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Welcome to episode 12 of the Learn Every Day English podcast, where we are going to be talking about phrasal verbs using the word out, phrasal verbs using the word out.
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In today's episode, we're going to talk about phrasal verbs with the word out.
I did a previous episode on phrasal verbs, so I'm not going to go over what are phrasal verbs.
Again, you might want to listen to that episode.
But phrasal verbs, just briefly, are just a combination of words in English, usually with a verb and then a preposition or an adverb, add it to it, which completes or makes up a totally new type of word phrase or verb phrase.
And a lot of times the phrasal verb or the combination of words has a totally different meaning than the word or the verb itself.
So we have phrasal verbs with the word out, but if we add other words to that, normally it means nothing like the word out.
It has a totally different meaning.
So I'm going to give you 12 phrasal verbs with the word out.
I'm going to give you the expression, tell you what it means, give you a definition, and then use it in a couple of example sentences so that you can see how it is used and have a better idea of the meaning of the phrasal verb and how you can use it in sentences of your own.
So the first phrasal verb has to do with the expression, freak out, freak out.
And this is very common in English, very informal, though you wouldn't use this at work.
But to freak out means to become very anxious, upset or afraid, or make someone very anxious, upset or afraid.
So for example, I can say, he freaked out when he found out his daughter was in a bad car accident.
He freaked out when he found his daughter was in a bad car accident, like he became very anxious and very upset or very afraid.
Another example is, if you're talking to somebody, you can tell them, don't freak out, but there is a spider on your shoulder.
Maybe you know that they are afraid of spiders.
So you'll tell them, don't freak out, don't become anxious or afraid, but there is a spider on your shoulder.
So you're basically telling them to calm down or to stay calm.
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The next phrasal verb is chill out, chill out, and this is very, very common in English as well.
Again, this is very informal, but to chill out means to relax completely or not allow things to upset you.
And it can also mean to calm down, to calm down.
Example one, I can say, I'm just going to chill out this weekend and not worry about school or work.
I'm going to chill out this weekend.
That's kind of just like, take it easy, not do a whole lot, not worry about anything.
Another example, I can tell somebody who is maybe anxious about something or upset.
I can tell them chill out.
Everything will be okay.
Hey, chill out. Everything will be okay.
That means calm down.
Don't be upset. Don't let it get to you.
It's going to be all right.
It's going to be okay.
The next phrasal verb is space out, space out.
And this means to become distracted or disoriented or basically to lose attention or to even to lose focus, to lose focus on something or about something.
Example, I can say, this medicine or this medication makes me feel really spaced out.
This medicine makes me feel really spaced out.
I don't know if you have taken some medication the doctor gave you or some antihistamines and your head feels like really funny.
Your whole body feels funny.
That can mean to be spaced out or to feel spaced out.
Another example, when I was talking to John, he seemed to space out for a while.
When I was talking to John, he seemed to space out for a while.
That means he seemed to lose focus.
He wasn't focusing on or concentrating or listening to what I had to say.
He was, it appeared or seemed like he was thinking about other things.
His mind was preoccupied.
He was spaced out. The next phrasal verb is figure out or to figure out something.
That means to understand or to solve something or to solve a problem.
And it can also mean to calculate an amount, to calculate an amount.
So for example, I can say, I figured out the solution to the math problem.
I figured out the solution.
That means I solved it.
I solved the problem.
Another example, he figured out that his employee was stealing from him.
He figured out or he found out.
Or sometimes we say he put two and two together.
That means he added everything up, what was going on, and he was able to determine to find out or to figure out what was really going on, what was really happening.
So he figured out that his employee was stealing from him.
The next phrasal verb is workout or to workout.
And this means to exercise, like to go to the gym and exercise.
But it can also mean to end in a good way or to have something end in a good way.
So for example, I try and work out at least three to four times a week.
That means I try to exercise at least three to four times a week.
But I can also say to somebody, hey, don't worry, everything will work out.
That means everything will end up in a good way.
It will be okay. So everything will work out.
Don't worry. The next phrasal verb is head out, head out, like your head, which is part of your body and out head out.
That means to leave or to go out.
Example sentence. It is getting late.
I need to head out now.
It's getting late. I need to head out.
That means I need to leave.
I need to go. Also, I can say to somebody, ask them a question.
Hey, when do you think you're going to head out?
When do you think you're going to head out?
That means when do you think you're going to leave?
The next phrasal verb is hang out, hang out.
And this means to spend time socially with somebody or a group of people in a relaxed and informal way.
For example, I can say this.
My brother was in town this weekend, so I hung out with him the whole time.
My brother was in town this weekend, so I hung out with him.
That means I just spent time with him.
I was with my brother the whole time, kind of doing enjoyable and relaxing things.
But I can also, here's another example sentence.
I can ask somebody this question.
What are you doing on Saturday?
Do you want to just hang out and maybe go see a movie?
Hey, what are you doing on Saturday?
Do you want to just hang out and maybe go see a movie?
Hey, do you just want to get together, spend some time relaxing and doing some fun stuff?
That means to hang out or to hang out with somebody.
The next phrasal verb is back out, back out.
And that means to, one, decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do or to move or drive, say, a car backwards out from a location.
So, for example, I can say, I just found out that John backed out of our business agreement.
I just found out or determined or heard that John backed out of our business agreement.
That means John decided not to proceed with the business agreement.
He backed out of it.
He is not going to do it.
I can also use back out in this sentence and ask a question.
You are still coming to help me this weekend, right?
Hey, don't back out on me at the last minute.
I'm counting on you.
You are still coming to help me this weekend, right?
That's a question. Then a statement.
Don't back out on me.
That means, hey, don't not show up.
Don't go back on your word that you previously told me.
Don't back out on me at the last minute.
I'm counting on you like I need your help.
And finally, an example sentence with back out is I need to back the car out of the garage.
I need to back the car out of the garage.
That means I need to move the car, put it in reverse and move it backwards out from the garage.
The next phrasal verb is bum out or to be bummed out.
And this is a very, very common expression.
I actually just heard this on a TV show yesterday, but again, this is very informal, but it means to disappoint, depress or saddened, or to be disappointed, to be depressed or to be sad.
For example, I can say, I'm really bummed out.
I just found out I failed the English test.
I'm really bummed out.
I just found out I failed the English test.
So that means I'm really bummed out.
I'm really depressed or disappointed or sad because I failed the English test.
Another example. It bummed me out when my girlfriend broke up with me.
It bummed me out. It made me very sad or depressed.
It bummed me out when my girlfriend broke up with me.
So to break up with somebody means to to leave them or to end a relationship or end the relationship.
Number 10 is a phrasal verb, chew out, chew out.
And this means to speak angrily to someone who made a mistake or to criticize someone angrily.
And this is another very common expression.
Example, I can say, his boss chewed him out for not completing the project on schedule.
His boss chewed him out for not completing the project on schedule.
That means his boss spoke very angrily at him and was not happy at all that he did not complete his project on time.
Another sentence is John was chewed out by his parents.
After they found out, he failed his English class.
John was chewed out by his parents.
After they found out, he failed his English class.
That means his parents were very upset and spoke to him in a very angry tone and criticized him.
And in this sentence, there's a another phrasal verb, which I don't have on the list, but is it is to find out something to find out.
That means to learn about or to discover something is to find out about something.
The next phrasal verb is to drag out, drag out.
And this is very common as well.
It means to cause or to cause something to take more time or extend longer than necessary or longer than usual.
So to drag out example, getting my visa really dragged out.
It took almost six months for me to get it approved.
Getting my visa really dragged out.
That means it really took a long time.
It took a lot longer than it had to.
It took a lot longer than necessary.
It took almost six months for me to get it approved.
Another example sentence.
He is dragging this decision out and it shouldn't take this long.
He is dragging this decision out and it shouldn't take this long.
That means he is making his decision take a lot longer than it needs to.
It should happen a lot sooner or a lot quicker.
Finally, the last phrasal verb is iron out, iron out.
And this can mean to resolve or to work out a solution to a problem or to differences.
Again, iron out can mean to resolve or work out a solution to problems or differences.
For example, John and Mary are separated and not together right now.
I hope they can iron out their differences.
John and Mary are separated and not together right now.
I hope they can iron out their differences.
That means I hope that they can solve their problems or their differences and move back together again.
And finally, the last example sentence for iron out is, we should be able to get this ironed out very quickly.
We should be able to get this ironed out very quickly.
That means we should be able to get this issue or this problem solved or resolved very quickly.
So that's iron out.
So I hope you found these phrasal verbs interesting.
There are a lot more phrasal verbs that we can use with the word out, but these are some.
I just sat down at the kitchen table and thought of the ones that I hear and use or I hear that are used a lot and are very common and jotted some of these down.
To jot down means to write down.
So I just jotted them down or I just wrote them down and typed them out on my computer.
So as I've said in the other podcast about phrasal verbs, I get comments from a lot of people studying and trying to learn English that one of the most difficult things about it has to do with phrasal verbs.
And there's really not an easy way to go about learning them.
I'll give you one tip from what I read.
And one person says, don't try to learn, say all the phrasal verbs with the word out together because the meanings are totally different and you're going to get confused.
So a group phrasal verbs like into categories and meanings is phrasal verbs that kind of have to do with say relationships or have to do with work or different topics and try to learn them in those categories that way.
A lot of times it just takes hearing them over and over again, especially try to use and hear phrasal verbs used in a sentence so that you can hear and understand and know the context of the phrasal verb that helps a lot.
So that's it for today's episode.
And I hope you enjoyed this episode of phrasal verbs with the word out.
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