- be off (1) - отменить - The lead singer of ‘The Rolling Stones’ pop group is ill, so tonight’s concert is off.
- be off (2) - испортиться (о еде) - The egg is off.
- be over - закончиться - The storm is over; it has stopped raining and the sun is shining.
- be taken aback - быть ошеломленным, пораженным - Jeff was taken aback when he opened the door and discovered an elephant.
- beat up - избить - They beat up Fred.
- blow up (1) - взорвать - Mr Trent hated his house, so he blew it up with dynamite and built a new one instead.
- blow up (2) - надуть (что-то) - Uncle Joe blew up the balloons.
- break down (1) - сломаться - Tom’s car broke down on the way to the airport, and he had to get a taxi.
- break down (2) - потерять самообладание - Alec broke down and cried when his mother died.
- break into - проникнуть - Last night a burglar broke into my house and stole my television set.
- break off - прекращать, прерываться - They have broken off peace talks.
- break out - разразиться , вспыхнуть - The Second World War broke out on 3 September, 1939.
- break out in - покрыться (сыпью) - Kyrill broke out in spots this morning.
- break up (1) - разводиться, распадаться - The Greens’ marriage broke up in 1985 after only two years.
- break up (2) - прервать - The headmaster broke up the fight between Roger and Clive.
- bring up - воспитывать, заботиться - Aunt Jane brought four children up.
- brush up - восстановить (знания) - Frank must brush up his French.
- burn down - сжечь - My house burned down last night. In the morning it was just a pile of ashes.
- call off - отменить, переносить - The Football Association called off the match.
- calm down - успокоиться - My father was very angry and it took him ten minutes to calm down.
- carry out - выполнить , осуществить - He carried out his orders.
- catch on - cтать модным - David’s new hair-style is catching on.
- check in - пройти регистрацию - Jack checked in at the hotel.
- cheer up - взбодриться - The good news cheered Jack up.
- come across - случайно наткнуться - A lucky tramp came across a wallet full of money as he was walking down the street.
- come into - вступать (в наследство) - Peter came into a fortune when his father died.
- come round/come to - приходить в сознание - James fainted when the air-conditioning stopped working. Two of his colleagues took care of him until he came round
- come up with - придумать - He came up with the idea.
- cut down on - снизить - Peter cut down on cigarettes.
- cut off - отключить, разъединить - The operator cut off their call.
- die out - вымереть - The great dinosaurs died out millions of years ago.
- do up (1) - чинить, ремонтировать - Let’s do the lounge in our new flat up.
- do up (2) - застегнуть - It was a very cold day, so Brian did up all the buttons on his overcoat.
- drop in - заглянуть, заскочить - Laura dropped in to see Lynn.
- drop off - высаживать - David drove his wife, Sue, into town and dropped her off at the cinema.
- drop out - выбыть - Sam dropped out of the race because he felt tired and ill.
- fall out - ссориться - George and Sam went out for dinner together. The evening ended badly because they fell out over who should pay the bill.
- fall through - провалиться (о надежде) - Eric’s plan to go on a skiing holiday fell through because he broke his leg.
- fill in - заполнить - It took me an hour to fill in the form.
- find out - выяснить - He didn’t know the number of the platform so he had to find it out.
- get away - удрать - The prisoner got away from his guards and ran into the forest.
- get away with - сойти с рук, избежать наказания - Jack got away with the bank robbery.
- get over - поправиться - Sam has got over his operation and expects to leave the hospital soon.
- get round (1) - обойти (проблему) - Brian and Dan couldn’t move the wardrobe because it was too heavy. They got round the problem by putting the wardrobe on a trolley and pushing it.
- get round (2) - уговорить - Tim wanted some sweets, but his father told him they were bad for his teeth. After five minutes of persuasion, Tim managed to get round his father and they both went into the sweet shop.
- get through (1) - дозвониться (справиться) - I tried, but I couldn’t get through.
- get through (2) - завершить - Roger had a lot of work to do yesterday, but he got through it all by five o’clock.
- give (oneself) up (1) - сдаться - The police surrounded the criminal’s house and ordered him to give himself up. After a few minutes he came out and they took him to the police station.
- give in - сдаться - The fight between Tom and Dick stopped when Tom hurt his hand and had to give in.
- give out - раздать, обнародовать - The teacher gave out the books, so that the pupils could read the story.
- give up (2) - оставить попытки - One day a hungry dog saw a bunch of juicy grapes hanging from a vine. The dog tried very hard to get the grapes, but it couldn’t jump high enough to reach them. After ten frustrating minutes, the dog gave up the attempt and walked home angrily.
- give up (3) - отказаться - Howard decided to give up cigarettes after seeing a poster on the dangers of smoking.
- go down - спадать (опухоль) - Phil’s cheek became swollen because he had a bad toothache. The dentist treated his bad tooth and his swollen cheek soon went down.
- go for - наброситься - The dog went for Joe and hurt his arm.
- go off - взорваться - Many people were killed when the bomb went off.
- go through - обшарить - When Ben entered this country, a custom’s officer went through his suitcase. The officer took all of Ben’s clothes out of his suitcase and looked at them very carefully.
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