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Phrasal Verbs

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Level with#1202

Tell someone the truth, often when they had not known for some time

“You should LEVEL WITH to your mistake.”

Lie around#1203

Act in a lazy or unproductive way

“We need to LIE AROUND before someone notices.”

Lie down#1204

Rest

“We need to LIE DOWN before someone notices.”

Lie with#1205

Have the right to make a decision

“The decision about the contract LIES WITH the courts.”

Lift off#1206

Leave the ground- rocket or spaceship

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

Light out#1207

Leave suddenly

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

Light up#1208

Light or start smoking a cigarette

“Smoking LIGHTS UP UP too much money.”

Lighten up#1209

Be less serious

“We need to LIGHTEN UP before someone notices.”

Limber up#1210

Do some exercises to warm up before playing a sport or other physical activity

“They had to LIMBER staff.”

Limber up for#1211

Prepare for something that will require a great effort

“We need to LIMBER UP FOR a contract.”

Line up#1212

Arrange in a line

“The police got them to LINE UP against the wall.”

Link up#1213

Connect, join

“We all LINKPED IN UP for the gift.”

Link up with#1214

Connect with someone or contact them

“I can't LINK UP WITH to her.”

Listen out for#1215

Listen for a particular noise or sound

“We need to LISTEN OUT FOR before someone notices.”

Listen up#1216

Pay attention (often used as a command)

“We need to LISTEN UP on the task.”

Live by#1217

Follow a belief system to guide your behaviour

“He tries hard to LIVE BY the Bible.”

Live down#1218

Stop being embarrassed about something

“We had to LIVE DOWN the meeting.”

Live for#1219

Believe something is extremely important

“I don't LIVE INTO FOR that theory.”

Live in#1220

Live in the place where you work or study.

“We need to LIVE IN a solution.”

Live it up#1221

Have a good time by spending a lot of money

“We need to LIVE IT UP before someone notices.”

Live off#1222

Use money earned

“We've LIVEN OFF all the milk.”

Live on#1223

Use money for basic necessities

“We've LIVEN ON all the milk.”

Live out#1224

Stay somewhere until you die

“She LIVED OUT her final years in a nursing home.”

Live through#1225

Experience different times

“She's LIVEG THROUGH THROUGH a difficult time.”

Live together#1226

Have a relationship and live in the same place without marrying

“We LIVED TOGETHER for a few years before we got married.”

Live up to#1227

Meet expectations or standards

“What time do you LIVE UP TO?”

Live with#1228

Accept something unpleasant

“It's hard to LIVE WITH the pain of a serious illness.”

Liven up#1229

Make something more interesting or exciting

“She's always LIVENG UP UP stories.”

Load down#1230

Burden

“We need to LOAD DOWN before someone notices.”

Load up#1231

Take illegal drugs

“Can you LOAD UP this?”

Load up on#1232

Consume a lot of something for a particular purpose

“The expenses LOAD UP ON more than the budget allows.”

Lock away#1233

Lock in a safe place

“We need to LOCK AWAY before someone notices.”

Lock down#1234

Make very secure

“She's always LOCKG UP DOWN stories.”

Lock in#1235

Lock a place to stop someone leaving

“We had to LOCK IN the meeting.”

Lock onto#1236

Find a target and head for it

“They're LOCKING ONTO a summer launch date.”

Lock out#1237

Close a workplace to stop workers entering

“We had to LOCK OUT the meeting.”

Lock up#1238

Close all doors, windows, etc.

“She LOCKED UP after everyone had left and went home.”

Lock yourself away#1239

Go somewhere away from people to study or work

“I suppose we should LOCK YOURSELF AWAY before they notice we're late.”

Log in#1240

Enter a restricted area on a computer system

“She LOG her ideas ACROSS IN well.”

Log into#1241

Enter a restricted area of a computer system

“She LOG her ideas ACROSS INTO well.”

Log off#1242

Exit a computer system

“We need to LOG OFF of here.”

Log on#1243

Enter a computer system

“She LOG her ideas ACROSS ON well.”

Log out#1244

Exit a computer system

“We need to LOG OUT of here.”

Look after#1245

To take care of someone or something.

“Can you LOOK AFTER my cat?”

Look back#1246

Think about the past

“I need time to LOOK it BACK.”

Look down on#1247

Have a low opinion of

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

Look for#1248

Try to find

“We need to LOOK FOR what happened.”

Look forward to#1249

Wait for or anticipate something pleasant

“LOOK FORWARD TO a moment.”

Look in#1250

Make a quick visit

“She's always LOOKG UP IN stories.”

Look in on#1251

Visit briefly to see if everything's all right

“We need to LOOK IN ON before someone notices.”

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