1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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result in
The new marketing plan was a great success. It resulted in a lot of
interest in their products and a significant increase in sales.

result in sth

The new tax regulations
resulted in many small
firms starting up.

✍  see also:^ lead to^

return to
They tried living in a different city but it didn’t work out, so they’re
returning to their old city.

return to sth

Life was good before the
war, and it returned to
normal after it was over.

✍  see also:^ go back (to)^

revert to
After trying out a new textbook, the school reverted to its old book after
it became clear the new one didn’t work as well.

revert to sth

Her new strategies didn’t
work, so she reverted to
her old methods.

✍  see also: go back (to),

return to

rip off
(informal)

I was ripped off by a guy who sold me a gold ring for $500. When I

tried to sell it after getting home, I was told it wasn’t real gold.

rip off sb
rip sb off
(be) ripped off (by sb)
Some phone companies
rip their customers off by
charging them too much.

✍ ^

roll out
Thai Airways will be rolling out its new budget airline over the next
few months.

roll out sth

roll sth out

When will Nokia be
rolling their new range of
mobile phones out?

✍  see also:^ bring out^

roll up
Roll the poster up and put it into a mailing tube before sending it.
roll sth up
roll up sth

Rolling up shirt sleeves
signifies hard work in
many countries.

✍ 

root out
The government has promised to root corrupt officials out by checking
their bank accounts and their assets.

root sth/sb out

root out sth/sb

Employees selling
company secrets were
rooted out and arrested.

✍  see also: weed out

rope in
(informal)

The CEO wants the native speakers to give English lessons to the other

staff, and he’s roped me and Jenny in. We couldn’t refuse.

rope sb in

rope in sb

Try to rope in as many of
the staff as you can for our
charity fun run.

✍ 

rough up
(informal)

When he got to jail, he was punched and kicked by the guards. They

know that roughing new prisoners up makes them easier to control.

rough sb up

rough up sb

Senior students often
rough up new students to
show them who’s boss.

✍  see also:^ push around^

round
down

Round the amounts down to the nearest dollar. If it’s $96.40, make it

$96.00.

round sth down

round down sth

Rounding the amounts
down makes the
calculations simpler.

✍ ^