Phrasal Verbs for Kitchen, Definition and Example Sentences
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Phrasal Verbs
It is generally used with a verb, an adverb, or a preposition. An adverb or preposition added to the main verb changes the meaning of the actual verb, giving it a different meaning. Since it has a different meaning, it becomes an idiomatic verb. For example, if the preposition “up” is added to the verb “give”, we get the idiomatic verb “Give up” and it gains a new meaning regardless of the meaning of the two words that make it up.
Phrasal Verbs are divided into two as “separable” and “inseparable”.
Separable Phrasal Verbs
If a phrasal verb is separable, we can place the object between the main verb and the preposition or add it to the end of the phrasal verb phrase without separating it at all.
Inseparable Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verb type that cannot be placed in the middle of the phrasal verb phrase of the object of the sentence, therefore, must be used side by side and cannot be divided, is called “Inseparable phrasal verbs”. As an example, let’s use the phrasal verb “come across”, which is a combination of the words “come” and “across”, in a few sentences.
Pick at
Definition: Eat only small amounts of a meal
Example Sentence: Most of the time she just picks at her food.
Eat out
Definition: Instead of home, eat in a restaurant
Example Sentence: Let’s eat out tonight, I don’t feel like cooking.
Slice off
Definition: Cut something from a larger piece
Example Sentence: He sliced off a piece of apple.
Boil away
Definition: Cause liquid to evaporate completely boiling
Example Sentence: Check every 10 minutes to make sure the water has not boiled away.
Fry up
Definition: Cook something by frying
Example Sentence: Let’s fry some eggs up for dinner.
Pig out
Definition: Eat a large amount of food
Example Sentence: During the weekend she pigged out on fast food.
Warm up
Definition: Make something warm
Example Sentence: I’II warm up some meat for dinner.
