phrasals

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blow sth up
The terrorists wanted to blow the hotel up
powodować
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bring sth about
What you did can bring serious consequences about
wychowywać
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bring sb up (raise)
Monica brings her children up alone
odwoływać
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call sth off
It was raining so they called the match off
przeprowadzać, wykonywać
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carry sth out
Doctor Jones is carrying the operation out
ukryć, zatuszować
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cover sth up
The White House wanted to cover the scandal up
zrozumieć
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figure sth out
I can’t figure out the rules of this game
przekazać, wytłumaczyć
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get sth across
They found it difficult to get the message across
rozdawać
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give sth away
He will probably give his old furniture away
zdradzić np. sekret
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give sth away
My best friend gave away all my secrets
rzucić coś, zaprzestać to robić
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give sth up
She gave up her job because she couldn’t stand her boss
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hand sth in
Ralph has just decided to hand in his resignation
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hand sth over
She handed the phone over to me
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hold sth back
She just couldn’t hold back her tears
zwolnić kogoś
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lay sb off
Our boss was forced to lay some employees off
zawodzić
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let sb down
Mike let his parents down as he didn’t go to the university
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look sth up
He usually looks up new English words in a dictionary
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mess sth up
Please don’t mess up my plans!
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pay sth off
We are still paying the loan off
odbierać skądś
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pick sb up
What time do you want me to pick her up from the airport?
odkładać pieniądze
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put sth aside for
I put aside $10 for a new bike every month
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put sth forward
He is going to put his plan forward during the meeting
odkładać coś w czasie
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put sth off (postpone)
They’ve put the meeting off until tomorrow
zakładać
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put sth on
When i come back from work, I always put my tracksuit on
złożyć, zmontować
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put sth together
I’m trying to put my computer together after I took it apart
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see off
She went to the railway station to see her boyfriend off
zakładać np. biznes
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set sth up
In 1976 he set his company up
rozwiązać np. problem
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sort sth out
It won’t be easy to sort out all my problems
wyłączać
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turn/switch sth off
Can you turn/switch off your mobile phones, please?
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turn/switch sth on
He turned/switched on his computer and checked his mailbox
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take sth apart
Can you take this gadget apart?
pojąć, przyswajać
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take sth in
Is it difficult to take all this information in?
zdejmować
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take sth off
You should take off your coat - it’s hot
zatrudniać
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take sb on (employ)
They are going to take on new staff
przejmować
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take sth over
My boss’s son is going to take the company over next year
zająć/zainteresować się czymś
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take sth up
I’ve decided to take up yoga
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try sth on
Can i try this jacket on?
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turn sb/sth down
He turned our invitation down
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work sth out
I haven’t worked out the plan yet

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