Phrasal verbs

work away

  work away (work hard for a long time) I have been working away in the garden all day. Luca has been working away for more than eight hours in the control room. envocabulary.com

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work at

  work at (try hard to improve something) Learning English isn’t so easy. You have to work at it. I need to work at my handwriting. You both need to work at your marriage to succeed. envocabulary.com

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take over

  take over (do something that someone else was doing) Can you take over the cooking while I am away? (take control or responsibility of) Who will take over the leadership of the party?

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take out

  take out (remove something from a place) Can you take out the garbage when you go? (take money from a bank) I will take out $2000 to spend on vacation. (go with someone you have invited to a restaurant, club, the movies, etc.) Our boss is going to take …

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take for

take for (mistake for, suppose mistakenly to be) Your husband looks so old that I took him for your father. Of course I didn’t do it. What do you take me for? (=I am not that type of person) Don’t take my silence as agreement. envocabulary.com  

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