Phrasal Verbs 3

PHRASAL VERBS

(1) check sth out - to examine something or get more information about it in order to be certain that it is true, safe or suitable.
eg: We'll need to check out his story.
check sth out - to go to a place in order to see what it is like.
eg: I'm going to check out that new club.
check sth out - to look at or examine a person or thing that seems interesting or attractive.
eg : Check out the prices at our new store!
(ii) Hey, check out that car!
(2) fit in - to feel that you belong to a particular group and are accepted by them.
eg:She says that she doesn't fit in at her new school.
She's exactly the type of person we need in our department - she should fit in perfectly.
It became clear very quickly that the new assistant wasn't going to fit in.
I tried so hard to fit in, but the other staff there were reluctant to accept me.
It's no surprise she's leaving - she never really fitted in.
fit sb/sth in - to find time to do or deal with something or someone
eg: Dr Jones is very busy but I'm sure she'll be able to fit you in tomorrow.
Can you fit me in for a trim anytime today?
Another task has come up that I need to fit in before the end of the month.
It will be difficult, but I'll try to fit in a brief meeting with you all before I go.
To be honest, I don't think he could possibly fit another thing into his busy schedule.
I'd love to do a yoga class if I could find a way of fitting it in.
(3) join in (sth)- to become involved in an activity with other people.
eg: We only need one more player for this game - can you persuade your sister to join in?
At the end of this verse, we'd like everyone to join in with the chorus.
(4) bunk off (sth) - to stay away from school or work or to leave early, especially without permission.
eg: A lot of people bunk off early on Friday.
It was a sunny day so they decided to bunk off school.
(5) gear (sb/sth) up - to prepare for something that you have to do, or to prepare someone else for something.
eg:Politicians are already gearing up for the election.
I'm gearing myself up to ask him to give me my money back.
I'm trying to gear myself up for tomorrow's exam.
(6) mug (sth) up - to study a subject quickly before taking an exam.
eg: I've got to mug up (on) my History before tomorrow's exam.
(7) catch on - to understand, especially after a long time.
eg: He doesn't take hints very easily, but he'll catch on (to what you're saying) eventually.
(8) catch up - to learn or discuss the latest news.
eg: Let's go for a coffee - I need to catch up on all the gossip.
(9) muck sth up - to spoil something completely, or do something very badly.
eg: I really prepared for the interview because I didn't want to muck it up.
I mucked up the whole exam!
(10) spell sth out - to explain something in a very clear way with details.
eg: The government has so far refused to spell out its plans/policies.
What do you mean you don't understand - do I have to spell it out for you?
(11) run through sth - to look at, examine or deal with a set of things, especially quickly.
eg: We ran through the list, but none of the machines seemed any good.
run through sth - to use up an amount of something quickly.
eg: It took him just a few months to run through all the money his father left him.
I'd like to run through these points/questions with you, if that's okay, because you've made several mistakes.
(12) run out - if a supply of sth runs out, it used up or finished.
eg : Time is running out of the trapped miners.
(ii)My patience is beginning to run out.
(13) dive in/dive into sth - to start doing something suddenly and energetically, often without stopping to think.
eg: If neighbouring countries are having a war, you can't just dive in.
(14) fling sth on/off - to quickly put on/remove something, especially a piece of clothing.
eg: We were so hot we flung off our clothes and dived into the swimming pool.
(15) nod off - to begin sleeping, especially not intentionally.
eg: After our busy day we both sat and nodded off in front of the TV.
(16) rattle sth off - to say or read aloud very quickly a list of names or items, or something you have learned.
eg: She rattled off the names of the people who were coming to the party.
(17) crop up - to happen or appear unexpectedly.
eg: Her name keeps cropping up in conversation.
crop up - to appear or happen, especially when it is not expected.
SYN : come up
eg: His name just cropped up in conversation.
I’ll be late—something’s cropped up at home.
(18) shoot up - to grow in size, or increase in number or level, very quickly.
eg: David has really shot up since I saw him last.
Prices shot up by 25%.
(19) cram (sth) into / onto sth | cram (sth) in - to push or force sb/sth into a small space; to move into a small space with the result that it is full.
eg: He crammed eight people into his car.
I could never cram in all that she does in a day.
I managed to cram down a few mouthfuls of food.
Supporters crammed the streets.
We all managed to cram into his car.
(20) crack down - to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way.
eg: The library is cracking down on people who lose their books.
(21) strip sth away - to gradually reduce something important or something that has existed for a long time.
eg: Stripping away all the waffle, he said that no Conservative government would let Britain be drawn into a European superstate.
(22) strip (down) to sth - to remove everything except for a particular item of clothing or above a particular part of the body.
eg: I had to strip down to my underwear for my medical examination.
He was stripped to the waist.
(23) scribble (sth) | scribble sth down - to write sth quickly and carelessly, especially because you do not have much time.
SYN : scrawl
eg: He scribbled a note to his sister before leaving.
She scribbled down her phone number and pushed it into his hand.
The baby's just scribbled all over my new dictionary!
I'll just scribble Dad a note/scribble a note to Dad to say we're going out.
(24) creep up - If the value or amount of something creeps up, it slowly increases.
eg: Over the last year, the rate of inflation has crept up to almost 7%.
(25) beat sb out - to defeat someone or do better than them in a competition, sport or business.
eg: They beat out several other rivals for the contract.