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:
throw someone or something aside

Meaning / Example:

1. to cast someone or something to the side.
> He threw his child aside just as the car was about to run him down.

2. to get rid of someone or something.
> He threw his wife aside and took up with a younger woman.


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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.
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