1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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go through
Can you go through last month’s invoices and put aside any that
haven’t been paid yet?

go through sth

Please go through the
contract and correct any
mistakes.

✍  see also:^ check through,^

look through

go through
Maria has gone through a lot this year, but she’s coped with it all very
well.

go through sth

We went through some
hard times when we first
emigrated to Australia.

✍  see also:^ live through^

go through
with

We’re going to go through with the renovation of our old apartment,

even though the cost has gone up.

go through with sth

Despite the problems, we
went through with the
plan to open more shops.

✍  see also:^ carry on (with),^

go on (with)

go together
Some colours go together well, such as green and gold, but others don’t
seem to go well together, such as green and purple.

go together

Most people agree that
white wine and fish go
together well.

✍ ^

go under
His company went under when the economy slowed down, and he had
to go back to his old job.

go under

All the employees lost
their jobs when the
company went under.

✍  see also:^ close down,

shut down

go up
The price of gold usually goes up, but if it gets too high it’ll come down
again.

go up

Our overheads went up
last year, but we couldn’t
put our prices up.

✍ ^

go with
Are you sure the green tie goes with the blue shirt? Why don’t you try
the grey one instead?

go with sth

You have to learn how to
deal with stress as it goes
with this type of job.

✍  see also: go together

(with)

go without
When he was young, Steve could go without sleep for a night and still
be able to work the next day. But now he needs a full night’s sleep.

go without sth

Michael loves his tea in
the morning. He just can’t
go without it.

✍  see also:^ do without^

grow apart
Jenny and Kate used to be close friends, but they’ve grown apart over
the years. They hardly ever see each other these days.

grow apart

People who are friends at
work often grow apart
when one leaves the job.

✍ ^

grow into
When I was young, my mum kept my old clothes for my little brother.
He soon grew into them, but he hated wearing them.

grow into sth

He’s still young, so it’ll
take him time to grow into
his new role as CEO.

✍ ^