”

Kiss up to#1146

Try to get into someone's favour

“He's KISSING UP TO a promotion again.”

Knock about#1147

Beat someone

“We need to KNOCK ABOUT before someone notices.”

Knock around#1148

Discuss casually

“We need to KNOCK AROUND our differences properly.”

Knock back#1149

Cost someone a lot of money

“The delays KNOCK BACK us weeks.”

Knock down#1150

Demolish

“They KNOCKED DOWN the old church and built a block of flats in its place.”

Knock it off!#1151

Stop doing something annoying

“We had to KNOCK IT OFF. the meeting.”

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