phrasal verbs

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psuć się, zepsuć
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break down
zerwać, rozstać się
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break up
to make sth to happen (cause)
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bring about
what brought about the change in his attitude
to make somebody who is unconscious become conscious again
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bring sb round
odwołać
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call off
kontynuować
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carry on
przeprowadzać realizować
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carry out
dogonić, nadrobić, to reach somebody who is ahead by going faster /to reach the same level or standard as somebody who was better or more advanced
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catch up with
I will catch you up/ after missing a term through illness he had to work hard to catch up with the others
natknąć się
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come across
zachorować na coś
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come down with
to say something especially something surprising or rude
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come out with
he came out with a stream of abuse
to reduce the size amount or number of something
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cut down (on/to)
to make something fall down by cutting it at the base
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cut down
some trees has been cut down
to have the qualities and abilities needed for something
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be cut out for
to fasten a coat, skirt/ to repair and decorate a house etc.
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do up
she never bothers to do his jacket up/ he makes money by buying old houses and doing them up
manage without somebody something
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do without
she can't do without a secretary
zakochać się
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fall for
kłócić się
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fall out with
nie dojść do skutku/nie udawać się (to not be completed or not happen)
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fall through
our plans fell through because of lack of money
to become indicated or understood/ to succeed in communicating something
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get across (to sb)
your meaning didn't really get across /he's not very good at getting his ideas across
to receive a relatively light punishment/ to do something wrong and not be punished for it
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get away with
he was lucky to get away with only a fine/ don't be tempted to cheat you will never get away with it
to have a friendly relationship with somebody
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get on with/ get along with sb
used to talk or ask about how well somebody is doing a task
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get on with
I'm not getting on very fast with this job
to deal with or gain control of something (overcome)
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get over
she can't get over her shyness
to return to your usual state of health happiness Etc after an illness, shock, the end of relationship Etc
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get over
he was disappointed at not getting a jib, but he will get over it
to admit that you have been defeated by somebody something /to agree to do something that you do not want to do
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give in to
the rebels were forced to give in/ the authorities have shown no signs of giving in to the kidnappers' demands
schodzić (np. ze schodów), zstępować (np. z nieba), obniżać (np. lot)
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go down
to remain strong and working effectively/ to delay or block the movement or progress of somebody something
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hold up
she is holding up well under the pressure/ and accident is holding up traffic
nadążać, dotrzymywać kroku, być na bieżąco
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keep up with
to continue to be in contact with somebody
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keep up with sb
how many of your old school friends do you keep up with
zawieść, rozczarować
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let down
opiekować się
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look after
patrzeć na kogoś z góry
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look down on sb
szukać/ to hole for something to expect something
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look for
to look for information in a dictionary or reference book or by using a computer
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look up
can you look up the opening times on the website
podziwiać kogoś
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look up to sb
to menace to see somebody something or read or hear something
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make out
I could just make out a figure in the Darkness
wymyślić/ to form sth(constitude)
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make up
he made up some excuse about his daughter being sick
uśpić (zwierzę)
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put down
to make somebody look or feel stupid especially in front of other people
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put sb down
to change something to a later time or date
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put off
to cancel a meeting or Arrangement that you have made with somebody
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put sb off
it's too late to put them off now
to make somebody lose interest in or enthusiasm for something somebody/ to make somebody dislike somebody something or not to trust them
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put sb off sth
the accident put her off driving for life/ don't be put off by how it looks-it tastes delicious
tolerować, znosić
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put up with
the lose power or stop working
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run down
the battery has run down
skończyć się, wyczerpać się
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run out of
wyruszać (w drogę)
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set off
to be an abbreviation or symbol of something (znaczyć coś, być skrótem od czegoś)
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stand for
to support or represent something
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stand for
I hated the organization and all it stood for
to support or defend somebody something
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stand up for
always stand up for your friends
być podobnym do kogoś
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take after
to allow somebody to stay in your home
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take in
to make somebody believe something that is not true
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take in
it took me in completely with her story
to include or cover something
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take in
the tour takes in six European capitals
startować (o samolocie)
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take off
to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly
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take off
to start or begin something such as a job/ to learn or start to do something especially for pleasure
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take up
he takes up his duties next week/ Dave taken up golf
besztać, upominać, ochrzaniać
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tell off
odrzucać (ofertę), odmawiać (komuś)
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turn down
okazać się
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turn out
to arrive /to happen especially by chance
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turn up
she's still hoping something will turn up
zatrzymać się na poboczu
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pull over
zatrzymać się (of a vehicle or its driver)
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pull up
to leave a place especially in order to do something
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go off
she went off to get a drink
if the light, the electricity goes off it stops working
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go off
suddenly the lights went off
to go to sleep
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go off
zepsuć się (o jedzeniu)
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go off
just of liking somebody/ sth or lose interest in them
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go off sb
Jane seems to be going of Paul
to help somebody or be friends with them even in difficult situations
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stand by
to still believe or agree with something you said decided or agreed earlier
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stand by
she still stands by every word she said
be presented when something bad is happening but not do anything to stop it
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stand by
how can you stand by and see him accused of something he didn't do
to provide support for somebody something
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back up
the rebels backed up their demands with threats
to phone a place especially the place where you work/ to ask for the service of somebody
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call in
several people have called in sick today/ to call in a doctor
to make somebody something move away from something or stop being involved in it
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pull out
they are pulling their troops out of the war zone
to try to avoid something bad happening or doing something bad
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look out for
you should look out for pickpockets
Stawić czemuś czoła- to accept and deal with something that is difficult or unpleasant
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face up to
she had to face up to the fact that she would never walk again
to make known something that somebody wants to keep Secret
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give away
she gave away State secrets to the enemy
to give something as a gift
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give away
to gradually disappear or stop
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wear off
the effect of the drug will soon wear off
przenocować kogoś
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put sb up

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