PHRASAL VERB

ring off

ring off (phrv) /rɪŋ ɔːf/

👛rings off, rang off, ringing off

✅hang up / end the call / terminate a phone call

❌ring up / call / dial

🎀ring off the phone 🎀rang off without a word 🎀he rang off angrily

🌈He suddenly rang off before I could ask my question. (cúp máy)

🌈She rang off after saying goodbye. (kết thúc cuộc gọi)

take out

take out (phrv) /teɪk aʊt/

👛takes out, took out, taking out

✅remove / extract / bring out / get / kill (informal)

❌put in / insert / leave in place

🎀take out the trash 🎀take out a loan 🎀take someone out (on a date) 🎀take out an enemy 🎀take out insurance

🌈Can you take out the garbage before dinner? (mang rác đi)

🌈He took out a loan to buy a new car. (vay tiền)

🌈She was taken out to dinner by her boss. (được mời đi ăn)

🌈The sniper took out the target. (hạ gục – nghĩa quân sự)

🌈We took out travel insurance before going abroad. (mua bảo hiểm)

🔆**“Take out”** has multiple meanings depending on the context:

🩰mang ra ngoài; mời đi đâu đó; vay/mua (dịch vụ); tiêu diệt (quân sự, informal)

make out

(phrv) /meɪk aʊt/

👛made out, making out

✅discern / understand / figure out / kiss (informal)

❌miss / misunderstand / ignore

🎀make out what sb says

🎀make out a figure in the dark

🎀make out a check

🎀make out with sb

🌈I could barely make out what he was saying over the noise. (nghe/hiểu được – khó khăn)

🌈She made out a check for $100. (viết séc – nghĩa formal)

🌈They were making out in the back of the cinema. (hôn nhau nồng nhiệt – informal)

🩰(1) nhìn/nghe/hiểu được (khó khăn); (2) viết (séc, giấy tờ); (3) hôn nhau (thân mật)

make for

👛makes for, made for, making for

✅head toward / result in / contribute to / cause

❌stay away from / avoid / hinder

🎀make for the exit

🎀make for the shore

🎀make for a great experience

🌈We made for the nearest shelter when it started to rain. (di chuyển nhanh tới nơi trú)

🌈His calm attitude makes for a good leader. (khiến anh ấy trở thành lãnh đạo tốt – góp phần tạo nên)

🌈The new policy made for increased efficiency. (góp phần làm tăng hiệu suất)

🔆“Make for” có 2 nghĩa phổ biến:

1. (di chuyển về phía) = head toward

2. (góp phần gây ra / dẫn đến) = contribute to / result in

→ Rất thường dùng trong mô tả nguyên nhân – kết quả hoặc mô tả hành động khẩn cấp.

🩰(1) đi về phía; (2) góp phần tạo nên, dẫn đến

make up

make up (phrv) /meɪk ʌp/

👛makes up, made up, making up, makeup (n)

✅compensate / invent / constitute / reconcile / decorate

❌separate / take away / divide / break up

🎀make up a story

🎀make up for lost time

🎀make up with someone

🎀make up 30% of sth

🎀put on make-up

🎀make up an exam

🔆“Make up” has multiple meanings depending on context:

1. invent/fabricate – bịa ra (*make up a story*)

2. compensate – bù đắp (*make up for lost time*)

3. reconcile – làm hòa (*make up with sb*)

4. constitute/form – chiếm, tạo thành (*make up 40% of...*)

5. take a missed test/class – học/thi bù

6. apply cosmetics – trang điểm (*put on make-up*)