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A Phrasal Verb a Day - Learn English Phrasal Verbs with Luke Thompson

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Learn a phrasal verb every day with this series of short podcasts by Luke Thompson from Luke's English Podcast. Each episode contains definitions, explanations and improvised examples of each phrase to help you understand and remember these complex but important parts of the English language! Transcripts are also available for every episode.
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A Phrasal Verb a Day #80 - to make something up

And 'to make up with someone'. "to make something up" = to invent something (like a story, or an excuse) "Did you just make that up?" "Stop making up excuses" "My Dad used to tell me bedtime stories. He'd make them up off the top of his head." 'to make up with someone' = to become friends again after an argument "We fell out with each other, but life's too short, so we went for a drink and made up with each other" "Let's kiss and make up" (for a romantic relationship) http://teacherluke.co.uk/ph...

Sep 09, 2014•4 min

A Phrasal Verb a Day #79 - to make fun of someone

To make fun of someone = to laugh at someone / to make jokes about someone. This is quite a well known phrase but there are other phrases that mean the same thing. Do you know them all?

Sep 08, 2014•5 min

A Phrasal Verb a Day #78 - to look up to someone

= to respect/admire someone. e.g. "I look up to Neil Young for his dedication to his art" or "Dolph Lungren: I look up to Sly Stallone" http://teacherluke.co.uk/78-to-look-up-to-someone/

Aug 07, 2014•3 min

A Phrasal Verb a Day #77 - to look down on

= to consider someone as inferior e.g. Studies have shown that women tend to look down on other women who have sexy profile pictures on Facebook http://teacherluke.co.uk/phrasal-verb-a-day/77-to-look-down-on-someone/

Aug 04, 2014•5 min

A Phrasal Verb a Day #76 - to let down

1. to disappoint - "You've let everyone down!" - you've disappointed everyone 2. to feel disappointed - "I feel a bit let down" 3. (noun) a disappointment - "it was a bit of a let down to be honest"

Jun 03, 2014•4 min

A Phrasal Verb a Day #75 - to leave out

1. To omit/not include / not mention 2. To not include someone in an activity 3. "to feel left out" 4. "Oh leave it out!" - stop it, or I don't believe you

Jun 02, 2014•4 min

A Phrasal Verb a Day #53 - to get together

1. spend time together 2. organise people into a meeting 3. organise something that has many parts (like a report) 4. collect things that you need (e.g. money) 5. to control your life 6. get yourself under control a get-together = an informal meeting http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/53-to-get-together/

Feb 25, 2014•3 min

A Phrasal Verb a Day #52 - to get through

1. Deal with a difficult situation (survive) 2. Help someone deal with a difficult situation 3. To be connected to someone by telephone 4. To finish doing something 5. To go into the next stage of a competition or test 6. To use/finish something faster than expected 7. When a law is passed by parliament 8. To manage to communicate with someone (similar to the telephone example) For more information visit http://teacherluke.com

Feb 24, 2014•7 min

A Phrasal Verb a Day #51 - to get over

1. feel happy or well again (recover) 2. recover from a relationship you had with your ex 3. to overcome a problem, obstacle, barrier or hurdle 4. "get something over with" - finish something so you can start doing something else 5. "I can't get over it" - I'm really surprised and amazed about it 6. "get over here" - come here 7. "Get over it" - just accept it (e.g. when someone is upset because they lost) "Just build a bridge, and get over it" http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day...

Feb 20, 2014•4 min
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