Phrasal Verb
A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.
Phrasal Verb:
cover something up
Meaning / Example:
1. to place some sort of cover on something.
> Please cover up that mess with a cloth.
2. to conceal a wrongdoing; to conceal evidence.
> They tried to cover the crime up, but the single footprint gave them away.
Phrasal verbs, also called two-word verbs, are idiomatic expressions wherein the second element of the verb (the adverb or particle) is not necessarily predictable.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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