Phrasal verbs

get up

  get up (to get out of bed after sleeping) I usually get up early. She never gets up before eight.   (to make someone get out of bed) Get me up at 6:30, will you? I have to get the kids up for school.   (to stand up) She got up …

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get out

  get out (to leave a room, building, vehicle, etc.) Get out of my house, or I’ll call the police. She got out of the car to survey the damage.   American English, spoken (to become known; leak out) We must not let the truth get out and cause a scandal. If …

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run around

  run around  informal (to go from one place to another in a hurried way) I’ve been running around all morning trying to clean up after the kids. You don’t have to run around doing other people’s work for them.     envocabulary.com

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run across

  run across (to meet or find unexpectedly) When did you run across her? I ran across an old friend in Paris last week. Jane ran across an old camera while she was cleaning the attic.     envocabulary.com

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keep from

  keep from  informal (to prevent someone from doing something) We couldn’t keep from laughing. I don’t intend to keep you from your work.   (to not tell someone) They kept their relationship from us for years.   envocabulary.com

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