phrasal verbs

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ask somebody out
Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
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zaprosić kogoś na randkę
invite on a date
abide by
If you want to keep your job here, you must abide by our rules.
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przestrzegać
To respect or obey a decision, a law or a rule
account for
I hope you can account for the time you were out!
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wytłumaczyć, rozliczyć, stanowić
To explain, give a reason
add up
The facts in the case just don’t add up.
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zgadzać się
To make sense, seem reasonable
advise against
I advise against walking alone in this neighborhood.
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odradzać
To recommend not doing something
allow for
We need to allow for unexpected charges along the way.
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wziąć coś pod uwagę, wliczyć coś, uwzględniać
To take into consideration
appeal to
He appealed to the court to change its decision. A vacation of sunbathing doesn’t appeal to me.
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odwołać się, apelować, podobać się
To plead or make a request To be attractive or interesting
back away
When he saw the bear, he backed away in fright
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wycofać się
To move backwards, in fear or dislike
back down
Local authorities backed down on their threats to build on that part of the beach.
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wycofywać się
To withdraw, concede defeat
back up
I’m going to be very strict with him. I hope you’ll back me up on this? You should back up all your computer files in a secure location.
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zrobić kopię, uzasadnić, poprzeć
To give support or encouragement To make a copy of (file, program, etc.)
bank on
I’m banking on you to help with the charity event.
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liczyć na kogoś
To base your hopes on something / someone
black out
Jenna fell in the parking lot and blacked out.
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tracić przytomność
To faint, lose consciousness

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