English Phrasal Verbs

  

English Phrasal Verbs

1.    Dying for

-         If you are dying for something, you really feel like it or you want it very much.

Ex:

 1. I am dying for a cup of tea. Let’s have a break and I will make one.

2. After working non-stop for a month, Karthi said he was dying for a day off so he could stay home and do nothing.

2.    A quick study

-         If you are a quick study, you can learn new things quickly.

Ex:

1.    Albert was always a quick study, except when it came to learning languages.

2.    I only need to show Pranithi how to do something once, and she gets it. She is a quick study.

3.    Mixed up in

-         To be involved in something illegal or immoral, such as organised crime or corruption.

Ex:

1. Jake was mixed up in the drugs trade when he got arrested for selling marijuana.

     2. Several high-ranking generals were mixed up in organised crime and oil smuggling.

4. Face the music

          - if someone has to face the music, they have to accept the consequences of doing something wrong.

Ex:

1. Ramu stole some money and bought a car, and when he realized he would have to face the music he drove across the border to escape.

2. If she lied to me, then she will just have to face the music.

Author: 

Dr M. Selvam

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore – 641 020