4 ESO PHRASAL VERBS AND IDIOMS Phrasal verbs
4º ESO PHRASAL VERBS AND IDIOMS
Phrasal verbs �A verb that is made up of a main verb together with an adverb or a preposition, or both. Typically, their meaning is not obvious from the meanings of the individual words themselves. She has always looked down on me. �For instance, in this example, the phrasal verb ‘to look down on someone’ doesn’t mean that you are looking down from a higher place at someone who is below you; it means that you think that you are better than someone.
Idioms are a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language Every language has its own collection of wise sayings. These sayings are called "idioms" – or proverbs if they are longer. These combinations of words have (rarely complete sentences) a "figurative meaning“ meaning, they basically work with "pictures".
OCTOBER 20 th CUT DOWN ON �Meaning: Reduce �Example: Doctors advised her to CUT DOWN ON the amount of saturated fats in her diet.
OCTOBER 25 th PUT UP WITH �Meaning: to tolerate. To accept an unpleasant situation or behavior. �Example: I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it's not clean I will not put up with your yelling anymore! Go to bed this minute!
OCTOBER 27 th FALL OFF/ FALL OUT �Meaning: to drop or come down under the force of gravity If a tooth or your hair falls out, it becomes loose and separates FALL from your mouth or head OF THE �Example LADDER The apple fell from the tree Her baby teeth are starting to fall out. A side effect of the treatment is that your hair starts to fall out
NOVEMBER 8 th A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHT �Meaning: A phrase said when one is trying to find out what another person is thinking. A way of asking what someone is thinking �Example “You have been quiet for a while, a penny for your thoughts. ”
NOVEMBER 10 th TURN OUT ( TO BE) �Meaning: become (resultó) to have a particular result �Example The film turned out to be more boring than we had expected. The party turned out to be a huge disappointment.
NOVEMBER 15 th DEAL WITH (STRESS FOR EXAMPLE) �Meaning: to take action in order to achieve something or in order to solve a problem: �Example How do you intend to deal with this problem? I spent the morning dealing with my emails.
NOVEMBER 17 th A HOT POTATO �Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed �Meaning: �Example
NOVEMBER 22 th TRACK DOWN �Meaning: �Example
NOVEMBER 24 th FALL BEHIND �Meaning: �Example �
NOVEMBER 29 th RUN OUT OF �Meaning: �Example �
DECEMBER 01 th BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE �Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person �to make a wrong choice. �Meaning: �Example
DECEMBER 13 th GET DOWN ON �Meaning: �Example �
DECEMBER 15 th GET AHEAD �Meaning: �Example
DECEMBER 20 th COME UP WITH �Meaning: �Example �
DECEMBER 22 th ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS �People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say �Meaning: �Example
�HANG OUT WITH �KEEP UP WITH �GET THROUGH ( YOUR REVISION) �GO OVER ( YOUR NOTES) �GET ACROSS �GET AWAY WITH �STAY UP �LOOK UP ( VOCABULARY) �OWN UP �STAND OUT �WORK OUT ( THE ANSWER)
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