II Phrasal Verbs^18111
despite the criticism in the media.
Stir up = make trouble for someone else
Example: He stirred things up by complaining to senior manage-
ment about his line manager.
Stop off = break a journey
Example: We stopped off for lunch about halfway there, then car-
ried on driving.
Stub out = extinguish a cigarette
Example: He stubbed his cigarette out in a saucer because he couldn't
fmd an ashtray.
Sum up = summarise
Example: At the end of the lecture, she summed up the main points
again.
Summon up = get the energy or courage to do something
Example: Andrea couldn't summon up the enthusiasm to apply for
the position.
Suss out = come to understand
Example: It took her ages to suss out what was going on.
Take after = look like, resemble
Example: He takes after his mother.
Take apart = take something to pieces
Example: She took the photocopier apart to see what had got stuck
in it.
Take aside = get someone alone to talk to them
Example: The teacher took her aside and said that she'd failed the
exam.
Take back = make someone nostalgic
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