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07/05/2019

sleep off
sleep off

Definition: to recover from eating or drinking too much by sleeping

E.g.1: David had a terrible hangover. He knew he would feel better in the morning after sleeping it off.

E.g.2: We always eat and drink too much for Christmas dinner. Uncle Vernon already sleeps it off during the Christmas film in the afternoon.

This phrasal verb can be separated (E.g. 1 + 2)

07/05/2019

dress up
dress up

This phrasal verb has more than one meaning

Definition: to put on clothes you don’t normally wear as a disguise, or to look smarter than usual because you are going somewhere special

E.g.1: For Christmas dinner, everyone dressed up in their finest clothes.

E.g.2: Little Anna had a fancy dress party for her birthday and she dressed up as a princess.

This phrasal verb can be separated

13/03/2019

take (yourself) off
take (yourself) off

Definition: to go away, usually suddenly and unexpectedly, informal

This phrasal verb has more than one meaning

E.g.1: David wanted to stop travelling, marry Bianca and buy a house, but after 6 months he took off again to travel round South America.

E.g.2: I was fed up with everything, so I thought I’d take myself off to Spain for a week.

This phrasal verb can be separated, but only by a reflexive pronoun.

12/03/2019

shoot off
shoot off

Definition: to leave very quickly

This phrasal verb has more than one meaning

E.g.1: “Oh, my goodness! Is that the time? I have to shoot off.”

E.g.2: When they released the animal back into the wild, it shot off to the safety of the high grass.

This phrasal verb cannot be separated

07/03/2019

clear off
clear off

Definition: a very informal (and slightly rude) way to tell someone to go away

This phrasal verb has more than one meaning

E.g.1: When Jo saw the cat in her garden again, she opened the window, shouted “Clear off, you!!!” and threw a shoe at it.

E.g.2: Mr Hunter came home from work to find a scruffy-looking boy talking to his 15-year-old daughter.

“Clear off and don’t let me catch you talking to Claire again or I will call the police,” he threatened.

This phrasal verb cannot be separated

28/02/2019

see off
see off

Definition: to go to the airport, station or car with someone who is leaving and say good bye to them

E.g.1: When Kim’s friend left, she took her to the airport to see her off safely.

E.g.2: The car was packed, the visit was over. With sadness we all went outside to see off our cousins. We waved until the car had disappeared round the corner.

This phrasal verb can be separated (e.g.1)

27/02/2019

sift through (something)

Definition: to examine a large collection of things because you want to organise them or find something.

E.g.1: She sifted through the rubbish bin looking for the letter from the bank that she’d lost.

E.g.2: He went to the British Library so that he could sift though their large collection of historical records.

This phrasal verb cannot be separated.

26/02/2019

size (someone/something) up
size (someone/something) up

Definition: to look at a person or situation in order to judge him/ her/ it in some way.

E.g.1: Before the fight he sized up his opponent and decided that he would probably win.

E.g.2: She sized the situation up and decided it would be better if she asked for help.

This phrasal verb can be separated. (E.g.2)

21/02/2019

line (something) up
line (something) up

Definition: to put things in a row.

(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning)

E.g.1: Could you line up according to your age? The oldest should stand at the front, and the youngest at the back.

E.g.2: He was bored so he spent the afternoon lining his books up on the shelf.

This phrasal verb can be separated. (E.g.2)

20/02/2019

sort (something) out
sort (something) out

Definition: to arrange things so that they are ready or organised.

(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning)

E.g.1: He didn’t know what to do because his secretary usually sorted out his travel arrangements for him.

E.g.2: Could you sort these documents out alphabetically?

This phrasal verb can be separated. (E.g.2)

19/02/2019

pick (something) out
pick (something) out

Definition: to select the thing or things that you want from a group.

(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning)

E.g.1: He looked at the oranges and picked out 2 of the biggest and juiciest ones.

E.g.2: The police showed her some photographs of suspects and asked her if she could pick her attacker out.

This phrasal verb can be separated. (E.g.2)

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