Phrasal verbs - czasowniki frazowe

keep away

trzymać się z daleka od czegoś

Keep away from him or you'll get into trouble.

keep on

kontynuować, robić coś dalej, bez przerwy

Why you always keep on asking me about Mark? I don't want to talk about him!

keep up (with)

nadążać, być na bieżąco

I can't keep up with computers, it's all changing too fast for me.

kick back

relaksować się

Tonight I just want to kick back in front of TV.

kick off

rozpoczynać mecz (piłki nożnej)

What time do they kick off?

kick off

zrzucić buty

She rushed into the house, kicked off her shoes and ran upstairs.

knock down

potrącić (o samochodzie)

She is in hospital after being knocked down by a car.

knock out

zwalać z nóg

All these drinks yesterday just knocked me out.
His doctor gave him some tranquilizers that have knocked him down.

know of

wiedzieć o czymś, znać

Do you know of any Italian restaurants in Paris?

knuckle down

przysiąść nad czymś

He usually does nothing all year round and knuckles down right before the exam.

land up

'wylądować'

He landed up living in a cardbox under the bridge.

laugh at

śmiać się z czegoś

What are you laughing at?

lavish on/upon

nie szczędzić, nie żałować

His parents lavish a lot of money and attention on his education.

lay off

zwalniać

Many people working in this factory were laid off without previous notice.

leave out

opuszczać, pomijać

Prepare the list carefully, I don't want anyone to be left out.

let down

zawodzić

You let me down again, I can't trust you any more.

let out

wypuszczać, pozwolić iść

The classes finished earlier but we were not let out before 3 o'clock.

line up

ustawić w rzędzie

She lined up her books on the shelf.

litter with

zasypać, zapełnić

His inaugural speech was littered with cliches and empty rhetoric.

log in/on

zalogować się, włączyć do sieci

I can't log in, I forgot the password.

log out/off

wylogować się, wyłączyć się z sieci

Please log out and turn the computer off.

look after

opiekować się, pilnować

We need to find someone to look after the kids when we're out tomorrow evening.

look around

rozglądać się

Look around and check if you find something interesting for you.

look at

przyglądać się, patrzeć

What are you looking at?

look back

spoglądać w przeszłość

When I look back, I must admit that I don't regret anything in my life.

look down on sb

pogardzać, parzeć z góry

She looks down on people of lower financial status than hers.

look for

szukać

I'm looking for a room to rent. Do you know of any in this area?

look forward to

cieszyć sie na coś, bardzo czekać na

I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.

look into

badać, przyglądać się

The police are looking into the cause of the accident.

look out

uważać

Look out!

look out for

uważać na

Look out for your bag or someone will steal it.

look through

przeglądać

She looked through the fashion magazines but found nothing interesting.

look up

sprawdzać

Could someone look up this word in a dictionary?

loom ahead

'wisieć' nad kimś

I can't fully relax with my exams looming ahead.

loom up

wyłaniać się, majaczyć

The castle's gloomy silhouette loomed up in the horizon.

make for

poruszać się w kierunku czegoś

He tried to make for the exit but was too drunk to reach it.

make it up to sb

wynagradzać

They helped me so much... I don't know how I am going to make it up to them.

make of

myśleć o, sądzić o

What do you make of Peter? I think he's very intelligent.

make out

zrozumieć, dostrzec, dosłyszeć

I know this song but they sing so fast that I have never managed to make the words out.

make up

robić makijaż

I always make up before I leave house.

make up

wymyśleć

I wouldn't believe her! I bet she has made the story up!

make up for

nadrabiać, rekompensować

She spends so much probably making up for the years when she was penniless.

match up

pasować, zgadzać się

They will have to be interrogated once again as their stories proved not to match up.

melt down

topić

Put some butter on the pan and wait till it melts down. Then add onion rings.

merge in

wtapiać się

She watched him for a while but then he merged in the crowd.

mess about/around

nie robić nic specjalnego, kręcić się bez celu

Will you stop messing around and start working?

mess with

eksperymentować

Do not mess with mixing alcohol.

mess with sb

zadzierać z kimś

Do not mess with him! He is eager to solve problems with his fists.

mete out

wymierzać

The court meted out such severe penalty that even the victim was stunned.

move in

wprowadzać się

I didn't like this flat when I moved in but now I think it's quite cosy.