Phrasal Verbs, Nick

Front 1

to drop off
Sleep on the edge of the bed and you will soon drop off.

Back 1

to fall asleep easily, especially without intending to do so

Front 2

to see through
He can see through her lies and her deceptions.
Why are ghosts bad at telling lies? B/c you can easily see through them.

Back 2

not be deceived by; detect the nature of

Front 3

to fall out
He had fallen out with his family.
Why do birds in a nest always agree? B/c they don't want to fall out.

Back 3

to have an argument

Front 4

to let someone down

When is a deep-sea diver disappointed with his colleagues? When they let him down.

Back 4

fail to support or help someone as they had hoped or expected

Front 5

to pick something up

He had picked up a little Russian from his father.
What training do you need to become a rubbish collector? None, you pick it up as you go along.

Back 5

to obtain, acquire or learn something, esp. without formal arrangements or instructions

Front 6

to step on it

Back 6

to go faster, typically in a motor vehicle

Front 7

to drive away

Why do taxi-drivers always go bankrupt? B/c they drive their customers away.

Back 7

to scare off

Front 8

to put something out

The firefighters put out a blaze. (large fire)
Did you put out the cat, dear? No, was it on fire?

Back 8

to extinguish something that is burning

Front 9

to hold up

Our return flight was held up for seven hours; I got hold up in the traffic.

When are the traffic police strong? When they hold up cars with one hand.

Back 9

to stop/slow down; delay or block the movement or progress of someone or sth

Front 10

to stand out

Back 10

- be easily noticeable: he was one of those men who stood up in the crowd

- be clearly better or more significant than someone or something: four issues stand out as being of crucial importance