Colourful Phrasal verbs
🟢 write down🔹
to write information on a piece of paper
▫️Do you want to *write down* my phone number?
🟢 lie down🔸
to start lying (on a bed, etc)
▫️I’m going to go and *lie down* for a while.
🟢 go away🔹
to leave a place/someone
▫️Why don’t you just *go away* and leave me alone?
🟢 build up🔸
to increase
▫️These exercises are good for *building up* leg strength.
🟢 blow up🔹
to explode
▫️Luckily, the bomb didn’t *blow up*.
🟢 read out🔸
to say something out loud which you are reading
▫️He *read* the list of names *out*.
🟢 go off🔹
to no longer be fresh
▫️Has this milk *gone off?*
🟢 put back🔸
to return something to where it was
▫️Can you *put* the book *back* when you’ve finished with it?
🟢 let down🔹
to disappoint
▫️You’ve really *let me down.*
🟢 take off🔸
to remove (a piece of clothing)
▫️It felt good to finally *take* my shoes *off* after a I on 9 day.
