Verbs can be attached to other words, like prepositions, that assist them to create phrases. Groups of words consisting of a verb and its friends are called “verb phrases”.
This helpful infographic explains how this works and gives you a few examples.
Phrasal verbs (two words that work together to have one meaning) come up in many English conversations – and there are even some that can be used for different things!
Do you know the different meanings of the phrasal verb, “wrap up”?
1. wrap up:to cover in paper to protect or hide something
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Sometimes it just won’t do to be sober and serious when referring to someone in authority. These terms help convey an irreverent tone about a lordly leader or an officious official.
1. Big cheese: Interestingly, this slang phrase for an important person has nothing to do with dairy products; derived from a Persian word, chiz, that means “thing,” it was adopted by British civil servants and others who lived in India during the early
Today, let's cover some expressions that we use to talk about things that you do in the bathroom. First of all, you should know what the "bathroom" is. In American English, the "bathroom" is the room in a house or building which has a toilet, a sink, and sometimes a bath or shower. In other countries, this room is not called a "bathroom". For example, Canadians call it a "washroom".