PHRASAL VERBS 1

wipe out

to destroy or eliminate something completely(xóa sổ, tiêu diệt)

work yourself up to something

to gradually prepare yourself to do somethingdifficult (tự động viên, chuẩn bị tinh thần)

take over

to gain control of something (tiếp quản, giànhquyền kiểm soát)

come about

to happen or occur (xảy ra)

speak out

to state your opinion publicly, especially inopposition to something (lên tiếng)

read up on

to learn about something by reading a lot aboutit (đọc và nghiên cứu về)

iron out

to resolve or settle a problem or difficulty (giảiquyết, gỡ rối)

scrape through

to only just succeed in passing an exam ordealing with a difficult situation (vượt qua một cách khó khăn)

be cut out for something

to have the qualities and abilities needed forsomething (có tố chất, sinh ra để làm gì)

narrow down

to reduce the number of possibilities or choices(thu hẹp, chọn lọc)

do away with

to get rid of something; to abolish something(bãi bỏ, loại bỏ)

insist on

to demand something forcefully, not acceptingrefusal (khăng khăng, nài nỉ)

mug up

to learn a lot of information about a subject in a short time, especially for an exam (học nhồinhét)

settle in

to become familiar with a new place or situation(ổn định, làm quen với chỗ mới)

face up to

to accept that a difficult situation exists (đối mặtvới)

gobble up

to use something very quickly (ngốn ngấu, tiêuthụ nhanh)

knuckle down

to start to work or study hard (bắt đầu làm việcchăm chỉ)

slow down

to become less active or to make somethingslower (chậm lại, giảm tốc)

catch up with

to reach the same level or standard as someoneor something (theo kịp, đuổi kịp)

hinge on

to depend on something completely (phụ thuộchoàn toàn vào)

look down on somebody

to think that you are better than someone else(coi thường, khinh miệt)

slave away

to work very hard (làm việc cật lực, lao độngkhổ sai)

get down to

to start doing something seriously (bắt tay vàolàm nghiêm túc)

leave behind

to forget to bring something (bỏ quên); toadvance faster than someone (bỏ lại phía sau)

brush aside

to refuse to consider something seriouslybecause you think it is not important (phớt lờ, gạt đi)

run off with something

to steal something and take it away (cuỗm đi,chạy trốn với thứ gì đó)

dumb down

to make something simpler and easier tounderstand, often reducing its quality (đơn giản hóa quá mức)

sort out

to organize or resolve something (sắp xếp, giảiquyết)

zoom out

to adjust a lens or camera to make the imagesmaller and farther away (thu nhỏ hình ảnh)

cut down on

to reduce the amount of something (cắt giảm)

calm down

to become more relaxed and less emotional(bình tĩnh lại)

pin down

to force someone to make a decision or tell yousomething (ép buộc ai đưa ra quyết định)

fork out

to pay a lot of money for something, especiallyunwillingly (bỏ ra một khoản tiền lớn)

reason with somebody

to try to persuade someone to act in a wise wayby giving good reasons (thuyết phục bằng lý lẽ)

grapple with

to try to deal with or understand a difficultproblem or idea (vật lộn với, đấu tranh để giải quyết)

rule out

to eliminate something as a possibility (loại trừ)

carry out

to perform or complete a task (tiến hành, thựchiện)

come apart

to break into pieces (vỡ ra, tách rời)

mark down

to reduce the price of something (giảm giá)

shop around

to compare prices in different shops beforebuying something (đi xem xét và so sánh giá)