Phrasal Verbs

answer for sb/sth

odpowiadać za coś, ponosić odpowiedzialność

You can't make me answer for his mistakes. That's unfair!

back out

wycofywać się

Make them sign the agreement so that they would not back out from the project.

break down

załamywać się, kończyć się niepowodzeniem

The discussion broke down because nobody wanted to accept any compromise.

come across

sprawiać wrażenie

John came across as being an extremely shy person.

fall for sb/sth

zakochać się

I fell for her the moment I saw her for the first time.

fool around/about

wygłupiać się

Stop fooling around with the knife or you'll get hurt.

get sb down

zasmucać, przygnębiać

I hate autumn. It's always getting me down.

get over

dochodzić do siebie, pogodzić się z czymś

It took him over two years to get over his wife's death.

give sb/sth away

zdradzać

He's so self-controlled that he never gives his true feelings away.

give in to sb/sth

poddawać się komuś, czemuś

She gave in to despair and refused to take medicine.

give up

poddawać się

Don't give up. There's still a chance.

go through sth

przechodzić przez coś, cierpieć

During her marriage she went through hell with her husband.

hit back

odgryźć się

You have to hit back after what he's told you.

laugh at

śmiać się z czegoś

What are you laughing at?

look back

spoglądać w przeszłość

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

look forward to

cieszyć sie na coś, bardzo czekać na

I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.

put up with

znosić

How do you put up with him? He's so irritating.

identify with

utożsamiać się

Many girls try to identify with their idols.

immerse in

pochłaniać, zagłębiać się

After having her first baby, she was totally immersed in family life.

indulge in

folgować sobie/ pozwalać sobie na coś

I indulged in a cup of hot chocolate in the morning.

insist on/upon

domagać się/upierać się

Lucy insisted on seeing her lawyer before giving any answers to officer's questions.

itch for

palić się do zrobienia czegoś/nie móc się doczekać

I was itching for the lesson to end, as we were supposed to have a match right after it.

aim at

dążyć do czegoś/być skierowanym na coś

Most of his books are aimed at teenager readers.

bank on

liczyć na coś

Tom is very disappointed as he banked on the pay rise and finally he didn't get it.

break away

wyłamać się

He wanted to break away from the traditional image of an artist and always wore suits in his studio.

breeze through

przejść przez coś z łatwością

He breezed through the university entrance exams.

brush aside

zignorować, odrzucić

He brushed aside his advisor's ideas and consequently lost the campaign.

calm down

uspokoić się

They had a hard time in their relationship but now everything seems to have calmed down.

cheer up

rozchmurzyć się, poweseleć

She went to the hairdresser to cheer herself up after the test.

chill out

'wyluzować'

Oh, come on! Get a drink and chill out!