1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context D d (1/4)

dawn on
It just dawned on me that nearly all of our slow deliveries were sent by
UPS. I hadn’t realized this before.

dawn on sb

I was on the train when it
dawned on me that I’d left
by phone at home.

✍  see also:^ occur to^

deal in
My uncle has always loved collecting stamps, so he set up a small
company that deals in old stamps and related items.

deal in sth

She set up a successful
website that deals in
second-hand books.

✍ ^

deal with
Would you mind dealing with this customer’s enquiry? I’m too busy at
the moment.

deal with sth/sb

Jim is very good at
dealing with technical
problems.

✍  see also: attend to

decide
against

After thinking about it for a while, I decided against quitting my job

and starting my own company. If it failed, I’d lose everything.

decide against sth/sb

We’ve decided against
opening a branch in Japan
due to the high costs.

✍ 

decide on
The studio has already decided on the actors for the main roles in the
next James Bond film.

decide on sth/sb

Why did you decide on
using UPS to send the
shipment?

✍  see also:^ settle on^

depend on

You can depend on Jill to do a good job. She’s very reliable and I’m sure

she won’t let you down.

depend on sb/sth

depend on sb/sth to

do sth

Do you think we can

depend on the postal

service to deliver this?

✍  see also:^ count on, rely

on, bank on

depend on
I’m still not sure if we can play tennis today. It depends on the weather. depend on sth^

Delivery time depends on
the shipment method you
choose.

✍ 

deter from
The number of spectators at the golf tournament was down today. The
rain must have deterred many people from coming to watch.

deter sb from doing

sth

The terrorist attacks
deterred many people
from visiting the city.

✍  see also: put off

devote to
The CNN cable news channel decided to devote more time to covering
stories about health and the environment.

devote sth to sth

Princess Diana devoted
most of her time to
helping people in need.

✍ ^

die down
The controversy about the president’s mistake took a long time to die
down. People were still talking about it a year later.

die down

The musicians waited for
the applause to die down
before starting to play.

✍ ^