Performance for children 6+. Sherlock Holmes. Theater behind the Black River in London Mr. Sherlock Holmes is the best detective in the world. He can unravel any complex case and find the criminal without even leaving his famous room on Baker Street. Do you know what a detective's room looks like? It is filled with many intricate devices, magnifying glasses, microscopes and bottles of chemical reagents. And all this helps him in investigating the incredible incidents taking place in London and its environs... But now he is already on stage, which means that he has taken on another case and the incredible adventures of the noble Sherlock Holmes and his brave Doctor Watson await us.

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English phrasal verbs with the preposition DOWN

The preposition DOWN in English is the opposite in meaning to the preposition UP. The main meaning of the preposition DOWN is movement down or along. Most phrasal verbs with DOWN are associated with this meaning. The preposition DOWN can also be used as an alternative to "TO" in "go to", "went to". Example: I went down the pub with my mates.

English phrasal verbs with DOWN, their meanings and examples

Bend down- Bend over. She bent down to pick up the suitcase.

Blow down- Blow it away. The tornado blew down many buildings.

Chop down- Cut it down. Don't chop down this tree!

Come down- Go down/come. When you"re next in London, come down and see us.

Fall down- Fell. I slipped on the ice and fell down.

Go down- Descend, fall/set (about the sun). Is this lift going down?

Get down- Bend down. Incoming fire! Get down!

Kneel down- Get on your knees. She knelt in front of the fire to warm herself.

Knock down- Demolish. Sue was knocked down just yards from her home.

Lie down- Lie down. Why don't you lie down on the sofa for a while?

Move down- Move down or along. Move down all these chairs. We need more space.

Peg down- Attach. After he had finished pegging the tent down, he built a fire.

Pop down (to)- Come in, run in. I"ll try to pop down tomorrow evening after dinner.

Put down- Release/lower to the surface. This box is really heavy - can we put it down on the floor for a minute?

Sit down- Sit down, take a seat. Please sit down and make yourself comfortable.

Stand down- Resign from office/call a witness. The judge allowed the witness to stand down.

Step down-Go down/resign. Please step down from the platform.

Run down- Hit a pedestrian. She got run down outside school.

Tear down- Demolish. They plan to tear the old building down and build a new one there.

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Verbs consist of a verb and a particle:
verb + adverb or verb + preposition or verb + adverb + preposition.
The meaning of phrasal verbs is usually very different from the meaning of the original verbs and prepositions/adverbs.

Phrasal verbs are used mainly in oral and informal speech. Studying phrasal verbs always causes a lot of difficulties, because there are no certain rules in the formation of phrasal verbs, and many phrasal verbs, in addition to the direct one, also have a metaphorical meaning.

Part of phrasal verbs is transitional. This means that they are only used in conjunction with the speech object, others can be used separately from the object. This intransitive phrasal verbs.

Phrasal verbs are also divided into separable, if an object can be inserted between the verb and the particle, and inseparable.
Separable verb:
Correct: Put on your coat.
Correct: Put your coat on.
Inseparable verb:
Correct: Get on a bus
Incorrect: Get a bus on

English phrasal verbs with DOWN, their meanings and examples

The preposition DOWN in English is the opposite in meaning to the preposition

The main meaning of the preposition DOWN is movement down or along. Most phrasal verbs with DOWN are associated with this meaning. The preposition DOWN can also be used as an alternative"TO" in "go to", "went to". Example: I went down the pub with my mates.

Bend down - Bend down. She bent down to pick up the suitcase.
Blow down - Blow away. The tornado blew down many buildings.
Chop down - Chop down. Don't chop down this tree!
Come down - Come down/come. When you"re next in London, come down and see us.
Fall down - Fall. I slipped on the ice and fell down.
Go down - C to go down, to fall/ set (about the sun). Is this lift going down?
Get down - Bend down. Incoming fire! Get down!
Kneel down - Get down on your knees. She knelt in front of the fire to warm herself.
Knock down - Demolish. Sue was knocked down just yards from her home.
Lie down - Lay down. Why don't you lie down on the sofa for a while?
Move down - Move down or along. Move down all these chairs. We need more space.
Peg down - Attach. After he had finished pegging the tent down, he built a fire.
Pop down (to) - Come in, run in. I"ll try to pop down tomorrow evening after dinner.
Put down - Release/lower to the surface. This box is really heavy - can we put it down on the floor for a minute?
Sit down - Sit down, take a seat. Please sit down and make yourself comfortable.
Stand down - U walk out of office/call a witness. The judge allowed the witness to stand down.
Step down -Go down/ resign. Please step down from the platform.
Run down - Knock down a pedestrian. She got run down outside school.
Tear down - Demolish. They plan to tear the old building down and build a new one there.

REDUCE (to a lower level, quantity, state)
Bargain down/Beat down - Bargain for the best price. If the price is too expensive, try to bargain it down.
Boil down - Simplify. The manager just wanted to know what the report boiled down to meaning for the company.
Bring down - Reduce/reduce price. Our principal responsibility is to bring down the level of unemployment.
Calm down - Calm down. Please try to calm yourself down!
Cool down - Calm down. Just try to cool down and think rationally.
Cut down - Reduce consumption/cut, cut down. The doctor told him to cut down on his drinking.
Die down - U be quiet, calm down. The wind died down during the night.
Draw down - Reduce level. Some firms have dealt with the problem by drawing down their cash reserves.
Dumb down - Simplify. The researchers dumbed down the report before releasing it to the public.
Go down - Reduce/drown/happen, take place. No one expects house prices to go down in the near future.
Grind down - To torture, to harass. Ground down by years of abuse, she did not have the confidence to leave him.
Mark down - Reduce price/give a low rating. They’ve marked down the shoes to £20 for this week only.
Narrow down - Narrow down your selection. We can narrow the choice down to black or white.
Play down - P diminish, diminish the importance of something. The Military spoke tried to play down the seriousness of the disaster.
Scale down - C colorize, cut back. Reduced funding forced us to scale the project down.
Slow down - Reduce speed/become less active. The doctor has told him to slow down or he"ll have a heart attack.
Run down - To discharge/lose power. The decision was taken to let the steel industry run down.
Simmer down - Calm down. When the tempers simmer down, we should be able to get an agreement.
Turn down - U add (sound, temperature, etc.). Can you turn the music down a bit?
Water down - C soften, weaken/ dilute with water. The new laws watered down the power of the president.
Wear down - And reel someone in. They were worn down by the stress of feeding five children.

DEPRESSED/UPGRADING/SICK (being unhappy, lacking energy, enthusiasm, etc.)
Be down - To become depressed/lower. He"s been down since his partner left him.
Be down on - To treat someone poorly. It's not fair of the boss to be so down on a new employee.
Be down with - To be sick. Kate is down with some bug and is off work today.
Break down - Cry/stop working/end negotiations without success. When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried.
Come down with - Get sick. I think I"m coming down with flu.
Get down - Upset. Doing the same thing every day can get you down.
Go down with - Get sick. She went down with a high fever.
Let down - Upset, upset/disappoint, let down/increase clothes. I was a bit late but I couldn’t let them down completely.
Look down on - C look down on someone. A lot of people look down on homeless people.
Pull down - Upset, destroy. This fight with his parents is really pulling him down.

TERMINATE/LIMIT/REJECT
Back down - Go back down. We will not back down on the decision to strike.
Burn down - Burn down. The entire house burns down in 20 minutes.
Clamp down on - Suppress/suppress. The government is clamping down on teenage drinking.
Close down - Close a store, business. The health department closed the restaurant down.
Go down - Stop working (especially about computers). The battery should prevent the computer system from going down in the event of a power cut.
Hold down - Hold/ don't let it escape. Four people held him down.
Nail down - P pin someone to the wall/pin someone to the wall. I"ll nail down these floorboards.
Pin down - P press, press/ seek an answer from someone. She pinned down the cause of the accident.
Pipe down - Calm down. Will you please pipe down, you two? I"m trying to read!
Power down - Disconnect the device from the power supply. The crew powered down the right-hand engine of the aircraft.
Rub down - Grind, erase roughness. Rub the wood down with fine sandpaper till it is smooth.
Settle down - Settle down/calm down. Are you ever going to settle down and get married?
Shut down - Turn off the computer/close a store or business. The company plans to shut down four factories and cut 10,000 jobs.
Smash down - Break/demolish. The police had to smash down the door.
Sponge down - Wipe with a sponge. Give it a sponge with a damp cloth - that will remove the blood stains.
Tie down - Tie down/tie down. Tie down anything that might blow away in the storm.
Track down - Track/track down. I finally managed to track him down in Manchester.
Turn down - Reject an invitation, offer. How could you turn down such a fantastic job?
Wave down - Give a hand signal to the car to stop. If a car comes along, wave it down.
Wind down - Gradually close a business/ rest, relax. The factory will wind down production before closing next year.

CRITICIZE/SHOW DISRESPECT
Come down on/upon - Criticize. They"re coming down heavily on people for not paying their license fees.
Put down - To humiliate. He's always trying to put me down.
Run down - To speak disparagingly. You're always running me down!
Stare down - Confuse with a glance. He was angry but I stared him down and he left without saying much.
Talk down - Downplay value. He began his lecture by talking down the initiatives of a rival company.
Talk down to - G talk down to someone. I wish politicians wouldn't talk down to us as if we were idiots.

EAT or DRINK (have something in the stomach)
Get down - Swallow. He is having soup for dinner because can’t get solid food down yet.
Keep down - Eat food without vomiting. He"s getting weak because he can"t keep anything down.
Slip down - Eating or drinking with pleasure. The cold beer slipped down a treat after the walk.
Toss down - Drink quickly. I tossed a couple of drinks down before they arrived.
Wash down - Wash down. Supper was fresh salmon and vegetables, washed down with a bottle of white wine.
 

RECORD/WRITE QUICKLY
Jot down - Make notes. I carry a notebook so that I can jot down any ideas.
Note down - Take short notes. I noted down his phone number.
Put down for - Write it down briefly. I"ve put you down for three tickets each.
Stick down - Write something down quickly, glue it together. Just stick your details down on a piece of paper and I’ll get back to you.
Take down - Write/delete. The police officers were taking down the names of witnesses.
Write down - Write down. I"ll write it down now so I won"t forget.

And at the end there are some useful phrasal verbs that can be used to describe RAIN:
Bucket down - Pour as if from a bucket. It's absolutely bucketing down.
Lash down - Lash down with rain. It’s been lashing down for an hour.
Pour down - Pour like a bucket. The rain poured down in torrents.
Rain down on - To gush. The hail rained down on us—some of it quite large.

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Many phrasal verbs are ambiguous: pick up chicks - 1) pick up chickens from the floor, 2) “pick up” girls.

Phrasal verbs in English (phrasal verbs) - a problematic topic, like or, and problematic not only for beginners. One of the difficulties associated with them is which phrasal verbs to learn first.

What are phrasal verbs?

A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and 1) an adverb, 2) a preposition, 3) an adverb and a preposition. This is an integral semantic unit that should be perceived as one word, and not a combination of words. Often the meaning of a phrasal verb is far from the meaning of each word included in it individually.

1. Verb + adverb:

I asked around but no one has seen Johnny. - I asked people, but no one saw Johnny.

2. Verb + preposition:

The movie is coming out this summer. - Movie comes out this summer.

3. Verb + adverb + preposition:

We are looking forward to your reply. - We look forward to your answer.

It is also sometimes said that a phrasal verb consists of a verb and one or two particles, meaning by particles a preposition and an adverb.

Features of phrasal verbs

It is important to understand that a phrasal verb is a word, and not a combination of two or three words, that is, its meaning is not equal to the sum of the meanings of the words included in it.

Let's take a phrasal verb go out. Individually the words mean the following: go- go, out- out, out. It can be assumed, that go out- this is “coming out from somewhere.” In fact go out- this is going somewhere for a walk, having fun.

Sheila is going to go out with her college friends tonight. – Sheila is going out tonight go somewhere with friends from college.

Moreover, go out with in a certain context it is dating someone, being in a romantic relationship.

Sheila is still going out with Daniel. – Sheila is still meets with Daniel.

Another difficulty with phrasal verbs is that they are often ambiguous (just like ordinary words). At the verb go out There is another meaning, which, however, is less common in colloquial speech:

The lights go out at eleven. - Light turns off at eleven o'clock.

Combinations “verb + preposition” are not always a phrasal verb; there are also prepositional verbs (), such as depend on – depend on, be afraid of – be afraid of something. Their meaning can usually be guessed from the verb. I talked more about prepositions and the constructions in which they are used in this video:

Why you need to know phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs are very common in spoken language. Without understanding them, at least the basic ones, you will not understand native speakers well. By the way, non-native English speakers often avoid phrasal verbs, replacing them with one-word synonyms (“contuniue” instead of “go on”), so it is easier to communicate with them.

In general, to speak and express thoughts, many phrasal verbs are optional. Yes, they make speech livelier, more conversational, shorter, but often they can be replaced with synonyms or circumvented by expressing it in some other way. Phrasal verbs need to be known first of all in order to understand live speech.

How to learn phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs, like any words, can be taught in different ways: etc. - this is more a matter of personal preference rather than the effectiveness of a particular technique. The most important thing is that phrasal verbs need to be memorized, taking into account their context.

There are words, say, the names of household items, that are perfectly remembered without context. Microwave in any context microwave. This trick will not work with phrasal verbs; their meaning is clear only in context, and they are remembered much better when there is an example before your eyes. That is why I have prepared a list of phrasal verbs with examples - examples will help you understand and remember them better.

Another tip for memorizing phrasal verbs: don't be afraid of them. Yes, there are many of them, but they are often found in speech (in speech more often than in texts), so if you watch, listen to programs, talk, you will quickly learn the main verbs due to their frequency.

List: phrasal verbs with examples and translation + cards

The list I offer is based on common sense and personal experience - these are the phrasal verbs that I think are most useful to know. Below you will also find a short summary of this list of just 30 words. Abbreviations smb And smt stand for somebody(someone) and something(something). I have written more detailed articles about some verbs with phrasal verbs, idioms, useful expressions, you will find links below.

In addition, I recommend you video lessons and exercises on Puzzle English. There is a series of lessons on phrasal verbs, and in the exercises you need to assemble sentences by choosing the right words.

Exercises on phrasal verbs in Puzzle English

Ask

• ask smb out- invite you on a date

John asked Nancy out to (for) dinner. – John invited Nancy for lunch.

Did that nice young man ask you out?- This nice young man asked you out on a date?

• ask around– ask people, ask a question to several people

I asked around but nobody knew how to find that hotel. - I asked people, but no one knows how to find this hotel.

What? Sorry, I haven’t seen your cat. Ask around. - What? Sorry, I didn't see your cat. Ask people.

Be

• be after- try to get something, find something

What are you after in that room? There's nothing in there. - What you trying to find in this room? There's nothing here.

I don't know what he is after. - I do not know what he needs.

• be away (to somewhere)– to be absent, to be in another place

The Johnson's were away all last week to Mexico. – The Johnson family all last week was away in Mexico.

• be on\off– be on, off (about the device)

Is the robot still on?– The robot is still included?

The lights are off in the building. – Light in the building switched off.

Blow

• blow up- explode

Cars don't blow up like they do in movies. - Cars are not explode like in the movies.

Break

• break up– to separate (about lovers)

Jack and Helen broke up finally. – Jack and Helen finally broke up.

• break down– to break down (for example, about a car)

Can you give me a ride? My car broke down. -Can you give me a ride? My car broke.

• break in- break in

The police broke in and arrested everyone. – Police broke in and everyone was arrested.

• break out- escape, escape

The movie is about a guy who broke out of jail. - A film about a guy, escaped from prison.

Bring

• bring along- bring someone with you

He brought along his son to the football match. - He brought with him son to a football match.

• bring over- bring something to someone, take something with you

Jack brought over a new videogame and we played it together. – Jack brought with me a new video game and we played it together.

• bring up– 1) mention something in a conversation, raise a topic, 2) educate, raise children

I didn't want to bring up business at lunch. - I did not want mention about business at lunch.

His grandmother brought him up.- His raised grandmother.

Call

• call (smb) back– call back

I’ve been to ten job interviews, you know what they all said? We'll call you back. – I went to ten interviews, do you know what they all told me? We will help you We'll call you back.

• call by- come in for a while, visit

I wanted to call by on my way home. - I wanted come in to you on the way home.

Calm

• calm (smb) down- calm down, calm someone down

Calm down, everything is going to be just fine. – Calm down everything will be just fine.

The nurse came up to the little girl and calmed her down. – The nurse approached the little girl and calmed her down.

Chip

• chip in- chip in money

I'm gonna order a pizza, let's chip in. - I'll order pizza, let's go Let's chip in.

They each chipped in ten dollars to buy a present. - They all chipped in$10 each to buy a gift.

Count

• count on (rely on)- rely on someone

You can count on my friend, he always keeps his word. - You can rely on to my friend, he always keeps his word.

Check

• check in\out- check in, check out of a hotel

We checked in on Saturday, and we check out on Tuesday. - We let's settle down(at the hotel) on Saturday, and let's move out on Tuesday.

• check with= agree with someone, get approval

He doesn't need to check with his wife to make sure they don’t have other plans. - He needs consult (agree) with his wife to make sure they have no other plans.

Come

• come across (run across)- to stumble upon something, someone, to meet by chance

I came across my ex-wife in the grocery store. - I accidentally I stumbled at his ex-wife at the grocery store.

• come back- come back

He's gone. But he promised to come back. - He left. But he promised return.

• come up to smb\smt- approach someone or something

She came up to me and asked if I was lost. - She came up to me and asked if I was lost.

• come up with smt- come up with a solution, find an idea

And then all of a sudden Mary came up with her brilliant plan. “And then all of a sudden Mary came up with it your brilliant plan.

Just come up with something. - Just come up with anything (solution).

• come from- to be from somewhere

Where do you come from? – Where You?

She comes from Spain. - She from Spain.

• come off– fall off

Old paint has come off the wall. – Old paint fell off from the wall.

• come out– 1) come out (about a film, book) 2) open up (about a secret)

When is your new book coming out? - When comes out your new book?

It came out that the picture was fake. – It revealed, that the picture was fake.

• come over– come to someone (usually home)

My parents are gone for a business trip, come over. - My parents went on a business trip, come to me.

• Come on!– an expression with meanings: 1) come on! (encouraging) 2) let's go! hurry up! 3) stop it already! (well that's enough for you, come on)

Come on, guys, you can do it! – Let's, guys, you can do it!

Come on, we need to hurry. – Went, we need to hurry.

Oh, come on, dad, I know there is no Santa. - Dad, well that's enough for you, I know there is no Santa.

• come around– 1) visit, stop by, 2) come to your senses after losing consciousness

I live just across the street, come around some time. - I live across the street come in somehow.

He was unconscious but the doctor made him come around. - He was unconscious, but the doctor brought him to his senses.

Cut

• cut down on smt– 1) cut back, reduce the consumption of something

We'll have to cut down on water if we want to last until help arrives. - We will have to reduce consumption water if we want to hold out until help arrives.

The gevernment is going to cut down on defense spending. – The government is meeting cut costs on defense.

• cut smt off– 1) cut something off, 2) isolate

Why did you cut the sleeves off?- Why do you cut off sleeves?

On this island, we are cut off from the rest of the world. - On this island we cut off from the rest of the world.

• cut smt out- cut something out

She cut out his picture from the magazine. - She cut out his photo from a magazine.

• cut in (front of smb)– cut off with a car, suddenly wedge in front of another car

The green Ford cut in front of us as if he owned the road! – Green Ford cut us off as if it were his road!

Deal

• deal with smt/smb- make business

I prefer to deal with the same representative each time. – I prefer every time make business with the same representative.

Dress

• dress up (as smb/smt)- to dress up, to dress beautifully or formally, to change into someone or something

You don't have to dress up to go to the mall, jeans and a T-shirt a fine. – You don’t need dress up for a shopping center, jeans and a T-shirt will do.

Ellie dressed up as a witch for Halloween. – Ellie dressed up as a witch on Halloween.

End

• end up- to end up in some place or situation

That's how I ended up in small this town. - That's how I am in the end it turned out in this city.

After such a brilliant career, he ended up selling second hand cars. – After such a brilliant career, he eventually became used car dealer.

Fall

• fall down- fall

My cat fell down from the balcony, but it’s ok. - My cat fell from the balcony, but he's fine.

• fall for smb- fall in love

Mike fell for Jane. – Mike fell in love in Jane.

• fall for smt- buy into a trick, believe in a deception

That's a stupid story, my wife will never fall for it.- This is a stupid story, my wife. never do this buy it.

• fall apart- fall apart

If we are talking about a person, then fall apart - it’s hard to experience something

How are you going to sell your house? It's falling apart. – How are you going to sell your house? He's the same falling apart.

After losing my job, I was falling apart. - After I lost my job, I was not himself(I was having a hard time).

• fall behind– to lag behind

To fall behind both physically, while moving, and figuratively, for example, behind schedule.

One of the tourists fell behind and got lost. - One of the tourists lagged behind and got lost.

We have to hurry, we are falling behind the schedule. - We need to hurry, we we're falling behind from the schedule.

Fill

• fill in/out- fill in the form)

There will be a lot of paperwork, you’ll have to read, fill in, sign hundreds of documents. - There will be a lot of paperwork, you will have to read, fill in, sign hundreds of documents.

• find out / figure out- find out, find out

I don’t’ know how it works but let’s figure it out. – I don’t know how it works, but let’s do it let's find out(we'll figure it out).

How did you find out where to find me? - How are you found out where can you find me?

Get

• get along with- to get along with someone, to be on good terms

In school, I didn't get along with my classmates. - I'm at school didn't get along with classmates.

• get through- call by phone

I called you twice but couldn’t get through. - I called you twice, but I couldn’t get through.

• get in- get into the car.

Hey, we gotta hurry! Get in! - Hey, we need to hurry! Get in the car!

He didn’t see the truck coming when we was getting in his car. “He didn’t see the truck coming when sat down in the car.

• get on– board a train, plane, ship, bus

I am afraid, we got on the wrong train. - I'm afraid that we sat down on the wrong train.

• get off– 1) get off transport (car, train, bus, etc.), 2) get off, take off something

I'm getting off here, see you later! - I'm here I'm going out see you!

Get your feet off my table! – Take it away your feet off my table!

• get up\down– rise, stand up\fall, bend down

The boxer got up and continued to fight. – Boxer got up and continued the fight.

When something exploded got down, but it was just a firework. - When something exploded, I crouched down but it was just fireworks.

• get away (with smt)- to avoid punishment for something

How to get away with murder. - How avoid punishment for murder.

• get over– 1) get over an obstacle, 2) cope with a problem, illness

The cat is so fat that it can’t get over a fence. - This cat is so fat that you can’t climb over over the fence.

If you have a problem, you have to get over it. – If you have a problem, you have to deal with it cope with.

Give

• give up– 1) give up, 2) stop doing something

Fight and never give up. - Fight and never give up.

I gave up smoking. - I quit(stop) smoking.

• give smt away– 1) to give away a secret, 2) to give away, to give away (for free)

Someone gave your little secret away.- Somebody told about your little secret.

The are giving away some unsold stuff. - They hand out some unsold items.

• give back- to return

You took my phone! Give it back!– You took my phone! Give it back his!

• give out– distribute, usually free of charge and to a large number of people

You can't just give out the candies, they are one dollar each. -You can't just do that distribute candies, they cost a dollar apiece.

Go

• go on (with smt)- continue doing something

Go on, please, I’m listening. – Carry on please, I'm listening.

After a short pause, Jane went on with her story. – After a short pause Jane continued your story.

• go out- go somewhere to have fun, take a walk

I go out with my friends every Friday night. - I I'm going somewhere with friends every Friday evening.

• go out with smb– dating someone, being in a romantic relationship

Are you still going out with Bob? -Are you still dating with Bob?

• go with– approach, combine, go towards something (about clothes, food)

These shoes don't go well with your pants. - These shoes are bad combine with your trousers.

What wine goes with fish? – What kind of wine? fits to the fish?

• go back to- return to some activity

We went back to work after a short break. - We are back back to work after a short break.

• go down\up– shrink/increase

Are you expecting the prices to go down? Normally, they only go up.– Do you expect prices will they fall? Usually they only grow.

• go without smt- get by, cope without something

This time you'll have to go without my help. - This time you'll have to get by without my help.

Hand

• hand out- distribute to a group of people

Hand out the invitations to everyone. – Give it away invitations to everyone.

• hand in– hand in (e.g. homework)

You have to hand in your essay by Monday. - You must pass essay by Monday.

Grow

• grow up- grow up, become an adult

When I grow up, I want to be a doctor. – I want to become a doctor when I'll grow up.

• grow back- grow back, grow back

Don’t worry about your haircut, it’ll grow back. - Don't worry about your haircut, hair will grow back.

• grow out of smt- to grow out of something, to become too big or too old for it

My kids grew out of the clothes I had bought just a few months ago. - My children grew out of clothes, which I bought just a few months ago.

I grew out of cartoons. - I have already too old for cartoons.

Hang

• hang in- hold on, don’t lose heart

Hang in there! We're coming to rescue you. – Hold on! We are coming to help.

• hang out- hang out with someone, spend time

I'm gonna hang out with my friends today. - I'm going today hang out with friends.

• hang up- hang up, end the phone conversation

Wait! Don't hang up!- Wait! Don't hang up!

Note: pick up – pick up the phone.

Hold

• hold on– 1) please wait, 2) do not give up, hold on

Hold on, I forgot my phone. – Wait, I forgot my phone.

Hold on, guys, help is coming. – Hold on guys, help is on the way.

• hold it against smb- hold a grudge against someone

He lied to me but I don’t hold it against him.- He lied to me, but I I don't hold it against him for that.

• hold back- restrain physically

A seven nation army couldn’t hold me back. – The army of seven nations (countries) could not contain.

Hurry

• hurry up- hurry

You have to hurry up,we are almost late. - You need hurry, we're almost late.

Keep

• keep (on) doing smt- continue doing something

Instead of “doing” you can take another verb.

Keep on stirring until it boils. – Keep stirring until it boils.

Keep going, keep going. – Go-go(let's go, let's go).

• keep smt from smb- keep something secret from someone

You can't keep your death from your family. - You can not hide your illness from families.

• keep smt/smb out– don’t let anyone get close, don’t enter, don’t let in

You should keep your dog out of my lawn. - You feel better hold your dog further away from my lawn.

Keep your hands out of me! – Hold your hands from me further away!

Let's

• let smb down- let down

Don’t worry, you can rely on me, I won’t let you down.- Don't worry, you can rely on me. I don't want you I'll let you down.

• let smb in- let in, let in

Guy, let me in, it's cold out there! - Guys, let me in me, it's cold there!

Log

• log in\out– log in/log out of your account (on the Internet), log in/log out

How can I log in if I forgot my password? - How do I log in what if I forgot my password?

Log out first, then log in again and check if the game works. – Come out from the account, come in again and check if the game works.

Look

• look for- search

I am looking for a post office. - I looking for Postal office.

• look forward to- look forward to something

We are looking forward to your next visit. - We and We're looking forward to it your next visit.

We are looking forward to visiting you. - We look forward to when we visit you.

• look after- to keep an eye on, to keep an eye on

Can you look after my stuff, please? I'll be right back. - Could you look after my things please? I'll be right back.

• look up– find information (usually in a book)

I don't know this word look it up in the dictionary. - I don’t know this word look in dictionary.

• look out- to be afraid of something

Typically used as an exclamation “Look out!” - “Beware!”

Look out! Someone's coming! – Beware! Someone's coming!

Make

• make smt up- to invent, to lie about something

I had to make up a story about why I was late. - I had to compose the story of why I was late.

I told you she made it up!- I told you that she is all this I made it up!

• make out- kiss passionately and for a long time

Jack cought his girlfriend making out with his friend. – Jack found his girlfriend, kissing with his friend.

Move

• move in (to)– settle into a new home, move in

We moved in yesterday and know no one here. - We moved came here yesterday and we don’t know anyone here.

I'm going to move in to my friend's place. - I'm going to move to to a friend.

• move away (to)- leave somewhere, move out of housing

The Patterson's have moved away, but I can give your their new address. – The Pattersons moved out(moved), but I can give you their new address.

I was born in Germany but we moved away to England, when I was a kid. – I was born in Germany, but we moved to England when I was a child.

• move on- move from one thing to another, move on

I think we've talked enough about it, let's move on. - I think we've talked about this enough, let's further(let's move on to another topic).

I want to change my job, I need to move on. – I want to change my job, I need move on.

Pass

• pass away- go to another world, die

Pass away is the formal, most polite and cautious synonym for the word die (to die).

My grandfather passed away when I was ten. - My grandfather left us when I was ten.

• pass by- pass, pass by and not stop

We were passing by the City Hall, when Ann saw Harry in the street. - We passed by City Hall when Anne saw Harry on the street.

• pass out- lose consciousness

It was hot in the church and an old lady passed out. – It was hot in the church, and the elderly woman fainted.

Note: come round - come to your senses.

Pay

• pay smb back- repay a debt, repay

Morgan bought me a ticket, but I haven’t paid him back yet. Morgan bought me a ticket, but I haven’t yet. returned give him money.

• pay off– pay off

Your effort will pay off. – Your works will pay off.

Pick

• pick up– 1) pick up from the floor, 2) pick up the phone, 3) “pick up”, “pick up” (about getting to know each other)

Have you just dropped a cigarette on the ground? Pick it up!“Did you just throw a cigarette on the ground?” Lift it up!

It’s my boss calling, don’t’ pick it up. - This is my boss calling. don't pick up the phone.

“He came home with a girl he had picked up in a bar.” – “You mean she had picked him up?”- “He came home with a girl whom picked up in the bar." - “You mean which one is his did you catch it?

Play

• play along (with smb)- play along

Jim played along with Ron, when he said he was a movie producer. – Jim played along Ron when he said he was a film producer.

Don't worry, just play along ok? - Don't worry, just play along Fine?

• play around (fool around)- fool around

Aren't you too big boys for playing around? - Aren't you guys too big to fool?

The teacher was angry because we were fooling around. – The teacher was angry because we were fooling around.

Pull

• pull over- stop the car by the road, on the side of the road

We pulled over to check our tires. - We stopped by the road to check the wheels.

• pull oneself together- pull yourself together, pull yourself together

Come on pull yourself together, we have to work. - Come on already, get yourself together we need to work.

Put

• put on– put on

Put your hat on. – Put it on hat.

Put on your seat belts. – Buckle up(put on) your seat belts.

Run

• run away- run away

Tell me that funny story how you early away from a dog. – Tell them this funny story about how you ran away from the dog.

• run for- to catch up, to run after something

I lost my wallet when was running for a bus. - I lost my wallet when ran for by bus.

• run across \ run into smb (come across)- accidentally bump into someone

Ron ran across his teacher, miss Smith, in the park when he was supposed to be at school. – Ron I came across it by accident at his teacher, Miss Smith, in the park when he was supposed to be at school.

• run around- be very busy, do a lot of things

After running around all day, James is too tired to play with his kids. - After he minded business all day, James is too tired to play with the children.

• run on smt– to work on something (about a source of energy)

Does this bus run on gas or electricity? – This bus works for gasoline or electricity?

• run over smt\smb- move by car

The deer was ran over by a car. – Deer moved car.

Set

• set smt up– 1) arrange, organize, 2) substitute

Can you set up a meeting with him? - You can arrange will I meet him?

The police have set him up. They put some drugs in his pocket. - Police him framed They planted drugs in his pocket.

Note: the word “police” in the meaning of “police officers” is plural, not singular, so it is “police have”, not “police has”.

Show

• show off- to brag, to show off

He bought the most expensive guitar to show off to his friends. - He bought the most expensive guitar so that grab in front of friends.

• show up- appear, come

Show up is usually to come unexpectedly or late, like “show up” in Russian. Often used when someone was expected, but he never came.

We’ve been waiting for him for an hour but he didn't show up. “We waited for him for an hour, but he did not come.

He showed up in the middle of the night. - He showed up in the middle of the night.

Sleep

• sleep over- spend the night at someone's house

It’s too late to go back home, why don’t you sleep over? - It's too late to go home, why don't you stay overnight?

Can I sleep over at my friend's house? - May I spend the night at a friend's house?

Slow

• slow down– reduce speed

The car slowed down passing us by. - Car slowed down, passing by us.

Shut

• shut (smt/smb) up- shut up, shut up

Hey, shut up, I can't hear anything. - Hey, shut up I hear nothing.

Somebody shut this alarm up.- Anyone shut up already this alarm.

Sign

You are not supposed to write the best essay ever, but it has to stand out. – You don't have to write the best essay of all time, but it should do something differ.

The tourist guide was wearing an orange jacket so that he stood out in a crowd. – The guide was wearing an orange vest to stand out in crowd.

Stick

• stick to smt- stick to something

You can’t lose weight if you don’t stick to the diet. – You won’t be able to lose weight if you don’t stick to diets.

If you have reached the topic " phrasal verbs with down", then your level is no longer elementary and it’s time to start expanding your vocabulary using the verb + preposition scheme. But first, it is important to understand the meaning of the preposition itself, since it is this that affects the translation of the entire phrase. You don’t always have a dictionary at hand, but hearing any familiar verb paired with down, you will be able to understand its translation (at least approximately) without additional hints.

The highlight of phrasal verbs with down

As you already understood, the meaning phrasal verbs with down depends on the preposition. If we take the time to look in the dictionary, we will see that down has the following translations: 1) weakening, reduction in volume or quantity; 2) downward movement and 3) deterioration. Remember these three points, as we will need them later. In the meantime, let's move on to the most common phrases with down .

Popular phrasal verbs with down

1. turn down – turn down the volume (music, TV, etc.), reject something (offer)

For example: You are watching the movie too loudly. Please, turn it down. -You're watching your movie too loud. Please make it quieter.

2. calm down - calm down, calm down, calm down.

For example: You can do nothing in this situation. Just calm down. -You can't do anything in this situation. Just calm down.

3. slow down – slow down, slow down.

For example: The population in this city will have slowed down by the end of the year. – The population in this city will decrease by the end of the year.

4. look down – look down, look down, look down on someone (look down on)

For example: Children mustn't look down on their teachers. – Children should not look down on their teachers.

5. go down – decline, decrease, fail

For example: The prices might not go down. – Perhaps prices will not decrease.

6. break down - break down (about machines, equipment), fail

For example: His car has broken down again. His car broke down again.

7. cut down – to reduce, curtail, slay (about an illness)

For example: You'd better cut down the amount of fat you eat per day. – You'd better cut down on the amount of fat you eat per day.

8. shut down - close a store or enterprise, stop (equipment), turn off electricity)

For example: Bob shut down everything and left. – Bob turned everything off and left.

9. knock down - demolish (house), destroy.

A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition, where the main feature is that the entire phrase is one semantic unit. English speech is rich in semantic phrases that enrich the language and make it colorful. A special role is played by phrasal verbs with up, of which there are a large number in the English language. Today we will look at striking examples of the use of semantic units and explain their meaning. Let's see where the meaning of a phrasal word differs from the original statement, and where a certain verb expresses the generally accepted understanding of the word.

The preposition up is used in different meanings, but the simplest of them => indicating the direction of movement. Up - up, down - down. First, let's look at examples with up =>

Pick up => pick up someone, eg a passenger. Picking up passengers sometimes is dangerous => Sometimes it is dangerous to pick up passengers.

Pick up this pretty girl. Probably she is in a hurry => Pick up this pretty girl. Maybe she's in a hurry.

But! The verb can have other meanings =>

• to take into custody => the police pick up the fugitive;
• to accept for the purpose of paying =>offered to pick up the tab.

Stand up => Stand up. Stand up and get out! (Get up and get out!)

Move up => Move higher/free up space. These radio rates are beginning to move up. (Those radio ratings are starting to rise)

But! Move can also be used with off =>

The girl moved off from the crowd because somebody was speaking in a rude way => The girl moved away from the crowd because someone was speaking very rudely.

Go up => To rise/rise. We decided to go ut the mountain in the evening. Are we crazy? (We decided to climb the mountain in the evening. Are we crazy?)

Put up => Build a wall, fence, house. My neighbors are in the village putting up a fence. (My neighbors in the village are building a fence)

Come up => Rise. Come up to see all the advantages of being here. (Come up (come here) to see all the benefits of being here)

Pin up => Pin up. I had a photo of my favorite band pinned up above my bed. (I had a photo of my favorite band pinned above my bed)

Jack up => Raise the car on a lift. How can I change the tire? – You have to jack your car up. (How can I change a tire? You must lift the car)

Sit up => Sit down. I can’t sleep at nights, so I sit up and read books. (I can't sleep at night, so I sit down and read books)

But! There are examples where the preposition up used indirectly:

Phrasal verbs with up can indicate an improvement or increase in a characteristic, property, state, etc. =>

Clean up => Clean up. She decided to clean up the room after the meeting => She decided to clean up the room after the meeting.

Boil up => Boil/''Boil''. I boiled up after she told me that thing =>

Bump up => Increase. I need to work harder to bump up my income => I need to work harder to increase my income.

Cheer up => Have fun. Everybody tried to cheer me up, but I felt blue => Everybody tried to cheer me up, but I felt bad.

Fold up => fold. I fold up my clothes on a sofa => I folded my things on the sofa.

Dry up => Dry/dehydrate. You have to dry up the potatoes before frying => You must dry the potatoes before frying.

Build up => Increase/develop. If you need to build up leg strength, you have to do these exercises regularly => If you want to increase the strength of your legs (leg muscles), you should do these exercises regularly.

Big up => Build muscles/exaggerate the meaning. It was announced that this speaker bigs up the articles of some new researchers => It was announced that this speaker exaggerates the importance of the work of some new researchers.

Ease up => Relax, calm down. We have to stay here and to wait for heavy rain to ease up => We must stay here and wait until the rain subsides.

Buck up => Improve, grow wiser. A week on this island will buck her up => A week on this island will do her good.

The preposition up is often used with phrasal verbs when it is necessary to say a phrase meaning “to stop, complete, finish”:

End up => End with something unplanned. She ended up living in America, but now she is okey => She no longer lives in America, but now she is okay.

End up is one of the most commonly used verbs, so let's give a few examples:

We have to end up doing such bad things => We must stop doing such bad things.

You will end up badly if you continue in such a way => You will end up badly if you continue in this way.

You end up doing such awful things.. =>

Pack up => Pack things/finish work. Our phones have packed up 5 minutes after recharge => Our phones were discharged 5 minutes after charging.

Fill up => fill to the top. These days I saw a man filling up the tank with some liquid => The other day I saw a man filling the tank with some liquid substance.

Eat up => Eat everything. Be so kind to eat up everything I put you on a plate => Be so kind to eat everything that I put on your plate.

Close up => Connect/close. If the factory will close up, we will stay without any work => If the factory closes, we will be left without any work.

Burn up => ‘’Burn’’ from high temperature. The girl was burning up and no one could help her => The girl was burning up from fever and no one could help her.

Use up => Use everything. We used up everything left for us => We used everything left for us.

Sober up => Sober up. My friends had sobered up by then => By that time, my friends had already sobered up.

Split up => End the relationship. We split up 5 years ago => We separated 5 years ago.

Hang up => Hang up. Hang up the receiver and be so kind to solve this problem => Hang up the receiver and be so kind to solve this problem.

Live up => Meet expectations. Did the poem live up to your wife’s expectations? => Did the verse meet your wife's expectations?

Phrasal verbs with down

Break down => Stop working, break down. The machine has broken down when we wanted to add more aspeed => The machine broke down when we wanted to add more speed.

Calm down => Calm down. We need to calm down and to look for the main reason why it happened so => ​​We need to calm down and look for the main reason why it all happened.

Let down => Disappoint, leave, lower. Don’t let me down in such a way. I will be missing you => Don't leave me this way. I'll miss you.

Put down => reduce, suppress (by force), lower (down). We have to put down the pressure if we want to avoid explosion => We must lower the pressure if we want to avoid explosion.

Turn down => Decrease (light, sound), reject. We have to turn down this approach if we want to reach success => We must reject this approach if we want to achieve success.

Phrasal verbs with out

Burst out => burst out (with laughter), suddenly begin, exclaim. I burst out with laugh because I couldn’t be serious any more => I burst out laughing because I couldn’t stay serious any more.

Check out => Check out, check out (from the hotel). Check out the pronunciation => Check your pronunciation.

Carry out => Complete, execute. The project has to be carried out by local investors => The project must be completed by local investors.

Come out => Appear. It comes out that everything was much better we thought => It turned out that everything was much better than we expected.

Find out => Find out, find out. We have to find out the matter of this problem => We must find out the cause of this problem.

We define set expression from a simple combination of “verb + adverb”

People who are just starting to learn English find it difficult to comprehend sentences by ear, and even more difficult to distinguish a stable phrase from an ordinary combination of a verb and a preposition. There are many phrases in English where up, out, down and other prepositions of persistent phrases resemble ordinary adverbs. You need to be well versed in grammar to understand the difference, which we will now try to explain with examples.

To begin with, we note that phrasal verbs are divided into transitive and intransitive =>

Give up => intransitive verb meaning ‘’to give up’’

But! Put off => transitive verb meaning “to put off.”

If you give up you will never reach success and fame => If you give up, you will never achieve success and fame.

They had to put off some meetings because there were no time to cope with everything in a week => They had to put off some meetings because there was no time to cope with everything in a week.

From the examples it is clear that short adverbs can hardly be distinguished from prepositions. Take at least the elementary preposition on, which can easily turn into an adverb =>

Preposition => They have to count on themselves (They must count on themselves)

Adverb => I can’t go on without him (I can’t continue without him).

On a note! An adverb does not always need an object. E.g. Go on! Can stand alone in a sentence, whereas one cannot simply say ‘’count on’’. There should be at least ‘’count on me’’, even better – ‘’you can count on me’’.

It is worth remembering that if the verb can be divided, then additions are placed:

1. after it;

2. between its parts.

Let's take a simple example with down:

You will turn my offer down => You will turn down my offer.

But! Remember that phrasal verbs can have a completely different meaning from what many people think should be logical. For example =>

Carry on => continue

Carry on! => Keep it up!

I carry on the work I had begun => I continue the work that I started.

I carry the work on which I had begun => the same meaning, just in a different arrangement of prepositions.

In this case, phrases need to be memorized and constantly kept in your head.

Help: Intransitive phrasal verbs are UNSEPARATED, they do not have an object.

Let's sum it up

There are many phrasal verbs. They are used not only with the preposition up, but also with many others. Knowing the exact translation of a specific semantic connection, you can easily communicate with foreigners, even if your vocabulary is not very rich. Important! Do not confuse one semantic connection with another! If you replace the preposition, but leave the verb the same, then the meaning will be completely different. Remember also that sometimes it is difficult to grasp the meaning of phrases if you translate the words separately. It is necessary to translate comprehensively, as a whole phrase. Learn and expand your knowledge. Remember: learning comes to those who try hard!

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