Phrasal Verb


Phrasal verbs are two or more words that together act as a completely new verb with a meaning separate from those of the original words.


Phrasal Verb:
sweat something out

Meaning / Example:

1. to get rid of something in one's body by sweating.
> I have a bit of a cold, and I am going to try to sweat it out.

2. to endure something unpleasant.
> It was an ordeal, but I sweated it out.

3. to endure suspense about something.
> She sweated the two-hour wait out until she heard the results of her bar exams.


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A verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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