phrasal verbs advanced

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look on
The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd looked on.
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przyglądać się, rozglądać się
push on to
We decided to push on to the top of the mountain while there was still daylight.
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kontynuować podróż, iść dalej, posuwać się naprzód
sit around, sit about
Why do you sit about and watch films? You can't just sit around. You have to go to work.
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siedzieć bezczynnie
look sth up
I don't know what this word means. I will look it up in a dictionary.
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znajdować coś, wyszukiwać coś (np. informacje w słowniku, komputerze), sprawdzać coś (np. w słowniku, internecie)
go over sth
I have to go over your proposal.
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przemyśleć coś
count on somebody
I can always count on my friends
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liczyć na kogoś
sit up
Stop slouching in the chair like that. Sit up.
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usiąść prosto
build up
Many athletes use steroids to build themselves up.
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rozwinąć, rozwijać
point out something
He pointed this problem out at the last meeting.
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wskazywać na coś, zwrócić uwagę na coś
sit out
She sat out the game alone in the darkest corner of the room.
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przesiedzieć coś (nie brać w czymś udziału)
head off
I want to head off to some deserted island and start a life as a hermit.
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wyjeżdżać, odchodzić
head out
Let's get away from this island and head out to open sea.
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udać się, wyjść, wyruszyć (gdzieś)
head for
The coach was heading for Warsaw.
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ruszać w kierunku czegoś, kierować się do
mugger
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rabuś
pick sb out
The coach didn't pick her out so that she could sit and do nothing.
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rozpoznać kogoś
live up to something
I will never live up to the expectations of my father.
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spełniać czyjeś oczekiwania
burn out
A bulb in the kitchen burned out yesterday
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wypalić się
cut out
I've cut carbs out of my diet.
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wyłączyć ze swojej diety
pick something off
He skillfully picked the duck off.
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zestrzelić coś
fall over
He lost his balance and fell over.
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wywracać się/przewracać się
fall for something
I won't fall for her lies again.
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nabierać się na coś
fall for somebody
My sister is falling for my best friend.
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zakochiwać się w kimś
blow over
The rumors will blow over soon. This whole thing will blow over and be gone by tomorrow morning.
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mijać, umilknąć, przycichnąć (np. burza, rozmowa)
pass something on to somebody
Pass on my best wishes to her.
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przekazać coś komuś (informację)
run up a bill
My teenage daughter is running up a huge phone bill.
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nabić rachunek
let up
The fog will not let up until midday. The rain is letting up.
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zelżeć, ucichnąć
cover up
He covered his mistake up with a smile.
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ukryć (fakty), zatuszować

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