Common phrasal verbs 12

EX (1) She" ran after me" to hand me some papers I'd dropped.
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دبنالم دوید، چندتا ورقی که افتاده بود و بهم بده

EX( 2) Why do dogs "run after" cats ?
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چرا سگها دنبال گربه ها میکنند؟

Run after ===>to chase someone or something that is moving away from you



I've been running around all day.
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کل روز رو درگیر اینور و اونور بودم

===> to be very busy doing a lot of different things

I've spent all day running around after the kids.
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کل روز رو عین کلفت دور و ور بچه ها بودم .( بهشون سرویس دادم)ء

run around after sb ==>to do a lot of things for someone else, especially when they should be able to do more for themselves



If you leave your flashlight on you'll soon run down the battery
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اگه چراق قوه ت رو همینجوری روشن بذاری خیلی زود باطری ش رو تموم میکنی( باطری خالی میکنه)ء

run down==> to make sth lose power and stop working



Who ran off with my notebook ?
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کی دیکشنری منو کش رفته ( برداشته برده )ء

Also = walk off = to steal something and take it away



Set out ==>to explain an idea in a clearly organized way

If any students are late, parents should "set out the reason".
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اگه هر دانش آموزی دیر بیاد ، پدر و مادر بایستی به طور شفاف پاسخگو باشند



Set out ( on ) => to start doing or working on something in order to achieve an aim

When we "set out on" this project, we knew it would be difficult.
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وقتی این پروژه رو شروع کردیم ، میدونستیم که سخته



Drift off to sleep==>to gradually fall asleep

I was just "drifting off" ( to sleep) when the phone rang.
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تازه داشت چشمم گرم میشد (تازه داشت خوابم میبرد) که تلفن زنگ زد


Bump into* ==> to hit or knock against something

Tim is a clumsy boy, always bumping into the furniture.
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تیم خیلی دست و پا چلفتیه، همش در حال خوردن به در و دیواره ( اسبا ب اثاثیه خونست)ء


** Trace around ** -----<>to press something against paper and draw a line around the edges that are in contact with the paper.

EX : Trace around your hand on the paper and then cut it out with scissors
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الگوی دستت رو بکش رو کاغذ بعد با قیچی ببرش



***To fill someone in on sth *** = means to inform someone about something. [ to give someone extra or missing information ]
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Ex:
I need you to fill me in on what happened while I was out this morning
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لازمه که بهم بگی امروز صبح که من بیرون بودم چه اتفاقی اینجا افتاده ( من رو در جریان قرار بدی ) ء



** Put up ** =>to make a particular effort in order to achieve or prevent something تلاش کردن برای بدس آوردن یا مانع از چیزی شدن (هر دو حالت رو در مثال پایین میبینید)ء
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EX:
The team put up a great performance
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تیم یک کار عالی از خودش ارائه داد.( عالی بازی کرد)ء