1. PHRASAL VERBS AND IDIOMS
2º ESO B
PHRASAL VERBS AND
IDIOMS

2. Phrasal verbs
A verb that is made up of a main verb together with an adverb or a preposition, or both. Typically, their meaning is not obvious from the meanings of the individual words themselves.
She has always looked down on me.
For instance, in this example, the phrasal verb ‘to look down on someone’ doesn’t mean that you are looking down from a higher place at someone who is below you; it means that you think that you are better than someone.

3. Idiom
Idioms are a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
Every language has its own collection of wise sayings. These sayings are called "idioms" – or proverbs if they are longer. These combinations of words have (rarely complete sentences) a "figurative meaning“ meaning, they basically work with "pictures".

4. OCTOBER 20th
WIPE OUT
1. (informal) to fall over, especially when you are doing a sport such as skiing or surfing
She wiped out at the third gate in the slalom race.
2. wipe somebody out
(informal) to make somebody extremely tired
All that travelling has wiped her out.
3. wipe out somebody / wipe out something /wipe somebody out/ wipe something out
[often passive] to destroy or remove somebody/something completely
Whole villages were wiped out by the earthquake.
Last year's profits were virtually wiped out.
There is a new campaign to wipe out malaria

6. OCTOBER 24th COME ACROSS WITH (someone/something)
Meaning: to meet someone, or to find something by chance
Example
I came across a word I’d never seen before.
Have you ever come across such a horrible person in all your life?

7. OCTOBER 27th IDIOM : (To) Hit the books
Literally, means to physically hit, punch or slap your books. However, this is a common English idiom among students, (American college students). It means “to study,” and is a way of telling your friends that you’re going to study. It could be for a final exam, a mid-term test or even an English exam.
 “Sorry but I can’t watch the game with you tonight, I have to hit the books. I have a huge exam next week!”

8. NOVEMBER 7th CARRY ON Meaning: To continue doing something Example
Carry on. You’re doing fine
He moved to London to carry on his work
carry on with: Just carry on with what you were doing.
carry on doing something: If you carry on spendig money like that, you’ll end up in debt.

9. NOVEMBER 11th
BREAK UP
Meaning: End a relationship. If a marriage breaks up or two people in a romantic relationship break up, their marriage or their relationship ends
Example
Jenny and George have broken up.
She's just broken up with her boyfriend.

10. NOVEMBER 14th IDIOM: (TO) FACE THE MUSIC
Literally means to turn your body to the direction of the music and stand in front of it.
It means to “face reality” or to deal with the reality of the situation and accept all the consequences good or bad (but mostly bad). Maybe you lied to your teacher and she discovered the truth and now you have to face the music and accept the punishment.
“I can’t understand why I failed math.”
“You know you didn’t study hard, so you’re going to have to face the music and take the class again next semester if you really want to graduate when you do.”