Spoken English: Flourish Your Language

11140 Spoken English II Example: The last notes died away and the audience burst into applause. Die down = decrease or become qu ...

II Phrasal Verbs 14111 Example: It took them six months to do up the house before they could actually move in. Doze off = fall a ...

1\142 Spoken English II saying a word. Drop ill, = visit without having made arrangetnents Example: I was in the area so I dropp ...

II Phrasal Verbs^14311 Example: Most students have to eke out their income because they have so little money to live on. Embark ...

11144 Spoken English II Example: He fell for her the moment their eyes met. Fall for = believe a lie or a piece of deception Exa ...

II Phrasal Verbs 14511 Example: The old lady managed to fight the muggers off and they didn't get her purse. Figure out = find t ...

11146 Spoken English II Example: What do you want to know? fire away and I'll tell you. Fire up = Start a computer Example: She ...

II Phrasal Verbs^14711 into the newspapers. Get around to = finally manage to do smnething Example: It always takes me ages to g ...

11 (^148) Spoken English II Get down = depress someone Example: The miserable weather in winter really gets me down. Get down to ...

II Phrasal Verbs^14911 Example: We got on the train at Plymouth and went up to London. Get on = make progress Example: How are y ...

11 (^150) Spoken English II Example: We got together in the pub for a drink. Get up = get out of bed Example: Iget up at seven o ...

II Phrasal Verbs^15111 Example: The police stopped the van because it was giving off a lot of black smoke. Give out = distribute ...

11152 Spoken English II Example: I didn't really agree but went along with the decision because I was in the minority. Go by = t ...

II Phrasal Verbs^15311 Example: He went in for the photography prize, but didn't win. Go into = discuss in some detail Example: ...

IpS4 Spoken English II Example: You wouldn't believe what I went through when I was ill! Go through = read again Example: I went ...

II Phrasal Verbs Example: He grew up in the West Country. Hand down = pass on to the next generation 155 11 Example: The jewelle ...

11156 Spoken English " Example: She really helped me out when I was going through my divorce. Hit on = have an idea Example: I s ...

II Phrasal Verbs^15711 Example: Jackjammed on the brakes when the rabbit ran in front of his car. Jazz up = make som.ething more ...

11158 Spoken English II Key in = enter numbers or information into a computer or elec- tronic system Example: It took me ages to ...

" Phrasal Verbs teenth century. Layoff = make an employee redundant 159 11 Example: The hotel laid off twenty staff because tour ...