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:
pay someone off

Meaning / Example:

1. to pay what is owed to a person.
> I can't pay you off until Wednesday when I get my paycheck.

2. to bribe someone.
> Max asked Lefty if he had paid the cops off yet.


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Phrasal verbs are two or more words that come together to give us a new verb with a different meaning from the original words.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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