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Phrasal Verbs C - F

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Call
Calm
Care
Carry
Carve
Cash
Cast
Catch
Cater
Change
Chat
Cheer
Chew
Chicken
Chip
 Choke
Clean
Clear
Climb
Close
Come
Cool
Copy
Count
Cover
Crack
Cross
Cry
Cut

 Die
Dig
Do
Dole
Double
Drag
Draw
Dream
Dress
Drive
Drop
Eat
Egg
End

 Face
Fall
Fan
Feed
Feel
Fight
Fill
Find
Finish
Fit
Fix
Flush
Follow
Fork

fan

Fan Out

Spread out wide.
The police hunt for the killer fanned out across the whole county.

feed

Feed Into

Put information into, normally, a computer.
To make the database, she had to feed data into the computer for three days.

Feed Off

Use something as a supply, source.
She's a great writer but she fed off her mother for inspiration.

feel

Feel Like

Have the desire to do something.
I feel like going shopping and spending a lot of money!

Feel For

Have sympathy for someone.
I feel for you having to work 14 hours a day. It must be terrible.

Feel Out

Discover someone's opinion on something by careful questioning.
He tried to feel out the boss about his plans for restructuring the company.

Feel Up To

Know someone is healthy, willing to do something.
She has the flu. She won't feel up to going out tonight.

fight

Fight Back

To use effort or force to return to a previous high position.
He was demoted but fought back to a management position in only two years.

Fight Off

Fight to prevent attack by something, someone.
He had his critics in the company but he managed to fight them all off.
She was ill for only a day and then she fought it off and returned to work.

figure

Figure Out

Deduce, Solve a problem.
When he didn't return to the house by 8pm, I figured out he was stuck at work.
I can't figure out how to put this table together. Can you help me?

fill

Fill In

1. Give information to someone to bring them up to date.
I missed the meeting on the new campaign. Can you fill me in?
2. Substitute for someone.
You will have to fill in for Jane who is on holiday this week.
3. Complete a form, etc.
Just fill in the form and then we can talk about how much money you want to borrow.



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