1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context B b (6/7)

bring
forward

The meeting was scheduled for next week, but we’ve had to bring it

forward to tomorrow.

bring sth forward

bring forward sth

The judge agreed to bring
forward the trial date to
help speed things up.

✍  see also:^ put forward^

bring in
The government is bringing new laws in to fight corruption, but critics
say the real problem is enforcement of laws, not the lack of laws.

bring sth in

bring in sth

More tax increases have
been brought in to cover
the huge cost of the war.

✍  see also:^ push through^

bring off
You got the top score in the exam! How did you bring that off without
studying too much? Did you cheat?

bring sth off

bring off sth

The Swiss team brought
off an amazing victory
over the Russian team.

✍  see also: pull off

bring on
Sally’s crying. What brought that on? Don’t tell me someone asked her
about her old boyfriend!

bring sth on

bring on sth

I never drink alcohol
because all it does is
bring on a headache.

✍  see also: bring about

bring out
Our company has been bringing out good-quality products for many
years, but we’ve only recently begun marketing them well.

bring sth out

bring out sth

When will they be
bringing out their latest
range of phones?

✍  see also:^ roll out^

bring up
Sanjaya was born in India, but an Australian couple adopted him when
he was a baby and brought him up in Sydney.

bring sb up

bring up sb

Poor kids are often
brought up to be more
polite than rich kids.

✍ ^

bring up
If there’s an idea or a topic you’d like to discuss, you can bring it up at
our staff meeting on Friday.

bring up
bring sth up
bring up sth
There are some topics you
shouldn’t bring up, like
religion and politics.

✍  see also: put forward

brush up
I’m nearly ready for the exam. I just need to brush up on the phrasal
verbs we learned last week.

brush up

brush up on sth

I’ll brush up on French
history and language
before going there.

✍  see also: polish up

budget for
If we don’t budget for the rising cost of oil and for salary increases, we
might not have enough money to pay for them.

budget for sth

Did you budget for
inflation and rising costs
over the next year?

✍  see also: allow for

build on
We’ll have to build on our success and keep working hard in order to
stay ahead of our competitors.

build on sth

If we build on our market
share, we could end up
dominating the sector.

✍ ^