1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context S s (11/13)

stay away
He told his children to stay away from the dog because he knew it was
dangerous and might bite them.

stay away

stay away from sth/sb

If the boss is in a bad
mood, try to stay away
from him if possible.

✍  see also:^ keep away from^

stay on
We were having such a great time in Indonesia that we decided to stay
on for another week instead of going straight to Malaysia.

stay on

She decided to stay on in
the job and keep working
there for another year.

✍ ^

stay up
My son stayed up very late last night studying for an exam. He didn’t
get to bed until three o’clock.

stay up

Jeff is sleepy today. He
stayed up late last night
working on his website.

✍ 

step down
The team’s manager stepped down after ten years in the job. He was
getting older and he knew it was time for a younger person to take over.

step down

It’s time I stepped down
and let a younger person
with new ideas take over.

✍  see also: stand down,

bow out

step in
If the teacher hadn’t stepped in and stopped the boys from fighting,
they could have really hurt each other.

step in

Sometimes a manager has
to step in and resolve a
dispute among workers.

✍ ^

step out
During the meeting, Bob stepped out into the corridor with the manager
so they could speak in private for a minute.

step out

He kept stepping out of
the meeting to talk on his
cell phone.

✍  see also: pop out

step up
Airlines stepped up security after the hijackings. They are more careful
now when they check passengers and luggage.

step up sth

step sth up

We need to step our
marketing efforts up and
do more to boost sales.

✍  see also: beef up

stick at
(informal)

Learning English isn’t easy, but don’t give up. Stick at it and in the end

you’ll be glad you did.

stick at sth

It’ll take time to make a
profit, but if we stick at it
we’ll succeed eventually.

✍  see also: keep at

stick by
Suzie’s a very loyal friend. If you have a problem, she’ll stick by you
and help you out as much as she can.

stick by sb

The company stuck by
him while he was treated
for his alcohol problem.

✍  see also:^ back (sb) up^

stick out
I knew he had a gun. I could see it sticking out of his pocket.
stick out
stick out of sth
stick out from sth
He tripped over a small
pipe that was sticking out
of the wall.

✍  see also:^ jut out^