Phrasal verb

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take sb on
She was taken on as a laboratory assistant.
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hire
take on sb/sth
You have to be brave to take on a big corporation in court.
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chiến đấu lại ai
Nigeria will take on Argentina in the first round of the World Cup on Saturday.
take in
I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all in.
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understand, absorb
take in sth (make smaller)
These pants fit much better since I had them taken in by my mom
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làm quần áo nhỏ lại:
take in for questioning
They were taken in for questioning after being arrested
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take heart
Take heart and pass the exam!
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can đảm lên
do away with
People thought that the use of robots would do away with boring low-paid factory jobs.
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get rid of sth
rest on sb/sth
Her eyes rested on a small wooden box at the back of the shop.
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eyes fixed on sth
keep at
Learning a language is hard but you've just got to keep at it.
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tiếp tục làm điều khó
draw up
The lawyers drew up a contract to make sure that all the legalities are properly dealt with
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soạn
the lights went out
When the lights went out, we barely saw a thing
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black out
take back sth (1)
I said she was lying, but I take it back.
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rút lại lời nói
take down
I took down his phone number
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write down spoken words
hold up sb/sth
Traffic was held up for several hours by the accident.
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to delay
hold up (2)
Will the evidence hold up in tmr's court?
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remain strong, succesful
hold off
They've decided to hold off on buying a car until they're both getting their salaries
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to not do sth immediately
get ahead
It's tough for a woman to get ahead in politics.
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be succesful
get ahead of yourself
That last game suggests that we have been getting ahead of ourselves in praising the team's progress.
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làm gì đó sớm
strike out
after two years he was able to strike out on his own"
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start on a long or difficult journey in a determined way:
bring sb (a) round
I gave him a sniff of my pit's odor to bring him around. llmao
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làm tỉnh
be tied up
Mrs Moran is tied up in a meeting at the moment but I'll ask her to call you later.
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hectic schedule, busy
make away with
The burglars made away with all their silverware.
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turn sb away
They turned us away at the front door and told us that we do not have the right to enter
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not allow sb to enter
put you out
Mom, would it put you out if I ask you for a favor?
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cause trouble
put out the fire
put out your cigarette pls
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firefighters from Georgetown put out the blaze
make off
The burglars made off before the police arrived.
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chuồn
put sb off
Why did you turn him down? His bad breath is horrible
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The experience with the leader really puts me off politics
for the record
And, just for the record, we were never any more than good friends, so never told anyone that I turned you down.
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put sb on (doctor's order)
Doctors put her on antibiotics after discovering an infection.
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put sb through (telephone)
hold on, I'll put you through Selena
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take on
She refused to take on a woman's traditional role
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take up on
"I'd like to take you up on that offer, if you prove to be deserved"
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to accept an offer that someone has made:
do sb out of sth
I've been done out of what was rightfully mine!
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ngăn cản người nào từ cái gì
go back on one's promise
She's gone back on her word and decided not to give me the money as dealt.
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come off
Despite some small problems, the acquisition came off pretty smoothly.
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succeed
go down with a flu
Half of Martha's class has gone down with a flu.
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come down with a flu
go out on a limb
She's going out on a limb in criticizing her own party leadership.
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having an opinion that is different from most people's and is unpopular:
see to sth/sb
Mrs Chapman asked for some help with the orders - could you see to it?
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deal with
see about
You should see about getting your hair cut.
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to prepare for or deal with an action or event, or to arrange for something to be done:
get round sth
We can get round the problem of space by building an extension.
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avoid sth

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