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Face up to Phrasals
Fred & Betty: Is this the End?
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Episode 1: Betty's angry

Betty: Fred, I found out about you and that


other girl. How could you do this to me?!

Has Fred really got another lady? Surely not!!!


Go to episode 2 to find out!

Find out about


Meaning: if you find out about something, you discover a fact or information that you did not know
before, often because someone was keeping it secret.

Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. You can not separate the verb from its particles.

He found out about the theft


He found out about it
He found the theft out about
He found it out about
He found out the theft about
He found out it about

Example sentence: Jonathan didn't find out about the missing money until the police wrote to him.

Synonyms: discover, catch on to, detect, unearth

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