If we work together, we can wash the kitchen up wash * up + clean in a few minutes. watch out be careful Watch out - there's a rattlesnake! Watch out for snakes while you are hiking in the watch out for + be careful of desert. The affects of the medicine will wear off after a wear off disappear after a period of time few hours. use until something is not useable If you wear the same shoes everyday, you'll wear wear * out anymore them out. wear * out cause to be very tired Her three kids wore me out. If he doesn't get his act together, he is going to wind up + finish (inf.) wind up in jail. tighten the spring of a watch or wind * up + He wound up the toy dog and set it on the floor. similar machine cause an animal or a child to The kids always get wound up when Uncle wind * up + behave wildly Henry comes over. The tidal wave wiped out the small fishing wipe * out + massacre or destroy village. After surfing all day, I was completely wiped wipe * out cause to be very tired out. work * out + solve I hope you two can work out your problems. I work out three times a week at the fitness work out exercise center. I am glad your new catering business is working work out be successful out. Write down the directions so you don't forget write * down + record them. He wrote out the lyrics so I could understand write * out + write down every word or letter what the singer was saying. He wrote up a business proposal in order to get a write * up + prepare a report loan. Phrasal Verb Definition Example I think I have zeroed in on what has been causing the zero in on + discover, pinpoint problem. move quickly from zip around + I zipped around town after work today. place to place zone out stop paying attention He zoned out during class. Jill was so exhausted after taking the TOEFL test that she zonk out fall asleep zonked out before dinner. zoom in focus You need a telephoto lens to zoom in. focus on something, zoom in on + She zoomed in on his face while taking the picture. pinpoint
wash * up + clean If we work together, we can wash the kitchen up in a few minutes. watch out be careful Watch out - there's a rattlesnake! watch out for + be careful of Watch out for snakes while you are hiking in the desert. wear off disappear after a period of time The affects of the medicine will wear off after a few hours. wear * out use until something is not useable anymore If you wear the same shoes everyday, you'll wear them out. wear * out cause to be very tired Her three kids wore me out. wind up + finish (inf.) If he doesn't get his act together, he is going to wind up in jail. wind * up + tighten the spring of a watch or similar machine He wound up the toy dog and set it on the floor. wind * up + cause an animal or a child to behave wildly The kids always get wound up when Uncle Henry comes over. wipe * out + massacre or destroy The tidal wave wiped out the small fishing village. wipe * out cause to be very tired After surfing all day, I was completely wiped out. work * out + solve I hope you two can work out your problems. work out exercise I work out three times a week at the fitness center. work out be successful I am glad your new catering business is working out. write * down + record Write down the directions so you don't forget them. write * out + write down every word or letter He wrote out the lyrics so I could understand what the singer was saying. write * up + prepare a report He wrote up a business proposal in order to get a loan. Phrasal Verb Definition Example zero in on + discover, pinpoint I think I have zeroed in on what has been causing the problem. zip around + move quickly from place to place I zipped around town after work today. zone out stop paying attention He zoned out during class. zonk out fall asleep Jill was so exhausted after taking the TOEFL test that she zonked out before dinner. zoom in focus You need a telephoto lens to zoom in. zoom in on + focus on something, pinpoint She zoomed in on his face while taking the picture.
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