TOEFL IBT PHRASEL VERBS

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English Flashcards on TOEFL IBT PHRASEL VERBS, created by Fausto Duarte on 12/10/2023.
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ACCOUNT FOR To explain the reason for Ex: Increased pollution may account for climate change.
ADHERE TO Obey Ex:You must adhere to the terms of the contract.
ALLUDE TO Mention in an indirect way Ex: She kept alluding to our agreement, but she didn’t want to reveal it.
BRING ON To cause something bad to happen, especially illness Ex:His heart condition was brought on by his diet.
BRING UP To start discussing a subject Ex: She brought the matter up very late so they didn’t have time to discuss it properly.
COME ABOUT To happen, especially by chance Ex:Increased unemployment has come about through automated production.
CUT BACK To reduce Ex: They are cutting back expenses.
DO WITHOUT To succeed in living or working without Ex: We can do without help from you.
EMBARK ON To start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult or take time Ex: After graduating from university, she embarked on a career in banking.
FOLLOW THROUGH To continue doing something until it has been completed Ex: You will need to follow through with some reading if you want to master the subject.
FROWN UPON To not approve of something Ex: Failure to attend classes is frowned upon.
GET ACROSS To make people understand something Ex: The teacher managed to get across how important it was to attend lectures.
GET AT To try to suggest something without saying it directly Ex: What are you getting at? Was my presentation too long?
GET BACK To start doing something again after not doing it for a period of time. Ex:Let’s get back to discussing how this happened.
LOOK FORWARD TO To feel happy about something that is going to happen Ex: I’m looking forward to meeting you later.
LOOK INTO To try to discover facts about something Ex :After several customers complained about late deliveries, they decided to look into the matter.
MAKE OF To understand someone or something in a Ecertain way EX:What do you make of the teacher’s decision to shorten this course?
MAP OUT To plan in detail how something will happen Ex: Her career was mapped out for her when she decided to take that job.
MEET UP To come together with someone Ex: ex: Let’s meet up and discuss how we are going to go about this project.
NARROW DOWN To reduce the number of possibilities Ex: The detectives narrowed down the list of suspects to just two.
PUT FORWARD To suggest an idea, opinion so that it can be discussed Ex: The proposals were put forward last week, but the committee didn’t have time to discuss them.
PUT OFF To delay doing something especially when you don’t want to do it Ex: Are you putting off writing that essay because you can’t concentrate right now?
RESORT TO To do something unpleasant in order to solve a problem Ex: We must resort to legal action of they don’t offer compensation.
RULE OUT To stop considering something as a possibility Ex: The CEO said that yearly bonuses can be ruled out in light of the financial crisis.
RUN BY To tell someone your ideas so they can give you their opinion Ex: I have a few ideas for tomorrow’s meeting. Can I run them by you?
TALK OUT OF To persuade someone not to do something Ex: Her parents talked her out of living in a rented flat.
THINK OVER To consider a problem carefully Ex: You should think it over before handing in your resignation.
TURN OUT To develop in a particular way Ex: The presentation turned out well, considering how little you prepared for it.
VERGE ON To almost be in a particular state Ex: His speech was so good, it was verging on genius.
C-2 ACT ON do whatever is advised / suggested
C-2 ACT UP behave awkwardly or badly
C-2 ANSWER (SB) BACK speak rudely to sb
C-2 ANSWER BACK defend oneself
C-2 ANSWER FOR be responsible for sth / pay for sth / vouch for
C-2 ANSWER TO be under the command of sb / have the characteristics described
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