Welcome to your Phrasal verbs with “Away” / “Back” lesson! In this topic we talk about:
• Compare AWAY and BACK
• Other phrasal verbs with AWAY
• Other phrasal verbs with BACK
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Compare AWAY and BACK
Compare the meanings of AWAY and BACK using various verbs:
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| You can also say: walk AWAY, go AWAY, walk AWAY etc. | You can also say: come BACK, take BACK, run BACK etc. |
Other phrasal verbs with AWAY
- get AWAY (escape):
“I was cornered by my talkative aunt and couldn’t get away.”
- get AWAY WITH (do something wring without getting caught):
“I broke the neighbour’s window but I think I got away with it.”
- keep AWAY (not approach):
“Keep away from the pond, you might fall in.”
- give AWAY (give for free):
“I gave all my old books away.”
- put AWAY (put an object in its place):
“Please put away those plates.”
- throw AWAY (put in the bin):
“I threw away my old jumpers.”
Other phrasal verbs with BACK
- wave BACK / smile BACK / shout BACK / write BACK / hit BACK (reciprocate an action):
“She smiled at me and I smiled back.”
- call BACK / text BACK (respond to a missed call or a text):
“I missed the call from Jim so I called back.”
- get BACK (reply to somebody):
“I can’t answer that question now, I’ll get back to you tomorrow.”
- look BACK (think about the past):
“Looking back at my childhood, I think I was very lucky.”
- pay BACK (resolve a debt):
“Thanks for lending me the money, I’ll pay you back next week.”
