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Old 20-Sep-2007, 06:24
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What do the phrasal verbs below mean?
1) carry out
2) come up with
3) hand in
4) pass over
5) think about
6) catch on
7) get ahead
8) catch up
9) hang on
10) put off
11) take off
12) cut back on
13) get by
14) get behind
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What do the phrasal verbs below mean?
1) carry out
2) come up with
3) hand in
4) pass over
5) think about
6) catch on
7) get ahead
8) catch up
9) hang on
10) put off
11) take off
12) cut back on
13) get by
14) get behind
May I recommend you check them up in a dictionary(if none, an online one is also okay) first?
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Old 20-Sep-2007, 08:34
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May I recommend you check them up in a dictionary(if none, an online one is also okay) first?
Well, thanks for your advise. I tried, but I couldn't find anything! In fact I found some but it wasn't not easy to understand!
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Old 20-Sep-2007, 09:03
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It is very simply:

carry out = 1. accomplish, bring to a conclusion as in:

They carried out the mission successfully.

2. put in practice or effect as in:

We will carry out the new policy" or "Please carry out my instruction".

come up with = produce, supply, also discover as in

Henry always comes up with the wrong answer. or

We are hoping they come up with cure in time to help Aunt Alice.

and so on.....
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