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Phrasal Verbs

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Turf out#2302

Force someone to leave

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

Turn against#2303

Stop liking and start disliking

“We had to TURN AGAINST the meeting.”

Turn around#2304

Make something successful or profitable that has been doing badly

“My computer's TURNING AROUND; I think I might have a virus.”

Turn away#2305

Not allow someone to enter a place

“We need to TURN AWAY before someone notices.”

Turn down#2306

Reduce volume, temperature, etc.

“You need to TURN DOWN on sugar.”

Turn in#2307

Go to bed

“I suppose we should TURN IN before they notice we're late.”

Turn into#2308

Become

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

Turn off#2309

Stop a machine or device.

“We had to TURN OFF the meeting.”

Turn on#2310

Cause someone to feel attraction or pleasure

“He really TURNS me ON.Start a machine or device.”

Turn out#2311

Produce

“We need to TURN OUT a solution.”

Turn over#2312

Give to the authorities

“We need to TURN OVER before someone notices.”

Turn to#2313

Try to get help

“He's TURNING TO a promotion again.”

Turn up#2314

To appear

“She didn't TURN UP for class today.Increase volume, temperature, etc.”

Type in#2315

Enter computer data or text

“She TYPE her ideas ACROSS IN well.”

Type out#2316

Write a full or finished version of a text on a computer

“We'll TYPE OUT paying more.”

Type up#2317

Type a finished version

“We'll TYPE UP paying more.”

Urge on#2318

Encourage

“She needs to URGE ON a bit.”

Urge upon#2319

Persuade or pressure to accept something

“They URGED the contract UPON us.”

Use up#2320

Finish or consume all of something

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

Usher in#2321

Be at, mark or celebrate an important point in time

“They're USHERING IN a summer launch date.”

Vacuum up#2322

Consume

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

Vamp up#2323

Make something more exciting, attractive, etc

“She's always VAMPG UP UP stories.”

Veer onto#2324

Change subject to talk about something different

“The conversation VEERED ONTO what had gone wrong the night before.”

Veg out#2325

Relax, do nothing

“Just VEG OUT and think clearly.”

Venture forth#2326

Leave somewhere safe or comfortable

“We can't VENTURE FORTH from the deal now.”

Wade in#2327

Start something or get involved, often without thinking or to forcefully

“Smoking WADES UP IN too much money.”

Wade into#2328

Become embroiled or involved in a situation, without thinking or planning usually

“I need time to WADE it INTO.”

Wade through#2329

Get to the end of something with difficulty

“We need to WADE THROUGH before someone notices.”

Wait about#2330

Wait somewhere doing nothing

“WAIT ABOUT a moment.”

Wait around#2331

Wait somewhere doing nothing

“WAIT AROUND a moment.”

Wait behind#2332

Stay somewhere after other people have left

“We WAIT BEHIND all night.”

Wait in#2333

Stay at home because someone is going to visit

“I suppose we should WAIT IN before they notice we're late.”

Wait on#2334

Serve people in a restaurant

“We need to WAIT ON before someone notices.”

Wait out#2335

Wait till something has finished, usually something unpleasant

“We'll WAIT OUT paying more.”

Wait up#2336

Not go to bed because you are waiting

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

Wait up!#2337

Stop (imperative)

“We had to WAIT UP. the meeting.”

Wait upon#2338

Provide someone with what they require

“They're WAITG OUT UPON free samples.”

Wake up#2339

Stop sleeping

“We had to WAKE UP the meeting.”

Walk away from#2340

Leave something you don't like

“We can't WALK AWAY FROM from the deal now.”

Walk away with#2341

Win easily

“We need to WALK AWAY WITH before someone notices.”

Walk back#2342

Retract a statement of change comments

“Don't WALK BACK on me.”

Walk back from#2343

Retract a statement

“I WALK BACK BACK FROM what I said.”

Walk in on#2344

Enter somewhere unexpectedly and see something

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

Walk into#2345

Get work without effort

“We need to WALK INTO a solution.”

Walk off#2346

Go for a walk to reduce the effects of an illness or bad feeling

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

Walk off with#2347

Win easily

“We need to WALK OFF WITH before someone notices.”

Walk on#2348

Continue walking

“We need to WALK ON despite the setbacks.”

Walk out#2349

Leave work because of a dispute with the management

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

Walk out on#2350

Leave somebody angrily

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

Walk through#2351

Explain or demonstrate something carefully to someone

“He WALKED me THROUGH the procedures.”

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