Phrasal verbs part 1

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plug away
My sister has been plugging away at her homework for hours.
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przysiąść do czegoś, pracować nad czymś
pitch up
Let's wait a bit longer - Fiona hasn't pitched up yet.
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przyjechać, dotrzeć
get behind
I have to stay late today. I don't want to get behind with my work.
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mieć zaległości, zalegać
stamp sth out
It is our duty to stamp out corruption and any abuses of political power.
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tłumić, kończyć z czymś
hang around
We spent most of the time hanging around the bars of London.
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wałęsać się, kręcić się gdzieś
squeeze sb/sth in
I'm very busy this week but I could squeeze a meeting in tomorrow morning.
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wcisnąć kogoś/coś (np. w rozkład dnia)
smooth sth over
My brother is trying to smooth things over between me and our parents.
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poprawiać coś, łagodzić
goof off
She spent the day goofing off instead of working.
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obijać się, unikać pracy
leave sth aside
Leaving aside the cost, taking local transport will allow you to see much more of the country.
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pomiijać coś
sleep through sth
I was so tired that I slept through the second half of the movie.
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przespać coś
carry sth off
She was very nervous about giving a lecture but she carried it off very well.
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poradzić sobie z czymś, odnieść sukces
push forward
They were urged to push forward with their immigration reforms.
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kontynuować, posuwać się naprzód
slope off
I saw Mike sloping off early yesterday!
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zmyć się (np. z pracy)
step in
Chicago police stepped in to keep the peace in the city.
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wkraczać
toss sth away
£30 000 annually is not a sum of money to be tossed away lightly.
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przepuszczać coś (np. pieniądze)

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