Phrasal Verb TSIM Kam Wan

Phrasal Verb - Definition A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition which creates a meaning different from the original verb. EXAMPLE: I ran into my teacher at the movies last night. NOTE: You didn't physically run into your teacher, but you met your teacher unexpectedly.

Transitive or intransitive Phrasal Verbs A phrasal verb can be transitive or intransitive. A transitive verb is followed by an object. –EXAMPLE: I made up the story. An intransitive verb is not followed by an object. –EXAMPLE: He suddenly showed up.

Separable or Non-separable Transitive phrasal verbs Separable verbs take the object between the verb and the preposition: –EXAMPLE: I talked into my mother letting me borrow the car. Not Correct I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car. Correct –Note: "talk into" is separable Non-separable verbs take the object after the preposition: –EXAMPLE: I ran my sister into. Not Correct I ran into my sister. Correct –Note: "run into" is non-separable

Some phrasal verbs can take a preposition in both places. –EXAMPLE: I made an excuse up. Correct I made up an excuse. Correct Note: "make up" is both separable and non- seperable

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pop off INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED to die –You're all just waiting till I pop off so you can get your hands on my money. (informal) to leave the place where you are and go somewhere, usually for a short time –She's just popped off to get a sandwich if you want to wait for her. (American, informal) to talk a lot in a loud way about something that makes you angry or upsets you –She's always popping off about her husband's relatives. [often + about] –Don't keep popping off at me. It's not my fault that he's not here! [sometimes + at]

pile on sth or pile sth on INFORMAL if someone piles on something, especially something spoken, they give you more and more of it –You've really been piling on the praise tonight, Roger! –We're approaching the deadline so our manager has been piling on the pressure. –He was piling on the agony about his childhood. (= making it seem worse than it really was) (mainly British & Australian, informal) if you pile on weight, you become fatter and heavier –I piled on ten pounds over Christmas. –She's really piled on the pounds (= become fatter) since I last saw her.

go against sth if something goes against a rule or something you believe in, it does not obey it or agree with it –It goes against my principles to respect someone just because they're in a position of authority. –The EU says the decision goes against European trade rules. –It goes against the grain (= it is not usual) for Sarah to admit that she's wrong. go against sth/sb to do the opposite of what someone has asked or advised you to do – I went against my father's advice and bought the house. – I really don't want to go against my boss.

Live through survive a difficult experience or period –How they lived through ten years of civil war without being hurt remains a mystery.

Pick on to tease, bully –Older kids would always pick on me at school until I grew to be bigger than them.