ask for prosić I?m going to ask for the day off.
back up popierać His father backed him up.
be taken aback być zaskoczonym
blow up Wybuchnąć The whole building blew up.
blow out zgasić, zdmuchnąć She blew the candle out.
break down zepsuć The computer often breaks down.
bring up wychowywać dziecko, wspomnieć w rozmowie I was brought up in London.
bring out opublikować ?Times? brought out the news.
call back oddzwonić I?ll call you back tomorrow.
call for przyjść po kogoś Susan will call for me on Sunday.
call off odwołać He called off the appointment.
carry on kontynuować Please, carry on with your work.
catch up with zrównać się, dogonić, nadrobić Lauda caught up with Senna.
clear up rozwiązać (zagadkę) The police cleared up the mistery.
close down zamknąć na stałe The theatre closed down last month
dress up ubrać się elegancko They all dressed up for the wedding
drop in wpaść do kogoś Drop in on your way home.
drop out porzucić (szkołę)
eat out jadać poza domem We always eat out at weekends.
end up zakończyć (pesymistycznie) He ended up with 8th posision.
fall out oddalić się od siebie, pokłócić na dobre
fed up with mieć czegoś dosyć She is fed up with signing documents.
figure out dojść do czegoś, wyjaśnić I can?t figure out how much I owe you.
fill in wypełniać druk, dokument He filled in a questionnaire.
fill up wypełnić He filled up with petrol at the garage.
fit in dopasować, zrobić miejsce, upchnąć (czasowo) Doctor tried to fit me in for Tuesday
fix up załatwić It?s all fixed up.
get back odzyskać You?ll get back your deposit.
get in/into wsiadać do samochodu He got in the taxi.
get off wysiadać You get off at Diagonal station.
get on robić postępy How are you getting at College?
get on/onto wsiadać do pociągu, metra... She got on that bus.
get on with być w dobrych stosunkach I get on very well with my boss.
get out of unikać It?ll be difficult to get out of it.
get over wrócić do zdrowia I was depressed, but I?m getting over.
get through połączyć się telefonicznie We couldn?t get through to you.
get up wstawać z łóżka I always get up late on Sundays.
give up poddać się, rzucić (szkołę) You should try to give up smoking.
go through doświadczyć na własnej skórze
grow up dorastać, rosnąć He?s so childlish, he should grow up.
hand in dostarczać You must hand in your project now.
hand out rozpowszechniać The Red Cross handed out the medicine.
hang about obijać się, włóczyć się Don?t hang about here doing nothing.
hang up odłożyć słuchawkę Jordi hung up on Felippe.
have on nabrać kogoś She?s having me on, it?s not Peter.
hold on poczekać Hold on a moment, I?ll go and see.
keep up dotrzymać kroku, kontynuować He?s too fast, I can?t keep up with him
knock down przejechać, potrącić He was knocked down by this car.
let sb. down zawieść kogoś He let his father down by failing exam.
lie in poleniuchować I enjoy a lie in on Sundays.
lock up zamknąć w więzieniu Terrorists should be locked up.
look after opiekować się He had to look after his sister.
look for szukać He?s looking for the pen he lost.
look forward to oczekiwać z niecierpliwością He is looking forward to the game.
look out for wyszukać kogoś w tłumie I?ll look out for you in the disco.
look up wyszukać czegoś w spisie Look it up in telephone book.
make up zmyślać
mix up mylić, mieszać She mixed up her friends? addresses.
pay back zwrócić dług I lent him $1 but he hasn?t paid me back.
pick up zbierać, zrywać, podrywać, nieświadomie się nauczyć, przyjść po kogoś I?ll pick you up at 9 o?clock, OK.?
pop in wpaść do kogoś na chwilę He often pops in for a cup of tea.
put off odwołać, przełożyć He put it off until the next week.
put on nałożyć, założyć Put your coat on, it?s cold outside.
put through połączyć telefonicznie Put me throuhg to the director!
put up zakwaterować I can put you in until you find a flat.
put up with znosić, tolerować I had to put up with his jokes all day
ring back oddzwonić Can you ring me back, please?
run out of kończyć się He ran out of petrol and lost the rally.
run over przejechać, potrącić She ran over the cat.
see off odprowadzić kogoś I saw off my motherat the airport.
set off odlecieć, wyruszyć The climbers set off yesterday.
settle down osiedlić się, ustatkować Susan tells me I should settle down
show off chwalić się, szpanować He likes showing off his new clothes.
show up przybyć, pokazać się They didn?t show up until ten.
shut up zamknąć się Will you shut up!
sort out usystematyzować My brother is sorting out his things.
speak up mówić góśniej Speak up! I can?t hear you!
stand up for bronić, opowiadać się za czymś We must stand up for demokracy in South Africa.
sum up podsumować It?s difficult to sum it up in a few words.
take after być podobnym, odziedziczyć Miguel takes after his mother.
take sb. in nabrać kogoś She took us in!
take off zdjąć coś Players took off their shirts after the match.
take off wystartować Iberia always take off on time.
take over przejąć, wziąć pod kontrolę
take up podjąć hobby, studia Peter took up tennis when he was 6
tell off ochrzanić kogoś Teacher told him off for breaking the window.
throw away wyrzucać I threw his socks away.
try on przymierzyć It?s beautiful, try it on.
try out wypróbować
turn down odrzucić
turn out być na końcu
warm up rozgrzać się