If you are unsure about the meaning of any of these verbs, please look it up (idiomatic/figurative) @ an online dictionary (http://www.ldoceonline.com/) or (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/) or alternatively you can google it e.g. "cut off meaning phrasal verb", find examples of it. We will practice more with these verbs tomorrow.
The definition that is provided beside the phrasal verb is a general definition and may not work in every situation in which it is used.
to take off- to depart
to take s.t. off -to remove
to go out- to participate in an activity outside of your house/ lights shut off/not work
to cut s.t. off- to remove a small part for a larger part
to be cut off- to be interrupted (phone/conversation)
to pick s.t. up - to collect s.t.
to get along with s.o. - to have a good relationship with s.o.
to put up with s.o./s.t.- to endure/tolerate/stand s.t. unpleasant
to look forward to s.t.- to be excited/happy about s.t. in the future
to run out of s.t.- to not have s.t. anymore/to use s.t. up
to come up with s.t.- to think of (usually an idea, solution)
to put s.t. off- to delay/postpone
to make s.t. up- to create/invent
to throw s.t. away- to get rid of/ to dispose/ to throw s.t. away
to look like s.t./ s.o.- to resemble
to get over s.t./ s.o.- to recover from
to look back on s.t. - to recollect/ to recall
to work out- to exercise
to come across s.t./ s.o -to find by chance/accident
to pass away (euphemism) - to die
to look up to s.o. - to admire/respect
to hold on- to wait
to pick s.t. out - to choose/select
to take place - to happen (an event)
to blow s.t. up - to explode/ to inflate (balloon)
to leave s.t./s.o. out - to omit/to exclude
to call s.t. off - to cancel
to carry on- to continue
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