Category Archives: Phrasal Verb

Phrasal Verb: come into

Definition: to receive something (usually money or property) after someone’s death.

Examples:

• I can help you pay for that since I came into some money recently.
• I heard she came into a fortune when her uncle died and left her all that money.
• Ever since she came into that money, she will only eat out at expensive places.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: come down with

Definition: become ill with

Examples:

• I think I may be coming down with something because I’m having a hard time staying awake.
• She feels a little hot to me, so she must be coming down with something.
• She’s coughing and sneezing so she must be coming down with a cold.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: grow up

Definition: behave responsibly; behave as an adult, not a child

Examples:

• I wish kids now days did not have to grow up as fast as they do.
• Kids no days seem to have to grow up so much faster then they used to.
• Why do kids now days seem to grow up so much faster now, then they have to.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: turn down

Definition: decrease the volume

Examples:

• The song was so annoying that several audience members yelled for the DJ to turn it down.
• Our neighbors refuse to turn down their bass, so our walls reverberate at all hours of the night.
• My father dislikes sports commentators, so he often watches games on television with the sound turned down.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: mark down

Definition: reduce the price (as an incentive to buy)

Examples:

• Those tools are really well-constructed, but I won’t buy them until the store marks them down.
• Right after Christmas, stores often mark down holiday merchandise significantly.
• If your products aren’t selling, why not mark them down by 50% for a few days?

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: give over

Definition: abandon, devote

Examples:

• The losing teams evening was given over to drinking beer.
• The Iraqi prisoners were given over to the local police.
• The poacher’s dogs were given over to animal control officers.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: brush up on

Definition: review / study thoroughly for a short time

Examples:

• Brushing up on a foreign language may be a good idea of you’re traveling.
• If you’re going to have a test in math, you might want to brush up on your equations.
• Brushing up on your equations might be a good idea of you’re going to have a math test.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: see off

Definition: to say goodbye to someone who is going on a journey at the place (e.g. airport, station etc.) where the journey begins; go to station, airport, etc to say goodbye to someone

Examples:

• We all piled in the van to see my Dad off at the airport.
• I can’t pick you up but I would be happy to see you off when you leave.
• If I can get up on time, I will see you off in the morning.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: come off

Definition: take place successfully

Examples:

• Alan didn’t think the plans would come off without any problems.
• I hope our plans to sell the car and travel by bicycle are going to come off without a hitch.
• The wedding planner guaranteed that with her help the day would come off perfectly.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: back down

Definition: not follow a threat; yield In an argument

Examples:

• The bully would not back down on tormenting the innocent child.
• I will not back down in this argument if doing so will compromise my well-being.
• The shy woman would not back down when approached by an aggressive mugger.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.