Phrasal Verbs
for IELTS to Get a High Band Score
By: Akram Khan
To look up
=
to find the meaning of a word in a dictionary
I
look
a word
up
Put off
the meeting
=
postpone the meeting
I had to put off the meeting because my father is coming today.
Speak down
to someone
=
to speak to someone like they are stupid, immature.
We should not speak down to anybody.
Take after
=
resemble or look like a parent
My colleagues say, "
I take after
my father."