Unit 10 - Phrasal Verbs

Front 1

Blurt out

Back 1

Say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usually because you are nervous or excited

Hint 1

She blurted out his name, then she gasped as she realised what she'd done.

Front 2

Catch on

Back 2

Understand;

Become popular or fashionable

Hint 2

He didn't catch on at first.

Sports drinks have caught on as consumers have become more health-conscious.

Front 3

Come out

Back 3

Become available to buy or see;

Become easy to notice;

Become known;

Be spoken, heard, or understood in a particular way;

Hint 3

The magazine comes out every Thursday.

These differences don't come out until you put the two groups in a room together.

He said it'll all come out in court.

That came out wrong. Let me rephrase it.

Front 4

Come out with

Back 4

Say something suddenly, usually something that surprises or shocks people

Hint 4

You never know what the children are going to come out with.

Front 5

Dry up

Back 5

Stop talking because you have forgotten what you were going to say

Hint 5

I hope I don't dry up in the middle of my speech.

Front 6

Get across

Back 6

Make people understand something

Hint 6

We've got to get the message across more clearly.

Front 7

Get (a)round

Back 7

If news gets (a)round, a lot of people hear it

Hint 7

The rumors got around town very quickly, didn't they?

Front 8

Get through (to)

Back 8

Be connected to a place by telephone;

Make someone understand what you are trying to say

Hint 8

I tried calling him, but I couldn't get through for some reason.

The teacher feels he is not getting through to some of the kids in his class.

Front 9

Let on

Back 9

Talk about something that is intended to be a secret

Hint 9

He knows more than he lets on.

Front 10

Pass on

Back 10

Give someone something, for example a message, that someone else has given you

Hint 10

When you've read this message, please pass it on.

Front 11

Put across/over

Back 11

Explain an idea, belief, etc in a way that is easy to understand

Hint 11

Television can be a useful way of putting across health messages.

Front 12

Set down

Back 12

Write something on a piece of paper so that it won't be forgotten and can be looked at later;

State officially how something should be done

Hint 12

She set all these events down in her diary.

These conditions were set down by the United Nations.

Front 13

Shout down

Back 13

Make it difficult to hear what someone says by shouting while they are speaking

Hint 13

The Minister was shouted down as he tried to justify the government's decision.

Front 14

Speak out

Back 14

State your opinion firmly and publicly about something, especially in order to protest against or defend something

Hint 14

He had always spoken out in favour of women's rights.

Front 15

Talk over

Back 15

Discuss a problem or a plan

Hint 15

I know you're still angry; let's talk it over tonight!

Front 16

Talk round

Back 16

Succeed in persuading someone to agree to something;

Discuss something in a general way and without dealing with the most important issues

Hint 16

I'm sure I can talk her round.

We're just talking round the problem at the moment; let's try to come up with some concrete solutions.