Phrasal verbs ЕГЭ

to join in

e.g. Tony never used to want to join in with the other kids in the playground.

to take part in an activity with other people

to look out

e.g. Look out! There's a car coming!

to be careful or alert to danger

to take up

e.g. I was thinking of taking up scuba diving until I found out how expensive the equipment is.

to start a new activity or interest

to knock out

e.g. They were knocked out in the semi-final.

to make someone unconscious or eliminate someone from a competition

to bring something forward

e.g. Maybe we should bring the meeting forward to this Tuesday instead of having it in wo weeks' time.

to change the date or time of an event so it happens earlier

to pull out of something

e.g. Becca had to pull out of the race when she sprained her ankle.

to stop being involved in an activity or agreement

to go in for something

e.g. Melissa doesn't go in for adventure sports.

to enter a competition or have a strong interest in something

to get on with something

e.g. Just get on with Exercise C and I'll be back in a minute.

to continue doing work

to sail through

e.g. My teacher says that I should sail through the exam, but I'm not so sure.

to finish something (like a test) very easily and successfully

to get at something

e.g. Dave didn't understand what Miss Smith was getting at, so he asked her to explain it again.

to suggest or hint at something indirectly

to come around

e.g. We all tried to convince our teacher to change his mind about the school trip and he finally came around.

to change your mind and finally agree with someone

to cross out

e.g. If you make a mistake, just cross it out with a single line.

to draw a line through words you have written

to keep up with something

e.g. Belinda missed a few months of school because of illness and found it difficult to keep up with her classmates.

to move or progress at the same speed as someone else

to catch on something

e.g. The other kids were making fun of me, but I didn't catch on until I heard them laughing.

to finally understand something

to go down in history

e.g. Marlon Brando will go down in history as one of the greatest actors of all time.

to be remembered by many people for a long time

to put on

e.g. Our class is going to put on a play at the end of term.

to organize and present a show

to grow on somebody

e.g. I didn't really like Madonna's new single when it came out, but it's starting to grow on me now.

to start to like someone or something more over time

to name after

e.g. Did you know that the sandwich is named after the Earl of Sandwich?

to give someoneor something the same name as another person

to take off

e.g. The band have really taken off since appearing on the Video Music Awards show last month.

to suddenly become very successful or popular

to come round

e.g. The Eurovision Song Contest is coming round again soon. Shall we organize a Eurovision party?

to happen at its usual time

to let somebody down

e.g. I felt completely let down when he refused to give me his autograph. I'm never going to buy another one of his CDs!

to disappoint someone by not doing what you promised

to pass away

e.g. The doctor said that the old woman had passed away peacefully in her sleep.

a polite way to say someone has died

to fall for somebody

e.g. Tony seems to have really fallen for Vanessa.

to fall in love with somebody

to pick on somebody

e.g. Mark is such a bully and pick on the younger boys at school.

to treat someone unfairly or keep criticizing them

to be taken aback

e.g. I was taken aback when Michaels said I'd hurt her feelings.

to be very shocked or surprised

to ask after somebody

e.g. I saw Mrs Khan in the centre of town and asked after you.

to ask for news about someone’s health or life

to settle down

e.g. Richard finally met the woman of his dreams and settled down in Australia.

to start living a quiet, stable life or to become calm