Phrasal verbs

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Podszkolić
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Brush up on
Practise and improve your skills or knowledge of something
I'm trying to brush up on my French before I go to Paris
Zmienić zdanie
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Come around to
change yoyr opinion or decision becouse someone has persuated you to agree with them
I'm sure she'll come around to our view eventually
Wymyślić coś
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come up with
think of something such as an idea or a plan
we need to come up with a better way of making money
pogodzić się z czymś
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face up to
accept something and try to deal with it
zrozumieć coś, kogoś
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figure out
be able to understand something or solve a problem; understand what someone is like and why they behave in the way they do
I never could figure out what he saw in her
wpaść na coś
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hit upon
suddenly have an idea; discover something by chance
we hit upon the idea of writing to the mayor to ask for his help
zrozumieć
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to make out
see, hear or understand someone or something with difficulty; suggest, imply
Przemyśleć, przetrawić coś
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Mull over
Think carefully about something over a period of time
rekonstruować, składać coś
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piece together
learn the truth about something by considering l the separate bits of information you have
Police are trying to piece together a profile of the murderer
rozgryźć coś
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puzzle out
solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about it
I still can't puzzle out how I managed to spend so much money last month
zaznajomić się z
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read up (on/about)
Get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it
It's a good idea to read up on a company before going for an interview
wkuwać coś
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swot up (on)
Study something hard, especially for an examination
pojmować coś
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take in
understand and remember something that you hear or read
It was an interesting lecture but there was just too much to take in
przemyśleć coś
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think over/think through
consider a problem or decision carefully
wymyślić coś
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think up
Invent or imagine something, especially an excuse
I don't want to go tonight and I'm trying to think up am excuse

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