PHRASAL-VERB-THÔNG-DỤNG
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Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức LỜI NÓI ĐẦU
Chào các bạn, mình là Đức – một thành viên của gia đình Lovebook. Mình đã tham
gia viết một số sách chuyên đề Tiếng Anh do nhà sách phát hành.
Hôm nay, mình gửi tặng các bạn đọc thân thiết một tài liệu tổng hợp chi tiết tất cả
các cụm động từ (phrasal verb) thông dụng và rất có thể sẽ xuất hiện trong bài thi
THPT Quốc Gia. Phrasal Verb có thể sẽ xuất hiện trong các bài tập từ vựng, bài đọc
điền từ, bài đọc hiểu cũng như bài tự luận viết lại câu.
Rất mong rằng, đây có thể là một công cụ tra cứu cũng như học tập đắc lực cho các
bạn học sinh thân mến của nhà sách.
Mọi thắc mắc liên quan đến việc học Tiếng Anh, các bạn có thể trực tiếp mình qua các địa chỉ sau:
The best thing that you can do is trying your best!!!
Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức DANH MỤC TRA CỨU
Phrasal verb bắt đầu với chứ cái:
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Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức PHRASAL VERB VÀ VÍ DỤ a
E.g: Sam backed out of the agreement at the last second.
act up: không hoạt ộng úng, hiệu quả,
back up ↔ sth: ủng hộ. hỏng.
E.g: You need examples to back up your opinion.
E.g: I think I need to take my car
back up: lùi về, i lùi.
to the mechanic because it's acting up again. add
E.g: Could you back up a little so I can open this
up ↔ sth: tính tổng.
drawer. bawl sth out: chỉ trích, mắng.
E.g: I added up the receipts and it totaled $100.
E.g: She bawled him out for arriving late.
Add up to sth: ến mức, bằng.
bear down on sth: cắn. The soldier had to bear down
E.g: the total expenses added up to $100. add
on the leather strap while the doctor removed a bullet
up: có ý nghĩa. from the soldier's arm.
E.g: her story doesn't add up. I think she is lying. ask
bear down on sth: chống lại kịch liệt. E.g: The
out ↔ sth: mời i chơi, hẹn hò.
U.S.A. is bearing down on drug traffickers.
E.g: I can't believe that joe finally asked me out on a
bear on sth: có liên quan ến. E.g: This information
date! ask over ↔ sth: mời ến chơi nhà.
may bear on this case. bear up: chịu ựng. E.g: I
E.g: why don't we ask the johnsons over for dinner?
didn't think he would bear up so well in that situation. B
bear up under sth: chịu ựng iều gì. E.g: How did he
back down: từ bỏ việc bảo vệ ý kiến
bear up under such extreme pressure. của mình.
bear with sth: chờ cùng. E.g: Please bear with me
E.g: Jane never backs down. She
while I fill out the paperwork. blow in: ến thăm bất
always wins arguments. back out: chợt.
không giữ lời (a promise, agreement, deal). E.g: Sam
E.g: My cousin blew in unexpectedly with his entire
backed out at the last second. family.
back out of sth: không giữ lời (a promise, agreement,
blow over: trôi qua (không gây ra rắc rối gì). deal).
E.g: All this negative publicity will blow over in a
E.g: While we were discussing the situation, Terri
couple of weeks. blow up ↔ sth: làm nổ, phá hủy.
broke in to give her opinion. break in: ột nhập vào.
E.g: The terrorists blew the bridge up.
E.g: The burglar broke in between midnight and 2
blow up: nổ.
AM. break in on: ngắt lời.
E.g: The bomb blew up before they could defuse it.
E.g: Jane broke in on the conversation and told us to
blow up: ột nhiên trở nên giận dữ. get back to work.
E.g: When Joan heard the news, she blew up and
break into: ột nhập vào.
rushed out of the room. break down ↔ sth: nghiên
E.g: The burglar broke into the house between
cứu kỹ lưỡng. midnight and 2 AM.
E.g: We need to break this problem down in order to
break into: ngắt lời. E.g: Jane broke into the solve.
conversation and told us what she knew. break off
break down: hỏng, không hoạt ộng úng.
↔ sth: kết thúc iều gì ó. E.g: Sally broke her
E.g: The truck broke down in the desert. engagement to John off.
break down: ổ bệnh, sụp ổ.
break out: xuất hiện một cách hùng hổ. E.g: Violent
E.g: She broke down after her husband died. break
protests broke out in response to the military coup.
in ↔ sth: cố mặc (cứ mặc ồ mới cho ến khi nó tạo
break out sth: hoang phí. E.g: He broke out the
cảm giác thoải mái).
champagne to celebrate his promotion.
E.g: I need to break these shoes in before I go hiking.
break in: làm ngắt quãng, gián oạn. 1
Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức
break out of sth: trốn khỏi. E.g: The murderer broke
call for sth: yêu cầu có. E.g: This recipe calls for
out of the prison. break up ↔ sth: vỡ tan nhiều mảnh.
milk, not water. call off ↔ sth: hủy.
E.g: I broke the cracker up into pieces and put it in
E.g: They called the picnic off because the soup. of the rain.
break up ↔ sth: giải tán. E.g: The police broke the
call off ↔ sth: yêu cầu dừng lại. E.g:
demonstration up before it got out of control. break
He called off the dogs when he saw it was his
up: chia tay. E.g: Sam and Diane broke up again. neighbor.
What a rocky relationship. bring about ↔ sth: tạo
call on sb: tới thăm. E.g: Mark called on Naomi
nên, gây ra. E.g: Democracy brought about great while he was in town.
change in the lives of the people. bring along ↔ sth:
call on sb: mời ai ó diễn thuyết. E.g: Professor
mang theo. E.g: When we go to the forest, bring your
Tanzer called on Tim to answer the question. wildlife guide along.
call up ↔ sth: gọi iện.
bring sb around: thuyết phục ai ó. E.g: She doesn't
E.g: I called Sam up to see if he wanted to go to the
want to go, but we'll eventually bring her around.
movies. calm down ↔ sb: trấn an, làm bình tĩnh. E.g:
bring sth away: học ược, thu nhận ược iều gì.
You can calm the baby down by rocking her gently.
E.g: My trip across the Sahara was difficult, but I
care for sb/sth: chăm lo cho. E.g: He cared for the
brought a new appreciation for life away from the bird until its wing healed. experience.
care for sth/sb: thích, có thiện cảm. E.g: I don't care
bring off ↔ sth: thành công, làm ược iều gì khó và for sour cream on my potato.
bất ngờ. You robbed the bank! I can't believe you
carry on sth: tiếp tục. E.g: Please, carry on. I didn't
brought that off. bring on ↔ sth: gây ra iều gì. E.g: mean to interrupt you.
I can't believe she got so angry. What brought that on?
carry on about sth: lải nhải, nói nhiều về. E.g: He
bring out ↔ sth: chú trọng, nhấn mạnh vào. E.g:
kept carrying on about how much money he makes.
Your new shirt brings out the color of your eyes.
carry on with sth: tiếp tục. E.g: I want you to carry
bring over ↔ sth: mang ến nhà. E.g: When you visit
on with the project while I am out of town.
me, why don't you bring over your son.
carry out ↔ sth: tiến hành làm, hoàn thành. E.g:
bring sb to: giúp tỉnh lại. E.g: We used smelling salts
The secret agent carried out his orders exactly as
to bring her to after she fainted. bring up ↔ sth: ề
planned. carry over ↔ sth: continue on a subsequent
cập ến. E.g: I didn't want to bring up the fact that she
day, page, etc. E.g: The meeting carried over into was unemployed. lunch time.
bring up ↔ sb: nuôi nấng. E.g: Sam was brought up
catch on: hiểu vấn ề (mất một thời gian). E.g: He
in South Carolina. brush off ↔ sth/sb: phớt lờ. E.g:
caught on after a few minutes.
Mary brushed her ex-boyfriend off at the party.
catch up: bắt kịp tiến ộ. E.g: I will never catch up.
burn down ↔ sth: ốt cháy. E.g: The children burned
I am too behind in my work. catch up with sth: bắt
the house down while playing with matches. burn
kịp, uổi kịp ai ó. E.g: I had to run to catch up with
down: cháy tàn lụi. E.g: Two buildings burnt down the others.
in the fire. burn up: cảm thấy nóng. E.g: I am
catch up on sth: cập nhập. E.g: I need to catch up on
burning up in here: open the window.
world events. I haven't seen the news in ages. check
burn up: ốt ể lấy lửa. E.g: The papers were burned
back: rà soát, kiểm tra. E.g: We will check back up in the fire.
tomorrow to make sure the project is finished. check
buy out ↔ sth: mua cổ phần. E.g: a company from
by sth: ến tận nơi ể kiểm tra. E.g: We need to check
Oregon bought out Pacific Inc.
by the office to see if the documents are ready.
buy up ↔ sth: mua toàn bộ cái gì. E.g: We bought
check for sth: cố gắng tìm kiếm. E.g: They checked up all the beer in the store.
for termites before they bought the house. c
check in: ghi danh (vào khách sạn, viện). E.g: They need to check in before noon. 2
Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức
check into sth: nhập (viện). E.g: They checked into
They came across some lost Mayan ruins in the jungle. the hotel at 5 AM.
come across: tạo ấn tượng ban ầu là. E.g: He comes
check into sth: iều tra, tìm tòi. E.g: We are checking
across as rather rude, but he isn't.
into discount flights to London. check off ↔ sth: ánh
come along: ồng hành cùng. E.g: If you want, you
dấu. E.g: Check each name off the list.
can come along. come along with sb: ồng hành cùng
check on sth: kiểm tra ể ảm bảo. E.g: Let's check on
ai ó. E.g: Sam came along with us to the beach.
the baby again before we go to sleep. check out ↔
come along: có tiến triển. E.g: How's the research
sth: iều tra, thám thính. E.g: He checked out the new
paper coming along. come away: rời i với cảm xúc gì
restaurant down the street. check out: rời khỏi. E.g:
ó. E.g: I came away from the meeting feeling like
It's already eleven. We need to check out.
the presentation was a success. come back: quay trở
check over ↔ sth: kiểm tra kỹ lưỡng tình trạng. E.g:
lại. E.g: What time are you coming back?
He checked over the old car to see if it was worth
come by sth: có ược, nhận ược cái gì. E.g: How did
buying. check up on sb/sth: iều tra ai ó, cái gì. E.g:
you come by that new Mercedes?
The police are checking up on the bomb threats.
come by: tới thăm nhà riêng. E.g: I'll come by later
check sth through to: gửi cái gì ến âu ó. E.g:
this afternoon. come down with something: ổ bệnh.
Your luggage will be checked through to Paris. check
E.g: He came down with the flu.
with sb: hỏi lại cho chắc. E.g: He needs to check
come into something: thừa hưởng, thừa kế. E.g: He
with his parents before he goes.
came into a large sum of money when his aunt died.
cheer sb up: ộng viên ai ó. E.g: The party really
come off something: ngã khỏi. E.g: The handle
cheered me up. cheer up: trở nên vui vẻ hơn. E.g:
came off the suitcase when I picked it up. Cheer up.
come out: lộ diện, xuất hiện. E.g: I didn't see the car Everything will be all right.
at first. It came out of nowhere.
chew up ↔ sth: nhai nát ra. E.g: The dog chewed up
come out: bộc lộ giới tính thật. E.g: Sam finally my shoe. came out last month.
chop down ↔ sth: chặt (cây). E.g: The lumberjack
come out: rút cục thì sao ó. E.g: The pictures came chopped the tree down. out great.
chop up sth: thái thành nhiều mảnh. E.g: He
come out with: sản xuất, phân phối một mặt hàng.
chopped the meat up into little pieces.
E.g: Microsoft is coming out with a new video game
clean up sth: dọn dẹp. E.g: Susan cleaned the system next month. mess up before she left.
come over: tới thăm. E.g: Why don't you come over
clear out: rời i. E.g: Everybody clear out! We're after work for dinner. closed.
come to: tỉnh lại. E.g: Don't worry! She faints all the
clear up sth: dọn dẹp. E.g: Susan cleared up the
time. She always comes to after a few minutes. come
mess before she left. close down sth: óng cửa vĩnh
through: làm iều ược mong ợi, hoặc làm iều cần làm.
viễn. E.g: The corner market closed down because
E.g: Terry really came through for us in the end.
they didn't have many customers.
come up to stn: ạt ược. E.g: The job offer didn't
close in on sth: ầm ầm kéo ến. E.g: The rebels were
come up to her expectations. come up with sth: nảy
closing in on the capital, so the government called in
ra, nghĩ ra (ý tưởng, kế hoạch). E.g: She came up the army.
with a great proposal for the new
close up sth: óng cửa tạm thời cái gì. E.g: They advertising campaign.
are closing the ski resort up for the summer.
come with sth: bao gồm (phụ kiện). E.g: The
close up: óng cửa tạm thời. E.g: The ski resort is
computer system doesn't come with a printer. count closing up for the summer.
in sth: bao gồm. E.g: Did you count expenses in?
come about: sảy ra, diễn ra. E.g: How did you idea
count on sth: phụ thuộc, dựa vào. E.g: You can for the book come about. really count on Sarah.
come across sth: tình cờ phát hiện, tìm ược. E.g: 3
Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức
count out sth: không bao gồm. E.g: You can
E.g: draw an agreement up before we go any further
count James out. He hates playing poker. with this project.
count up sth: thêm vào. E.g: Count the change up
dress sth down: chỉ trích nặng nề. E.g: The mother and see how much we have.
dressed her son down for skipping school.
crack down on sth: thắt chặt luật hơn. E.g: The
dress down: ăn mặc bình thường. E.g: I am dressing
police have been cracking down on drunk driving.
down because we're going to a barbecue by the beach.
crack up: cười lớn, không kiểm soát ược. E.g: When
dress up sth: trang trí. E.g: You could dress this
I told the joke, they all cracked up. /I cracked up at
house up with some bright colors. his joke.
dress up: ăn mặc trang nhã, lịch sự. E.g: She always
cross out sth: gạch bỏ, loại bỏ. E.g: Why did you
dresses up at work. drive back sth: ẩy lùi, ánh lui.
cross my name out on the list?
E.g: The invaders were driven back by the army.
cut down on sth: cắt giảm (lượng dùng). E.g: You
drop in: tới thăm bất chợt. E.g: Meg dropped in
need to cut down on your fat intake. cut in: làm gián yesterday after dinner.
oạn, ngắt quãng. E.g: She suddenly cut in and
drop in on sb: tới thăm bất chợt. E.g: Let's drop in
delivered the news cut in on sth: làm gián oạn, ngắt
on Julie since we're driving by her house.
quãng cái gì. E.g:
drop out (of): nghỉ, từ bỏ (một tổ chức, trường học).
She cut in on the conversation and delivered the news.
E.g: Yuri isn't on the team any more. He dropped out.
cut sth off: ngắt lời ai ó. E.g: She cut him off before
drop over: thỉnh thoảng tới chơi. E.g: Drop over any
he said something he would regret later. cut off time you feel like talking.
sth: cát ra (dùng dao). E.g: His finger was E
accidentally cut off in an industrial accident.
eat away: dần dần hủy hoại, ăn mòn.
cut out sth: loại bỏ. E.g: He cut the bone out of
E.g: The heavy rains ate away at the the steak.
sandstone cliffs. eat up sth: ăn ngấu
cut sth out: dừng một hành ộng. E.g: Cut it out!
nghiến. E.g: You're bothering me. Ken ate the cookies up.
cut up sth: cắt thành nhiều phần nhỏ. E.g: He cut
eat in: ăn ở nhà. E.g: We usually eat in
the beef up and put the pieces in the soup.
instead of going out for dinner. eat out: ăn ngoài (VD: d
nhà hàng…). E.g: They eat out once a week. f
die away: thưa dần, ngớt dần, yếu
face up to sth: ối diện, ối mặt với (ngượng ngùng, lo dần.
lắng). E.g: I'll never be able to face up
E.g: The applause died away after 2
to my colleagues after getting so drunk minutes. last night at the work
die down = die away. E.g: The controversy about party. the president's affair
fall back on sth: tận dụng, dùng ến khi finally died down. cấp bách.
die off/out: tuyệt chủng. E.g: Whales are in danger of
E.g: Yuki can fall back on her degree in biology if dying off.
she doesn't succeed in her acting career.
disagree with sth: khiến ai ó bị ngộ ộc/ốm ( ồ
fall behind: chạy chậm hơn kế hoạch, thua thiệt. E.g:
ăn/uống). E.g: Spicy food disagrees with me. do
Hurry up or you will fall behind!
away with sth: bãi bỏ, xóa bỏ. E.g: Some Americans
fall behind in sth: chạy chậm hơn kế hoạch, thua
want to do away with the death penalty. do over
thiệt. E.g: Cheryl has missed several days of school
sth: lặp lại. E.g: You made many mistakes, so I want
and now she is falling behind in her homework. fall
you to do the report over. do without sth: sống/làm
off: giảm. E.g: Interest in the project fell off when
việc tốt dù không có cái gì. E.g: I couldn't do without
they realized it wouldn't be profitable.
a car in California. draw up sth: tạo ra (hợp ồng). 4
Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức
fall out with sth: tranh cãi, tranh luận với. E.g: I
get along: có một mối quan hệ tốt. E.g: Do you and
had a falling out with my sister last month and we
your sister get along? get along with sb: có một mối
quan hệ tốt với ai ó
haven't talked to each other since. .
E.g: Giovanna doesn't get along with her two
fall through: không thể thực hiện, không thành hiện thực brothers.
. E.g: Unfortunately, my trip to Indonesia fell
through because I couldn't save enough money. feel
get around sb/sth: tránh gặp, phòng tránh. E.g:
up sth sờ mó, tìm bằng tay, lần mò. E.g: She sued
Some people get around paying taxes by hiring a
her boss for sexual harassment after he felt her up. good accountant.
feel up to sth: Có năng lượng ể làm gì. E.g: I don't
get around: i ến nhiều nơi. E.g: It's easy to get
feel up to going out tonight because I had a long day
around town with public transportation. at work.
get away: trốn thoát. E.g: The bank robbers got away.
figure on sth: mong ợi. E.g: Where do you figure on
get away with sth: thoát tối. E.g: My sister gets away
living when you move to the the U.S.A.?
with everything! get by: tồn tại mà thiếu thốn những thứ cần thiết
figure out sth: hiểu, giải quyết vấn ề. E.g: I finally
. E.g: I lost my job, so I am having a hard
figured the joke out. Now I understand why
time getting by this year. everybody was laughing.
get by on sth: sống sót với một lượng rất ít. E.g: It's
figure up sth: tính toán. E.g: I need to figure my
nearly impossible to get by on making minimum
expenses up before I give you an estimate. fill in wage.
sth: hoàn thành cái gì. E.g: Don't forget to fill in all
get by with sth: tận dụng. E.g: You don't need a
the blanks on the application.
computer. You can get by with the typewriter. get
fill in: thay thế, thế chỗ. E.g: Who is going to fill in
down to sth: nghiêm túc làm gì. E.g: Enough small while you're gone?
talk. Let's get down to business. get in sth: i vào trong.
E.g: Get in the front seat.
fill in for sth: thế chỗ cho ai ó. E.g: Miguel filled in
You will have more leg room. get off sth: gửi,
for me at the meeting yesterday because I was sick.
tặng (một món quà/món ồ). E.g:
fill out sth hoàn thành (một hồ sơ). E.g: I filled
out an application to rent the apartment last week. fill
I finally got my sister's birthday present off yesterday.
out: lớn lên, phát triển ầy ủ cơ thể. E.g: Now that
get sth off: uổi i. E.g: Can you get this spider off my
you're filling out honey, we need to get you a bra. fill shirt?
up sth: ổ ầy, làm ầy. E.g: Fill the car up with
get off sth: rời i. (a bus, plane, train, boat). E.g: We unleaded gas, please.
need to get off the bus at the next stop.
find out sth: phát hiện ra. E.g: You will never find
get sth on: mặc vào (quần áo). E.g: You should get out all my secrets!
your jacket on because it's going to be cold. get on: i
lên (xe buýt, tàu hỏa, ngựa…)
fix up sth: sửa chữa, cải thiện, nâng cấp. E.g: My
. E.g: The train is
neighbors are fixing their house up.
leaving. Quick, get on! / Get on my bike and I will
give you a ride home. get on with sb: có mối quan hệ
tối với ai ó. E.g: g
Natasha doesn't get on with her co-workers. get on
with sth: tiếp tục làm gì ó. E.g: Now that the police
get across sth: làm cho iều gì ó ược have left, let's get on with the party!
mọi người hiểu. E.g: It's difficult to get
get out of sth: rời khỏi (a small boat, car, an enclosed
humor across in another language.
area). E.g: I fell into the water when I tried to get out
get ahead: có cải thiện, tiến triển. E.g: of the canoe.
I can't get ahead even though I work
get over sth: hồi phục (ốm, bệnh, chia tay người yêu).
two jobs. get ahead of sth: vượt qua, làm nhanh hơn.
E.g: Jennifer still hasn't gotten over her breakup with
E.g: You need to work overtime in order to get ahead Peter. of schedule. 5
Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức
get through sth: hoàn thành việc gì. E.g: We will
go into sth: bàn luận chi tiết. E.g: I really don't want
never get through all of these boxes by 2 PM. get to go into that now.
through sth: âm thủng. E.g: We need a stronger drill
go off: nổ (bom). E.g: The bomb could go off at any to get through this wall. moment.
get through (with) sth: hoàn thành. E.g: Have you
go off: bắt ầu, khởi ộng, ổ chuông. E.g: The alarm
gotten through with your homework yet?
clock went off at 7:00 AM.
get through to sb: liên hệ, liên lạc với. E.g: It's hard
go off: dừng hoạt ộng. E.g: The DVD player goes off
to get through to Janet because her telephone line is
automatically if you are not using it. always busy.
go off: trở nên giận dữ. E.g: Maria went off last night
get sb up: làm ai ó tỉnh dậy. Ahmed got Abdul up at
after I told her about losing her bike.
4:00 in the morning by turning the music up really
go on: tiếp tục. E.g: Please, go on. Don't let me loud. interrupt you.
get up: ngủ dậy. E.g: What time did you get up this
go on: sảy ra, diễn ra. E.g: This place is a mess! What
morning? give away sth: cho i mà không òi hỏi went on here last night? iều gì.
go on with sth: tiếp tục cái gì. E.g: I think we should
E.g: Why did Nancy give all of her furniture away?
go on with the meeting and stop wasting time. go out:
give away sth/sb: phản bội ai ó, tiết lộ iều gì.
tắt (lửa). E.g: The fire went out after three days.
E.g: We are having a surprise party for Susan next
go out: ra ngoài chơi. E.g: They love to go out every
Saturday, so don't give our surprise away by acting
Saturday night. go over sth: xem lại, rà soát. E.g: suspicious.
Do you usually go over your notes before class?
give back sth: trả lại ồ bạn mượn. E.g: When are
go over: thành công, kết thúc tốt ẹp. E.g: That didn't
you going to give that book back to your teacher? go over well.
give in: ầu hàng. E.g: Never give in! You can do it!
go through sth: kiểm tra kỹ lưỡng, nghiên cứu cẩn
give off sth: thải ra, phóng ra (ánh sáng, khí). E.g:
thận. E.g: I need to have my lawyer go through this
That white flower gives off a beautiful smell. give
contract before I sign it. go through sth: chịu ựng,
out sth: phân phối, phân phát. E.g: I earn extra
trải nhiệm khó khăn, gian khổ, nỗi buồn. She has
money by giving out brochures on the street. give out:
gone through so much in her life.
trở nên rất mệt mỏi. E.g: I hope this car doesn't give
go through with sth: tiếp tục làm gì dù khó khăn
out in the middle of the desert.
hoặc sợ hãi. E.g: I have decided to go through with
give up sth: từ bỏ. E.g: The police told the thief the operation. to give his gun up.
go with sth: hợp với, ăn nhập với (quần áo). E.g: That
go away: bỏ i. E.g: I yelled at the dogs to make them
shirt doesn't go with those pants. go with sb: ồng go away.
hành cùng ai ó. E.g: I am going with Alejandro to the
go back: quay trở lại. E.g: When are you going back party. to your house?
go with sb: làm bạn trai/bạn gái với ai ó. E.g: I am
go by: ến thăm một lúc. E.g: We go by the coffee going with Yuri. shop everyday.
go without sth: kiêng khem, không dùng. E.g: A
go back on sth: không giữ lời (hứa). E.g: Don't trust
person can go without water for three days. grow
him. He always goes back on his promises.
under: không còn kinh doanh. E.g: The restaurant
go down: giảm. E.g: The cost of flight tickets is
went under after it lost its liquor license. grow up: going down.
lớn lên, trường thành. E.g: Your brother needs to
go for sth: cố gắng ạt ược. E.g: Our team is going for
grow up and start thinking about his future. h hand
the gold medal in the Olympics.
back sth: trả lại thứ gì ó.
go in for sth: tham gia vào. E.g: Are you going to go
E.g: Is the teacher going to hand back
in for soccer this year at school? our tests today? 6
Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức
hand down sth: tuyên bố. E.g: The president is
hold on to sth: nắm thật chặt. E.g: Make sure you going to hand his decision
hold on to the hand rail as you walk down the stairs.
down on health care tonight. hand down sth: trao
hold out: không ầu hàng. E.g: Stop holding out and
cho (như một món ồ thừa kế). E.g: When my clothes
tell us where you found all of these old records. /
got too small for me as a child, I handed them down
They held out against enemy attack. to my sister.
hold up sth: trì hoãn. E.g: The accident held
hand in sth: nộp. E.g: I have to hand in an offer traffic up for an hour. by March 21.
hold up sth: cướp có vũ trang. E.g: Five men held
hand out sth: phân phát. E.g: We should hand the the bank up yesterday. concert fliers out at school.
hook up sth: cắm iện ể hoạt ộng. E.g: Can you
hand over sth: từ bỏ, nộp. E.g: Hand your car
hook up the fax machine for me?
keys over. You're too drunk to drive. hang around
sth: i loanh quanh ( ể thư giãn, vui).
I iron sth out: loại bỏ, xóa bỏ. E.g: We need to have
E.g: Maria and Salvador usually hang around the
a meeting this week in order to iron beach after school.
out the distribution problems. J
hang up sth: treo lên (quần áo). E.g: You can
jack up sth: nâng lên.
hang your jacket up in the front closet.
E.g: We need to jack up
hang up: dập máy iện thoại. E.g: Don't hang up. I'm the car before we change the tire. going to change phones. joke
around: tỏ ra hài hước.
hang out sth: i chơi. E.g: Let's go hang out at the mall E.g:
tonight. have on sth: mặc. E.g: Do you have your
Mike is always joking around at work. hiking boots on?
jump in: tham gia vào cuộc hội thoại. E.g:
have sb over: mời ến nhà chơi. E.g: Why don't we
Feel free to jump in at any moment while we are
have Mr. and Mrs. Jones over for dinner tonight. hear talking.
from sb: nhận ược tin tức từ (thư từ, iện thoại, email…) K
. E.g: Have you heard from Steve lately?
keep sth around: ặt ở chỗ dễ tìm, ể ở
hear of sth: nghe chuyện gì từ người nào ó. E.g:
bên dễ dàng sử dụng. E.g: I always
Have you heard of chocolate covered ants? hit on sth tình cờ tìm ược
keep a dictionary around to translate
. E.g: I hit on the idea while watching
new words. keep at sth: không từ bỏ. the Simpsons show. E.g: You
hit on sb: tán tỉnh ai ó. E.g: Jay's friend Marc was should keep at your studies.
trying to hit on my sister last night.
keep sb away: không cho ến gần, tiếp cận. E.g:
hold back sth: kiềm chế, kìm hãm. E.g: The police
Keep the kids away from the cookies.
held the demonstrators back while the politicians
keep back: giữ khoảng cách an toàn. E.g: Keep back! entered the building.
The burning building is about to collapse. keep sth
hold back: không cho lên lớp. E.g: The teacher held
down: kiềm chế không nôn. E.g: If I ate that,
Frank back a year, so he couldn't enter fifth grade.
I do not know if I could keep it down.
hold off sth: kìm hãm, kiềm chế. E.g: Mr. Johnson
keep sth in: ể/ ặt ở một nơi cố ịnh. E.g: When I am
held the dog off while we crossed the yard. hold off
not using it, I keep my passport in this drawer. keep
on sth: trì hoãn. E.g: We should hold off on making
sn/sth off: giữ cho tránh xa, không cho lại gần. E.g:
dinner until your parents arrive.
Keep the cat off the couch. keep on: tiếp tục. E.g: He
hold on: nắm chặt. E.g: Hold on tight! The roller
kept on talking after everybody asked him to stop. coaster is about to take off.
keep sth/sb out: không cho vào. E.g: Keep the dog
hold on: bảo ai ó chờ máy ( iện thoại). E.g: Hold on
out of the garden; he keeps digging up the flowers. a minute. I'll get Carol.
keep sth over sth: che ậy lại, phủ kín cái gì. E.g: I 7
Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức
keep a tarp over my bicycle at night to prevent it from
lie down: nằm xuống. E.g: I need to lie down before getting wet.
we go out tonight. / I'm going to lie down on the sofa
keep to sth: tiếp tục, kiên trì làm gì. E.g: Everybody for a while.
said she would never finish the puzzle, but she kept
lie with sth: ược quyết ịnh bởi. E.g: Whether or not to it until it was done.
you can go to the party lies with your father. light up
keep up: giữ úng tiến ộ, làm theo kế hoạch. E.g:
sth: chiếu sáng, làm bừng sáng. E.g: Let's get
You have to keep up if you want to work here. keep
some candles to light this room up.
up sth: tiếp tục làm gì. E.g: You are doing a
light up sth: châm lửa. E.g: Do you have to light up great job! Keep it up.
another cigarette? I thought you were trying to cut
keep up with sth: giữ úng tiến ộ, làm theo kế hoạch.
down. live down sth: quên ược kỷ niệm áng xấu
E.g: I have so much reading that I can't keep up with hổ. the writing exercises.
E.g: Jose will never live down singing that song at
kick back ngả ra, nằm ra ể thư giãn. E.g: After work,
the karaoke bar.
I like to kick back in front of the TV and relax. kick
live on sth: sống với. E.g: I could live on bread and
in: bắt ầu có tác dụng. E.g: The medicine takes one cheese. hour to kick in.
live up to sth: áp ứng ược. E.g: It would be hard to
L lay away sth: tiết kiệm cho tương lai. E.g: Why
live up to her parent's expectations. They are so demanding.
don't you lay away your wedding outfit?
look after sb/sth: chăm sóc cho. E.g: When my sister
goes on vacation, I look after her dog. look back on
lay down sth: công bố luật, nguyên tắc
sth: hồi tưởng về. E.g: When I look back on my
. E.g: Lori lays down the
law in her class. English only!
childhood, I often feel angry. look down on sb/sth:
xem thường, ánh giá thấp.
lay in on sb: chỉ trích nặng nề. E.g: My mom really
E.g: She's so conceited. She looks down on
laid in on me when I got home at 5:20 in the morning everybody else. last night.
look for sb/sth: tìm kiếm. E.g: I'm looking for my
lay into sb: mắng mỏ, chỉ trích nặng nề. E.g: I saw keys. Have you seen them?
Reto's mom lay into him when he came home late last night.
look forward to sth: mong chờ (háo hức). E.g: I am
looking forward to traveling to New York next year.
lay off sth: bị ình chỉ làm việc, cắt giảm nhân công.
look into sth : iều tra. E.g: The police are looking
E.g: The company was losing money, so they had to into the murder. lay off 100 workers.
look on: quan sát. E.g: Everybody just looked on as
lay out sth: sắp xếp. E.g: Why don't we lay the the two men fought.
pieces of the table out before we put it together. leave
look out: cẩn thận. E.g: Look out, there's a black
out sb/sth: không bao gồm, bỏ qua. E.g: Why did
widow spider on the wall.
your parents leave you out of their vacation plans?
look over sth: kiểm tra, rà soát lại. E.g: When I'm
let sb down: làm ai ó thất vọng. E.g: I felt let down
camping, I look my shoes over before I put them on.
when I didn't receive a birthday card from my sister.
look up sth: tra cứu (trong từ iển). E.g: I takes
let sth down: kéo dài (quần áo). E.g: My uncle is a
time to look up new vocabulary words.
tailor, so he can let your pants down.
look up sth: tìm và ến thăm. E.g: If you ever travel
let sb out: thả ai ó ra. E.g: I am happy my brother
to California, you should look me up. was let out of prison early.
look up to sb/sth: tôn trọng, ngưỡng mộ. E.g: He
let sth out: làm cho lớn hơn, rộng hơn (khâu). E.g: I looks up to his father.
need to let out this skirt because I have gained weight.
let up: giảm nhiệt huyết, từ bỏ. E.g: I told her NO a M
thousand times, but she won't let up. 8
Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức
make sth out: giải mã. E.g: I
glad that John feels comfortable enough around me
can't make out your handwriting. to open up.
What does this say? make out P
sth: viết. E.g: Who
pan out: thành công. E.g: The trip
should I make this check out to? to Vegas didn't pan out.
make out: thành công. E.g: He really made out in the
pass away: chết. E.g: After battling
stock market last year. make out: có tiến triển, tiến
cancer for several years, he finally
bộ. E.g: How is your son making out in his new job? passed away at the age of 80.
make out: hôn. E.g: I saw Benno and Isabelle
pass off sb: thuyết phục ai ó tin iều gì. E.g: He
making out in the movie theater last night! / Did you
tried to pass the fake watch off as a real Rolex. pass make out with Sally?
on sth: chuyển, giao cho. E.g: Please pass this
make sth over: làm lại. E.g: The teacher made me
message on to your co-workers. pass on sth: từ chối do my homework over.
(lời mời). E.g: Jennifer passed on the invitation to
make up sth: bịa ra ( a story). E.g: Don't believe
join us for dinner.
anything she says. She always makes things up.
pass on: chết. E.g: I am afraid Professor Johnson has
make up sth: hoàn thiện thứ bị bỏ lỡ. E.g: passed on.
Fortunately, my professor let me make up the exam I
pass out sth: phân phối. E.g: We need to pass out missed yesterday.
these flyers for the concert tomorrow.
make up sth: trang iểm. E.g: I takes me 15
pass out: bất tỉnh, ngất. E.g: He passed out because
minutes to make my face up. the room was too hot.
make up: giảng hòa, làm hòa. E.g: You two have
pass up sth: bỏ phí, không tận dụng cơ hội. E.g: I
been friends for so long that I think you should make
can't believe she passed up the opportunity to study up. in Rome.
make up for sth: ền bù cho. E.g: Allen made up for
pay back sth: trả lại (tiền). E.g: If I loan you
being late by getting me flowers. money, will you pay me back.
mix up sth: làm xáo trộn. E.g: I sometimes mix
pay off sth: thanh toàn toàn bộ. E.g: It took me
the verb tenses up. / We need to mix up these different
ten years to pay off my credit card debt.
kinds of nuts before we put them in a bowl. mix up
pay off sb: hối lộ. E.g: Don't try to pay the police
sth: làm cho sôi ộng, sống ộng. E.g:
officer off if you get pulled over for speeding. pick
Let's mix up this party with a little disco music.
on sb: quấy rầy, bắt nạt. E.g: She keeps picking on me! Make her stop.
pick out sb/sth: chọn lựa. E.g: Diane picked out
name after sb: ặt tên theo tên
người nào ó trong gia ình. E.g:
a lovely dress for the dance. pick up sth: nhặt lên.
I was named after my grandfather.
E.g: Keep your back straight when you lift the TV up.
nod off: ngủ. E.g: The movie was
pick up sth: ến ón ai ó (bằng ô tô). E.g: What
so boring that I nodded off before
time are you going to pick me up. it was finished.
pick up sth: học cái gì một cách dễ dàng. E.g: It's
nose around sth: lén lút vào. E.g: I hate it when my
possible to pick up enough English in two weeks to mother noses around my room.
get by on your trip to Los Angeles. N
pick up sth: bắt chuyện, kệt bạn với ai ó (thường
ở trong một quán rượu). E.g: Some weird guy tried O
to pick Patricia up at the bar.
occur to sb: chợt xuất hiện trọng
pick up: lớn lên, tăng lên. E.g: Business is really
ầu ai ó. E.g: It didn't occur to us
picking up this quarter. play down sth: làm iều gì
that we had left the iron on. open
up: chia sẻ cảm xúc. E.g: I'm 9
Phrasal Verb thông dụng Trần Hữu Đức
ó trở nên ít quan trọng. E.g: The President played Q
down his affair with the intern.
quiet down sb/sth: khiến cái gì/ai
play sth up: nhấn mạnh iều gì ó. E.g: She played up
ó yên tĩnh. E.g: The neighbors told us
her part in the new movie, but it was actually a very
to quiet down last night or they small role. would call the police.
play up to sb: nịnh bợ ai ó. She has been playing up
to the boss because she wants a promotion.
R read up on sth: nghiên cứu vì một lý do nào ó. E.g:
point out sth: chỉ ra, nói ra iều gì. E.g: I'd like to
I need to read up on the company
point out that figures in column two might be
before I go on the job interview. ring
outdated. pull down: kiểm ược. E.g: He pulls down
sb up: gọi iện cho ai ó. E.g: about
Jack rung me up last night at 7:00 in $200.000 a year.
the morning. rule out sth: loại bỏ, xóa bỏ. E.g: I
pull in: táp vào, rẽ vào lề ường. E.g: Mark pulled in
wouldn't rule out the possibility of moving to another
too quickly and crashed into the wall.
country if I get a good job offer.
pull out: khởi hành, bắt ầu i. E.g: Our train pulls out
run across sth: tình cờ tìm ược thứ gì ó. E.g: I ran at 9 a.m, so don't be late.
across some old photos while I was cleaning my
pull through: qua khỏi (thoát khỏi khó khăn, bệnh
house. run against sb: tranh chức tổng thống với ai
tật…). E.g: I didn't think she was going to make it,
ó. E.g:
but she pulled through in the end.
Gore ran against Bush in the elections in the U.S.A.
run away: bỏ nhà ra i (khi chưa ủ tuổi ). E.g: The
put across sth: diễn ạt dễ hiểu. E.g: I thought
child ran away because her parents beat her.
Ms. Smith put her ideas across rather clearly in the meeting.
run away from sb/sth: trốn thoát khỏi. E.g: The
child ran away from its parents.
put away sth: dọn dẹp, cất. E.g: I told you kids to put your toys away.
run sb/sth down: truy lùng, tìm kiếm. E.g: Have you
run down those phone numbers I asked for last week?
put down sb: nhạo báng, nói xấu. E.g: She always
run sb down: chỉ trích. E.g: My boss runs everyone
puts down people who don't share her opinions. put down.
in sth: chính thức ệ trình một ề xuất. E.g: He put in
for a transfer to the division in Los Angeles.
run sb/sth down âm phải. E.g: My dog was run
down by a bus. run down ngớt i, hết năng lượng, mệt
put off sth: trì hoãn. E.g: Don't put off your work:
mỏi. E.g: You need to wind your watch so it doesn't do it now!
run down. run for sth: tranh cử một chức vụ trong
put on sth: mặc vào (quần áo…). E.g: Make sure chính phủ.
you put on a sweater before you go outside.
E.g: Gore is running for president of the U.S.A. run
put on sb: lừa gạt. E.g: I didn't believe a thing he
into sb: tình cờ gặp ai ó. E.g: I ran into my
said. I think he was putting me on.
English teacher at the movies last night. She's so nice!
put out sth: dập tắt (ngọn lửa, iếu thuốc…). E.g:
run off sb: bắt ai ó rời i. E.g: The new
Don't use water to put out a grease fire.
government is trying to run the drug traffickers off.
put out sth: làm phiền, gây khó chịu. E.g: I don't
run sth off: tái sản xuất, làm thêm. E.g: Would you
want to put you out, but could you pick me up at the
mind running off 10 copies of this document for me? airport.
run off: rời i nhanh chóng. E.g: Why did you run off
put out sth: tiêu pha (thường là một khoản tiền lớn). after the party?
E.g: I can't put out that much money each month. put
run off: chảy ra (nước thải). E.g: You shouldn't
sb up: cho ai ó ở nhờ tạm thời. E.g: Can you put me
swim where the sewage runs off into the ocean. up while I'm in town.
run out of sth: hết, thiếu, không có ủ. E.g: We ran
put up with sth: chịu ựng. E.g: Sandy will not put up
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save up sth: tích cóp, tiết kiệm
stand for sb/sth: là chữ viết tắt của. SCUBA stands
(tiền). E.g: I hope I will be able to
for "self contained underwater breathing apparatus." save up enough money to go to
stand for sb/sth: cam chịu, nhẫn nại. E.g: I won't school.
stand for people criticizing me.
see about sth: sắp xếp, cân nhắc iều gì. E.g: My
stand out: nổi bật. E.g: Soledad is so beautiful! She
dad said he was going to see about buying me a car.
really stands out in a crowd. stand sb up: bỏ rơi ai ó,
see sb off: tiễn ai ó. E.g: Did you see your sister off
không xuất hiện tại buổi hẹn. E.g: I arranged to meet at the train station?
Joe at the library at 19:00, but he stood me up. I hope
see to sth: ảm bảo iều gì sẽ sảy ra. E.g: I'll see to it
he has a good excuse. stand up for sb/sth: bảo vệ
that Mr. Ramirez gets your message.
cho. E.g: Every individual must stand up for what
see sth through: hoàn thành iều gì dù gặp nhiều khó
they believe in. stand up to sb/sth: bảo vệ bản thân
khăn. E.g: Are you going to be able to see your
chống lại ai ó/ iều gì. I think you should stand up to
studies through now that you have a baby?
your older brother and tell him to stop pushing you
sell sth out: bán ứng ai ó (kể tội). E.g: My partner in
around. stay over: qua êm tại nhà ai ó. E.g: It takes
crime sold me out for a reduced jail sentence. set sth
you so long to take the bus home, so why don't you
up: sắp ặt một mối quan hệ, hôn nhân. E.g: just stay over?
My mom set me up with her friend's son.
stick it to sb: chỉ trích ai ó nặng nề. E.g: My boss
set sb up: gài bẫy ai ó khiến họ phạm tội. E.g: I don't
really stuck it to me when I arrived late to work for
think he killed those men. Somebody set him up. set the third time this week.
up sth: ặt hẹn. E.g: I set up an appointment with my
stick to sth: kiên trì, tiếp tục làm gì. E.g: Even though
doctor at 15:45 this afternoon.
English is a hard language to master, you must stick
settle on sth ưa ra quyết ịnh cuối sau một thời gian. to it!
E.g: I settled on the job at the oil company.
stick up for sb/sth: bảo vệ. E.g: Joseph joined the
settle up: thanh toán nợ. E.g: We need to settle up
army because he believes he must stick up for his
before you move. show off sth: thể hiện, khoa country.
trương. E.g: He always shows off his new things. /
Young boys show off in order to impress girls.
show up sth: hạ thấp ai ó. E.g: He's always trying
take after sth: có ngoại hình giống
(bố mẹ hoặc họ hàng)
to show up his co-workers in order to get ahead. . E.g: I take
after my father. Who do you take
show up: ột nhiên xuất hiện. E.g: I hadn't seen my after?
cousin for years, and all of a sudden, he showed up at T
my workplace yesterday! shut sth off: khiến cái gì ó
take away sth: bắt giữ. E.g: The soldiers took
ngừng hoạt ộng. E.g: If you don't pay your electric the captives away.
bill, your power is going to get shut off.
take back sth: thu lại (những gì ã nói). E.g: I
shut sb up: khiến ai ó im lặng. E.g: Would someone
demand that you take back what you said. take back
shut him up! He's talking so loudly that we're going
sth: trả lại hàng cho cửa hàng. E.g: The dress my to get in trouble.
grandmother bought for me didn't fit, so I took it back
slow down/up sth: làm chậm lại. E.g: Because
and exchanged it for a pair of pants. take down
Mary's level in English is lower than the rest of the
sth: viết xuống những gì nghe ược.
students, she slows the class down.
E.g: Would you mind taking down my messages
spell out sth: giải thích chi tiết, dễ hiểu. He's so while I am on vacation?
slow on the uptake (tư duy chậm) that you have to
take down sth: gỡ xuống. E.g: The city
spell everything out for him.
government made the shop take down their bright,
stand by: chờ ợi. E.g: I need you to stand by and
neon sign. take sb/sth for: coi như. E.g: Do you take
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take in sth: học. E.g: Are you taking in all of these
tell on sth: tố cáo (hành ộng xấu). E.g: Every time I phrasal verbs?
did something wrong when I was a child, my sister
take in sb: lừa dối. E.g: He was taken in by the would tell on me. con artist.
think over sth: cân nhắc. E.g: Think over the
take in sth: làm nhỏ quần áo lại (bằng cách
offer before you sign the contract.
khâu…). E.g: I lost weight, so I need to take some of
think through sth: cân nhắc cẩn thận. E.g: You
my skirts to the tailor to have them taken in.
need to think this through carefully before you make
take off: cất cánh. E.g: My stomach felt funny when a decision. the plane took off.
think up sth: bịa chuyện. E.g: I need to think up
take off sth: cởi ra. E.g: In many cultures, it is
an excuse for not going to her party. throw away
appropriate to take off your shoes when entering a
sth: vứt i. E.g: Don't throw away those bottles; we house. can recycle them.
take off sth: nghỉ học/làm trong một khoảng thời
throw out sth: vứt i. E.g: I asked him not to throw
gian. E.g: I was sick last week, so I took a few days
out the Sunday newspaper because I wanted to save off of work. an article.
take off: rời i. E.g: We took off after dinner. take on
throw out sth: remove by force from (a room,
sth: chấp nhận (trách nhiệm, công việc). E.g: She has
school, a house, etc.) Mary threw out her roommate
taken on too much responsibility in this project.
because she stopped paying rent.
take over sth: chiếm quyền kiểm soát. E.g: Who
throw up: nôn. E.g: If you drink too much alcohol,
is going to take over the family business when you might throw up. Aretha's father dies?
tie up sth: buộc chặt cho an toàn. E.g: When we
take out sb: i chơi cùng ai ó. E.g: I can't meet you
dock, make sure you tie the boat up.
tonight because I am taking Fernanda out to dinner.
tire sb out: khiến ai
ó mệt mỏi. E.g: Speaking
take up sth: bắt ầu một thú vui mới. E.g: Have English all day tires me out.
you taken up any new hobbies since you moved here?
touch on sth: nói lần ầu tiên. E.g: The presidential
take up sth: bàn luận sau. E.g: We should take
candidates touched on the subject of health care
this issue up in the meeting tomorrow. during the debates.
take up sth: khâu ngắn lại. E.g: This dress is too
touch sth up: sửa lần cuối. E.g: We didn't paint the
long, I am going to take it up.
whole kitchen, we just touched up the cabinets. try
take up sth: chiếm không gian. E.g: This couch takes
on sth: mặc thử. E.g: Try on the pants before you
up too much space in the living room. buy them.
talk back: cãi lại. E.g: Don't talk back! / Children
try sth out: thử. E.g: Try out this massage chair: it
should not talk back to their parents. feels great!
talk over sth: bàn luận về. E.g: I hope my parents
turn sth away: từ chối giải quyết, từ chối phục vụ.
talk their relationship problems over before they get
E.g: They turned us away at the border because we divorced.
didn't have visas. turn sth around: thay ổi, ảo ngược hướng
tear down sth: phá hủy. E.g: The county decided to . E.g:
tear down the dilapidated school and build a new one.
Turn the car around and go back home.
tear up sth: xé thành nhiều phần nhỏ. E.g: I
turn down sth refuse an offer; reject an
always tear up my personal papers before I throw
application She turned down the new job in New them out.
York, because she didn't want to move.
tell off sb: chỉ trích, mắng mỏ nặng nề. E.g:
turn down sth: giảm âm lượng của thiết bị. E.g:
Carolina told me off when she found out I was
I'm studying! Please turn down the TV.
gossiping about her date with Martin.
turn sth in: nộp. E.g: You need to turn your essays in next week. 12
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turn in: i ngủ. E.g: It's getting late. I think it is about
wash up: tắm rửa, làm sạch sẽ bản thân. E.g: Make
time to turn in. turn into sb/sth: biến hóa thành cái
sure you wash up before dinner.
gì ó khác. E.g:
wash up sth: dọn sạch. E.g: If we work together,
When she kissed the frog, it turned into a handsome
we can wash the library up in a few minutes. watch prince.
out for sth: cẩn thận trước iều gì. E.g: Watch out for
turn off sth: tắt i, không dùng, dừng hoạt ộng của
snakes while you are hiking in the desert. wear off:
thiết bị. E.g: Don't forget to turn off the iron before
biến mất sau một khoảng thời gian. E.g: The affects you leave the house.
of the medicine will wear off after a few hours.
turn on sb/sth: tấn công bất ngờ. E.g: The pit bull
wear sth out: sử dụng cho ến khi không còn dùng ược
suddenly turned on the small child.
nữa. E.g: If you wear the same shoes everyday, you'll
turn on sth: bật lên, mở lên (cho hoạt ộng). E.g: wear them out.
Turn on the TV. The baseball game starts in a few
wear sb out: làm ai ó mệt mỏi. E.g: Her three kids minutes. wore me out.
turn sth out: sản xuất. E.g: The weavers can turn out
wind up sth: hoàn thành. E.g: If he doesn't get his two or three rugs a month.
act together, he is going to wind up in jail. wind up
turn sth out tắt èn. E.g: Turn out the light before you
sth: thắt,vặn chặt lò xo của ồ chơi hoặc máy móc. go to bed.
E.g: He wound up the toy dog and set it on the floor.
turn out: cuối cùng lại thế nào ó. E.g: She turned out
wind up sth: làm cho ộng vật hoặc một ứa trẻ trở to be the murderer after all.
nên kích ộng. E.g: The kids always get wound up
turn sth over trao tài sản nhặt ược/bị ánh cắp cho cơ when Mr. Nam comes over.
quan chức năng. E.g: They turned the wallet over to
wipe out sth: phá hủy, hủy diệt. E.g: The tidal
the police. turn up sth: tăng âm lượng của TV, ài
wave wiped out the small fishing village. radio…
wipe sb out: khiến ai ó mệt mỏi. E.g: After surfing
E.g: Turn up the TV. I can't hear what they're saying.
all day, I was completely wiped out. work out sth:
turn up: bỗng ược tìm thấy. E.g: My keys turned up
giải quyết vấn ề. E.g: I hope you two can work out in the bedroom. your problems. U
work out: tập luyện. E.g: I work out three times a
use sth up: sử dụng cạn kiệt. E.g: I
week at the fitness center. work out: thành công. E.g:
used up all of the soap, so we need to
I am glad your new catering business is working out. buy some more.
write down sth: ghi chú lại. E.g: Write down the
directions so you don't forget them.
veer away from sb/sth: tránh né. E.g:
write out sth: viết xuống từng chũ một. E.g: He
I veer away from the same old summer
wrote out the lyrics so I could understand what the blockbuster films. singer was saying. V
write up sth: chuẩn bị một bản báo cáo… E.g: W
He wrote up a business proposal in order to get aloan.
wait on sb: phục vụ (nhà hàng). E.g: Y
Each waitress waits on three different
yak on about: lải nhải. E.g: She just tables in the restaurant.
yakked on and on about her husband's
wait up for sb/sth: không ngủ vì ang new job.
chờ ợi. E.g: Let's wait up for Mary to
yammer on: phàn nàn. E.g: They
see how her date went. wake up sth: ánh thức ai yammered on and on and on.
ó dậy. E.g: The car alarm woke me up at 7:00 in the
yammer on about sth: phàn nàn về. E.g: He just morning.
yammered on and on about how horrible the waiter
wake up: thức dậy. E.g: Wake up. It's time to get was. ready for work. Z 13
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zero in on sth: phát hiện ra. E.g: I
think I have zeroed in on what has been causing the problem.
zip around: di chuyển nhanh chóng.
E.g: I zipped around town after work today.
zone out: không còn quan tâsm. E.g: He zoned out during class.
zonk out: ngủ. E.g: Jill was so exhausted after taking
the TOEFL test that she zonked out before dinner.
zoom in: tập trung. E.g: You need a telephoto lens to zoom in.
zoom in on sth: tập trung vào. E.g: She zoomed in
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