Phrasal verbs

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account for sth
She was asked to account for the missing money.
empezar lección
to explain the reason for something
wyjaśniać coś
answer (sb) back
Don't you dare answer me back, young lady!
empezar lección
to speak rudely when answering someone in authority
pyskować, niegrzecznie odpowiadać
ask sb out
You should ask her out sometime.
empezar lección
to invite someone to come with you to a place such as the cinema or a restaurant, especially as a way of starting a romantic relationship
zapraszać kogoś na randkę
back up s.o./sth
My family backed me up in my fight for compensation.
empezar lección
to provide support or help to someone or something
popierać kogoś, wspomagać kogoś
break down
Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.
empezar lección
if a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working
zepsuć się
be into sth
Kate is really into classical music.
empezar lección
to be very interested in something
interesować się czymś, przepadać za czymś
break into sth
He’s had his apartment broken into twice.
empezar lección
to get into a building or car using force, usually to steal something
włamać się do czegoś
break out
War broke out in 1914.
empezar lección
if a fire, war, disease, etc breaks out, it starts suddenly
wybuchnąć
break up
He's just broken up with his girlfriend.
empezar lección
if a marriage breaks up or two people in a romantic relationship break up, their marriage or their relationship ends
zerwać
bring sb up
She was brought up by her grandparents.
empezar lección
to look after a child and teach them until they are old enough to look after themselves
wychowywać kogoś
brush up (on) sth
I'm trying to brush up on my French before I go to Paris.
empezar lección
to improve your skills in something
podszkolić coś
bump into sb
I bumped into an old school friend in town today.
empezar lección
to meet someone you know when you have not planned to meet them
wpaść na kogoś
call (sb) back
I can't talk now - I'll call you back in ten minutes.
empezar lección
to telephone someone again, or to telephone someone who telephoned you earlier
oddzwonić (do kogoś)
call sth off
The game has been called off because of the weather.
empezar lección
to decide that a planned event or activity will not happen because it is not possible, useful, or wanted now
odwołać coś
calm (sb) down
Calm down and tell me what's wrong.
empezar lección
to stop feeling upset, angry, or excited, or to make someone stop feeling this way
uspokajać (kogoś /się)
carry on
The doctors have warned him but he just carries on drinking.
empezar lección
to continue doing something
kontynuować
catch up on/with sth
After the exams, I need to catch up on some sleep.
empezar lección
to do something that you did not have time to do earlier
nadrabiać zaległości w czymś
catch up with sb
I can feel the stress of the last few weeks beginning to catch up with me.
empezar lección
if something bad that you have done or that has been happening to you catches up with you, it begins to cause problems for you
mścić się na kimś
check sth out
We'll need to check out his story.
empezar lección
to examine something or get more information about it in order to be certain that it is true, safe, or suitable
sprawdzać coś
cheer (sb) up
Cheer up. It's not the end of the world.
empezar lección
to stop feeling sad, or to make someone feel happier
rozchmurzyć się, pocieszyć kogoś
close (sth) down
Because of the economic crisis they closed the factory down.
empezar lección
if a business or organization closes down, or if someone or something closes it down, it stops operating
likwidować (coś), ulegać likwidacji
come across sb/sth
I came across a lovely little restaurant in the village.
empezar lección
to meet someone or discover something by chance
natknąć się na kogoś/coś
come back
I've just come back from the dentist's.
empezar lección
to return to a place
wracać
come down with sth
I came down with the flu at Christmas.
empezar lección
to get an illness
zachorować na coś
come out
When does their new album come out?; The truth about him will come out in the end.
empezar lección
if a book, record, film, etc comes out, it becomes available for people to buy or see; to become known
ukazywać się; wychodzić na jaw
come up with sth
We need to come up with a good scheme to make money.
empezar lección
to think of a plan, an idea, or a solution to a problem
wymyślić coś, wpaść na (np. pomysł)
count on sb/sth
I can always count on my parents to help me. I didn't count on so many people coming to the party.
empezar lección
to be confident that you can depend on someone, to expect something to happen and make plans based on it
liczyć na coś/kogoś
cut down
I'm trying to cut down on caffeine. She used to work 50 hours a week, but recently she's cut down.
empezar lección
to do or use less of something
ograniczać
cut sb off
She cut me off in the middle of our conversation.; If we don't pay the gas bill, we'll be cut off.
empezar lección
to stop someone speaking by interrupting them or putting the telephone down; to stop providing something such as electricity or food supplies
przerywać komuś, ≈ odkładać słuchawkę; odcinać (komuś) coś

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