I am sure the tittle explains perfectly the post, doesn’t it?
English is the international language. Communication skills are very important when you are traveling. You may doesn’t speak English or don’t speak it so well, so make sure your hands can talk for you when you are abroad!
It is important to learn English at school and to dedicate a time for improving it. Writing in English for me is a way to practice it. Guys, if you want tips from me you need to practice your English! I will not translate everything I write into Portuguese.
I am not an expert in English or your “blog English teacher”, but I will try to make sure you can understand me, ok?!
Here there are some Phrasal Verbs, the famous Idioms, that I myself resumed when I was studying in my private English Course the time I was in High School. Enjoy!
Please, if there is any mistake correct me in the comments, ok?!
Phrasal Verbs – Idioms
Around the corner – soon
As far as (something) goes – Considering
At all – absolutely
At last – finally
Be about to – be ready
Be dying to – be anxious to, want to (do) very much = be looking forward to+ING
Be fed up – be tired of, out of patience with, “up to hear”
Be for – be in favor, agree
Be good at – do it well
Be in for – be prepared for
Be in mood for – feel like (doing stg =something)
Be in someone’s shoes – be in one’s situation
Be in the mood for – feel like (doing something)
Be into – like = go in for – be interested in
Be fed up with – be sick and tired, have no patience more
Be made up of – consist of
Be off – leave, stay out
Be on one’s way home – be going home
Be on one’s way to a place – be going to a place
Be on the edge – be nervous
Be on the road – be traveling
Be on time – be punctual
Be out-of-date – be old fashion
Be out of order – not to work or function/ disorganized
Be out of question – not to be considered, to be impossible
Be over – be finished, be through, be end
Be paid for – be completely paid
Be supposed to – should
Be to one’s liking – be to one’s taste
Be too much for – be too irritating or excessive
Be tricked out of (something) – be robbed
Be up to (someone) – be for someone to decide
Blow up – explode
Book ahead – reserve in advance
Break down – stop functioning
Bring down – reduce
Bring something back – return with
Bring up – mention
Browse around – look around
Burn someone out – stress someone out
Burn up – consume (energy, calories, fire)
Burst into tears – start crying
By the way – “talking about it” (to continue/make conversation)
Call for – require, ask for
Call on – visit]
Call off – cancel
Call over – call to where one is
Call up – telephone
Calm someone down – sooth, ease the anger
Care for – like
Carry out – execute
Catch one’s eye – attract one’s attention, appeal
Catch up – be in the same level
Cater – supply, serve
Change one’s mind – alter one’s decision
Check in – register at (a hotel)
Check out – leave the hotel, to look at, compare, evaluate
Cheer someone up – give courage to someone/ encourage sbd
Clean out – clean completely, clean inside of something
Clean up – clean
Clear up – get better (weather)
Clear up – to solve
Clear up a problem – solve it
Come around – visit/ go to a person’s house
Come back – return
Come by – “herdar”
Come in – enter
Come out – the result of something (the cake came out fantastic)
Come to – arrive at
Come through – be officially approved
Come true – become reality
Come up – happen
Come up with – make up, think of, have an insight, to produce
Cool off – calm down
Count on – depend on
(to) Crawl – to move slowly drawing the body along the ground
(to) Creep – to move quietly, slowly
Cut down on – reduce
Cut it out – stop doing something
Die down – diminish (energy, fire, wind)
Dress up – put elegant clothes
Drop by – visit one place unexpectedly
Drop in – visit
Drop in on – visit a person
Drop into – quick visit (place)
Drop over – visit
Drop off – leave
Drop out – stop studying
Empty-handed – having or bringing nothing
End up – finish (as a result), wind up, result in
End up with – finish with
Fall apart – deteriorate
Feel down and out – feel depressed
Figure out – come to a conclusion
Fill in – Complete a form
Fill out – Complete a form
Fill up – fill completely one recipient
Find out – discover
Get a kick out of something – enjoy
Get along with – have a good, pleasant relationship with
Get away – escape from
Get away with – escape punishment
Get fed up – be out of patience
Get into – get inside
Get in touch with – make contact
Get hold of someone – get (or be) in touch with someone
Get on – board (hospedar)
Get one’s mind off something – not to think about, forget something
Get out – take out, remove
Get out of hand – get out of control
Get over (you) – “superar” (I have to get over my ex-boyfriend) =recover
Get through – finish
Get to a place – arrive at a place
Get tough with – become firm, strict
Give away – give something to someone
Give one’s word – promise
Give someone a hard time – to cause trouble, to annoy
Give up – desist
Go along – go with
Go around – date
Go for a walk – go for a short journey on foot
Go in for – be interested, like
Go on – continue
Go over – examine, read rapidly, go through review
Go over to – go to a specific place
Go through – finish, use until finish, go from one end to the other
Go through a red light – not to stop at a red light
Good deal of – a lot of
Grow up – became an adult
Has-been – a person who is not what he once was
Have a lot to do with – be similar to, in common/ have a connection to/ be related to
Have a card up the sleeve – have a secret plan, plan B
Have something on one’s mind – be thinking about something
Hand out – distribute
Hang around with – go out with
Hang up – the telephone (we usually say goodbye before hanging up)
(feel like a) Has been – feel like as one person who is not what he once was
Head for – go to, leave for, go in the direction of
(to) Hike – to walk long distances for pleasure, to take a long walk in the country
Hold up on – delay
In advance – ahead of time
In no time – very quickly
In order to – “para”, so as to
In store for – waiting for
In time – with sufficient time
In town – in the city
Just in case – if, on the chance that
Keep an eye on – watch, observe
Keep an eye out for – watch out for, look out for, be on the alert for
Keep in mind – remember
Keep in touch – maintain contact
Keep on – continue
Keep track of – keep a record of
Keep track off – follow the sequence
Keep up with – accompany, stay on the same level
Knock down – hit and fall down
Knock oneself out – get exhaust
Knock out – hit and get someone unconscious; exhaust
Lack of (something) – (something) is missing
(to) Last – to endure
Leave (something) up to – give the responsibility to
Let down – make longer (clothes)
Let out – make bigger (clothes)
Let out – emit, make (noises)
Let someone down – disappoint someone
(to) Limp – to put more pressure on one leg because of a pain or defect in the other
Live it up – relax, have a good time
Look after – take care of
Look around – look at everything
Look back on – reflect
Look for – try to find, to hunt, search
Look forward to – be anxious to
Look into – examine
Look like – resemble
Look over – check, review, look quickly at
Look up – check in books, magazines, etc… look for information
Lose one’s head – get extremely angry
Make an effort – to try
Make it to (a place) – arrive at (a place)
Make for – create, provide
Make good use of – use well
Make out (well, badly…) – do (well, badly…), understand
Make sure – be certain
Make up for – compensate
Make up one’s mind – decide
(to) March – to walk like soldiers
Mix up – confuse
Nag (sbd) into doing something – annoy one person to do something
Not to be about to – not to allow
Not to be much for *– not to like
*only in the negative
Not to mention – besides, in addition to
Now and then – occasionally
Out of one’s mind – upset, confused, crazy
Out of this world – fantastic
Out of town – outside the city
(to) Pace – to walk back and forth nervously
Pay off – pay completely
Pick out – choose, select
Pick up – get, take from the floor, buy quickly
Pick up line – “cantada” (mexer com uma pessoa do sexo oposto)
Pile up – increase, accumulate
Plug in – connect (electrically)
Put away – put in the right place
Pull in – arrive
Pull into – drive into, arrive in a vehicle
Pull out – leave
Push (my love) aside – ignore (my love)
Put down – write down; or to depreciate, debase
Put on – present, dress
Put on an act – pretend
Put on weight – get fatter
Put off – postpone, not in advance
Put up with – be patient with, tolerate
Read over – look at, read
Read up on – read information
Rip off – very expensive
(to) Roam – to walk without destination = TO ROVE
Run away (with sbd) – to leave home (with sbd), to escape (with sbd), to elope= escape in order to get married
Run around – go to many places
Run by (me) – come to (me)
Run down – make one fall by a vehicle: or to go somewhere quickly
Run down – wear out, become tired
Run into – meet accidentally, unexpectedly
Run out of – finish the supply of
Run over – hit with a vehicle and pass over one’s
Run up – to enlarge one bill by addiction
Run up and down – run from one end to the other
See eye-to-eye – agree
See to – take care of, to do
Send off – “despedir” = welcome = “receber”
Settle on – decide on, choose
Set out – leave
Set up – organize
Show to – lead the way to
Show up – go to, come, appear, be present
Slim out/down – lose weight
Slip out – move quietly out of
Slow down – go more slowly
(to) Stagger – to walk unsteadily
Step on it (for cars) – “go faster”, accelerate
Stop by – visit
Stop off – quick visit (places)
Stop off at – stop quickly
Stow away – to place, put in one place
(to) Stomp – to walk heavily/ to dance hitting the ground heavily with the feet
(to) Stride – to walk firmly with long steps
(to) Stroll – to walk leisurely
(to) Swagger – to walk in an arrogant way = TO STRUT
Switch something on – start (electrically), to turn on
Switch something off – stop (electrically), turn off
Talk (sbd) into doing something – convince one person to do something
Take back – return
Take care of – look after
Take care of – accomplish, do
Take in – make smaller (clothes)
Take it ease – calm down, relax
Take (something) off (somewhere) – “retirar”
Take time off – not to work, free time
Take off – undress
Take out – remove from an enclosure, carry to another place, get (from within), extract, withdraw
Take up – Make shorter (clothes)
Take up on – follow, accept (suggestions, offers, advice)
Talk over – discuss
Test something out – see if something functions
Think over – consider
Throw away – discard
Throw out – discard
(to) Tiptoe – to walk noiselessly
(to) Trudge – to walk with difficulty
Try for – try to get
Try on – experiment clothes
Try out – experiment
Try something out – see if something functions
Tune up – “consertar”/ adjust
Turn a blind eye to – “fechar; desviar os olhos”/ ignore (it)
Turn on – start operating
Turn out (to be) – prove, become
Tune in – select a radio or TV station
Walk a dog – to take it for a walk
Walk off with – to take
Walkout (noun) – strike
Walk out on – to abandon
Walk someone to some place – to accompany
(to) Wander – to roam
Warm up – get warmer
Watch out – take care of
Way out – solution
Wear someone out – make someone tired
Wear the pants – make all the decisions
Wind up – end up
Whip up – prepare quickly
Work off (one’s weight) – reduce (weight)
Work off and on – work no constant
Work out – end well
Work out – exercise
Work out – solve
Worn out – old (not to be fashion)
Worn out – tired
Wind up = irritate, annoy
Wind up = end up
(2 uses)
Also remember the difference between:
Hear = Audible (past tense: heard) – relating to noises.
and
Here = to be present – relating to location
Also… although heard and herd, are pronounced the same, “heard” relates to noise. And “herd” = pack of animals.
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Thank you William!!! I added these notes in my list! Hope you enjoy my Blog and keep correcting me! It is just perfect to have a British reading it!
Warm regards my friend!
Quel
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