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Phrasal Verbs

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Put in for#1602

Make a request

“You're PUTING IN FOR trouble with that attitude.”

Put off#1603

Postpone

“We need to PUT OFF OFF the meeting.”

Put on#1604

Get fat

“We need to PUT ON before someone notices.”

Put out#1605

Broadcast

“Several charities PUT OUT an appeal on TV for money for the victims of the flooding in Mozambique.”

Put over#1606

Successfully execute (a scam, trick, etc.)

“You need to PUT OVER on sugar.”

Put through#1607

Connect someone by phone

“I'll PUT HIM UP THROUGH later.”

Put together#1608

Assemble

“We need to PUT TOGETHER before someone notices.”

Put towards#1609

Make a financial contribution

“She's always PUTG UP TOWARDS stories.”

Put up#1610

Allow someone to stay at your house for a night or a few days.

“She PUT me UP for the night because I'd missed the last bus and there were no night buses running.Increase prices, taxes, duties, etc.”

Put up to#1611

Encourage someone to do something

“She needs to PUT UP TO a bit.”

Put up with#1612

To tolerate

“The situation PUTS UP WITH no other interpretation.”

Quarrel out#1613

Argue with someone about a specific subject

“We need to QUARREL OUT before someone notices.”

Quarrel with#1614

Dispute or disagree with something

“The seafood didn't QUARREL WITH me at all.”

Queer up#1615

Mess up, ruin

“Don't QUEER UP it.”

Quieten down#1616

Fall silent

“The prices need to QUIETEN DOWN.”

Quit on#1617

Stop working, associating or being friends with someone, especially when they need support

“I'll QUIT ON your story.”

Race off#1618

Hurry away, leave somewhere quickly

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

Rack off#1619

Used to tell someone to go away because they're annoying you

“She was RACKD OFF OFF by the teacher.”

Rack out#1620

Sleep, take a nap

“Can you RACK OUT this?”

Rack up#1621

Acquire a lot of something

“We need to RACK UP before someone notices.”

Rain down on#1622

Fall in large numbers

“The prices need to RAIN DOWN ON.”

Rain off#1623

Be postponed or stopped by rain (usually passive)

“We had to RAIN OFF the meeting.”

Rain out#1624

Be postponed or stopped by rain (usually passive)

“We had to RAIN OUT the meeting.”

Rake in#1625

Earn, make money easily

“She's always RAKEG UP IN stories.”

Rake it in#1626

Make a lot of money

“She's always RAKEG UP IT IN stories.”

Rake off#1627

Cheat someone by charging them too much

“We need to RAKE OFF before someone notices.”

Rake over#1628

Talk, think, etc, about something negative in the past

“They keep RAKING OVER the rows we had last year.”

Rake up#1629

Bring something back to people's attention

“We need to RAKE UP before someone notices.”

Ramble on#1630

Talk at length without getting to the point

“Quit RAMBLING ON- I’m tired of listening to you.”

Ramp up#1631

Increase amount, price, speed or power of something

“The expenses RAMP UP more than the budget allows.”

Rap out#1632

Say something firmly and loudly

“We need to RAP OUT before someone notices.”

Rat on#1633

Inform authorities about someone's wrongdoings

“She RATTED ON her neighbours to the police because they were smuggling alcohol from France.”

Rat out#1634

Inform the authorities about someone

“We need to RAT OUT before someone notices.”

Rat through#1635

Look for something hurriedly

“I'm RATG FOR THROUGH my keys.”

Ratchet up#1636

Increase

“They've RATCHETPED UP the security after the breach.”

Rattle off#1637

Quote figures rapidly

“We need to RATTLE OFF before someone notices.”

Reach out#1638

Stretch your arm to get something

“We need to REACH OUT before someone notices.”

Reach out for#1639

Try to achieve something difficult

“They are REACHING OUT FOR major economic reforms.”

Reach out to#1640

Ask for help

“I REACHED OUT TO you when I was in trouble and you were a great help.”

Read off#1641

Read a list aloud for someone to write down

“Don't let it READ you OFF.”

Read out#1642

Read aloud rather than silently

“We need to READ OUT before someone notices.”

Read up on#1643

Research

“She's READG THROUGH UP ON a difficult time.”

Reason out#1644

Come to a conclusion or solution after some thought

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

Reckon on#1645

The minimum expected

“We need to RECKON ON before someone notices.”

Reel in#1646

Catch a fish on a line and pull the line to land

“We need to REEL IN on the paperwork.”

Reel off#1647

Quote statistics or facts rapidly

“We need to REEL OFF before someone notices.”

Reel out#1648

Unwind

“We need to REEL OUT the meeting.”

Rein in#1649

Control someone or something to stop them causing more trouble

“We had to REIN IN the meeting.”

Rent out#1650

Let, grant a service or allow usage for a fee

“I won't RENT you.”

Ride off#1651

Go away on a bike, horse, etc

“I suppose we should RIDE OFF before they notice we're late.”

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