Phrasal verbs
Ch: 6 Positivity Skills
1. set up - establish
2. save up - keep money for future use
3. pass by - go past
4. look for - search for
5. go out - leave one's house or country
6. set out - leave a place and begin a journey
7. set about - begin a task
8. wear away - become thin; no longer visible by constant use
9. dawn on - become gradually clear to one's mind
10. sit up - to go to bed at the usual time.
Sentence:
1. Set up: They plan to set up a new office downtown.
2. Save up: I'm trying to save up for a new car.
3. Pass by: I saw her pass by my house this morning.
4. Look for: I'm looking for my keys; have you seen them?
5. Go out: They decided to go out for dinner tonight.
6. Set out: We set out early to avoid traffic.
7. Set about: She set about organizing her room right after
breakfast.
8. Wear away: The writing on the old sign has worn away over
time.
9. Dawn on: It finally dawned on me that I had left my
wallet at home.
10. Sit up: They sat up late discussing their plans for the
future.
Ch: 7 Reliability Skills
1. take up - prepare
2. hang up - place on a hook
3. carry off - manage
4. patch up - settle a dispute or argument
5. make out - accept an offer
6. put up - increases
7. pay off - pay in full
8. come across - meet by chance
9. call out for - to say something loudly to draw attention
10. take away - remove or subtract
Sentence:
1. Take up: She decided to take up the challenge and prepare
for the marathon.
2. Hang up: Please hang up your coat when you come in.
3. Carry off: She managed to carry off the difficult task
with ease.
4. Patch up: They managed to patch up their differences
after the argument.
5. Make out: He decided to make out the job offer despite
the long hours.
6. Put up: The store has put up its prices due to inflation.
7. Pay off: He finally managed to pay off his student loans.
8. Come across: I came across an old friend while shopping
yesterday.
9. Call out for: She called out for help when she saw the
accident.
10. Take away: Please take away the dirty dishes from the
table.
Ch: 8 Professional Skills
1. Speak up - speak your mind
2. Tear down - demolish
3. Start for - leave one place to go to another
4. Turn up - arrive; appear
5. Work out - happen or develop in a particular way
6. Pass on - communicate a person's wishes, opinion etc., to another person
7. Start up - to begin work
8. Gaze upon - observe; watch; notice
9. Drop over - visit for a short time
10. Go around - move around an obstacle
Sentence:
1. Speak up: Don't be afraid to speak up if you have a good
idea.
2. Tear down: They decided to tear down the old building.
3. Start for: We will start for the airport at dawn.
4. Turn up: He didn't turn up for the meeting.
5. Work out: I hope everything will work out for the best.
6. Pass on: I'll pass on your message to her.
7. Start up: The new company will start up next month.
8. Gaze upon: She gazed upon the beautiful sunset.
9. Drop over: Feel free to drop over anytime for a chat.
10. Go around: We had to go around the fallen tree.
Ch: 9 Leadership Skills
1. pass away - die
2. jostle for - compete for
3. peer at - stare
4. peer out - become visible
5. look at - examine
6. call at - to stop at a place for a short time
7. resort to - do something when no other option is available
8. dash out - leave quickly
9. doze off - fall asleep lightly
10. get out - leave or go out of a place
Sentence:
1. Pass away: Sadly, he passed away last year.
2. Jostle for: Many candidates are jostling for the new
position.
3. Peer at: She peered at the screen, trying to read the
fine print.
4. Peer out: The sun peered out from behind the clouds.
5. Look at: Let's look at the details of the proposal.
6. Call at: The ship will call at several ports during its
voyage.
7. Resort to: He had to resort to borrowing money.
8. Dash out: She had to dash out to catch the bus.
9. Doze off: He dozed off during the lecture.
10. Get out: She told him to get out of her office.
Chapter: 10 Holistic and Visionary Skills
1. marry off - find a wife or a husband for one's son or daughter
2. look after - take care of
3. break out - start suddenly
4. dwindle away - become gradually smaller
5. send in - hand in
6. pass by - go past
7. make up - to be composed of
8. part with - give away or get rid of something
9. put down - keep something on the floor
10. spring up - appear quickly
Sentence:
1. Marry off: They want to marry off their daughter by the
end of the year.
2. Look after: She has to look after her younger siblings
while her parents are at work.
3. Break out: A fire broke out in the building last night.
4. Dwindle away: The crowd began to dwindle away as the
concert ended.
5. Send in: Please send in your assignments by Friday.
6. Pass by: I watched the parade pass by from my window.
7. Make up: The committee is made up of five members.
8. Part with: He didn't want to part with his old car.
9. Put down: She put down her bag on the floor.
10. Spring up: New restaurants have sprung up all over the
city.
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