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On this episode of the Learn Every Day English Podcast, we're going to be going over English Phrasal Verbs.
And before I get started, I want to just let you know you can go to the Learn Every Day English webpage, go to the podcast resources site, and download the program notes.
And I need to give credit.
I found a lot of these phrasal verbs on a site called Grammarly, www .grammarly .com.
And there was a blog talking about common phrasal verbs.
So in this episode, we're going to be going over about nine to ten different phrasal verbs.
I'm just going to tell you what the phrasal verb is, give you a definition, and use that verb in two example sentences so that you can get an idea of how to use them correctly.
And maybe good practice for you to listen to this podcast over several times.
And then try to use these phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.
So try to come up with your own example sentences.
The first phrasal verb is to call around, to call around.
And this means to contact multiple people, like to get in contact with, maybe to call using a telephone or to go out and talk to somebody, but to call around.
So the first example sentence is this.
Can you call around to several different plumbers and see how much they charge to replace a toilet?
So this is a question that you can ask somebody to do for you to help you with.
Again, can you call around to several different plumbers and see how much they charge to replace a toilet?
And a plumber is a person that works on the plumbing in your house, the water lines, the toilet, that sort of thing.
The next example sentence is this.
I'm going to call around to see which stores have the latest version of the Air Jordan tennis shoes.
I'm going to call around to see which stores have the latest version of the Air Jordan tennis shoes.
And a lot of times we call around to see where we can get the best price at for a specific item that we're interested in.
The next phrasal verb is to call off, to call off, and this means to cancel something.
I cancel a meeting, cancel a game.
The first example sentence is this.
The baseball game was called off due to bad weather.
The baseball game was called off due to bad weather.
That means the game was canceled.
The game was not going to take place, or maybe the game was not allowed to continue.
The second example sentence is this.
Since the director will be out of town, we had to call off the meeting until further notice.
Since the director will be out of town, we had to call off the meeting until further notice.
We had to cancel the meeting, and until further notice means until we have more information about when the director will be back and when the meeting can be rescheduled.
The next phrasal verb is to check out, to check out, and this can mean to verify a person or a thing, and if it's regarding a person, this phrase can also mean to flirt with a person or to flirt with someone.
So again, to check out means to verify a person or a thing, like to prove or try to show that something is actual or real, or to flirt means like when you talk with somebody kind of in a romantic way, you want to maybe show them that you like them, or maybe you would like to get them to know them a little
better, that means to flirt with.
So for example, the first example sentence is this.
You need to make sure you check out the contract very carefully before you sign it.
You need to make sure you check out the contract very carefully before you sign it.
And the second example sentence is this.
Maybe two girls are talking and one girl says to the other, that guy over there is really checking you out.
That guy over there is really checking you out.
That means he's kind of looking at you and looking at you in a specific way, like in a way that shows that he is interested in maybe talking to you, coming over and getting to know you to check you out.
The next example phrase or phrasal verb is to clean up, to clean up.
This can mean just to clean a general area, but it can also mean to clean yourself up and make yourself more, we say, presentable or to make yourself look better or maybe neater.
So the first example sentence is this.
You need to make sure you clean up your room before you go outside and play.
And this is, you might hear this from your mother or your father if you're a child and they will tell you.
You need to make sure you clean up your room before you go outside and play.
And the next example sentence with clean up is this.
Wow, you clean up very nicely.
Wow, you clean up very nicely.
This is a pretty common expression.
Say if you have a friend and they are always wearing the blue jeans and t -shirts, but one day you have to go to a, say, a big fancy meeting or a wedding and they have to get dressed up.
Maybe you have to wear a nice, if it's a woman, a nice dress, makeup, they fix their hair.
Or if it's a man, he has to wear a suit and a tie.
He shaves and they look totally different from what you're used to seeing them because they have cleaned themselves up and made themself more presentable.
You can say, wow, you clean up very nicely.
It means wow, you look very nice.
The next phrasal verb is to dive into.
To dive into. And this means either to occupy yourself with something, so you're doing something with your time and effort.
And it can also mean to jump into a pool or body of water.
And say, for example, in the Olympics, they have a sport called diving.
So that can be to dive into a pool is to dive.
But to dive into, the first example sentence is this.
I really need to dive into my math homework tonight as I have a test tomorrow.
I really need to dive into my math homework tonight as I have a test tomorrow.
So this means I really need to hit the books.
We say in English, that means I really need to study a lot and study hard, study diligently tonight because I have a test tomorrow.
And the next example sentence was to dive into is this.
She dove into the swimming pool off the high dive.
She dove into the swimming pool off the high dive.
And the high dive is just a high place where you climb up and then you dive into the pool from.
The next phrasal verb is to dress up.
And this means to wear nice clothes.
And it can also mean to make something look pretty or look nice, for example.
Someone could tell you, make sure you dress up for the party tonight.
Make sure you dress up for the party tonight.
So dress up means you're not going to wear shorts, tennis shoes.
We say flip -flops or sandals.
You're not going to wear blue jeans, really.
To dress up, you want to have a nice pair of slacks, a dress shirt, or if it's a woman, a nice dress.
And the next example sentence is this.
We need to dress up the living room.
It looks too plain and ugly.
We need to dress up the living room.
It looks too plain and ugly.
That means we need to make the living room look better, make it look nice and pretty, because right now it doesn't look good.
So that means you can dress up a room.
The next phrasal verb is to end up, to end up.
And this means to eventually become a certain way or to find oneself or yourself in a certain situation.
To eventually become a certain way or find yourself in a certain situation, for example.
Although he didn't really want to, he ended up taking the job after all since he had no other choice.
Although he didn't really want to or he didn't really want to do it, he ended up taking the job after all since he had no other choice.
And the next example sentence is this.
Because of the pandemic, he ended up losing his business and filing for bankruptcy.
Because of the pandemic, he ended up losing his business and filing for bankruptcy.
The next phrasal verb is to fill up, to fill up.
And this means to fill something completely.
For example, you can say, I'm almost out of gas, I need to fill up my car soon.
I'm almost out of gas, I need to fill up my car soon.
Or here's another example sentence.
Don't fill up on snacks, we are going to eat dinner soon.
Don't fill up on snacks, we are going to eat dinner soon.
Don't get too full, don't make your stomach too full, where you can't eat anything else, because we are going to eat dinner soon.
The next phrasal verb is to find out, to find out, which means to discover something, or maybe to realize something.
For example, don't let your brother find out, I gave you $20, he will be so mad.
Don't let your brother find out, I gave you $20, he will be so mad.
And the second example sentence is this.
What did you find out about the concert this weekend?
What did you find out about the concert this weekend?
What did you discover, or what did you learn about the concert this weekend?
And finally, the last phrasal verb is to get back.
This means to have something returned to you, or to return or come back from doing something.
So to have something returned, or to return or come back from doing something, for example.
I'm supposed to get my car back from the mechanic shop today.
I'm supposed to get my car back from the mechanic shop today.
That means the mechanic is supposed to return my car to me today.
And the second example sentence is this.
We just got back yesterday from our vacation to Alaska.
We just got back yesterday from our vacation to Alaska.
That means we just returned yesterday from our vacation to Alaska.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Learn Every Day English podcast, where we were going over some very common phrasal verbs.
And I wanted to do this podcast because this is one of the most common questions that I get from people.
And one of the things that they say they like to learn, but they find it very difficult and confusing.
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