A Phrasal Verb a Day

1. To make someone feel sad or depressed "don't let it get you down - try to look on the bright side" 2. To write something quickly "Have you got a pen - I just want to get that down" 3. To swallow food or drink, especially when it's difficult "I know you feel ill but you should try to get something down" 4. To lower your body, especially your head, in order to avoid something dangerous "get down! He'll see you!" 5. To dance and 'get funky' "if you want to have a good time you've got to get down on the dance floor" "it was a great party. Everyone was getting down all night long "

= to have just enough of something to be able to do what you need to do "my French is not very good, but I can get by" Get by + on... Money "It's really hard to get by on a minimum wage "

to get behind with something = when you don't do work fast enough and it piles up. It also applies to payments. E.g. "You've been getting behind with your rent again. If you don't pay me, I'll be forced to take legal action." to get behind someone = to support someone "If you all get behind me, I might stand a chance of winning this competition!" #phrasalverb #english #vocabulary

= to call, email or speak to someone later because you're too busy to deal with it right now. "Sorry, I'm a bit tied up at the moment. Can I get back to you on that later?"

1. To return, e.g. to go home again "It's getting late, I'd better be getting back" 2. To retrieve something "I've sent my iPhone away to be fixed and I'm not going to get it back for 10 days!" 3. To move away because of danger "Get back, it's going to blow up!" 4. To get revenge on someone "I'm going to get you back for doing this! You're not going to get away with it, I'll get you back!!"

= to do something bad without being punished get away with it Get away with doing it "I can't believe you made a joke about the teacher and got away with it" "How can he get away with speaking to her like that? " http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/35-to-get-away-with/

= to suggest something without actually saying it directly "What are you getting at exactly?" = to criticise someone again and again "you're always getting at me, can't you just leave me alone? " Transcript here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/34-to-get-at/

= to like someone and have a friendly relationship with them "I'm not sure you're going to get along with my brother in law. He's a bit of a bore" "Can't we all just get along please?" Transcript here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/33-to-get-along/

= to communicate a message, to make people understand something you're communicating "It can be hard to get the message across" "It depends on what kind of message you're trying to get across" Transcript here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/32-to-get-across/

= get ready for a challenge "England will be gearing themselves up for their rugby match against France tomorrow" (AP Photo/Ross Land) Oops, I made a mistake and said I would "support France", which is clearly a slip of the tongue! More details here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/31-to-gear-up/

= when a group of people move close to one person, so they are surrounding him/her in order to listen to them say something. "Gather round everybody, I want to tell you something" "It was a dark and stormy night, and the captain of the ship said to his crew 'gather round lads, and I'll tell you a story...' and so he began: 'It was a dark and stormy night..."

= 1. to turn the pages of a book or magazine without really reading anything - just having a quick look at the pages 2. To change channels on the TV, looking through the channels to find something to watch. "I was flicking through the newspaper when I saw a picture of you! " “I've been flicking through the channels, and there is nothing on. Let's just go to bed."

= to bring something to people's attention, to mention something so that people know it "I'd just like to flag up the fact that Luke's English Podcast has been nominated for the Macmillan Dictionary Award for Best Blog 2013. You can vote by clicking here. I just wanted to flag that up. Cheers!" Vote here: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/love-english-awards/voting-blog-2013.html

* be careful, this is quite a rude one =to touch someone in a sexual way and they don't want you to do it It's negative (unless, of course, the person wants you to feel them up...) "a creepy guy tried to feel me up on the train today, it was horrible!"

To feel for someone = to feel sympathy for someone E.g. "I really feel for you mate, it must be hard getting up at 5.30 am to go to work." For more information click here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com Image: www.faithkeptministries.com © Stan Fellerman/Corbis

= 1. to touch something, make small adjustments to something in order to improve it e.g. "Jeff's in the garage, fiddling around with his motorbike" "Who's been fiddling about with my computer? The settings are all wrong!" 2. to move your fingers, or touch something with your fingers in a repetitive way because you're bored, nervous or thinking about something else "She was fiddling around with her pen during the job interview, and it didn't give a good impression. She seemed nervous or distracted" Transcript coming soon...

= to confess, to own up, to admit that you did something wrong. "come on, fess up, who ate the last biscuit? I'm not leaving this room until someone fesses up to eating that biscuit " Transcript here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/24-to-fess-up/

= when a plan, arrangement or deal fails to happen because something goes wrong or it gets cancelled E.g. Hey, how’s it going? Not bad, could be worse. You? Transcript here: http://teacherluke.wordpress.com/phrasal-verb-a-day/23-to-fall-through/

or "faff around" = to waste time doing unnecessary or unimportant things in a disorganised manner "come on, stop faffing about and put your shoes on, we've got to go! "

= to look at someone in a way that shows that you find them sexually attractive ;) P.s. Do not use my chat up lines - they are terrible.