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Common Phrasal Verbs Alphabetical List D
Common phrasal verbs are listed below alphebetically in the table, with meanings and examples. Only the most usual meanings are given. Some phrasal verbs may have additional meanings.
As well as learning their meanings, you need to learn how to use phrasal verbs?.
A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb; the combination creates a meaning different from the original verb.
Below you will find a list of phrasal verbs in alphabetical order with their meaning and an example of use.
Phrasal verbs - Alphabetical List D
Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example |
deal with | Handle, take care of (problem, situation) | The manager is good at dealing with difficult customers. |
deck out (in/with) | Dress; decorate | 1) The women were all decked out in beautiful dresses. 2) The exhibition hall will be decked out in the colours of Europe. |
die down | Calm down, become less strong. | When the applause died down, she started to sing. |
dig into | 1) Try to find deep inside something. 2) Start to do something. 3) Take from something. | 1) He dug into his pocket and found a coin. 2) It was time to dig into the work that had accumulated on her desk. 3) Dad had to dig into his savings to repair the roof. |
dig up | 1) Break up the soil/remove by digging. 2) Discover or reveal information. | 1) He tried to dig up the tree by its roots. 2) Some newspapers often try to dig up scandalous information. |
dish out | Distribute or give away a lot. | He spent the day dishing out invitations to tourists. |
dispense with | Decide to do without something. | I'm afraid you'll have to download it. They've dispensed with the paper version. |
do away with | Get rid of; abolish. | Some people think it's time to do away with the monarchy. |
do over | Clean or redecorate. | My parents will need to do over their living-room soon. The paintwork needs refreshing. |
do up | Fasten (a garment) | Good boy Alex! You know how to do up your coat now! |
do without | Manage without. | The shops are closed so we'll have to do without sugar. |
drag on | Last longer than expected. | We expected a short speech but it dragged onand on! |
drag out | 1) Make something longer than necessary. 2) Make someone reveal or give information unwillingly. | 1) Let's decide now and not drag out this discussion. 2) The police finally dragged out a confession from the suspect. |
draw up | Write (contract, agreement, document). | An agreement as drawn up and signed by the two parties. |
dress up | 1) Wear elegant clothes. 2) Disguise oneself. | 1) Do people dress up to go to the opera in your country? 2) Children love to dress up at Halloween. |
drift apart | Become less and less close. | We were childhood friends but we drifted apartover the years. |
drift off | Gradually fall asleep. | He sat back, closed his eyes and drifted off. |
drive at | Insinuate; be trying to say. | What exactly are you driving at? |
drop behind | Fall into a position behind others. | Our sales have dropped behind those of our competitors. |
drop in | Visit, usually on the way somewhere. | I sometimes drop in to see my grandparents on my way home from school. |
drop off | 1) Deliver someone or something. 2) Fall asleep. | 1) I'll drop you off at the bus stop if you like. 2) Granddad often drops off in front of the TV. |
drop out | Leave school without finishing. | She decided to go to art school, then dropped out after the first term. |
drown out | Be louder in order to cover another sound. | She turned up the music to drown out the noise of the children outside. |
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- Day 15
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- Beethoven
Septian Tri Jayanti (120221414996) Beethoven?s composition did not come easily. It is hard to make him satisfied with his work. When he was 28, he gradually became deaf and got stress. However, he could gain his bravely and started to compose again....
- Simple Sentences Fill-ups With Was And Were
Use of Was, Were 1. That king ......... cruel. 2. My friends ..... not timid. 3. ...... bird very small? 4. Her almirah ..... very clean. 5. Sparrows ..... hungry. 6. ..... her friends with her? 7. Those days I ..... very tensed. 8. ..... her class...
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- "i'll Tell You What"
You can commonly hear this phrase from native speakers in their everyday conversation. In the first glance it's hard to understand the meaning of this phrase, if,,,,,,,you literally figure out the phrase by word per word you provably won't understand...