1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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hand back
Their teacher handed the test papers back to the students after she had
graded them.

hand back sth

hand sth back

If a businessman gives
you his name card, don’t
hand it back. Keep it.

✍  see also:^ give back^

hand down
Their family furniture-making business has been handed down from
one generation to the next for at least two hundred years.

hand down sth

hand sth down

Their grandfather handed
his skills down to younger
members of the family.

✍  see also:^ pass on^

hand in

Please hand in your exam papers before you leave the examination

room.

hand in sth

hand sth in

Bill said he’s quitting and

he’s already handed his

notice in.

✍  see also: give in, turn in

hand on
He had a quick look at the photos and then handed them on to the next
person.

hand on sth

hand sth on

Do you think we should
hand this information on
to the police?

✍  see also: pass on

hand out
Could you hand out one test paper to each student in the exam room,
please?

hand out sth

hand sth out

Sue will take the guests’
coats as they arrive and
Ben will hand out drinks.

✍  see also:^ give out, pass

out

hand over
The thief had to hand over the money he’d stolen after he was caught by
the police.

hand over sth

hand sth over

The court ordered the
bankrupt company to
hand over all its assets.

✍  see also:^ give up^

hang
around (inf)

Airports should have entertainment facilities available for passengers

who have to hang around waiting for delayed or connecting flights.

hang around

I visited my doctor and
had to hang around for
ages before seeing him.

✍  see also: sit around, wait

around

hang on
The sea is getting rough so this is going to be a rocky boat ride. We’d
better hang on tight.

hang on

hang on to sth

The bus stops suddenly,
so hang on to something
or you might fall over.

✍  see also:^ hold on^

hang out
(informal)

Teenagers used to hang out in pool halls on weekends. The boys would

play pool while the girls watched them and flirted with them.

hang out

hang out with sb

Joe’s worried about his
son. He’s hanging out
with street gangs.

✍  see also: knock around

hang up
You can give your coat to one of the waiters and he’ll hang it up for you. hang sth up^
hang up sth

Our boys don’t hang up
their clothes. They just
drop them on the floor.

✍ 