Take off

Tom takes off his coat.

Tom takes his coat off.
Tom se saca el abrigo.
It's hot, I'll take my jacket off.
Hace calor, me quitar la chaqueta.
Take off your jacket and stay awhile. (Qutate la chaqueta y quedate un rato.)
The plane will take off in 5 minutes. (El avin despegar en 5 minutos.)
Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!

It was hot, so I TOOK my jacket OFF.

Call back

Call me back in five minutes.

I have to call my boss back.

Can you call me back?

Could you call me back later?

He was busy when I called (rang), but he said he would call (ring) me back
tonight. (Estaba ocupado cuando le llam pero me dijo que me llamara esta noche.)
I'll call you back as soon as possible.

I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.
I must CALL her BACK when we get to the office.

Get along with

I get along with them.

They dont get along.

I dont get along with my parents.

I hope you get along with her.

I get along (well) with my mother-in-law.

Giovanna doesn't get along with her two brothers.
I found it very hard to get along with my brother when we were young.
I don't GET ALONG WITH my sister- we have nothing in common.

Give up
Try to give up cigarettes and alcohol.
Trata de dejar los cigarrillos y el alcohol.
Nicolas gave up smoking over 10 years ago. (Nicolas dej de fumar hace ms de 10 aos.)
Sarah gave up smoking five years ago.
I GAVE UP taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight.
I am giving up smoking as of January 1st.
Never give up learning English!

Get through
I won't be able to get through with my project until May.
No podr terminar mi proyecto hasta Mayo.
I'm never going to get through this book with all of these distractions! (Nunca voy a terminar
este libro con todas estas distracciones!)
We will never get through all of these boxes by 9:00 PM.
Have you gotten through with your homework yet?
Call me when you GET THROUGH.

Run into
I ran into my cousin downtown today.
Hoy me encontr por casualidad con mi primo en el centro.
Did I tell you? I ran into your brother the other day at the cinema. (Te dije? Me encontr con
tu hermano el otro da en el cine.)
Sophie ran into Maria at the shopping centre.
I ran into my English teacher at the movies last night. She's so nice!
Carlos ran into his English professor in the hallway.
I RAN INTO James in a bar in the City on Friday.

Run out of
"We have run out of coffee.
"Nos quedamos sin caf,

We have run out of materials. We need to go to the store. (Nos hemos quedado sin materiales.
Tenemos que ir a la tienda.)
We ran out of milk this morning, so we need to go to the store.
The runners ran out of energy before the end of the race.
We've RUN OUT OF sugar; I'm going to the shops for some.

Pay back
He has not paid the two hundred dollars back.
Todava no ha devuelto los doscientos dlares.
I'm not worried, I know you will pay me back when you can. (No me preocupa, s que me
pagars cuando puedas.)
I will lend you 20 provided you pay meback before the end of the week.
Thanks for buying my ticket. I'llpay you back on Friday.
I will pay the money back on Monday, I promise.
Devolver el dinero el lunes, lo prometo.
I PAID BACK the twenty dollars I'd borrowed

Find out
Have you found out the title of the novel yet?
Ya averiguaste el ttulo de la novela?
I'm going to call the cinema to find out what time the film starts.
We don't know where he lives. How can we find out?
Vicky's parents are going to be so mad when they find out she got a tattoo.
The detective will soon find out the truth.
El detective pronto descubrir la verdad.
My sister found out that her husband had been planning a surprise party for her.
I went to the library to FIND OUT all I could about the life and work of Joe Meek.

Fill up
Fill up the glasses with Argentine wine and let us toast the birthday girl!!
Llenemos las copas con vino argentino y brindemos por la cumpleaera!!.

I always fill the water jug up when it is empty.

Fill the car up with unleaded gas, please.
I stopped at the gas station and FILLED UP my pick up with diesel.

Call off
The couple decided to call off the wedding.
Los jvenes decidieron cancelar el casamiento.
The meeting was called off because of the strike.
Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fianc.
They called the picnic off because of the rain.
They called off this afternoon's meeting
The concert had to be CALLED OFF because the singer went down with a bad case of flu.

Cheer up
Cheer up! Everything will be all right.
Algrate! Todo va a andar bien.
Cheer up! Tomorrow is a new day. (Anmate! Maana ser otro da. )
I told her a joke to try and cheer her up.
The party really cheered me up.
She cheered up when she heard the good news.
Come on, CHEER UP; it isn't all bad, you know.

Grow up
He wants to be a pilot when he grows up.
Quiere ser piloto cuando madure.
Alex grew up in France but now he lives in Italy. (Alex creci en Francia pero ahora vive en
Italia.)
When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman.
Your brother needs to grow up and start thinking about his future.
Gina wants to be a teacher when she grows up, just like her sister.
Gina quiere ser maestra cuando sea grande, como su hermana.

He GREW UP in the West Country.

Ask out
Barbara's friends always ask her out.
Los amigos de Brbara siempre la invitan a salir.
John has asked Mary out several times.
Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
I can't believe that Joe finally asked me out on a date!
I think I'll ask Peter and Mary over this weekend for lunch.
Me parece que este fin de semana voy a invitar a almorzar a Peter y Mary.
He wanted to ASK her OUT but was too shy.

Drop off
I'll drop you off at the bus stop if you like.
I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over.
I DROPPED the kids OFF at school on my way to work.