"Turn off the TV" is an example of a phrasal verb, which is a verb that has a base verb and one or two particles. Credit: MikeSleigh/Getty Images A ‘phrasal verb’ is a verb that has a base verb and ...

This video explains ten common phrasal verbs that carry multiple meanings. Each example shows how they work in everyday English.

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A phrasal verb is a verb that is combined with a preposition (e.g. in, on, with) or an adverbial particle (e.g. up, out, off) The preposition or adverbial particle extend the meaning of the verb to ...

I have a friend who uses “hark back” a lot in conversation. She harks back to past news events. She harks back to old times. She harks back to something I told her last month or last year. My first ...

After our wedding, we splashed out on a safari in South Africa for our honeymoon. pay (someone) back return money that you borrowed from someone My dream is to pay my parents back for all the money ...