1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context S s (7/13)

sit back
We can’t just sit back and wait for other people to solve the problem of
global warming. We all have to do whatever we can to help.

sit back

He thinks managers just
sit back and tell other
people to do all the work.

✍ ^ see also:^ sit around^

sit down
The students stood up when the teacher came in, and didn’t sit down
again until she told them to.

sit down

Sitting down at a desk all
day isn’t healthy, so I go
for a walk every hour.

✍ ^

sit in for

The chairman can’t be here today, so he’s asked me to sit in for him and

chair the meeting.

sit in for sb

Will you have time to sit

in for me at the meetings

while I’m away?

✍  see also: fill in, stand in

sit in on
We have some trainee teachers coming in today. They’re going to sit in
on some classes and watch what we do.

sit in on sth

In my country, any citizen
can sit in on a court trial
and watch it.

✍ ^

sit out
It was a terrible movie, but I had to sit it out because I went with my
girlfriend and she wanted to see how it ended.

sit sth out

sit out sth

I had no choice but to sit
out the boring meeting
and the dull speeches.

✍ ^ see also: see through, see

out

sit up
His mother told him to sit up straight or he’d have problems with his
back when he was older.

sit up

We sat up and took notice
when she began reading
out the exam results.

✍ 

size up
Make sure you look your best when you go for a job interview. They’ll
be sizing you up before you even speak.

size sb/sth up

size up sb/sth

She sizes up a writer’s
work and then quickly
accepts it or rejects it.

✍  see also:^ weigh up (for

things more than people)

sleep
around (inf)

Some people say that most young men like to sleep around while most

young women prefer to stick with the one partner.

sleep around

His doctor said sleeping
around increases the risk
of catching diseases.

✍ 

sleep in
I love sleeping in on Sunday mornings. Sometimes I don’t get up until
midday.

sleep in

I didn’t plan to sleep in so
long, but I guess I needed
to catch up on my sleep.

✍ 

slip up
(informal)

If Bob makes any more mistakes, he might lose his job. He has to be

careful he doesn’t slip up again.

slip up

An air traffic controller
can’t afford to slip up or
many people could die.

✍  see also:^ mess up, screw

up (inf)