Phrasal Verbs

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Phrasal Verbs 5

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1) act up
behave badly: يتصرف بطريقة غير لائقة
Sophie got bored and started acting up


2) add up
to calculate the total of two or more numbers يجمع أو يحسب
If you add those four figures up, it comes to over £500. She added the bill up
I'm not very good at adding up



3) add up to

to become a particular amount يبلغ كمية او حد معين
The various building programmes add up to several thousand new homes


We thought we'd bought lots of food, but it didn't add up to much when we'd spread it out on the table





4) ask sb in
to invite someone to come into a building or room, especially your home يدعو شخص للدخول الى مبنى، غرفة او منزل



I'd ask you in for a coffee but I have to get up early for work in the morning



5) ask after sb UK phrasal verb


to ask for information about someone, especially about their health يستعلم عن شخص ما و خاصة عن صحته


Tell your father I was asking after him


6) ask around

to ask a lot of different people in order to get information or help يسأل الكثير من الاشخاص للحصول على معلومات اولمساعدة

Our babysitter's just moved away, so we're asking around for a replacement



7) back away
to move backwards away from something or someone, usually because you are frightened يرجع الى الخلف بسبب الخوف خاصة
She saw that he had a gun and backed away


8) back down
to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated يعترف بالخطأ او الهزيمة
Eventually, Roberto backed down and apologized
Local residents have forced the local council to back down from/on its plans to build a nightclub in their street


9) back off
to stop being involved in a situation, usually in order to allow other people to deal with it themselves ينسحب او يتوقف عن
She started to criticize me, then she suddenly backed off
Just back off and let us do this on our own, will you?


10) back off
to move backwards away from someone, usually because you are frightened يرجع الى الخلف بسبب الخوف خاصة
I saw the knife and backed off


11) back onto sth
faces something from the back يقابل و لكن من الجهة الخلفية و ليس الامامية
The house backs onto a narrow alley


12) back out
to decide not to do something that you had said you would do يقرر عدم القيام بعمل قال مسبقا انه سيقوم به
You agreed to come. You can't back out now
They backed out of the deal the day before they were due to sign the contract


13) back sb up
to support or help someone يدعم او يساعد
My family backed me up throughout the court case


14) back sth up
to prove something is true يثبت صحة شيء ما
His claims are backed up by recent research


15) bawl sb out

to tell someone angrily that something they have done is wrong ينتقد
He's always bawling out people in meetings


16) bear down on sb/sth
to move in a threatening way towards someone or something يتحرك باتجاه شخص او شيء مشكلاً خطر
I looked up to see the car bearing down on me, out of control


17) bear on sth
to be connected or related to يكون ذو صلة او علاقة
I don't see how that information bears on this case


18) bear sb/sth out
to support the truth of something يدعم صحة شيء
His version of events just isn't borne out by the facts
If you tell them what happened I will bear you out


19) bear with sb
to be patient and wait while someone does something يصبر على الشخص حتى ينجز عمله
If you'll just bear with me for a moment, I'll find you a copy of the drawings


20) beat sth/sb back
use force to move someone or something dangerous away from you يدفع بقوة لإبعاد شخص او شيء خطير عنه
Riot police beat back the crowds of demonstrators


21) beat down
sun) shines very strongly and makes the air very hot) تشع بقوة و تجعل الهواء حارا
The tropical sun beat down on them mercilessly


22) beat sb down
to persuade someone to accept a lower amount of money for something يقنع شخص بقبول كمية اقل من المال ثمن شيء
He wanted £50 for the bike, but I managed to beat him down to £35


23) beat sb off
to manage to defeat someone who is attacking you تتغلب على شخص يقوم بمهاجمتك
She beat off her attacker by hitting him with her handbag


24) beat sb out
to defeat يهزم
They beat out several other rivals for the contract


25) beat sth out of sb
to make someone say things they do not want to by hitting يرغم شخص على قول اشياء من خلال الضرب
The men claimed that the police had beaten the confession out of them


26) beat sb up
to hurt someone badly by hitting or kicking them again and again يؤذي عن طريق الضرب المتكرر
He claims he was beaten up by the police


27) beat sb to it
to do something before someone else does يسبق في القيام بعمل قبل شخص آخر
I was just going to tidy up the kitchen, but you've beaten me to it


28) blow sb away
to surprise or please يفاجئ او يرضي
The ending will blow you away


29) blow sb/sth away
to defeat someone or something completely يهزم شخص او شيء كليا
They blew the other team away in the second half of the game


30) blow sth/sb off
to treat something or someone as if they are not important يعامل شخص او شيء بعدم اهمية
Just blow off his comments, he's only joking


31) blow over - SITUATION
becomes gradually less important until it ends and is forgotten يقل اهمية و ينتهي ثم يُنسى
I thought that after a few days the argument would blow over


32) blow over - STORM
becomes gradually less strong until it ends تخف تدريجيا حتى تنتهي
The storm raged all night but by morning it had blown over


33) blow (sb/sth) up
to destroy something or kill someone with a bomb يدمر او يقتل بقنبلة
They threatened to blow up the plane if their demands were not met
He drove over a landmine and his jeep blew up


34) break away
to escape from someone who is holding you تهرب من شخص يمسك بك
He grabbed her, but she managed to break away

35) break away
to stop being part of a group because you begin to disagree ينفصل عن بسبب اختلاف في الرأي
In the early 1980s some members of the British Labour Party broke away to form the Social Democratic Party


36) break down - MACHINE
stops working ينفصل عن بسبب اختلاف في الرأي
Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road


37) break down
to be unable to control your feelings and to start to cry يفقد السيطرة على مشاعره و يبدأ بالبكاء
When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried


38) break sb in
train to do a new job يدرب للقيام بعمل جديد
The boss did not believe in breaking his staff in gently


39) break in/break into sth
to get into a building or car using force, usually to steal something يقتحم بالقوة عادة بهدف السرقة
The burglars broke in through the kitchen window
My car's been broken into twice this month


40) break in
to interrupt when someone else is talking يقاطع ( فى المحادثة )
As she was talking, he suddenly broke in, saying, "That's a lie".


41) break sth off
to separate يفصل
He broke off a piece of chocolate


42) break sth off - RELATIONSHIP
to end a relationship ينهي علاقة
They've broken off their engagement
The governments have broken off diplomatic relations


43) break out
suddenly starts بدأت فجأة
War broke out in 1914
Fighting has broken out all over the city


44) break out
to escape from prison يهرب من السجن
They broke out of prison and fled the country


45) break through sth
to force yourself through something that is holding you back تخترق شيء يسد طريقك
Protesters broke through the barriers


46) break (sth) up

ends تنتهي / ينهي علاقي

The meeting broke up at ten to three

Jenny and George have broken up



47) bring sb/sth along
to take someone or something with you يحضر معه

Can I bring a friend along to the party


48) bring sth back
to return from somewhere with something يرجع من مكان جالبا معه شيئا ما
Can you bring me back some milk


49) bring sth back
to make someone think about something from the past يسترجع الذكريات
The photos brought back some wonderful memories


50) bring sb down
to cause someone in a position of power to lose their job يجعل شخص في مركز قوة يخسر وظيفته
This scandal could bring down the government


51) bring sth forward
to change the date or time of an event so that it happens earlier than planned يبكر بالفيام بشيء
The elections were brought forward by three months


52) bring sth in
to introduce something new such as a product or a law يقدم شيء جديد
New safety regulations have been brought in


53) bring sth out
to produce ينتج
They've just brought out a new, smaller phone


54) bring sth out
to make a particular quality or detail noticeable يُظهِر
A crisis can bring out the best and the worst in people
The seasoning really brings out the flavour of the meat


55) bring sb round / around
to persuade someone to have the same opinion as you have تقنع شخص ليكون له نفس رأيك
At first they refused but I managed to bring them round

56) bring sb/sth together
to cause people to be friendly with each other يجعل الناس ودودين مع بعضهم
The disaster brought the community together


56) bring sb round / around
to persuade someone to have the same opinion as you have تقنع شخص ليكون له نفس رأيك
At first they refused but I managed to bring them round


56) cut down
to use something in smaller amounts يقلل من استعمال شيء
The government has announced plans to cut back on defence spending by 10% next year
I'm trying to cut down on caffeine

57) cut in
to interrupt what someone is saying by saying something yourself يقاطع الحديث
I was just talking to Jan, when Dave cut in


58) cut into sth
to fill part of it, often a large part of it يأخذ جزء كبير من
I don't like doing the shopping on a Saturday afternoon because it cuts into my weekend

59) cut out
to remove something or form a shape by cutting, usually from paper or cloth يقص شيء او شكل من ورق او من قماش
She cut out his picture from the magazine


60) cut sth out
to stop eating or drinking something, usually to improve your health يتوقف عن اكل او شرب بعض الاشياء لتحسين صحته
Since my heart attack, I've cut fatty foods out altogether

61) cut through sth
quickly understand something or deal with it so that it does not cause problems for you يفهم الموقف سريعا و يتعامل معه بطريقة لا تسبب له المشاكل لاحقا
She always manages to cut through the complex theory and get at the facts