Team 3 Phrasal verbs from Newspaper


 1) Waiving off

Cancel or postpone 

University waves off the fee of poor students. 

2) pick up - improve or recover

Prices seem to be picking up again

3) cut down -  to reduce 

Doctors asked the management to cut down their working hours

4) hold for - protect something 

I will hold it for you until you come back

5) coping with - to deal with/ to maintain 

We have to cope with the pandemic situation 

6) put off - to postpone

I always put off my studies until the last minute of examination 

7) cut short- to stop doing something before it is finished 

Our conversation was cut short by the arrival of guests

8) set to- start doing something in a determined way

As soon as the meeting got over, did we set to work.

9) Land up - To reach a final position or situation 

The ship landed up on the south coast of America

10) Look for- Hope for something 

I'm looking for a partner in my new business 

11) set up- start a business 

The company set up a new manufacturing unit in London

12) Run out of - exhaust

India is running out of oxygen 

13) pull up: stop

A car pulled up outside my office

14) spar over: to argue 

State officials are still sparing over funding 

15) turned into- turn into

Patriotism turned into violent 


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