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The Most Commonly-used Phrasal Verbs in English: (Part 6)

Own up
Meaning: Admit or confess something
Sentence: The boy owned up because, he kicked the ball through the window.

Pass away
Meaning: Die
Sentence: He has passed away. My prayers are with him.

Pick up
Meaning: Learn
Sentence: Children are easily to pick up this new language.

Pick up
Meaning: Collect, give someone a lift
Sentence: Shehzad is coming to pick me up at 8 o'clock.

Play down
Meaning: Minimize or make something appear less to important
Sentence: Indian's government played down the gravity of the situation.

Pop in
Meaning: Make a brief visit
Sentence: You sometimes pop in for a cup of Coffee or Green tea.

Put away
Meaning: Return something to its normal place after using it.
Sentence: Please put away my dictionary, when you've finished using it.

Put on
Meaning: Turn on or switch on
Sentence: Could you put on the light please?

Pick up
Meaning: To collect somebody
Sentence: I'll pick you up at the airport directly.

Rely on
Meaning: Count on or depend on
Sentence: Don't worry, You can rely on me. I can keep a secret.

Rule out
Meaning: Eliminate
Sentence: The police ruled out to the political situations.

Run away
Meaning: Escape from a place or suddenly leave
Sentence: He has run away from his home at the age of fourteen.

Run into
Meaning: Meet by accident or unexpectedly
Sentence: We ran into Bill Gates at the shopping center.




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