Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs :
Many English verbs occur with one or more prepositions or adverbs where the meaning is not really apparent from the different elements. Here is a list of many of these combinations for the verbs. We have omitted most of the forms considered slang.
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Phrasal Verbs : K
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Keep at : persevere
Just keep at it and you’ll succeed. -
Keep down : restrain
They kept the cost of college education down as long as they could. -
Keep off : stay away from
Keep off the grass. -
Keep to : stay with
Let us keep to the main idea. -
Keep up : maintain properly
You must keep up your dues to remain a member in good standing. -
Kill off : eliminate
All the rats were killed off by the poison. -
Knock around : be rough with someone
You won’t be able to knock her around any more. -
Knock around : travel
They knocked around California for a month. -
Knock back : gulp down
They both knocked back the vodka in true Russian style. -
Knock down : topple
The little girl knocked down the sand castle her father had just completed. -
Knock off : stop work
Let's knock off today at four. -
Knock off : kill
They knocked off the drug dealer in a back alley. -
Knock out : render unconscious
That last punch knocked him out for two minutes. -
Knock out : be confined by illness or injury
The flu really knocked him out for a week. -
Knock together : make something quickly
Let’s see if we can knock this table together before evening. -
Knock up : wake or summon by knocking at the door (British English)
Don’t forget to knock me up tomorrow. -
Knock up : make pregnant (American English—crude and vulgar)
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