phrasal verb unit 26 des c1c2

centre around

/ˈsen.tər əˈraʊnd/ - to choose someone or something as the main subject of attention or interest

get into

/ɡet ˈɪn.tuː/ - to start enjoying something or become enthusiastic about it; to become involved in a bad situation

go in for

/ɡoʊ ɪn fɔːr/ - to enjoy a particular thing or activity; to choose something as a subject of study or career

go off

/ɡoʊ ɒf/ - to stop liking someone or something; to explode or be fired; to go bad (food/drink)

grow on

/ɡroʊ ɒn/ - if someone or something grows on you, you start to like them more and more

hang out

/hæŋ aʊt/ - to spend time in a particular place or with particular people in a relaxed way

keep up

/kiːp ʌp/ - to continue to do something; to move at the same speed as someone or something else

laze around

/leɪz əˈraʊnd/ - to relax and enjoy yourself, doing no work at all

mess about/around

/mes əˈbaʊt/ - to spend time doing things in a relaxed way; to behave in a silly or annoying way

pick up

/pɪk ʌp/ - to learn a new skill or start a habit without intending to; to go and collect someone/something

put in

/pʊt ɪn/ - to spend a particular amount of time doing something, or make a particular amount of effort

seek out

/siːk aʊt/ - to find someone or something by looking for them in a determined way

take in

/teɪk ɪn/ - to include or contain something

take off

/teɪk ɒf/ - to have a particular amount of time away from work; to become successful or popular very fast

take out

/teɪk aʊt/ - to take someone to a place like a cinema or a restaurant and usually pay for them

warm up

/wɔːm ʌp/ - to prepare for a sport or activity by doing gentle exercises