Phrasal Verb
Phrasal verbs are compound verbs that result from combining a verb with an adverb or a preposition. The resulting compound verb is idiomatic.
Phrasal Verb:
shake someone down
Meaning / Example:
1. to blackmail someone. (Underworld.)
> Fred was trying to shake Jane down, but she got the cops in on it.
> The police chief was trying to shake down just about everybody in town.
2. to put pressure on someone to lend one money.
> We tried to shake down Max for a few hundred, but no deal.
A phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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Phrasal Verb
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