55. Metaphors in phrasal verbs

had so many problems that the marriage was impossible to continue existing
Things went downhill and her marriage fell apart.
- sb' world falls apart
- The book's falling apart = szétesik
Become worse in quality
stopped working temporarily
- Their standards have gone down in recent months
- The computer system has gone down.
Reduced the price by 15 per cent
- Knoced down
- knockdown prices
Becomes stronger because of fear
- Terrorism feeds on fear
- feed on sg
Absorbing it into our senses, body, and mind

Soak up
Spread and begin to affect other areas
he was unable to control his emotions

Spill over
Think about it as if you are not involved in sg

Stand back
Make rules stricter or harder to avoid

Tighten up
Made it successful again
complete them in a few days

Turn sg around
Completed the enquiry

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55. Metaphors in phrasal verbs

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2013-12-25T17:03:23Z