Phrasal verbs

come around

  come around  [ British English: come round] (to change your opinion and accept or agree with something) It will take him a while to come around to the idea. My mother dislikes our being together, but she’ll come around eventually. (to visit someone in their house) Why don’t you come …

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come out

  come out (to become visible; appear) The rain stopped, but the sun didn’t come out. Let’s leave before the moon comes out. (to become available) We are waiting for your new album to come out. The magazine comes out once a month. (to be removed; disappear) These coffee stains will never come …

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put up

  put up (to build or erect something) They want to put up a new building in this area. I put up the tent in the shade of a tree. (to fix something to a vertical surface) They put a notice up on the bulletin board. We’ve put up a new cupboard …

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put down

  put down (to put what you are holding on a surface, floor, etc.) You can put the vase down on the table. Let me put this heavy bag down for a while. (to write down; to record something in writing) Put down your name and phone number clearly. I …

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zero out

  zero out (to reduce something to zero) Paying for the repairs would zero out my savings account. His bank account zeroed out a few weeks ago. envocabulary.com

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