Spoken English: Flourish Your Language

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II Phrasal Verbs^16311
Example: He made out that he was ill so that he didn't have to go
to school.
Make up = stop being angry with smneone
Example: They are always arguing, but they make up again very
quickly.
Make up for = compensate
Example: I sent her a present to try to make up for my appalling
behaviour.
Mark down = give a student a lower grade for a particular rea-
son
Example: Students who gave obviously rehearsed answers were
marked down, while those who spoke naturally were rewarded
accordingly.
Meet wiph = have something happen to you
~Example: They met with some problems they hadn't anticipated.
Mix up = confuse
Example: I always mix those two sisters up because they look so
like each other.
Mouth off = speak angrtly about something
Example: I always get angry and start mouthing off when the news
is on TV.
Move on = change the subject or your job
Example: She moved on to another company where the salary was
considerably better.
Move on = make people nwve from a place
Example: The police moved the crowd on because they were hold-
ing up the traffic.
Mull over = think about an issue or problem

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