1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context H h (2/4)

happen to

Dan doesn’t work at the bank in Smith St. anymore. What happened to

him? Was he transferred to another branch?

happen to sb/sth

Did you hear about what

happened to Dum Sim

Co.? They went bankrupt!

✍  see also:^ become of^

have on /
have got on

I can’t go tonight. I’ve got something on, but I don’t have anything on

tomorrow night if you’re free.

have sth on

have got sth on

He’ll check his schedule
and see what he’s got on
next week.

✍ ^

have on /
have got on

I hope you’ve got your warm socks on. It’ll get really cold later on this

evening.

have sth on

have got sth on

It’s a state dinner, so
everyone will have their
formal attire on.

✍  see also: put on

have over
We’re having some friends over to our new house for a barbecue on
Saturday afternoon.

have sb over

The boss is having some
people over for a dinner
party tonight.

✍  see also: ask over /around

invite over / around

head back
We should head back to the office before the traffic gets too bad. head back^

Could you call Elisa and
ask her to head back home
right away?

✍  see also:^ go back, come

back

head for
We were heading for the beach when it started to rain, so we went to
see a movie instead.

head for sth

(be) heading for sth

Until the new CEO saved
the company, it was
heading for bankruptcy.

✍ ^

head off
(inf)

We’ll have to head off early if we want to be there in time for lunch. head off^

What time do you think
we should head off for the
airport?

✍  see also: set off, set out

hear about
This is a great restaurant, but not many people seem to know about it.
How did you hear about it?

hear about sth

hear sth about sth

Have you heard anything
about the new company
our boss is setting up?

✍  see also: find out (about)

hear from
I never hear from Robert these days. Do you know how he is?
hear from sb

If you haven’t heard back
from them by Friday, call
them again.

✍ ^

heard of
Joe says his cousin is a famous artist, but I’ve never heard of him. I
guess he’s only famous in the art world.

heard of sb/sth

Have you ever heard of a
company called Elixer Life
Co. Ltd.?

✍ ^ see also:^ hear about^