- Bring up mencionar algo. Dont bring up the problem we had last year.

Carry on go on que significa continuar. We have to carry on with our work.

Chase up encontrar. Ill chase up Carlos because I need his help with homework.
Come across encontrarse con alguien de manera inesperada. I went to the mall and I came
across Claudio. I hadnt seen him for ages.

Come up with cuando quieres expresar que alguien ha propuesto una buena idea o plan.
Brenda came up with a great solution.

- Fall apart desmoronarse, romperse The expensive toy we bought our son keeps falling apart.

Get along tener una buena relacin con alguien. I dont get along with Howard. We always
argue.

Get away with evitar ser castigado por hacer algo o por romper reglas. He is not going to
prison? I cant believe he got away with that

Get back to cuando no puedes dar una respuesta inmediata asi que usas este verbo para
decirle que despues le respondes.So what did you tell John about the problem?Ill get back to him
later.

Get over Suparar I know it was hard to leave your country but you will get over it.

Get through conectar a la persona con quien quieras hablar por telefono. Sorry, but I couldnt
get through to her, Ill try in ten minutes again!

Give up rendirse, abandonar I gave up smoking because it was killing me.

Go on! lo mismo que carry on

Hold on! esperar. Comun en ingls hablado. Hold on Es como WAIT FOR ME. Esperenme

Look after cuidar. I have to travel next week. Can you look after mu dog?

Look into investigar. Ill look into it right away and come back to you assoon as possible!

 Look up encontrar algo como en una agenda, en Internet o en algun catalogo. Can you look
up their address on the Net?

Make out Reconocer o distinguir detalles I just couldnt make out what she was saying!

Point out sealar o hacer notar Braulio pointed out that their department hadnt done early
shifts for a good while

Pull over detenerse (tambin usado cuando estas en el carro y detienes el carro llevandolo a
un lado de la carretera) Can you pull over?. I think we hit a dog

Put down escribir, anotar Hold on, Ill put it down, let me just find a piece of paper!

Put forward proponer una idea. Can I put forward something?

- Put off posponer o dejar para mas tarde I dont want to clean my house today,Ill put it off till
tomorrow

Put through transferir una llamada Can you put me through to the sales department, please?

Run out of agotarse, acabarse We just ran out of milk, can you buy some more, please?

Run off imprimir copias de un de algo como un documento Can you run off a few more survey
sheets, please?

Set up fundar, establecer, instalar Ive always dreamt of setting up my own business!

Show off presumir Michael always likes showing off in front of girls, thats the way he is!

Show up aparecer (como cuando llegas a una reunion y llegas tarde)Well, well, look who
decided to show up! or He showed up late, and the game had already started without him.

Sort out resolver un problema Bill, please do something about the problem. OK, Ok Ill sort it
out

Stand for representar What does AWOL stand for? What does J.K. stand for in J.K.
Rowlings name?

 Stand up for defender tus derechos. Ill definitely stand up for my rights to take summer
holidays this year as I havent had them for four years!

Stay on quedarse en algo o en algun lugar mas de lo esperado. Are you staying on today as
well?

Stick together estar juntos (cuando 2 o mas personas paran juntos) We should stick together,
you know, itll be much easier as everyone else seems to be on their own!

Take over asumir. When the president retires, Mr. Tanaka will take over.

Talk down to hablar con menosprecio haciendo a la otra persona que es es inferior. He is his
boss but he should talk down to Juan.

Turn down rechazar Ill never forget how she turned downmy invitation!

Turn up significa llegar o aparecer. Has Michael turned up today. I havent seen him?

Turn out cuando algo sale diferente a lo que esperado It turned out that I actually knew that
guy from my

Watch out! tener cuidado. Watch out! The floor is slipery. You might fall