PHRASAL VERBS

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Aggregarsi, imbucarsi Tag along He just tagged along with us to go to Helen’s party, even if nobody invited him. Aggiungere Tag onto A graphic was tagged onto the end of the presentation in a careless way. Affievolirsi Tail away, tail offThe number of visitors tails away in wintertime.I heard her voice tailing off.

Mettersi in ghingheri Tart up Sheila loves tarting herself up by putting on make-up, jewellery and fashionable clothes.Rattristare, disturbare Tear apart People were torn apart when news of the act of terrorism spread over the country. Ridurre in frantumi Tear apart Ethnic rivalries are going to tear modern country apart. Buttare giù, demolire Tear down They tore down the old country house and build a new block. Criticare Tear into Ed tore into Sandy, accusing her of trying to destroy his life. Svestirsi frettolosamente Tear off Mandy tore off his clothes carelessly went to bed. Strappare, fare a pezzi Tear up Fiona tore Chuck’s letters up and throw them away. Riflettere Think about Harry, your offer it’s certainly something well worth thinking about. Riflettere attentamente su qualcosa Think over I will think it over and let you know. Considerare le possibili soluzioni Think through I told you, Ted… your plan failed because you hadn't thought it through. Inventare Think up Sheila’s has a special talent for thinking up excuses for not working. Sprecare Throw away A tip: don’t throw away a chance. Liberarsi Throw out I threw out all the junk to make some space in the room. Albert, this food smells… you'd better throw it out. Buttare fuori Throw out The thug was drunk and the bouncer threw him out. Rimettere, vomitare Throw up Cindy got food poisoning and she threw up in the night. Trascorrere tranquillamente Tick over How’s life? Just ticking over. Riporre, mettere via Tidy away I’ve to tidy away my clothes and put all the things in the place where they belong! Finire, portare a termine Tidy up The meeting finished and Gwen tidied up the report in a moment. Corrispondere Tie in with All the facts ties in very well with what Harris said. Moderare Tone down The Prime Minister tried to tone down what he had said. Dare il tocco finale Top off It had been such a nice day and a good dinner would top it off nicely. Riempire Top up Shall I top up your drink? Top up the tank with petrol, please. Seguire le tracce Track down The police are trying to track down the facts. Sfruttare a proprio vantaggio Trade on You’ll always find someone who’s willing to trade on your generosity, and never offer anything in return. Permutare Trade in I traded in my old car for a new convertible. Negoziare Trade off Jack traded off the new client for a rise. Trarre a proprio vantaggio Trade on, Trade upon Stop it Paul! You’re always trading on my generosity in an unfair way. Vendere per comprare qualcosa di più costoso Trade up People are trading up to larger homes before prices rise again. Discutere nei dettagli fino ad una conclusione Trash out We still have to discuss about the situation thoroughly until we reach an agreement... we've to trash it out. Inciampare, incespicare, impappinarsi parlandoTrip over something; trip up something Sally tripped over the carpet and fell. I was tripping over my words in the frenzy to tell Mia I loved her.Ed, pay attention you don't trip up on the step!

Cercare di ottenere il risultato sperato Try for So, Bill… are you trying for that job in the new branch of the company? Provare abiti, indossare Try on Peter tried the jacket on before he bought it. Comportarsi male Try on I know Sally… she tries it on in order to find out how badly she can behave before I become angry. Cercare di imbrogliare Try on with The swindler tried it on with the old lady by saying that he needed some money for his poor family. Testare Try out They went out to try out the new Thai restaurant.

Consumare, finire, esaurireUse up Tom, don't use up all the drinks: we need some tonight for the party. Incoraggiare Urge on I’ve to be grateful to you… you urged me up to react!

Rinnovare, rendere più interessante Vamp up To make the album seem newer they've vamped it up with some new instrument. Belinda decided to vamp it up in a nude-look dress. Vegetare Veg out Bill couldn't afford to go out, so he begin to veg out all day staying home.

Servire Wait on The person who waited on us was impolite, so we didn’t want to pay. Aspettare Wait for Fiona was tired of waiting for the bus, so she took a minicab. Rimanere svegli in attesa Wait up for Don’t wait up for me, mum… I’ll be very late! Alzarsi Wake up Sam wakes up around 5 AM each day to go working. Comprendere la verità, divenire consapevoli Wake up In the end Phil woke up and realized that Deb only wanted him for his money. Abbandonare qualcuno, mollare Walk out on Kim treated Sally badly, but he never thought she’d walk out on him. Volere uscire da una relazione, da un contratto Want out Jack wanted out of his marriage. Sam, I’m sorry… I want out of this deal, I want all my money back. Riscaldare un cibo pronto Warm up We’re hungry… let’s warm the soup up! Riscaldarsi prima di fare sport Warm up Our team warmed up an hour before the match. Trascinare via, travolgere Wash away The harbour was washed away in the storm last night. Lavare piatti e pentole Wash up Ruth is getting used to washing up the dishes before she goes. Fare attenzione Watch out for There's a school here, Dan… watch out for children crossing the street. Vegliare su qualcuno Watch over The tutor watched over the students to make sure that they behaved in the correct way. Annacquare, allungare Water down The draft bill has been watered down in response to pressure by labor union. Erodere, consumare lentamente Wear away The beautiful lawn has been worn away by people walking across it. Consumare, indebolire Wear down The nightshift has worn me down. Gwen’s monologue wore down the patience of all of us. Finire di avere effetto Wear off The painkiller wore off and my wisdom tooth started hurting. Usare fino alla fine Wear out Brenda put the some jeans on so many times that she wore it out. Esaurire, stancare Wear out I feel exhausted… I had terrible week and it wore me out. Utilizzare qualcosa di vecchio, trito e ritrito Wheel out You hear those grannies wheeling out the same old complaints we’d heard so many times. The presenter often used to wheel out the some old jokes to entertain the audience. Uscire di testa Wig out Ed wigged out when he found his wifey in bed with his best friend. Portare via Whip off The wind whipped Richard’s hat off. Tirare fuori all’improvviso, rapidamente Whip out The serial killer felt he was nearing his end and whipped out a gun. Raccogliere soldi, fare una colletta Whip round Bruce’s whipping round to raise enough money for the poor. Fare di corsa Whip through The mechanic whipped through the tuning in a matter of minutes. Montare Whip up Emma was whipping up some cream to go with the chocolate. Incitare, sollevare Whip up The politician whipped up the crowd with a sharp speech. Domandare qualcosa senza avere speranze Whistle for Sue reminded Ben that he still owes her money, but I think she can whistle for it. Mollare, lasciare perdere per insicurezza Wimp out Ed was going to do a base-jump but he wimped out at the last minute. Rilassarsi Wind down Greg has told me that he’s going to wind down in the country this weekend. Finire qualcosa Wind up Let’s wind up the coffee break…. It’s getting late. Rinsavirsi, riprendersi Wise up Ed’s boss told him to wise up or he'd lose his job. Those who think that alcoholism is harmless should wise up. Rimuovere lo stress, il peso superfluo Work off Mandy goes to the gym to work off the stress. Migliorare Work on Many scientists are working on genetic research. Terminare bene, finire positivamente Work out Fortunately it all worked out in the end. Trovare una risposta, una soluzione Work out It was a very strange situation and Jason wasn’t able to work it out. Allenarsi, esercitare I muscoli Work out I’m getting used to going to the gym to work out. Incartare, confezionare Wrap up Fiona wrapped up the present and then put a greetings card on it. Vestirsi bene contro il freddo, coprirsi Wrap up It's very cold, Joan… wrap up, wear enough clothes to keep warm. Finire, concludere Wrap up We've been talking about it for hours… let’s to wrap the discussion up! Considerare non valido, di poco conto Write off After making trouble Ted was written off by the group as a failure. Annotare, appuntare Write out Frank wrote out the instructions of the new telly for Sheila. Stendere in modo defninitivo, redarre Write up Becky spent years doing research for her paper and months writing it up.

Gridare, urlare Yell out The old man yelled out with pain: “Help me!”. Arrendersi, cedere Yield to Fiona tried to resist, but in the end she yielded to temptation and ate all the cake. Garantire, farsi garante Youch on I can youch for Ed's honesty: I've known him for years.

Mirare Zero in on Computers help missile to zero in on their targets. Focalizzare Zoom in The camera zoomed in on Sandy’s smile. Crollare nel sonno Zonk out Norman was so tired that he zonked out as soon as he got home.

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