Showing posts with label Phrasal Verb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phrasal Verb. Show all posts

Sunday, May 9, 2021

Phrasal Verb for Not feeling well.

   

Come Down With- ILLness

She came down with a cold, but fortunately she able to fight it off quickly.


Fight Off- Overcome

She came down with a cold, but fortunately she able to fight it off quickly.


Under the weather- Unwell

She has been under the weather have to pull out of the championship.


Passed Away- Died

About 2.5 million people passed away due to pandemic.


Passed Out- Faint , loss consciousness

Everyone on the streets were passing out from the lack of oxygen.


Throw up- Vomit, Be sick

Baby's throw up her dinner.


Get over- Recover from something

It's taken me a little while to get over the flu.

It's taken me ages to get over the flu.


Run over- Hit by

My cat was run over by the car and later got killed.



Thursday, May 6, 2021

12 Important Phrasal Verbs for Everyday Business English Conversation

BRING UP

  • Let's bring this up in the next meeting.

Raise

  • Let's raise this issues in the next meeting.

Get Across

  • Am I getting my message across clearly?
  • I'm trying to get my ideas across but every time I do it, James keeps butting in.

Let on

  • Know secret
  • I don't let on what happened in the meeting room, please don't mentioned it to anyone out there.
  • You don't let on that you know the news, I haven't mentioned it Jess yet.
  • I don't think I trust him. I think he knows more than he lets on.
Jump in
  • Do you mind if I jump in here?

Butt In-Informal interrupting

Blurt Out

  • You say something you're not suppose to
  • I'm so sorry, I blurted it out!

Get through to

  • I'm trying to get through  but no one answers my call.

Talk Over - To discuss problem

  • I know you're upset, lets talk it over tonight when we get home.

Back Up
  • Thanks for backing me up during the meeting.
  • I hope my team back me up when I feel short of confidence on delivery timeline.
MOST COMMON PHRASE
  • Reach Out to
  • Walk-through 
  • Touch base
  • You know what I mean
  • Some of the solutions still in the air
  • Push through this decision
  • Help support
  • Explicitly called out
  • Few unknowns up in the air
  • Surface those up
  • Information from the right people
  • Item brought up
  • We can't be in a position
  • Highly unlikely
  • That was it, for the update
  • Rest of the day
  • As best as you can
  • Please do so
  • Help out
  • That's we are at the moment



Monday, January 11, 2021

Phrasal Verb Run-Up and Step Up

The FBI is warning of the possibility of armed protests being held across the US in the days before Joe Biden is sworn in as president.

There are reports of armed groups planning to gather at all 50 state capitols and in Washington DC in the run-up to his 20 January inauguration.

The fears come as security plans are hardened for the event itself.

On Monday, Mr Biden told reporters he was not afraid to take the oath of office outside of the US Capitol.


Security has been stepped up at the US Capitol following deadly violence last week


Officials say up to 15,000 National Guard troops could be made available to fortify the event.


The announcement came after Washington DC's Mayor, Ms Bowser, went public with her appeal to bolster security after what she described as an "unprecedented terrorist attack" at the US Capitol last week.


unprecedented
[ʌnˈprɛsɪdɛntɪd]
ADJECTIVE
  1. never done or known before.