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Work in pairs and find out the meaning of the following phrasal verbs in a dictionary. Use them in sentences of your own:run awaygo abouttake abackrun downgo awaytake offrun intogo aheadtake onrun outgo throughtake overrun aroundgo alonggo into

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  • Runaway: (win (a prize) easily) The talented students of that school run away with all prizes.
  • Rundown: (knockdown with a vehicle) My brother was in danger of being run down by a speedy car.
  • Run into:(meet by Chance) I run into my long-lost friend in the market.
  • Run out: (use up or be used up) Ramesh couldn’t send the article timely because he runs out of paper.
  • Run around: (search) I am running around for a good house.
  • Go about: (begin or carry on work) Since the deadline is approaching, I have to go about my work without wasting my time.
  • Go away: (go or vanish) After his father’s accident, fears about his future refused to go away from Ramu’s mind.
  • Go ahead: (permission to proceed) I don’t mind at all Go ahead and have more servings of the dessert.
  • Go through: (experience, suffer) During the recession, we had to go through a tough period.
  • Go along: (agree to, suit something) These curtains do not go along with the rich upholstery.
  • Go into: (investigate or inquire into) When the police went into the details of the case, they realized that the son himself was the murderer of the father.
  • Take aback: (surprise) I was taken aback when. the stranger walked straight into my house and settled down on the sofa. 
  • Take off: remove (clothing), become airborne Why don’t you take off your coat: It is very warm inside.
  • Take on: (undertake [a task], acquire [a particular meaning or quality] The competition for the president’s post has taken on a warlike quality.
  • Take over: (assume control or responsibility for) When she saw that I was ill, my mother took over the work of preparing lunch.


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