II Phrasal Verbs^12311
Beef up = make something stronger or more solid
Example: The company beefed up their case when they saw that
the public wouldn't accept their first explanation of the accident.
Black out = fall unconscious
Example: He blacked out and collapsed on the floor.
Black out = lose light
Example: Everything blacked out when the power supply failed,
Blank out = censor text so that words cannot be read
Example: The email addresses were blanked out in the documents
shown to the court.
Blank out = have a temporary memory failure
Example: I was so nervous in the interview that I just blanked out
and couldn't answer their questions properly.
Blare out = a loud sound or music
Example: The music was blaring out and I couldn't get to sleep.
Blast off = leave the ground-spaceship or rocket
Example: The space shuttle blasted off on schedule yesterday.
Blaze away = fire a gun repeatedly
Example: The shooters blazed away at the pheasants.
Blow down = when the wind forces something to fall
Example: A tree was blown down in the storm.
Blowout = extinguish candles~ matches~ etc.
Example: She blew the candles out on her birthday cake.
Blow over = when a scandal gets flt;!Jotten
Example: The scandal blew over within a fortnight when the press
found someone else to attack.
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