1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007
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jack up
(informal)
The price of beer will go up if the government jacks up taxes on
alcoholic beverages.jack up sth
jack sth upOur paper supplier has
jacked his prices up again.
✍ see also:^ put up^jazz up
(informal)Let’s jazz up the office. We could paint the walls a bright colour and put
up some nice pictures.jazz up sth
jazz sth upIt’s about time we jazzed
our company logo up. It’s
a bit too old-fashioned.✍ see also:^ brighten up,^
liven upjoin in
My students love to have discussions in class. Even the shy ones join in
after a while and tell us their opinions.
join in
join in sthIn our staff meetings, we
want everyone to join in
and share their ideas.
✍ see also: jump in, weigh
injoin up
The young man wants to join up and fight, but his mum doesn’t want
him be a soldier and risk his life in a war she doesn’t support.
join upMany young people have
been persuaded to join up
and fight in the war.
✍ jot down
Can I borrow your pen please? I just need to jot down his address
before I forget it.
jot down sth
jot sth downYou should jot down your
ideas to make sure you
don’t forget them.
✍ see also: note downjumble up
The cleaning woman jumbled up all the papers on my desk, and now
I’ll have to sort them all out.
jumble up sth
jumble sth upIf you don’t write out
your schedule, you might
jumble up your dates.
✍ see also:^ mix up^jump at
I’d jump at the chance of working overseas. It’d be a great experience. jump at sth^
Helen jumped at the
chance to get some
experience in sales.
✍ see also:^ leap at^jump in
If you want to say something during the meeting, just jump in. You
don’t have to raise your hand.
jump inEveryone jumped in and
helped out when we were
having problems.
✍ see also:^ join in^jut out
The front of his car got hit because it was jutting out into a busy traffic
lane.
jut outSome young fashion
models are so thin that
their bones jut out.
✍ see also:^ stick out^