1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context S s (4/13)

set out

The prospectus clearly sets out the company’s goals and its strategies

for reaching them.

set out sth

set sth out

The guarantee should set

the conditions out for

getting a full refund.

✍  see also:^ lay out^

set up
Richard set up his first company when he was only 16 years old, and
since then he’s become a very rich man.

set up sth

set sth up

To set a business up, you
need an idea and you
need money or investors.

✍  see also:^ start up^

set up
We’ve set up a meeting with some of our biggest clients, and all our
marketing staff are going to be there.

set up sth

set sth up

The IT staff are setting a
new online system up for
managing supply chains.

✍ 

settle down
Anna was really excited when we told her about her promotion, but
she’s settled down again now.

settle down

The share markets have
settled down again after a
very busy morning.

✍  see also: calm down,

quieten down

settle down
Dad did a lot of travelling when he was young, but after meeting my
mum he settled down and raised a family – luckily for me.

settle down

Even the wildest young
men in the town settled
down and raised families.

✍ 

settle for
The workers settled for a ten-dollar wage rise and ended their strike,
even though some of them wanted to hold out for more.

settle for sth

We’ll have to settle for
second place this time, but
we’ll beat them next time.

✍ ^

settle in /
into

My kids weren’t happy in their new school at first, but they’ve settled in

now and say they like it.

settle in

settle into sth

The new staff have settled
into their jobs and seem
happy working here.

✍ ^

settle on

They were thinking of going to Japan for a holiday, but after realising

how expensive it’d be they settled on a trip to Thailand instead.

settle on sth/sb

We haven’t settled on a

name for the puppy yet,

but we’ll pick one soon.

✍  see also: decide on

settle up

Bob is an honest guy. When his company went broke, he sold his own

house in order to settle up some of his company’s debts.

settle up

settle up with sb

We’re checking out today

so we’ll settle up as soon

as the bill’s ready.

✍  see also: pay off (used for

debts, but not for bills)

shake off
One of our players twisted his ankle, but he kept running and managed
to shake off the injury and keep on playing.

shake off sth

shake sth off

He doesn’t often get sick,
and even when he does he
shakes it off quickly.

✍  see also:^ get over^