- idle away
- Waste time doing nothing much.
"He idles away hours every day watching television."
- Waste time doing nothing much.
- iron out
- Resolve by discussion; eliminate differences.
"The meeting tomorrow will be an opportunity to iron out difficulties."
- Resolve by discussion; eliminate differences.
- impose on/upon
- Ask too much of someone.
"Is it alright if I stay? I don't want to impose upon your hospitabity."
- Ask too much of someone.
- improve on/upon
- Make better.
The runner trained regularly to improve on his previous performance.
- Make better.
- indulge in
- Allow yourself to enjoy something.
"I’ve been dieting all week but today I'm going to indulge in a dessert."
- Allow yourself to enjoy something.
- insure against
- Guarantee compensation for damage, injury, etc.
"The passengers on the boat are all fully insured."
- Guarantee compensation for damage, injury, etc.
- invite out
- Ask someone to join you for lunch, dinner, etc.
"Harry invited her out for dinner."
- Ask someone to join you for lunch, dinner, etc.
- join in
- Participate in something.
"We couldn't persuade Eva to join inthe game. She was too shy."
- Participate in something.
- join up
- Engage in, become a member of.
"John was in the army and Tom joined up as soon as he left school." - Meet and unite with.
"The two groups of tourists joined up at the hotel."
- Engage in, become a member of.
- jot down
- Take quick notes.
"I jotted down the address while watching a documentary on television. "
- Take quick notes.
- keep at
- Persevere.
"His father encouraged him to keep at his studies."
- Persevere.
- keep back
- Retain; force to stay back.
"A barrier will be installed to keep back the fans."
- Retain; force to stay back.
- keep on
- Continue doing something.
"I told the children to be quiet but they kept on making noise."
- Continue doing something.
- keep up with
- Stay at the same level as someone or something.
"Bill walks so fast it's difficult to keep up with him."
- Stay at the same level as someone or something.
- kneel down
- Go down on your knees.
"Most people kneel down to pray."
- Go down on your knees.
- kick off
- Begin; start.
"The football match is planned to kick off at 3 p.m."
- Begin; start.
- knock back
- Drink quickly (usually alcohol).
"He knocked back a pint of beer and then went home."
- Drink quickly (usually alcohol).
- knock down
- Strike someone or something to the ground.
"The child was knocked down by a car on the way to school."
"The tree was knocked down during the storm."
- Strike someone or something to the ground.
- knock out
- Cause someone to fall unconscious.
"The boxer was knocked out in the first round."
- Cause someone to fall unconscious.
- know of
- Have heard of; have knowledge about.
"Do you know of anyone else attending the conference?"
- Have heard of; have knowledge about.
Monday, January 15, 2018
Phrasal verbs I-J-K
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