Phrasal verb di livello avanzato formati da tre parti: come up with, look forward to, put up with, get away with e altri. Inglese di livello C2, spiegato in italiano.
come up with
farsi venire in mente, proporre (un’idea) — She came up with a brilliant idea.
look forward to
non vedere l’ora di — I look forward to seeing you.
put up with
sopportare, tollerare — I can’t put up with this noise.
get away with
farla franca — He got away with cheating.
look down on
guardare dall’alto in basso, disprezzare — Don’t look down on others.
look up to
ammirare, prendere a modello — She looks up to her teacher.
stand up for
difendere, battersi per — Stand up for what you believe.
get along with
andare d’accordo con — I get along with my coworkers.
run out of
rimanere senza, esaurire — We’re running out of time.
catch up with
raggiungere / aggiornarsi a vicenda — Let’s catch up with each other.
keep up with
stare al passo con — I can’t keep up with the news.
make up for
compensare, rimediare a — I’ll make up for the lost time.
go through with
portare a termine, andare fino in fondo — I’ll go through with the plan.
look out for
fare attenzione a / tenere d’occhio — Look out for snakes!
do away with
abolire, eliminare — They did away with the rule.
back out of
tirarsi indietro da — She backed out of the deal.
fall back on
ricorrere a, fare affidamento su — We can fall back on savings.
live up to
essere all’altezza di — He lived up to his reputation.
get rid of
sbarazzarsi di — Get rid of those old clothes.
look forward to
attendere con impazienza — We look forward to your visit.
watch out for
fare attenzione a — Watch out for traffic!
put down to
attribuire a — I put it down to luck.
face up to
affrontare, fare i conti con — Face up to your fears.
come down with
ammalarsi di, prendersi — She came down with the flu.
cut down on
ridurre il consumo di — Cut down on sugar.