1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context G g (6/10)

give in
Please give your test papers in at the door when you’re leaving. give sth in^
give in sth

He decided to quit his job
and give in his notice at
the end of the week.

✍  see also:^ hand in^

give off
The durian fruit gives off a strong smell which many people don’t like,
but most people think it’s soft yellow flesh is really delicious.

give off sth

Coal-fired power plants
give off a lot of damaging
atmospheric pollutants.

✍ ^

give out
Could you give these test papers out to the students, please?
give out sth
give sth out

Our sales staff will be
giving out brochures at
the trade fair.

✍  see also: hand out

give out
When the supply of oil gives out, we might have to use cars powered by
electricity instead.

give out

The earthquake damaged
gas pipelines and the gas
supply soon gave out.

✍  see also: run out

give up
Police surrounded the killer and told him to give up his weapon or
they’d shoot him.

give up sth

give sth up

We’re not going to give
up our market share
without a fight.

✍  see also:^ hand over^

give up

Many people are trying to give up cigarettes, but it’s a very difficult

habit to break.

give up sth

give sth up

He said giving up alcohol

was the best thing he’s

ever done for himself.

✍ ^

give up
Keep on trying to learn these phrasal verbs and don’t give up. I’m sure
you can do it!

give up

give up doing sth

It’s taking a long time to
open markets in Asia, but
we won’t give up trying.

✍  see also: give in

go about
How do you think we should go about increasing sales? go about sth^

What do you think of the
way the police are going
about the investigation?

✍  see also: set about

go against
Salaries can’t be increased now because it’d go against the company’s
cost-cutting policy.

go against sth/sb

We can’t go against the
wishes of the Board of
Directors.

✍ 

go ahead
After the lifesavers came to patrol the beach we told our kids they could
go ahead and swim, but we didn’t let them in the sea until then.

go ahead

I’ve checked the contract
and it looks fine, so let’s
go ahead and sign it.

✍  see also:^ go on^