A phrasal verb is a verb formed from two (or sometimes three) parts: a verb and an adverb or preposition. These adverbs and prepositions are often called particles when they are used in a phrasal verb. Most phrasal verbs are formed from a small number of verbs (for example, get, go, come, put and set) and a small number of particles (for example, away, out, off, up and in). Phrasal verbs sometimes have meanings that you can easily guess (for example, sit down or look for). However, in most cases their meanings are quite different from the meanings of the verb they. | VOCABULARY WORKBOOK CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR PHRASAL VERBS AND IDIOMS All you need to pass your exams CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR PHRASAL VERBS AND IDIOMS Rawdon Wyatt A C Black London First published in Great Britain 2006 A C Black Publishers Ltd 38 Soho Square London W1D 3HB Rawdon Wyatt 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the publishers. A CIP entry for this book is available from the British Library ISBN-10 0 7136 7805 4 ISBN-13 978 0 7136 7805 5 eISBN-13 978-1-4081-0158-2 Text typeset by A C Black Printed in Great Britain at Caligraving Ltd Thetford Norfolk This book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed sustainable forests. It is natural renewable and recyclable. The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of .
