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Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Kate Woodford It’s been a while since we published a phrasal verb post on this blog, so we’re making amends with this round-up of phrasal verb...

https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/

by Liz Walter My last post was about phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs connected to sadness and happiness. This post will look at some other emotions. Let’s start with anger. If someone sud...

https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2019/10/16/flaring-up-or-bubbling-over-phrasal-verbs-to-express-emotions-part-2/

by Liz Walter August is a month for holidays in many countries, so I thought it would be nice to look at some phrasal verbs and other multi-word verbs connected with going on holiday. (By the wa...

https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2016/08/03/phrasal-verbs-for-the-holiday-season/

by Kate Woodford This week we’re looking at the wealth of phrasal verbs in English that relate to money, including those used for having and not having money, those for saving money and those ...

https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2016/07/27/how-much-did-that-set-you-back-money-phrasal-verbs/

Many of my students worry about phrasal verbs, and I have written several posts about them, including a basic introduction to the what they are and how they are used and a more recent post on phr...

https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2016/07/20/5-phrasal-verbs-to-impress-your-teachers/

by Kate Woodford​ For many of us, the summer season is now ending. How did you spend it? Did you manage to get away (= go somewhere different) for a week or two? Perhaps you were too busy worki...

https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2015/09/16/its-good-to-get-away-phrasal-verbsmulti-word-verbs-relating-to-travel/

by Liz Walter I have written previously about using phrasal verbs to avoid over-formal language, but what happens when you need to write in a formal style, for instance in an academic essay, a re...

https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2015/08/05/they-carried-out-an-experiment-phrasal-verbs-in-formal-writing/

by Kate Woodford​ Two people who have a good relationship are often said to get on (well): I get on really well with both of my brothers. Meanwhile, people who stop being friends after an argum...

https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2015/06/10/we-dont-really-get-on-phrasal-verbs-for-describing-relationships/

by Kate Woodford​​​​ Every few weeks, we focus on phrasal verbs that are formed with a particular verb. This week, we’re looking at phrasal verbs that start with the verb ‘go’. As e...

https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2015/05/06/go-ahead-phrasal-verbs-with-go/

by Liz Walter​ When you are using a language, it is important to understand if a word is formal or informal, so that you can use it in an appropriate way. You might hear people saying dosh for ...

https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2015/04/01/i-wont-tolerate-it-replacing-formal-words-with-phrasal-verbs/