Unit 4 - Phrasal Verbs

Front 1

Back up

Back 1

make a copy of information on your computer;

give support to someone by telling other people that you agree with them (backup, n)

Hint 1

Make sure you back all your data up, just in case you get a virus.

I didn't believe Simon's story until Janice backed him up.

Front 2

Change around

Back 2

move things so that they are in different places or positions

Hint 2

My friend had changed all the furniture in my room around as a joke.

Front 3

Change into

Back 3

stop being in one state, condition or form and start being in another, or make something do this;

take off the clothes or a piece of clothing you are wearing and put on different ones

Hint 3

The film was about a man who changes into a warewolf during the full moon.

Let me just change into something a bit more comfortable.

Front 4

change out of

Back 4

take off the clothes or a piece of clothing you are wearing and put on different ones

Hint 4

Come inside and change out of those wet things.

Front 5

do away with

Back 5

get rid of

Hint 5

Did you hear that they're going to do away with private universities altogether?

Front 6

Do up

Back 6

repair, paint and improve an old building, car, boat, etc;

fasten (an item of clothing)

Hint 6

We bought an old farmhouse in France, intending to do it up.

Do your coat up or you'll catch cold.

Front 7

fade away

Back 7

disappear slowly

Hint 7

To my amazement, the letters on the page slowly faded away.

Front 8

key in

Back 8

put information into a computer or other electronic machine using keys or a keyboard

Hint 8

All you have to do is key your details in and the computer does the rest.

Front 9

make into

Back 9

change someone or something so that they become something else

Hint 9

It's as if my parents are trying to make me into the ideal student, so I'm under a lot of pressure.

Front 10

mix up

Back 10

put things together without any order;

think that one person or thing is another person or thing (mix-up, n)

Hint 10

If you put different colas into different glasses and mixed them up, could you tell which was which?

I've only ever mixed the Hampson twins up once, but it was really embarrassing!

Front 11

switch on/off

Back 11

start/stop a machine/light/etc working

Hint 11

It's boiling in here - switch the air conditioning on.

Front 12

take apart

Back 12

separate an object into pieces

Hint 12

I took my computer apart completely, but I still didn't find the problem.

Front 13

test out

Back 13

try using something such as a machine or product to find out wether it works correctly or is satisfactory

Hint 13

I'm taking my new model aeroplane to the park to test it out.

Front 14

turn into

Back 14

change or develop into something different;

make someone or something change or develop into something different

Hint 14

The sofa turns into bed, so you can stay with us, if you like.

Stop trying to turn me into someone I'm not!

Front 15

use up

Back 15

use all of a supply of something

Hint 15

Did you use the butter up when you were making cakes?

Front 16

wear out

Back 16

use something a lot so that it no longer works, or can no longer be used

Hint 16

On my walking holiday, I wore out three pairs of boots.