Phrasal verbs

catch up

  catch up (to reach someone who is ahead of you) Let’s run to catch up with the others. I stopped to let him catch up. (to do something you have not had time to do) She stayed up late to catch up on her homework. I just need to …

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yield to

  yield to (to agree to do something) They have refused to yield to our demands so far. The president promised that the government will never yield to pressure.   envocabulary.com

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keep away

  keep away (stay away; do not go or come near) Keep away from him. He is not a good man. Children should be kept away from the river.   envocabulary.com

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veg out

  veg out  spoken, informal (to relax and spend time doing something requiring little or no effort) Let’s just veg out in front of the TV and watch old movies. After a busy day at work, he needed to go home and veg out.   envocabulary.com

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yearn for

  yearn for (to have a strong desire for, long for) The people in this country yearn for a long-lasting peace. She yearned for a child of her own. The prisoners yearned for freedom.   envocabulary.com

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