1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context D d (2/4)

dying for
(informal)

I’m dying for a cup of coffee. Would you mind ordering one for me?

(be) dying for sth

I haven’t had a massage
all week and I’m dying for
one.

✍  see also:^ itch for, yearn

for (formal)

die out
Many languages are dying out because fewer and fewer people are
learning them and speaking them.

die out

Many animal species have
died out recently and
disappeared forever.

✍ ^

dig up
While workers were digging up the road they found a dead body. The
police then came and dug the body up and took it away.

dig up sth

dig sth up

I did a search on the
internet and dug up some
amazing information.

✍ ^

dip into
If we run out of milk, just dip into the petty cash and run down to the
shop and get some.

dip into sth

Nicola has decided to dip
into her savings and take
a trip to Italy.

✍ 

dish out
(informal)

When she gets drunk she either dishes out praise that’s too high, or

dishes out criticism that’s too harsh. She never gets it right.

dish out sth

dish sth out

The college was accused
of dishing out degrees to
anyone who could pay.

✍  see also: give out, hand

out

dispose of
(formal)

If someone disposes of a cigarette by throwing it on the ground, they

can be fined up to $500.

dispose of sth

The hospital was fined for
not disposing of its waste
properly.

✍  see also: throw away / out

divide up
We decided to divide the profits up equally and pay each partner his
share at the end of each month.

divide sth up

divide up sth

We divided the space up
into 20 cubicles with a
desk and a chair in each.

✍ ^

do about
We all know that global warming is a serious problem so we all have to
start doing something about it, like driving our cars less.

do sth about sth/sb

My dad is drinking too
much alcohol and I don’t
know what to do about it.

✍ ^

do away
with

The government should do away with taxes for poor people if they can’t

afford to pay them.

do away with sth

Our boss did away with
the dress code, so we can
wear whatever we like.

✍ 

do up
Don’t forget to do up your seatbelt before you start driving.
do up sth
do sth up

My friend noticed that my
fly was undone and told
me to do it up.

✍ 