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BREEZE THROUGH When you breeze through something, it is very easy for you to do. I breezed through my exam because I studied hard. That report wasn’t as difficult as I had first thought. I breezed through it. How about you? What have you breezed through? Leave a comment below and let us know! If you know anyone who might …

CHILL OUT Chill out means to relax or do nothing in general. I worked hard all week, so tomorrow I’m just going to sit on the sofa and chill out. Jack likes to chill out with a glass of wine. How about you? How do you like to chill out? Leave a comment below and let us know!

Belt Out Do you like to sing? Have you ever suddenly started singing a song that was in your head? Well, maybe you belted out a song! Belt out is an interesting phrasal verb. When someone starts singing with a lot of energy or enthusiasm, we say that they belt out a song! This morning on the subway, some guy …

HOLD OFF The phrasal verb hold off means to delay doing something. When you mention the thing that you delay doing, you can use hold off on. (at a meeting) Tom got stuck on the train, but he’s on his way now. So let’s hold off until he gets here. It’s starting to rain. I think we should hold off …

Clean Out What does clean out mean? THe phrasal verb clean out means to empty a space and get rid of things that you no longer need or want. I finally got around to cleaning out the garage. My desk drawers are a mess. I really need to clean them out. How about you? What do you need to clean …

Bang Into What does bang into mean? Here is the meaning of bang into. Bang into means to collide or hit. When something or someone bangs into another thing, we can use, bang into. I banged into a lamp post when pulled out of the parking space. Somebody was texting while walking and banged into me on the street. How …

Get Away What does get away mean? Get away has a few different meanings, but in this English lesson, the meaning we will look at is “to take a vacation.” We also use the noun, getaway. Keep in mind, GET is an irregular verb and the three forms of GET are GET, GOT and GOTTEN. Jenny said she is going …

Crack Down On What does crack down on mean? Here is the meaning of crack down on . Crack down on means to enforce the rules, laws, or regulations. In my town the police crackdown on drinking and driving. Recently my boss has decided to crack down on the lateness policy. How about you? Have you cracked down on anything …

Drop Into What does drop into mean? Here is the meaning of drop into. Dropped into means to visit a place for a short amount of time. You can use drop into in both Business and personal situations. I usually drop into the coffee shop on the way to work. I’m going to drop into Jack’s office for a few …

Come Up What does come up mean? Here is the meaning of come up. When something comes up, it happens unexpectedly. We generally say that “something” comes up or “something” came up. Sorry, something came up and I can’t go to the party. Something came up and the boss cancelled the meeting. How about you? Has anything come up recently? …