Common phrasal verbs 11

I was bowled over by you beauty.
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مبهوت زیبایی تو بودم

The dog was so huge that bowled me over .
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اینقدر سگه بزرگ بود که دوید طرفم، منو زد زمین

bowl sb over => (1)to be very surprised ;(2) to knock someone over, because you are hurrying somewhere



Do up your coat or you'll get cold.
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کتت رو ببند ( دکمه ، زیپ) وگرنه سرما میخوریا !!ء

He held a small parcel done up in coloured paper and ribbon.
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دستش یه بسته کوچیک بود که با کاغذ رنگی و روبان پیچیده شده بود(کادو پیچ شده بود)ء

Do up = wrap up =>to wrap something in paper or cloth in an attractive way ->* Gift wrap ( v) * > کادو کردن، کادو پیچ کردن



He flunked out of the college after four semesters
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بعد از 4 ترم از دانشگاه اخراج شد

Flunk out => to have to leave a school because your work is not satisfactory



I didn’t really mean you . It just slipped out !!
واقعا قصد ناراحت کردنت رو نداشتم، یهو از دهنم پرید

slip out =pop out =>if something slips out, you say it without really intending to



I’m grown out of these pants
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این شلوار (کتان، پارچه ای) دیگه واسم کوچیک شده



If you want to "get ahead" in your studies,you have to work hard
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اگه میخواهی پیشرفت کنی تو درسهات و از بقیه جلو بزنی باید سخت تلاش کنی

Get ahead =>to be more successful, or to progress more quickly than, other people



(1) My pass port has run out
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تاریخ پاس پورتم تمام شده

(2) My contract will run out in September
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قراردادم ماه سپتامبر تمومه

(3) We are run out of gas ( OR = we are out of gas )
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بنزینمون تموم شده




I know it's hard, but keep at it ! Don't give up!
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میدونم سخته ، اما ادامه بده ! ول نکن

keep at it = hang in there ==> <<spoken>> to continue to do something, although it is difficult or hard work / Longman/



. when i entered the class , my glasses were all steamed up .
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وقتی وارد کلاس شدم ، کل شیشه عینکم بخار زد

Steamed up >> بخار گرفتن شیشه ( غیره )



My PC is acting up
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کامپیوترم هی مسخره بازی در میاره ، درست کار نمیکنه

Act up => If a machine or part of the body acts up, it does not perform as well as it should / Cambridge .dict /



I didn’t expect to run into you here
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فکرشم نمیکردم اینجا ببینمت

run into = bump into = > to meet someone by chance



<1> She’ll probably not to sit next to me just to get back at me.
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احتمالا که نشینه کنار من که فقط من رو بچزونه.(تلافیشو سرم در بیاره)ء

<2> Maybe she’s getting back at you
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تلافیشو سرت در میاره

To get back at sb => to do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you
اینکه تلافی کنی و بچزونی کسی را ( چون اونا هم همین کار رو کردن ) ء




Excuse me , may i get through
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ببخشید ،میتونم رد شم

Get through = Pass through => ( through a crowd )



I think he was a little "taken aback by" my response.
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فکر کنم یکمی از جواب من شک زده و متعجب شد

be taken aback ( please note that *aback* is one word ) => to be shocked or surprised



You stay out of it !! It’s none of your beeswax
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به تو ربطی نداره ! تو حرف نزن! تو خودت و تو بحث قاطی نکن ! ( بحث یا دعوا )ء

stay out of it => not get involved in an argument or fight



Given the right environment, children are like sponges and will soak up information.
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اگه بچه ها درمحیط درستی قرار بگیرن مثل یک اسفنجی میشن که مطالب رو تماما متوجه شده و آنرا جذب میکنند

soak up = > to understand and remember information well



I don't know how it came about that we stopped loving each other.
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نمیدونم یدفعه چی شد که عشقمون نسبت به همدیگه کم شد ( سرد شد)ء

Can you tell me when accident came about ?
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میشه بگی چه وقت تصادف اتفاق افتاد؟

* Come about * =>to happen, especially by chance



Are you going to sign up for English next term ?
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ترم بعد زبان ثبت نام میکنی؟

Sign up = enrol (in / for )



whatever happens during the day comes out in my music
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هر چیزی که در طول روز اتفاق میفته توی موسیقی من خودش رو نشون میده



I thought we might get something to eat and then take in a movie.
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فکر کردم یه چیزی واسه خوردن بگیریم و بعد یه فیلم نگاه کنیم

*Take in * has some several definitions. This is a definition of theirs.



This guy really gets me riled up !
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این پسره واقعا رو مخمه ، اعصابمو خورد میکنه

Rile up => to make someone extremely angry



Stop raking up my mistakes !
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حالا اینقدر اشتباهات گذشته من را به رخ نکش .اینقدر بزرگش نکن

Rake up = to talk again about a past event or experience which should be forgotten, because it upsets or annoys someone else



when do you want to settle down and start a family ?
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کی میخای سرو سامان بگیری و زندگی تشکیل بدی

Settle down =>to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time, usually with your partner



I know you’re mad at me , but just hear me out
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میدونم از دستم عصبانی هستی، ولی حرفامو قشنگ گوش بده ، حرفمو قطع نکن

Hear sb out => to listen to someone until they have finished speaking, without interrupting them / MACMILLAN.DICT/




A new documents "took the lid off" the recent organized crime
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یک مدرک جدید پرده از راز جنایت سازماندهی شده اخیر برداشت

take the lid off =lift the lid on=>to tell someone about something bad or something that was a secret



Don't be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week.
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گول این محصولاتی که میگن در عرض یک هفته شما رو لاغر میکنیم رو نخورید

be taken in => to be completely deceived by someone who lies to you



Ex 1 => first I’ll tell you something about that and then I’ll run over these.
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اول یه چیزی در مورد اون موضوع بگم ،بعدش اینها رو سریع برات توضیح میدم

EX2=> I'd like to run over the main points of the article with you.
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میخوام نکات اصلی این مقاله رو براتون سریع توضیح بدم

Run over sth ===> to explain or practise something quickly;o examine a document or subject with someone in order to explain it or to get their help or their opinion on it



EX3=> He was run over and killed by a bus.
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اتوبوس بهش زد و مرد(زیر گرفتن)ء



EX4=> I'll just "run through" the names to see If everyone's present
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اسمها رو سریع میخونم ببینم همه حاضرن یا نه

EX5=> Well, let's run through the guest list to make sure no one has slipped our mind
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خوب ، بذار لیست مهمونا رو یکبار دیگه بخونیم ،مطمئن شیم کسی از قلم نیفتاده باشه.( کسی رو جا ننداخته باشیم)ء