CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11"> <link rel="pingback" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/xmlrpc.php"> <meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' /> <style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style>  <meta name="google-site-verification" content="SPmTcPb5b6kxs2QTu47s5XxrKN17DAapGtNVFMx7E9g" />  <title>Phrasal verbs Archives - About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog</title> <link rel="canonical" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" /> <link rel="next" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/page/2/" /> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Phrasal verbs Archives - About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@CambridgeWords" /> <script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/","url":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/","name":"Phrasal verbs Archives - About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?fit=1859%2C1276&ssl=1","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/#primaryimage","url":"https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?fit=1859%2C1276&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?fit=1859%2C1276&ssl=1","width":1859,"height":1276,"caption":"fotostorm / E+"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Phrasal verbs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/#website","url":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/","name":"About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog","description":"Commenting on developments in the English language","publisher":{"@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/#organization","name":"Cambridge Dictionary","url":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/#/schema/logo/image/","url":"https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/og-image.png?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/og-image.png?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"Cambridge Dictionary"},"image":{"@id":"https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/#/schema/logo/image/"},"sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/CUPCambridgeDictionary","https://x.com/CambridgeWords","https://www.instagram.com/cambridgewords/","https://www.youtube.com/c/cambridgedictionary"]}]}</script>  <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//secure.gravatar.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//stats.wp.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fonts-api.wp.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//widgets.wp.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//jetpack.wordpress.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s0.wp.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//public-api.wordpress.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//0.gravatar.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//1.gravatar.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//2.gravatar.com' /> <link rel='preconnect' href='//i0.wp.com' /> <link rel='preconnect' href='//c0.wp.com' /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog » Feed" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog » Comments Feed" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/comments/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog » Phrasal verbs Category Feed" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/feed/" /> <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=6.7.1"}}; /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(i,n){var o,s,e;function c(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(o,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function p(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data),r=(e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0),new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data));return t.every(function(e,t){return e===r[t]})}function u(e,t,n){switch(t){case"flag":return n(e,"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f","\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200b\u26a7\ufe0f")?!1:!n(e,"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3","\ud83c\uddfa\u200b\ud83c\uddf3")&&!n(e,"\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f","\ud83c\udff4\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc62\u200b\udb40\udc65\u200b\udb40\udc6e\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc7f");case"emoji":return!n(e,"\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b","\ud83d\udc26\u200b\u2b1b")}return!1}function f(e,t,n){var r="undefined"!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):i.createElement("canvas"),a=r.getContext("2d",{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(a.textBaseline="top",a.font="600 32px Arial",{});return e.forEach(function(e){o[e]=t(a,e,n)}),o}function t(e){var t=i.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=!0,i.head.appendChild(t)}"undefined"!=typeof Promise&&(o="wpEmojiSettingsSupports",s=["flag","emoji"],n.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},e=new Promise(function(e){i.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",e,{once:!0})}),new Promise(function(t){var n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(o));if("object"==typeof e&&"number"==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&"object"==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return null}();if(!n){if("undefined"!=typeof Worker&&"undefined"!=typeof OffscreenCanvas&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&URL.createObjectURL&&"undefined"!=typeof Blob)try{var e="postMessage("+f.toString()+"("+[JSON.stringify(s),u.toString(),p.toString()].join(",")+"));",r=new Blob([e],{type:"text/javascript"}),a=new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(r),{name:"wpTestEmojiSupports"});return void(a.onmessage=function(e){c(n=e.data),a.terminate(),t(n)})}catch(e){}c(n=f(s,u,p))}t(n)}).then(function(e){for(var t in e)n.supports[t]=e[t],n.supports.everything=n.supports.everything&&n.supports[t],"flag"!==t&&(n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&n.supports[t]);n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!n.supports.flag,n.DOMReady=!1,n.readyCallback=function(){n.DOMReady=!0}}).then(function(){return e}).then(function(){var e;n.supports.everything||(n.readyCallback(),(e=n.source||{}).concatemoji?t(e.concatemoji):e.wpemoji&&e.twemoji&&(t(e.twemoji),t(e.wpemoji)))}))}((window,document),window._wpemojiSettings); /* ]]> */ </script> <link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-16a0cd55614fb2728157bf9d154572fb' href='https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/_static/??-eJylVFtuAyEMvFAJSt/9qPoTqQfoASoWHOLECwhDt3v7skk2SjavVfrHgGds7IEmCO1dApdkoGzRsVxCCkqvZO1NJmCJbo4OEwjW0RP1uJ1o5rvmmG9zgRVEK6uMZGRFXq8EYRVVbCWnluAclVTrcxI2ojkMRKcpm1LMkmUNBhUQ1B1zH4RChygIrNLtpEZ3lV3O9vE+Z1ia9ut7sDTIaVOc6PfE9CYW/JZYRu/4JrpyWKtU6GMHoX0dvCsRfHkKu6y7vs0ggDPgNBbw6WfKmFZ+dRq81SaVgNNQMS1KX8tY/Q/oqObpdN5hlNCLTvLfsUNDf5f7SAsOIpYQPr28JtK/Cq2izwwkucFQXFdlZ66XcMTeHoh+Y6xAQgIjrCKC8qguoLGChCs444ujKXZ93JixCcVUY1NwrsoXgqHz7ACNllioCGZtv26Jzo4aOnuNigR56/kA9C/+o36fvjxM3+6fHl+f/wBEnPUz' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='wp-block-library-inline-css'> .has-text-align-justify{text-align:justify;} </style> <style id='wp-emoji-styles-inline-css'> img.wp-smiley, img.emoji { display: inline !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; height: 1em !important; width: 1em !important; margin: 0 0.07em !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; background: none !important; padding: 0 !important; } </style> <style id='jetpack-sharing-buttons-style-inline-css'> .jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list{display:flex;flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;list-style-type:none;margin:5px;padding:0}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-small-icon-size{font-size:12px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-normal-icon-size{font-size:16px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-large-icon-size{font-size:24px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-huge-icon-size{font-size:36px}@media print{.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list{display:none!important}}.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-jetpack-sharing-buttons{gap:0;padding-inline-start:0}ul.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-background{padding:1.25em 2.375em} </style> <style id='classic-theme-styles-inline-css'> /*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} </style> <style id='global-styles-inline-css'> :root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--font-family--albert-sans: 'Albert Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--alegreya: Alegreya, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--arvo: Arvo, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--bodoni-moda: 'Bodoni Moda', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--bricolage-grotesque: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--cabin: Cabin, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--chivo: Chivo, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--commissioner: Commissioner, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--cormorant: Cormorant, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--courier-prime: 'Courier Prime', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--crimson-pro: 'Crimson Pro', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--dm-mono: 'DM Mono', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--dm-sans: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--dm-serif-display: 'DM Serif Display', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--domine: Domine, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--eb-garamond: 'EB Garamond', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--epilogue: Epilogue, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fahkwang: Fahkwang, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--figtree: Figtree, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fira-sans: 'Fira Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fjalla-one: 'Fjalla One', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fraunces: Fraunces, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--gabarito: Gabarito, system-ui;--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-mono: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-sans: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--ibarra-real-nova: 'Ibarra Real Nova', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--instrument-serif: 'Instrument Serif', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--inter: Inter, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--josefin-sans: 'Josefin Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--jost: Jost, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--libre-baskerville: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--libre-franklin: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--literata: Literata, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--lora: Lora, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--merriweather: Merriweather, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--montserrat: Montserrat, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--newsreader: Newsreader, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--noto-sans-mono: 'Noto Sans Mono', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--nunito: Nunito, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--open-sans: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--overpass: Overpass, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--pt-serif: 'PT Serif', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--petrona: Petrona, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--piazzolla: Piazzolla, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--playfair-display: 'Playfair Display', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--plus-jakarta-sans: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--poppins: Poppins, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--raleway: Raleway, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--roboto: Roboto, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--roboto-slab: 'Roboto Slab', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--rubik: Rubik, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--rufina: Rufina, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--sora: Sora, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--source-sans-3: 'Source Sans 3', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--source-serif-4: 'Source Serif 4', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--space-mono: 'Space Mono', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--syne: Syne, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--texturina: Texturina, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--urbanist: Urbanist, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--work-sans: 'Work Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;}.has-albert-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--albert-sans) !important;}.has-alegreya-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--alegreya) !important;}.has-arvo-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--arvo) !important;}.has-bodoni-moda-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--bodoni-moda) !important;}.has-bricolage-grotesque-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--bricolage-grotesque) !important;}.has-cabin-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--cabin) !important;}.has-chivo-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--chivo) !important;}.has-commissioner-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--commissioner) !important;}.has-cormorant-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--cormorant) !important;}.has-courier-prime-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--courier-prime) !important;}.has-crimson-pro-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--crimson-pro) !important;}.has-dm-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--dm-mono) !important;}.has-dm-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--dm-sans) !important;}.has-dm-serif-display-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--dm-serif-display) !important;}.has-domine-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--domine) !important;}.has-eb-garamond-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--eb-garamond) !important;}.has-epilogue-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--epilogue) !important;}.has-fahkwang-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fahkwang) !important;}.has-figtree-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--figtree) !important;}.has-fira-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fira-sans) !important;}.has-fjalla-one-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fjalla-one) !important;}.has-fraunces-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fraunces) !important;}.has-gabarito-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--gabarito) !important;}.has-ibm-plex-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-mono) !important;}.has-ibm-plex-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-sans) !important;}.has-ibarra-real-nova-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--ibarra-real-nova) !important;}.has-instrument-serif-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--instrument-serif) !important;}.has-inter-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--inter) !important;}.has-josefin-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--josefin-sans) !important;}.has-jost-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--jost) !important;}.has-libre-baskerville-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--libre-baskerville) !important;}.has-libre-franklin-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--libre-franklin) !important;}.has-literata-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--literata) !important;}.has-lora-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--lora) !important;}.has-merriweather-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--merriweather) !important;}.has-montserrat-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--montserrat) !important;}.has-newsreader-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--newsreader) !important;}.has-noto-sans-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--noto-sans-mono) !important;}.has-nunito-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--nunito) !important;}.has-open-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--open-sans) !important;}.has-overpass-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--overpass) !important;}.has-pt-serif-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--pt-serif) !important;}.has-petrona-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--petrona) !important;}.has-piazzolla-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--piazzolla) !important;}.has-playfair-display-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--playfair-display) !important;}.has-plus-jakarta-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--plus-jakarta-sans) !important;}.has-poppins-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--poppins) !important;}.has-raleway-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--raleway) !important;}.has-roboto-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--roboto) !important;}.has-roboto-slab-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--roboto-slab) !important;}.has-rubik-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--rubik) !important;}.has-rufina-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--rufina) !important;}.has-sora-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--sora) !important;}.has-source-sans-3-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--source-sans-3) !important;}.has-source-serif-4-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--source-serif-4) !important;}.has-space-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--space-mono) !important;}.has-syne-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--syne) !important;}.has-texturina-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--texturina) !important;}.has-urbanist-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--urbanist) !important;}.has-work-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--work-sans) !important;} :where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} :root :where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} :where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css' href='https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-includes/css/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.7.1' media='all' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='lovecraft-fonts-css' href='https://fonts-api.wp.com/css?family=Playfair+Display%3A400%2C700%2C400italic%7CLato%3A400%2C400italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic&subset=latin%2Clatin-ext&ver=6.7.1' media='all' /> <style id='jetpack-global-styles-frontend-style-inline-css'> :root { --font-headings: unset; --font-base: unset; --font-headings-default: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif; --font-base-default: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;} </style> <script type="text/javascript" id="jetpack-mu-wpcom-settings-js-before"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var JETPACK_MU_WPCOM_SETTINGS = {"assetsUrl":"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcomsh\/vendor\/automattic\/jetpack-mu-wpcom\/src\/build\/"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1" id="jquery-core-js"></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?m=1686289764'></script> <link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-json/wp/v2/categories/76291" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> <style>img#wpstats{display:none}</style> <style type="text/css"> .recentcomments a { display: inline !important; padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; } table.recentcommentsavatartop img.avatar, table.recentcommentsavatarend img.avatar { border: 0px; margin: 0; } table.recentcommentsavatartop a, table.recentcommentsavatarend a { border: 0px !important; background-color: transparent !important; } td.recentcommentsavatarend, td.recentcommentsavatartop { padding: 0px 0px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; } td.recentcommentstextend { border: none !important; padding: 0px 0px 2px 10px; } .rtl td.recentcommentstextend { padding: 0px 10px 2px 0px; } td.recentcommentstexttop { border: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; } .rtl td.recentcommentstexttop { padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; } </style> <style type="text/css"> .site-title, .site-description { position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); } </style> <link rel="icon" href="https://s0.wp.com/i/webclip.png" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://s0.wp.com/i/webclip.png" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://s0.wp.com/i/webclip.png" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://s0.wp.com/i/webclip.png" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" id="wp-custom-css" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/?custom-css=c4b7b886d8" />  <script async src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-0KGCN0J803'></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag() { dataLayer.push( arguments ); } gtag( 'js', new Date() ); gtag( 'config', "G-0KGCN0J803" ); </script>  </head> <body class="archive category category-phrasal-verbs category-76291 wp-embed-responsive group-blog"> <div id="page" class="hfeed site"> <a class="skip-link screen-reader-text" href="#content">Skip to content</a> <header id="masthead" class="site-header" role="banner"> <div class="site-branding"> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/" class="site-logo-link" rel="home" itemprop="url"></a> <h1 class="site-title"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/" rel="home">About Words – Cambridge Dictionary blog</a></h1> <p class="site-description">Commenting on developments in the English language</p> </div> <div class="toggles clear"> <button class="menu-toggle toggle" aria-controls="primary-menu" aria-expanded="false"> <div class="bar"></div> <div class="bar"></div> <div class="bar"></div> <span class="screen-reader-text">Menu</span> </button> <button class="search-toggle toggle"> <div class="genericon genericon-search" aria-expanded="false"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Search</span> </div> </button> </div> <nav id="site-navigation" class="main-navigation" role="navigation"> <div class="menu-cdo-container"><ul id="primary-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-7610" class="home menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-7610"><a href="http://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-7609" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-7609"><a href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org">Cambridge</a></li> <li id="menu-item-7611" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-7611"><a href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/">Dictionary</a></li> <li id="menu-item-7612" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-7612"><a href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/translate/">Translate</a></li> <li id="menu-item-7613" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-7613"><a href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/">Grammar</a></li> <li id="menu-item-13516" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-13516"><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/thesaurus/">Thesaurus</a></li> <li id="menu-item-13449" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-13449"><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/">+Plus</a></li> <li id="menu-item-7615" class="twitter menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-7615"><a href="https://twitter.com/CambridgeWords">Twitter</a></li> <li id="menu-item-7616" class="facebook menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-7616"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CUPCambridgeDictionary/">Facebook</a></li> <li id="menu-item-7617" class="follow menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-7617"><a href="#">Follow us</a></li> </ul></div> </nav> <div class="mobile-search"> <form role="search" method="get" class="search-form" action="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/"> <label> <span class="screen-reader-text">Search for:</span> <input type="search" class="search-field" placeholder="Search …" value="" name="s" title="Search for:" /> </label> <button type="submit" class="search-submit"> <span class="genericon genericon-search"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Search</span> </span> </button> </form> </div> </header> <a class="header-image-wrapper" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/" rel="home"> <div class="header-image bg-image" style="background-image: url(https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-About-Words-blog-header-2560x888-1.jpg)"> <img src="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-About-Words-blog-header-2560x888-1.jpg" width="1280" height="443" alt=""> </div> </a> <div id="content" class="site-content"> <div id="primary" class="content-area"> <main id="main" class="site-main" role="main"> <header class="page-header"> <h1 class="page-title">Category: <span>Phrasal verbs</span></h1> </header> <article id="post-20414" class="post-20414 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conversation category-phrasal-verbs category-the-english-language category-vocabulary tag-conversation tag-english tag-improve-your-english tag-phrasal-verbs tag-reassurance tag-vocabulary"> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/" title="Nobody blames you: phrases for offering reassurance"><img width="900" height="618" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?fit=900%2C618&ssl=1" class="attachment-lovecraft-post-image size-lovecraft-post-image wp-post-image" alt="A mother comforts offers assurance to her teenage son" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?w=1859&ssl=1 1859w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=300%2C206&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=1024%2C703&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=768%2C527&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=1536%2C1054&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=900%2C618&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=1280%2C879&ssl=1 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-attachment-id="20450" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/mother-and-teenage-boy-having-bonding-moments-on-the-balcony/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?fit=1859%2C1276&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1859,1276" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV","caption":"Portrait of caring mid adult woman and her teenage son standing on the balcony, holding hands, smiling at each other and having bonding moments. She is gently caressing his face.","created_timestamp":"1681120921","copyright":"","focal_length":"115","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"Mother and teenage boy having bonding moments on the balcony","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Nobody blames you (How we talk about using opportunities)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>fotostorm / E+</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?fit=300%2C206&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?fit=640%2C439&ssl=1" /></a> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/" rel="bookmark">Nobody blames you: phrases for offering reassurance</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">On <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-06T12:00:42+00:00">November 6, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-04T14:54:55+01:00">October 4, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/lizwalter2/">Liz Walter</a></span></span><span class="cat-links">In <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/conversation/" rel="category tag">Conversation</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" rel="category tag">Phrasal verbs</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/the-english-language/" rel="category tag">the English language</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/vocabulary/" rel="category tag">Vocabulary</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/#comments">4 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><em>Listen to the author reading this blog post.</em></p>  <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-20414-1" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Nobody_blames_you_Liz_06.11.24.mp3?_=1" /><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Nobody_blames_you_Liz_06.11.24.mp3">https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Nobody_blames_you_Liz_06.11.24.mp3</a></audio> <p> </p> <figure id="attachment_20450" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-20450" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="20450" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/mother-and-teenage-boy-having-bonding-moments-on-the-balcony/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?fit=1859%2C1276&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1859,1276" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV","caption":"Portrait of caring mid adult woman and her teenage son standing on the balcony, holding hands, smiling at each other and having bonding moments. She is gently caressing his face.","created_timestamp":"1681120921","copyright":"","focal_length":"115","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"Mother and teenage boy having bonding moments on the balcony","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Nobody blames you (How we talk about using opportunities)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>fotostorm / E+</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?fit=300%2C206&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?fit=640%2C439&ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-image-20450" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513-300x206.jpg?resize=300%2C206&ssl=1" alt="A mother comforts offers assurance to her teenage son" width="300" height="206" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=300%2C206&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=1024%2C703&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=768%2C527&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=1536%2C1054&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=900%2C618&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=1280%2C879&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?w=1859&ssl=1 1859w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-20450" class="wp-caption-text">fotostorm / E+</figcaption></figure> <p>by <strong>Liz Walter</strong></p> <p>We all have times when we need to <strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reassure">reassure</a></strong> someone, perhaps because they have done something they regret, because they are worried about something they have to do in the future or because they are experiencing something that is causing them anxiety.</p> <p> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/#more-20414" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">“Nobody blames you: phrases for offering reassurance”</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-20414" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-20414" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/?share=reddit" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Nobody%20blames%20you%3A%20phrases%20for%20offering%20reassurance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionaryblog.cambridge.org%2F2024%2F11%2F06%2Fnobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="95632446cc" data-email-share-track-url="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/?share=email"><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-20414" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-pinterest"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-pinterest-20414" class="share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/?share=pinterest" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Pinterest" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-18458032-20414-674861fac141a' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=18458032&post_id=20414&origin=dictionaryblog.cambridge.org&obj_id=18458032-20414-674861fac141a&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-18458032-20414-674861fac141a' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-20410" class="post-20410 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-phrasal-verbs category-the-english-language category-vocabulary tag-collocations tag-english tag-english-language tag-opportunity tag-phrasal-verbs tag-phrases tag-vocabulary"> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/" title="Making the most of it (How we talk about using opportunities)"><img width="900" height="703" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?fit=900%2C703&ssl=1" class="attachment-lovecraft-post-image size-lovecraft-post-image wp-post-image" alt="Goldfish leaping from small bowl to large bowl to a new beginning" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?w=1732&ssl=1 1732w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=300%2C234&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=1024%2C800&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=768%2C600&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=1536%2C1200&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=900%2C703&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=1280%2C1000&ssl=1 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-attachment-id="20424" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/goldfish-leaping/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?fit=1732%2C1353&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1732,1353" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"","caption":"Goldfish leaping from small bowl to large bowl to a new beginning. Latin name: Carassius auratus. Goldfish were one of the first species of fish to be kept in captivity. They have been bred in China since the 11th century, and selective breeding there and in Japan has developed many ornamental varieties.","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Gandee Vasan","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Goldfish Leaping","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Making the most of it (how to talk about opportunities)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Gandee Vasan / Stone</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?fit=300%2C234&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?fit=640%2C500&ssl=1" /></a> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/" rel="bookmark">Making the most of it (How we talk about using opportunities)</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">On <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-30T12:00:37+00:00">October 30, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-04T14:57:19+01:00">October 4, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/katewoodford/">Kate Woodford</a></span></span><span class="cat-links">In <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" rel="category tag">Phrasal verbs</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/the-english-language/" rel="category tag">the English language</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/vocabulary/" rel="category tag">Vocabulary</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/#comments">10 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><em>Listen to the author reading this blog post.</em></p> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-20410-2" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making_the_most_of_it_Kate_06.11.24.mp3?_=2" /><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making_the_most_of_it_Kate_06.11.24.mp3">https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making_the_most_of_it_Kate_06.11.24.mp3</a></audio> <p> </p> <figure id="attachment_20424" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-20424" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="20424" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/goldfish-leaping/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?fit=1732%2C1353&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1732,1353" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"","caption":"Goldfish leaping from small bowl to large bowl to a new beginning. Latin name: Carassius auratus. Goldfish were one of the first species of fish to be kept in captivity. They have been bred in China since the 11th century, and selective breeding there and in Japan has developed many ornamental varieties.","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Gandee Vasan","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Goldfish Leaping","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Making the most of it (how to talk about opportunities)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Gandee Vasan / Stone</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?fit=300%2C234&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?fit=640%2C500&ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-image-20424" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486-300x234.jpg?resize=300%2C234&ssl=1" alt="Goldfish leaping from small bowl to large bowl to a new beginning" width="300" height="234" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=300%2C234&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=1024%2C800&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=768%2C600&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=1536%2C1200&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=900%2C703&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?resize=1280%2C1000&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Making-the-most-of-it_121989283-e1726520389486.jpg?w=1732&ssl=1 1732w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-20424" class="wp-caption-text">Gandee Vasan / Stone</figcaption></figure> <p> </p> <p>by <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/katewoodford2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kate Woodford</a></strong></p> <p>Today’s post has a very positive feel to it as I’m looking at the language around responding to opportunities.</p> <p>Starting with a useful collocation, we say that we <strong>take </strong>an <strong>opportunity</strong>, meaning that we use a chance to do something.</p> <p> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/#more-20410" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">“Making the most of it (How we talk about using opportunities)”</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-20410" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-20410" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/?share=reddit" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Making%20the%20most%20of%20it%20%28How%20we%20talk%20about%20using%20opportunities%29&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionaryblog.cambridge.org%2F2024%2F10%2F30%2Fmaking-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="28c47e7efa" data-email-share-track-url="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/?share=email"><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-20410" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-pinterest"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-pinterest-20410" class="share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/30/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities/?share=pinterest" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Pinterest" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-18458032-20410-674861fac3f90' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=18458032&post_id=20410&origin=dictionaryblog.cambridge.org&obj_id=18458032-20410-674861fac3f90&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-18458032-20410-674861fac3f90' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-19958" class="post-19958 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-learning category-phrasal-verbs category-the-english-language tag-english-language tag-phrasal-verbs tag-verbs tag-vocabulary"> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/" title="Skimming through and writing up (Studying phrasal verbs)"><img width="900" height="602" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?fit=900%2C602&ssl=1" class="attachment-lovecraft-post-image size-lovecraft-post-image wp-post-image" alt="A young adult student in a class poring over a book" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?w=4740&ssl=1 4740w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=300%2C201&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=768%2C514&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=1536%2C1027&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=2048%2C1370&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=900%2C602&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=1280%2C856&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-attachment-id="20240" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/black-female-student-reading-from-a-book-during-a-class-at-the-university/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?fit=4740%2C3170&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4740,3170" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"Canon EOS R3","caption":"Female African American university student learning in lecture hall.","created_timestamp":"1687021731","copyright":"photo by drazen zigic","focal_length":"40","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"Black female student reading from a book during a class at the university.","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Black female student reading from a book during a class at the university." data-image-description="<p>Skimming through and writing up (Studying phrasal verbs)</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Drazen Zigic / iStock / Getty Images Plus</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?fit=300%2C201&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?fit=640%2C428&ssl=1" /></a> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/" rel="bookmark">Skimming through and writing up (Studying phrasal verbs)</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">On <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-09T12:00:42+01:00">October 9, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-04T14:55:31+01:00">October 4, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/katewoodford/">Kate Woodford</a></span></span><span class="cat-links">In <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" rel="category tag">Phrasal verbs</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/the-english-language/" rel="category tag">the English language</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/#comments">20 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><em>Listen to the author reading this blog post.</em></p> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-19958-3" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_Kate_09.10.24.mp3?_=3" /><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_Kate_09.10.24.mp3">https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_Kate_09.10.24.mp3</a></audio> <p> </p> <figure id="attachment_20240" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-20240" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="20240" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/black-female-student-reading-from-a-book-during-a-class-at-the-university/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?fit=4740%2C3170&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4740,3170" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"Canon EOS R3","caption":"Female African American university student learning in lecture hall.","created_timestamp":"1687021731","copyright":"photo by drazen zigic","focal_length":"40","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.004","title":"Black female student reading from a book during a class at the university.","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Black female student reading from a book during a class at the university." data-image-description="<p>Skimming through and writing up (Studying phrasal verbs)</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Drazen Zigic / iStock / Getty Images Plus</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?fit=300%2C201&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?fit=640%2C428&ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-image-20240" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520-300x201.jpg?resize=300%2C201&ssl=1" alt="A young adult student in a class poring over a book" width="300" height="201" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=300%2C201&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=768%2C514&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=1536%2C1027&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=2048%2C1370&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=900%2C602&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?resize=1280%2C856&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Skimming-through_1614145719-e1724688826520.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-20240" class="wp-caption-text">Drazen Zigic / iStock / Getty Images Plus</figcaption></figure> <p> </p> <p>by <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/katewoodford2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kate Woodford</a></strong></p> <p>Today’s post looks at phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs relating to studying, learning, and taking exams.</p> <p>Let’s start with some useful verbs for reading.</p> <p> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/#more-19958" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">“Skimming through and writing up (Studying phrasal verbs)”</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-19958" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-19958" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/?share=reddit" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Skimming%20through%20and%20writing%20up%20%28Studying%20phrasal%20verbs%29&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionaryblog.cambridge.org%2F2024%2F10%2F09%2Fskimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="591a2925c3" data-email-share-track-url="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/?share=email"><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-19958" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-pinterest"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-pinterest-19958" class="share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/09/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs/?share=pinterest" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Pinterest" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-18458032-19958-674861fac6aa9' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=18458032&post_id=19958&origin=dictionaryblog.cambridge.org&obj_id=18458032-19958-674861fac6aa9&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-18458032-19958-674861fac6aa9' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-18423" class="post-18423 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-phrasal-verbs category-the-english-language category-vocabulary tag-eating tag-english-language tag-food-words tag-improve-your-english tag-phrasal-verbs"> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/" title="Tucking in and pigging out (Eating phrasal verbs)"><img width="900" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-lovecraft-post-image size-lovecraft-post-image wp-post-image" alt="photograph from above of a table covered in a variety of food, some on plates and some in cardboard or plastic containers, with two people, only their hands visible, selecting food to eat using chopsticks" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?w=4096&ssl=1 4096w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=900%2C600&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-attachment-id="18476" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/tucking_in/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?fit=4096%2C2731&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4096,2731" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1587859200","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="tucking_in" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Oscar Wong / Moment / Getty Images</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" /></a> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/" rel="bookmark">Tucking in and pigging out (Eating phrasal verbs)</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">On <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-11-29T12:00:49+00:00">November 29, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-11-22T15:26:49+00:00">November 22, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/katewoodford/">Kate Woodford</a></span></span><span class="cat-links">In <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" rel="category tag">Phrasal verbs</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/the-english-language/" rel="category tag">the English language</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/vocabulary/" rel="category tag">Vocabulary</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/#comments">17 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><em>Listen to the author reading this blog post:</em></p> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-18423-4" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Tucking_in_and_pigging_out_Kate_29.1.23.mp3?_=4" /><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Tucking_in_and_pigging_out_Kate_29.1.23.mp3">https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Tucking_in_and_pigging_out_Kate_29.1.23.mp3</a></audio> <figure id="attachment_18476" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18476" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="18476" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/tucking_in/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?fit=4096%2C2731&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4096,2731" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1587859200","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="tucking_in" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Oscar Wong / Moment / Getty Images</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-image-18476" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1" alt="photograph from above of a table covered in a variety of food, some on plates and some in cardboard or plastic containers, with two people, only their hands visible, selecting food to eat using chopsticks" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=900%2C600&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tucking_in.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18476" class="wp-caption-text">Oscar Wong / Moment / Getty Images</figcaption></figure> <p>by <a href="https://twitter.com/katewoodford2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kate Woodford</a></p> <p>It’s been a while since we published a phrasal verb post on this blog, so we’re making amends with this round-up of phrasal verbs relating to a subject that most of us are interested in – eating. <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/#more-18423" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">“Tucking in and pigging out (Eating phrasal verbs)”</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-18423" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-18423" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/?share=reddit" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Tucking%20in%20and%20pigging%20out%20%28Eating%20phrasal%20verbs%29&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionaryblog.cambridge.org%2F2023%2F11%2F29%2Feating-phrasal-verbs%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="4a64e0d48a" data-email-share-track-url="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/?share=email"><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-18423" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-pinterest"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-pinterest-18423" class="share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/11/29/eating-phrasal-verbs/?share=pinterest" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Pinterest" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-18458032-18423-674861fac94c6' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=18458032&post_id=18423&origin=dictionaryblog.cambridge.org&obj_id=18458032-18423-674861fac94c6&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-18458032-18423-674861fac94c6' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-18123" class="post-18123 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-phrasal-verbs category-synonyms category-the-english-language category-vocabulary tag-delays tag-english-language tag-improve-your-english"> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/" title="A bump in the road: talking about things that prevent progress"><img width="900" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-lovecraft-post-image size-lovecraft-post-image wp-post-image" alt="a car stopped on a rural road in front of a damaged section of tarmac with a warning sign - representing the concept of preventing progress" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?w=4096&ssl=1 4096w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=900%2C600&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-attachment-id="18133" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/road_blocked/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?fit=4096%2C2730&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4096,2730" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1168919764","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="road_blocked" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Arctic-Images / Stone / Getty Images</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" /></a> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/" rel="bookmark">A bump in the road: talking about things that prevent progress</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">On <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-10-04T12:00:42+01:00">October 4, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-29T10:42:33+01:00">September 29, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/lizwalter2/">Liz Walter</a></span></span><span class="cat-links">In <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" rel="category tag">Phrasal verbs</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/synonyms/" rel="category tag">Synonyms</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/the-english-language/" rel="category tag">the English language</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/vocabulary/" rel="category tag">Vocabulary</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/#comments">10 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><em>Listen to the author reading this blog post:</em></p> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-18123-5" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/A_bump_in_the_road_Liz_04.10.23.mp3?_=5" /><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/A_bump_in_the_road_Liz_04.10.23.mp3">https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/A_bump_in_the_road_Liz_04.10.23.mp3</a></audio> <figure id="attachment_18133" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18133" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="18133" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/road_blocked/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?fit=4096%2C2730&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4096,2730" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1168919764","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="road_blocked" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Arctic-Images / Stone / Getty Images</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-image-18133" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1" alt="a car stopped on a rural road in front of a damaged section of tarmac with a warning sign - representing the concept of preventing progress" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=900%2C600&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/road_blocked.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18133" class="wp-caption-text">Arctic-Images / Stone / Getty Images</figcaption></figure> <p>by <a href="https://twitter.com/LizJWalter">Liz Walter</a></p> <p>Today’s post looks at ways of talking about things that prevent or delay us doing things we want to do. <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/#more-18123" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">“A bump in the road: talking about things that prevent progress”</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-18123" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-18123" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/?share=reddit" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20A%20bump%20in%20the%20road%3A%20talking%20about%20things%20that%20prevent%20progress&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionaryblog.cambridge.org%2F2023%2F10%2F04%2Fthings-that-prevent-progress%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="804864a13e" data-email-share-track-url="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/?share=email"><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-18123" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-pinterest"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-pinterest-18123" class="share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/10/04/things-that-prevent-progress/?share=pinterest" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Pinterest" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-18458032-18123-674861facbf0b' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=18458032&post_id=18123&origin=dictionaryblog.cambridge.org&obj_id=18458032-18123-674861facbf0b&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-18458032-18123-674861facbf0b' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-17678" class="post-17678 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-phrasal-verbs category-the-english-language tag-english-language tag-improve-your-english"> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/" title="Dropping off and snoozing (Talking about sleep, Part 2)"><img width="900" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-lovecraft-post-image size-lovecraft-post-image wp-post-image" alt="a young woman resting her head on her folded arms as she sleeps at her desk" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?w=4096&ssl=1 4096w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=900%2C600&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=1280%2C854&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-attachment-id="17704" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/nap/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?fit=4096%2C2732&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4096,2732" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1650897511","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="nap" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Witthaya Prasongsin / Moment / GettyImages</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" /></a> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/" rel="bookmark">Dropping off and snoozing (Talking about sleep, Part 2)</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">On <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-08-09T12:00:54+01:00">August 9, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-27T11:12:33+01:00">July 27, 2023</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/katewoodford/">Kate Woodford</a></span></span><span class="cat-links">In <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" rel="category tag">Phrasal verbs</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/the-english-language/" rel="category tag">the English language</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/#comments">23 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><em>Listen to the author reading this blog post:</em></p> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-17678-6" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dropping_off_Kate_09.08.23.mp3?_=6" /><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dropping_off_Kate_09.08.23.mp3">https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dropping_off_Kate_09.08.23.mp3</a></audio> <figure id="attachment_17704" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-17704" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17704" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/nap/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?fit=4096%2C2732&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4096,2732" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1650897511","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="nap" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Witthaya Prasongsin / Moment / GettyImages</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-image-17704" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1" alt="a young woman resting her head on her folded arms as she sleeps at her desk" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=900%2C600&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?resize=1280%2C854&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nap.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-17704" class="wp-caption-text">Witthaya Prasongsin / Moment / GettyImages</figcaption></figure> <p>by <a href="https://twitter.com/katewoodford2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kate Woodford</a></p> <p>I recently published <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/07/26/talking-about-sleep-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an article on the word ‘sleep’ and its related collocations and idioms</a>. Continuing the theme, this week’s post looks at the range of alternatives to the word ‘sleep’ and the phrase ‘fall asleep’. As you might expect, it includes a good number of phrasal verbs. <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/#more-17678" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">“Dropping off and snoozing (Talking about sleep, Part 2)”</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-17678" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-17678" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/?share=reddit" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Dropping%20off%20and%20snoozing%20%28Talking%20about%20sleep%2C%20Part%202%29&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionaryblog.cambridge.org%2F2023%2F08%2F09%2Ftalking-about-sleep-part-2%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="a7e421f976" data-email-share-track-url="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/?share=email"><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-17678" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-pinterest"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-pinterest-17678" class="share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2023/08/09/talking-about-sleep-part-2/?share=pinterest" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Pinterest" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-18458032-17678-674861face86e' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=18458032&post_id=17678&origin=dictionaryblog.cambridge.org&obj_id=18458032-17678-674861face86e&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-18458032-17678-674861face86e' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-15360" class="post-15360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-idioms category-phrasal-verbs category-the-english-language"> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/" title="Pouring your heart out and bottling it up (Showing and not showing emotions, Part 2)"><img width="900" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig-e1643883700198.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-lovecraft-post-image size-lovecraft-post-image wp-post-image" alt="a smiling young man holding a red balloon shaped like a heart" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig-e1643883700198.jpg?w=4096&ssl=1 4096w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig-e1643883700198.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig-e1643883700198.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-attachment-id="15370" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/smiling-man-holding-heart-shape-balloon-while-standing-at-park/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig-e1643883700198.jpg?fit=4096%2C2731&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4096,2731" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Getty Images\/Westend61","camera":"","caption":"Friends having fun at the park doing a picnic. London, England.","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Westend61 \/ Angel Santana Garcia","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Smiling man holding heart shape balloon while standing at park","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Smiling man holding heart shape balloon while standing at park" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Westend61/GettyImages</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig-e1643883700198.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig-e1643883700198.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" /></a> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/" rel="bookmark">Pouring your heart out and bottling it up (Showing and not showing emotions, Part 2)</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">On <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-02-23T12:00:40+00:00">February 23, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-02-07T13:16:28+00:00">February 7, 2022</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/katewoodford/">Kate Woodford</a></span></span><span class="cat-links">In <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/idioms/" rel="category tag">Idioms</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" rel="category tag">Phrasal verbs</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/the-english-language/" rel="category tag">the English language</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/#comments">13 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_15370" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-15370" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig-e1643883700198.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="15370" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/smiling-man-holding-heart-shape-balloon-while-standing-at-park/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig-e1643883700198.jpg?fit=4096%2C2731&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4096,2731" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Getty Images\/Westend61","camera":"","caption":"Friends having fun at the park doing a picnic. London, England.","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Westend61 \/ Angel Santana Garcia","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Smiling man holding heart shape balloon while standing at park","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Smiling man holding heart shape balloon while standing at park" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Westend61/GettyImages</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig-e1643883700198.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig-e1643883700198.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-image-15370" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartballoon_orig.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1" alt="a smiling young man holding a red balloon shaped like a heart" width="300" height="200" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-15370" class="wp-caption-text">Westend61/GettyImages</figcaption></figure> <p>by <a href="https://twitter.com/katewoodford2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kate Woodford</a></p> <p>This is the second of two posts on the theme of showing and not showing emotions. The words and phrases in <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/01/26/express-yourself-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Part 1</a> focused on adjectives and verbs. Today’s post looks at idioms and phrasal verbs in this area. <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/#more-15360" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">“Pouring your heart out and bottling it up (Showing and not showing emotions, Part 2)”</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-15360" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-15360" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/?share=reddit" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Pouring%20your%20heart%20out%20and%20bottling%20it%20up%20%28Showing%20and%20not%20showing%20emotions%2C%20Part%202%29&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionaryblog.cambridge.org%2F2022%2F02%2F23%2Fpouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="9b8657bf13" data-email-share-track-url="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/?share=email"><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-15360" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-pinterest"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-pinterest-15360" class="share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2022/02/23/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2/?share=pinterest" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Pinterest" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-18458032-15360-674861fad0cda' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=18458032&post_id=15360&origin=dictionaryblog.cambridge.org&obj_id=18458032-15360-674861fad0cda&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-18458032-15360-674861fad0cda' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-14681" class="post-14681 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-idioms category-phrasal-verbs category-the-english-language category-vocabulary"> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/" title="As good as your word: Talking about trust and loyalty"><img width="900" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/good_as_your_word_orig.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-lovecraft-post-image size-lovecraft-post-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="14703" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/two-people-shaking-hands/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/good_as_your_word_orig.jpg?fit=8660%2C5773&ssl=1" data-orig-size="8660,5773" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.5","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"Canon EOS 5DS","caption":"Sealing a deal! Two Business people shaking hands after Welcoming partners finishing up a meeting or setting goals and planning way to success in the office.","created_timestamp":"1579867825","copyright":"","focal_length":"35","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"Two people shaking hands","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>ljubaphoto/E+/GettyImages</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/good_as_your_word_orig.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/good_as_your_word_orig.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" /></a> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/" rel="bookmark">As good as your word: Talking about trust and loyalty</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">On <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2021-09-08T12:00:42+01:00">September 8, 2021</time><time class="updated" datetime="2021-10-04T17:22:06+01:00">October 4, 2021</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/lizwalter2/">Liz Walter</a></span></span><span class="cat-links">In <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/idioms/" rel="category tag">Idioms</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" rel="category tag">Phrasal verbs</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/the-english-language/" rel="category tag">the English language</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/vocabulary/" rel="category tag">Vocabulary</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/#comments">20 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_14703" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14703" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/good_as_your_word_orig.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="14703" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/two-people-shaking-hands/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/good_as_your_word_orig.jpg?fit=8660%2C5773&ssl=1" data-orig-size="8660,5773" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.5","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"Canon EOS 5DS","caption":"Sealing a deal! Two Business people shaking hands after Welcoming partners finishing up a meeting or setting goals and planning way to success in the office.","created_timestamp":"1579867825","copyright":"","focal_length":"35","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"Two people shaking hands","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>ljubaphoto/E+/GettyImages</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/good_as_your_word_orig.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/good_as_your_word_orig.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-image-14703" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/good_as_your_word_orig.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14703" class="wp-caption-text">ljubaphoto/E+/GettyImages</figcaption></figure> <p>by <a href="https://twitter.com/LizJWalter">Liz Walter</a></p> <p>This post looks at words and phrases connected with the question of trust. I’ll start with ways of talking about people you are certain will keep their promises. You can <strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/depend-on-upon-sb-sth?q=depend+on#cald4-1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">depend on</a>, <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rely-on-upon-sb-sth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rely on</a></strong> or <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/count-on-sb" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>count on</strong></a> them to do what they say they will do:</p> <p><em>I know I can depend on Patrick to keep the business running while I’m away.</em></p> <p><em>If you stand for election, you can count on me to support you!</em> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/#more-14681" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">“As good as your word: Talking about trust and loyalty”</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-14681" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-14681" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/?share=reddit" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20As%20good%20as%20your%20word%3A%20Talking%20about%20trust%20and%20loyalty&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionaryblog.cambridge.org%2F2021%2F09%2F08%2Fas-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="55166b2242" data-email-share-track-url="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/?share=email"><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-14681" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-pinterest"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-pinterest-14681" class="share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/09/08/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty/?share=pinterest" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Pinterest" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-18458032-14681-674861fad32a6' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=18458032&post_id=14681&origin=dictionaryblog.cambridge.org&obj_id=18458032-14681-674861fad32a6&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-18458032-14681-674861fad32a6' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-14103" class="post-14103 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-phrasal-verbs category-the-english-language category-vocabulary"> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/03/10/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends/" rel="bookmark">Hitting it off and befriending people (Words for making friends)</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">On <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/03/10/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2021-03-10T12:00:00+00:00">March 10, 2021</time><time class="updated" datetime="2021-03-03T12:10:32+00:00">March 3, 2021</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/katewoodford/">Kate Woodford</a></span></span><span class="cat-links">In <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" rel="category tag">Phrasal verbs</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/the-english-language/" rel="category tag">the English language</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/vocabulary/" rel="category tag">Vocabulary</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/03/10/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends/#comments">18 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_14116" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14116" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/friends_orig.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="14116" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/03/10/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends/teenage-friends/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/friends_orig.jpg?fit=5760%2C3840&ssl=1" data-orig-size="5760,3840" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"Canon EOS-1D X","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1451747443","copyright":"Nick David","focal_length":"50","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"Teenage friends","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Nick David/Stone/Getty Images</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/friends_orig.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/friends_orig.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-image-14116" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/friends_orig.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14116" class="wp-caption-text">Nick David/Stone/Getty Images</figcaption></figure> <p>by <a href="https://twitter.com/katewoodford2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kate Woodford</a></p> <p>In these troubled times, I thought you might enjoy a post with a positive subject matter so today I’ll be looking at words and phrases around the subject of making friends and being friendly. You’ll notice there are several phrasal verbs in the post.</p> <p>Starting with a phrasal verb, if you begin a friendship with someone, you can say that you <strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/strike-up-something?q=strike+up+%28something%29" target="_blank" rel="noopener">strike up</a></strong> a friendship:</p> <p><em>He’d struck up a friendship with an older guy on his course.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>If you are friendly towards a stranger, often in order to help them, you might say you <strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/befriend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">befriend</a></strong> them:</p> <p><em>Luckily, I was befriended by an elderly man who showed me where to get a cup of coffee.</em></p> <p>If two people like each other and get on well as soon as they meet, you can say, informally, that they <strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hit#cald4-1-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hit it off</a></strong>:</p> <p><em>We met at Lucy’s party and hit it off immediately.</em></p> <p><em>I didn’t really hit it off with his mother. </em></p> <p>The verb <strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/click#cald4-1-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click</a></strong> has a similar meaning, with the additional suggestion that the people <em>understand</em> each other and think in a similar way:</p> <p><em>We met at a work party and clicked right away.</em></p> <p>If two people develop a friendly or loving connection with each other, you can say they <strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bond#cald4-2-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bond</a></strong>:</p> <p><em>She didn’t really bond with the other team members.</em></p> <p>If people become friends because of a shared interest, you might say they <strong>bond over</strong> that thing:</p> <p><em>We bonded over our love of birds and vegan cake.</em></p> <p>Someone who makes an effort to be friends with a person or group, often because it will give them an advantage, may be said to <strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-get-in-with-sb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">get in with</a></strong> them:</p> <p><em>She tried to get in with the cool kids at school.</em></p> <p>Something, (often a bad thing), that causes people to become friends may be said to <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bring-sb-sth-together" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>bring </strong>them<strong> together</strong></a>:</p> <p><em>As so often happens, the disaster brought the whole community together.</em></p> <p>Of course, relationships may end as well as start. If two people stop being friends after an argument, you can say, informally, that they <strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fall-out#cald4-1-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fall out</a></strong>:</p> <p><em>Unfortunately, the sisters fell out over money. </em> </p> <p>If a friendship between two people gradually ends over time, you might say the people <strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drift-apart" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drift apart</a></strong>:</p> <p><em>You know how it goes – our lives took different directions and we just drifted apart.</em></p> <p>If someone suddenly ends a friendship with someone, you can use the slightly informal verb <strong>drop</strong>:</p> <p><em>I don’t know what I did to offend her, but she just dropped me.</em></p> <p>Finally, to end on a more cheerful note, if you start to be friends with someone that you used to know well in the past, you may be said to <strong><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rekindle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rekindle</a></strong> the friendship:</p> <p><em>I was glad of the opportunity to rekindle an old friendship.</em></p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-14103" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/03/10/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-14103" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/03/10/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/03/10/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends/?share=reddit" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Hitting%20it%20off%20and%20befriending%20people%20%28Words%20for%20making%20friends%29&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionaryblog.cambridge.org%2F2021%2F03%2F10%2Fhitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="07e554e239" data-email-share-track-url="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/03/10/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends/?share=email"><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/03/10/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-14103" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/03/10/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-pinterest"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-pinterest-14103" class="share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2021/03/10/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends/?share=pinterest" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Pinterest" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-18458032-14103-674861fad5712' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=18458032&post_id=14103&origin=dictionaryblog.cambridge.org&obj_id=18458032-14103-674861fad5712&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-18458032-14103-674861fad5712' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-13295" class="post-13295 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-phrasal-verbs category-the-english-language category-vocabulary"> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/" rel="bookmark">Beating up, ganging up on and putting someone down: phrasal verbs for bad behaviour (2)</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">On <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-08-05T12:00:37+01:00">August 5, 2020</time><time class="updated" datetime="2020-08-04T15:31:09+01:00">August 4, 2020</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/lizwalter2/">Liz Walter</a></span></span><span class="cat-links">In <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/" rel="category tag">Phrasal verbs</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/the-english-language/" rel="category tag">the English language</a>, <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/vocabulary/" rel="category tag">Vocabulary</a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/#comments">21 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><figure id="attachment_13336" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-13336" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bullying_orig.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="13336" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/stop-bullying/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bullying_orig.jpg?fit=5040%2C3360&ssl=1" data-orig-size="5040,3360" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV","caption":"stop bullying menssage concept","created_timestamp":"1504712321","copyright":"","focal_length":"50","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.0008","title":"stop bullying","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Carol Yepes/Moment/Getty Images</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bullying_orig.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bullying_orig.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-image-13336" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bullying_orig.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-13336" class="wp-caption-text">Carol Yepes/Moment/Getty Images</figcaption></figure></p> <p>by <a href="https://twitter.com/LizJWalter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liz Walter</a></p> <p>In <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/07/01/playing-up-showing-off-or-letting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-1/">an earlier post</a>, I looked at phrasal verbs connected with children’s bad behaviour and with some general adult bad behaviour. In this post, I will cover phrasal verbs connected with bullying, violent and dishonest behaviour.</p> <p> <a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/#more-13295" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">“Beating up, ganging up on and putting someone down: phrasal verbs for bad behaviour (2)”</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-13295" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-13295" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-reddit"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/?share=reddit" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Reddit" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Beating%20up%2C%20ganging%20up%20on%20and%20putting%20someone%20down%3A%20phrasal%20verbs%20for%20bad%20behaviour%20%282%29&body=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionaryblog.cambridge.org%2F2020%2F08%2F05%2Fbeating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. You may need to create a new email yourself." data-email-share-nonce="781c2c4db1" data-email-share-track-url="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/?share=email"><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-13295" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-pinterest"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-pinterest-13295" class="share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/05/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2/?share=pinterest" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Pinterest" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-18458032-13295-674861fad7a16' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=18458032&post_id=13295&origin=dictionaryblog.cambridge.org&obj_id=18458032-13295-674861fad7a16&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-18458032-13295-674861fad7a16' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> </div> </article> <nav class="navigation posts-navigation" aria-label="Posts"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><div class="nav-previous"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/page/2/" >Older posts</a></div></div> </nav> </main> </div> <div id="secondary" class="widget-area" role="complementary"> <aside id="media_image-3" class="widget widget_media_image"><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><a href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org"><img width="1600" height="724" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?fit=1600%2C724&ssl=1" class="image wp-image-19286 alignleft attachment-full size-full" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?resize=300%2C136&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C463&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?resize=768%2C348&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C695&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C543&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?resize=900%2C407&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?resize=1280%2C579&ssl=1 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" data-attachment-id="19286" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/about-words-blog-sidebar-800x362/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?fit=1600%2C724&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1600,724" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="About Words blog sidebar 800×362" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?fit=300%2C136&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/About-Words-blog-sidebar-800x362-1.jpg?fit=640%2C289&ssl=1" /></a></aside><aside id="search-2" class="widget widget_search"><form role="search" method="get" class="search-form" action="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/"> <label> <span class="screen-reader-text">Search for:</span> <input type="search" class="search-field" placeholder="Search …" value="" name="s" title="Search for:" /> </label> <button type="submit" class="search-submit"> <span class="genericon genericon-search"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Search</span> </span> </button> </form></aside><aside id="top-posts-3" class="widget widget_top-posts"><h1 class="widget-title">Top posts</h1><div class='widgets-grid-layout no-grav'> <div class="widget-grid-view-image"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/27/playing-with-fire-the-language-of-risk/" title="Playing with fire (The language of risk)" class="bump-view" data-bump-view="tp"><img loading="lazy" width="200" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Playing-with-fire_155285570-e1730909905706.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Playing-with-fire_155285570-e1730909905706.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Playing-with-fire_155285570-e1730909905706.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Playing-with-fire_155285570-e1730909905706.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Playing-with-fire_155285570-e1730909905706.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Playing-with-fire_155285570-e1730909905706.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 4x" alt="Playing with fire (The language of risk)" data-pin-nopin="true"/></a></div><div class="widget-grid-view-image"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/25/new-words-25-november-2024-2/" title="New words – 25 November 2024" class="bump-view" data-bump-view="tp"><img loading="lazy" width="200" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Slowvember.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1&resize=200%2C200" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Slowvember.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1&resize=200%2C200 1x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Slowvember.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1&resize=300%2C300 1.5x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Slowvember.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1&resize=400%2C400 2x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Slowvember.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1&resize=600%2C600 3x" alt="New words – 25 November 2024" data-pin-nopin="true"/></a></div><div class="widget-grid-view-image"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/20/cambridge-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2024/" title="Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2024" class="bump-view" data-bump-view="tp"><img loading="lazy" width="200" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/About-Words-blog-image-4050-x-2700-px.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/About-Words-blog-image-4050-x-2700-px.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/About-Words-blog-image-4050-x-2700-px.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/About-Words-blog-image-4050-x-2700-px.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/About-Words-blog-image-4050-x-2700-px.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/About-Words-blog-image-4050-x-2700-px.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 4x" alt="Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2024" data-pin-nopin="true"/></a></div><div class="widget-grid-view-image"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/08/07/robbing-looting-and-embezzling-talking-about-stealing/" title="Robbing, looting, and embezzling: talking about stealing" class="bump-view" data-bump-view="tp"><img loading="lazy" width="200" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Theft.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Theft.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Theft.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Theft.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Theft.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Theft.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 4x" alt="Robbing, looting, and embezzling: talking about stealing" data-pin-nopin="true"/></a></div><div class="widget-grid-view-image"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2018/11/29/the-peoples-word-of-2018/" title="The People's Word of 2018" class="bump-view" data-bump-view="tp"><img loading="lazy" width="200" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cambridge-word-of-the-year-image-file-v2.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cambridge-word-of-the-year-image-file-v2.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cambridge-word-of-the-year-image-file-v2.png?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cambridge-word-of-the-year-image-file-v2.png?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cambridge-word-of-the-year-image-file-v2.png?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cambridge-word-of-the-year-image-file-v2.png?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 4x" alt="The People's Word of 2018" data-pin-nopin="true"/></a></div><div class="widget-grid-view-image"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/13/a-safe-pair-of-hands-newspaper-idioms/" title="A safe pair of hands (Newspaper idioms)" class="bump-view" data-bump-view="tp"><img loading="lazy" width="200" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Safe-pair-of-hands_2163791452-e1728309439260.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Safe-pair-of-hands_2163791452-e1728309439260.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Safe-pair-of-hands_2163791452-e1728309439260.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Safe-pair-of-hands_2163791452-e1728309439260.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Safe-pair-of-hands_2163791452-e1728309439260.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Safe-pair-of-hands_2163791452-e1728309439260.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 4x" alt="A safe pair of hands (Newspaper idioms)" data-pin-nopin="true"/></a></div><div class="widget-grid-view-image"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/" title="Nobody blames you: phrases for offering reassurance" class="bump-view" data-bump-view="tp"><img loading="lazy" width="200" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nobody-blames-you_1497595879-e1727211216513.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 4x" alt="Nobody blames you: phrases for offering reassurance" data-pin-nopin="true"/></a></div><div class="widget-grid-view-image"><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2015/12/09/the-peoples-words-of-2015/" title="The People's Words of 2015" class="bump-view" data-bump-view="tp"><img loading="lazy" width="200" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-09-at-12-32-01.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-09-at-12-32-01.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-09-at-12-32-01.png?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-09-at-12-32-01.png?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 2x" alt="The People's Words of 2015" data-pin-nopin="true"/></a></div></div> </aside><aside id="authors-2" class="widget widget_authors"><h1 class="widget-title">Authors</h1><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/aezrac/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/26f314c4585b5bdb9d749f149ee7f10b?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/26f314c4585b5bdb9d749f149ee7f10b?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>Ron Carter</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2011/12/14/a-few-words-on-corpus-linguistics-part-2/" title="A few words on corpus linguistics part 2">A few words on corpus linguistics part 2</a></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2011/12/12/a-few-words-on-corpus-linguistics/" title="A few words on corpus linguistics">A few words on corpus linguistics</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/cambridgewords/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aef1e4cb2fd31e8f50444ca18ada3b49?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aef1e4cb2fd31e8f50444ca18ada3b49?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>Cambridge Words</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/25/new-words-25-november-2024-2/" title="New words – 25 November 2024">New words – 25 November 2024</a></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/20/cambridge-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2024/" title="Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2024">Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2024</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/colinjmcintosh/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/50053df1e6dad3114823d445b2ffaa08?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/50053df1e6dad3114823d445b2ffaa08?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>colinjmcintosh</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2016/08/02/a-life-beyond-fiction/" title="A life beyond fiction">A life beyond fiction</a></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2016/07/26/whats-in-a-name/" title="What’s in a name?">What’s in a name?</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/domcambridge/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0f327ac6616afccb2cad6596b5597928?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0f327ac6616afccb2cad6596b5597928?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>Dom Glennon</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2014/11/26/countability-grammar-codes/" title="Countability – grammar codes">Countability – grammar codes</a></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2014/06/04/hairdryers-and-squeaky-bums-the-colourful-world-of-football-words/" title="Hairdryers and squeaky bums: the colourful world of football words">Hairdryers and squeaky bums: the colourful world of football words</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/drheikek/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ca0ebdcb2fdc28a6eeaf6b28ca63a6cb?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ca0ebdcb2fdc28a6eeaf6b28ca63a6cb?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>Dr Heike Krüsemann</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2020/08/21/how-to-stay-motivated-during-the-pandemic-what-you-told-us-and-why-it-matters/" title="How to stay motivated during the pandemic: What you told us, and why it matters">How to stay motivated during the pandemic: What you told us, and why it matters</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/hughrawson/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b0b0435c3c567be5d0f6979e5d464be5?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b0b0435c3c567be5d0f6979e5d464be5?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>hughrawson</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2013/07/01/janus-words-two-faced-english/" title="Janus Words – Two-faced English">Janus Words – Two-faced English</a></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2013/06/24/yet-more-yiddish/" title="Yet More Yiddish">Yet More Yiddish</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/katewoodford/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bac5c241ed0266a1b470307bc436f58f?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bac5c241ed0266a1b470307bc436f58f?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>Kate Woodford</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/27/playing-with-fire-the-language-of-risk/" title="Playing with fire (The language of risk)">Playing with fire (The language of risk)</a></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/13/a-safe-pair-of-hands-newspaper-idioms/" title="A safe pair of hands (Newspaper idioms)">A safe pair of hands (Newspaper idioms)</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/lizwalter2/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4a29a1e94375522c0920818e6d4c4249?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4a29a1e94375522c0920818e6d4c4249?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>Liz Walter</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/11/06/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance/" title="Nobody blames you: phrases for offering reassurance">Nobody blames you: phrases for offering reassurance</a></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/10/16/wise-brainy-or-astute-words-for-describing-intelligent-people/" title="Wise, brainy, or astute: words for describing intelligent people">Wise, brainy, or astute: words for describing intelligent people</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/patriciaferraz/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6cc62e6d9d2486f6f3e1d23e8ed1954c?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6cc62e6d9d2486f6f3e1d23e8ed1954c?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>Patricia Ferraz</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/07/24/idioms-in-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society/" title="Putting a spanner in the works – Idioms in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society">Putting a spanner in the works – Idioms in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society</a></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/07/17/idioms-in-the-thursday-murder-club/" title="In for a penny, in for a pound: Idioms in The Thursday Murder Club">In for a penny, in for a pound: Idioms in The Thursday Murder Club</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/pheacock/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4e3a803c8f45bbf76eeaa384a0210bd5?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4e3a803c8f45bbf76eeaa384a0210bd5?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>Paul Heacock</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2013/06/12/asadfarewell/" title="A sad farewell">A sad farewell</a></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2012/12/18/the-words-of-2012/" title="The words of 2012">The words of 2012</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/racheledf/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/13391686972a7e5cb25e9c3e7c977088?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/13391686972a7e5cb25e9c3e7c977088?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>racheledf</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2012/01/13/what-can-we-learn-from-emails/" title="What can we learn from emails?">What can we learn from emails?</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/author/trevorbryden/"> <img alt='1' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c1bae3f8b5386d3c4e41bef30ba924e8?s=48&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c1bae3f8b5386d3c4e41bef30ba924e8?s=96&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' decoding='async'/> <strong>Trevor Bryden</strong></a><ul><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2012/04/17/mind-your-ps-and-qs/" title="Mind your p’s and q’s">Mind your p’s and q’s</a></li><li><a href="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2012/02/27/what-makes-a-litter/" title="What makes a litter?">What makes a litter?</a></li></ul></li></ul></aside><aside id="twitter_timeline-3" class="widget widget_twitter_timeline"><h1 class="widget-title">Latest tweets</h1><a class="twitter-timeline" data-width="220" data-height="400" data-theme="light" data-border-color="#e8e8e8" data-lang="EN" data-partner="jetpack" data-chrome="noheader nofooter noborders transparent" href="https://twitter.com/@CambridgeWords" href="https://twitter.com/@CambridgeWords">My Tweets</a></aside><aside id="wpcom_social_media_icons_widget-2" class="widget widget_wpcom_social_media_icons_widget"><h1 class="widget-title">Follow us</h1><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CUPCambridgeDictionary/" class="genericon genericon-facebook" target="_blank"><span class="screen-reader-text">View CUPCambridgeDictionary’s profile on Facebook</span></a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/cambridgewords/" class="genericon genericon-twitter" target="_blank"><span class="screen-reader-text">View cambridgewords’s profile on Twitter</span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cambridgewords/" class="genericon genericon-instagram" target="_blank"><span class="screen-reader-text">View cambridgewords’s profile on Instagram</span></a></li></ul></aside></div> </div> <div class="footer-widgets clear"> <div class="widget-areas"> <div class="widget-area"> <aside id="blog_subscription-5" class="widget widget_blog_subscription jetpack_subscription_widget"><h1 class="widget-title">Subscribe via email</h1> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions__container"> <form action="#" method="post" accept-charset="utf-8" id="subscribe-blog-blog_subscription-5" data-blog="18458032" data-post_access_level="everybody" > <div id="subscribe-text"><p>Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.</p> </div> <p id="subscribe-email"> <label id="jetpack-subscribe-label" class="screen-reader-text" for="subscribe-field-blog_subscription-5"> Email Address </label> <input type="email" name="email" required="required" value="" id="subscribe-field-blog_subscription-5" placeholder="Email Address" /> </p> <p id="subscribe-submit" > <input type="hidden" name="action" value="subscribe"/> <input type="hidden" name="source" value="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/phrasal-verbs/"/> <input type="hidden" name="sub-type" value="widget"/> <input type="hidden" name="redirect_fragment" value="subscribe-blog-blog_subscription-5"/> <input type="hidden" id="_wpnonce" name="_wpnonce" value="0aad6a9b1c" /><input type="hidden" name="_wp_http_referer" value="/category/phrasal-verbs/" /> <button type="submit" class="wp-block-button__link" name="jetpack_subscriptions_widget" > Subscribe </button> </p> </form> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions__subscount"> Join 15K other subscribers </div> </div> </aside> </div> <div class="widget-area"> <aside id="media_image-5" class="widget widget_media_image"><style>.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; }</style><figure style="width: 208px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img width="208" height="42" src="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cup-footer-logo.png?fit=208%2C42&ssl=1" class="image wp-image-7600 alignnone attachment-full size-full" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7600" data-permalink="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/cup-footer-logo/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cup-footer-logo.png?fit=208%2C42&ssl=1" data-orig-size="208,42" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="cup-footer-logo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cup-footer-logo.png?fit=208%2C42&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cup-footer-logo.png?fit=208%2C42&ssl=1" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">All material © Cambridge University Press, except where otherwise noted</figcaption></figure></aside> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="colophon" class="site-footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="site-info"> <a href="https://wordpress.com/?ref=footer_custom_powered">Powered by WordPress.com</a>. Theme: lovecraft by <a href="http://andersnoren.se" rel="designer">Anders Noren</a>. </div> </footer> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var infiniteScroll = {"settings":{"id":"main","ajaxurl":"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/?infinity=scrolling","type":"click","wrapper":true,"wrapper_class":"infinite-wrap","footer":"page","click_handle":"1","text":"Older posts","totop":"Scroll back to top","currentday":"05.08.20","order":"DESC","scripts":[],"styles":[],"google_analytics":false,"offset":1,"history":{"host":"dictionaryblog.cambridge.org","path":"\/category\/phrasal-verbs\/page\/%d\/","use_trailing_slashes":true,"parameters":""},"query_args":{"category_name":"phrasal-verbs","error":"","m":"","p":0,"post_parent":"","subpost":"","subpost_id":"","attachment":"","attachment_id":0,"name":"","pagename":"","page_id":0,"second":"","minute":"","hour":"","day":0,"monthnum":0,"year":0,"w":0,"tag":"","cat":76291,"tag_id":"","author":"","author_name":"","feed":"","tb":"","paged":0,"meta_key":"","meta_value":"","preview":"","s":"","sentence":"","title":"","fields":"","menu_order":"","embed":"","category__in":[],"category__not_in":[],"category__and":[],"post__in":[],"post__not_in":[],"post_name__in":[],"tag__in":[],"tag__not_in":[],"tag__and":[],"tag_slug__in":[],"tag_slug__and":[],"post_parent__in":[],"post_parent__not_in":[],"author__in":[],"author__not_in":[],"search_columns":[],"posts_per_page":10,"ignore_sticky_posts":false,"suppress_filters":false,"cache_results":true,"update_post_term_cache":true,"update_menu_item_cache":false,"lazy_load_term_meta":true,"update_post_meta_cache":true,"post_type":"","nopaging":false,"comments_per_page":"50","no_found_rows":false,"order":"DESC"},"query_before":"2024-11-28 12:28:42","last_post_date":"2020-08-05 12:00:37","body_class":"infinite-scroll","loading_text":"Loading new page","stats":"blog=18458032&host=dictionaryblog.cambridge.org&v=ext&j=1:14.1-a.7&x_pagetype=infinite-click-jetpack"}}; </script>  <script defer id="bilmur" data-customproperties="{"woo_active":"0"}" data-provider="wordpress.com" data-service="atomic" src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/js/bilmur.min.js?m=202448"></script> <div id="jp-carousel-loading-overlay"> <div id="jp-carousel-loading-wrapper"> <span id="jp-carousel-library-loading"> </span> </div> </div> <div class="jp-carousel-overlay" style="display: none;"> <div class="jp-carousel-container">  <div class="jp-carousel-wrap swiper-container jp-carousel-swiper-container jp-carousel-transitions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageGallery"> <div class="jp-carousel swiper-wrapper"></div> <div class="jp-swiper-button-prev swiper-button-prev"> <svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <mask id="maskPrev" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="8" y="6" width="9" height="12"> <path d="M16.2072 16.59L11.6496 12L16.2072 7.41L14.8041 6L8.8335 12L14.8041 18L16.2072 16.59Z" fill="white"/> </mask> <g mask="url(#maskPrev)"> <rect x="0.579102" width="23.8823" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/> </g> </svg> </div> <div class="jp-swiper-button-next swiper-button-next"> <svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <mask id="maskNext" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="8" y="6" width="8" height="12"> <path d="M8.59814 16.59L13.1557 12L8.59814 7.41L10.0012 6L15.9718 12L10.0012 18L8.59814 16.59Z" fill="white"/> </mask> <g mask="url(#maskNext)"> <rect x="0.34375" width="23.8822" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/> </g> </svg> </div> </div>  <div class="jp-carousel-close-hint"> <svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <mask id="maskClose" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="5" y="5" width="15" height="14"> <path d="M19.3166 6.41L17.9135 5L12.3509 10.59L6.78834 5L5.38525 6.41L10.9478 12L5.38525 17.59L6.78834 19L12.3509 13.41L17.9135 19L19.3166 17.59L13.754 12L19.3166 6.41Z" fill="white"/> </mask> <g mask="url(#maskClose)"> <rect x="0.409668" width="23.8823" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/> </g> </svg> </div>  <div class="jp-carousel-info"> <div class="jp-carousel-info-footer"> <div class="jp-carousel-pagination-container"> <div class="jp-swiper-pagination swiper-pagination"></div> <div class="jp-carousel-pagination"></div> </div> <div class="jp-carousel-photo-title-container"> <h2 class="jp-carousel-photo-caption"></h2> </div> <div class="jp-carousel-photo-icons-container"> <a href="#" class="jp-carousel-icon-btn jp-carousel-icon-info" aria-label="Toggle photo metadata visibility"> <span class="jp-carousel-icon"> <svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <mask id="maskInfo" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="2" y="2" width="21" height="20"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M12.7537 2C7.26076 2 2.80273 6.48 2.80273 12C2.80273 17.52 7.26076 22 12.7537 22C18.2466 22 22.7046 17.52 22.7046 12C22.7046 6.48 18.2466 2 12.7537 2ZM11.7586 7V9H13.7488V7H11.7586ZM11.7586 11V17H13.7488V11H11.7586ZM4.79292 12C4.79292 16.41 8.36531 20 12.7537 20C17.142 20 20.7144 16.41 20.7144 12C20.7144 7.59 17.142 4 12.7537 4C8.36531 4 4.79292 7.59 4.79292 12Z" fill="white"/> </mask> <g mask="url(#maskInfo)"> <rect x="0.8125" width="23.8823" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/> </g> </svg> </span> </a> <a href="#" class="jp-carousel-icon-btn jp-carousel-icon-comments" aria-label="Toggle photo comments visibility"> <span class="jp-carousel-icon"> <svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <mask id="maskComments" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="2" y="2" width="21" height="20"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M4.3271 2H20.2486C21.3432 2 22.2388 2.9 22.2388 4V16C22.2388 17.1 21.3432 18 20.2486 18H6.31729L2.33691 22V4C2.33691 2.9 3.2325 2 4.3271 2ZM6.31729 16H20.2486V4H4.3271V18L6.31729 16Z" fill="white"/> </mask> <g mask="url(#maskComments)"> <rect x="0.34668" width="23.8823" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/> </g> </svg> <span class="jp-carousel-has-comments-indicator" aria-label="This image has comments."></span> </span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="jp-carousel-info-extra"> <div class="jp-carousel-info-content-wrapper"> <div class="jp-carousel-photo-title-container"> <h2 class="jp-carousel-photo-title"></h2> </div> <div class="jp-carousel-comments-wrapper"> <div id="jp-carousel-comments-loading"> <span>Loading Comments...</span> </div> <div class="jp-carousel-comments"></div> <div id="jp-carousel-comment-form-container"> <span id="jp-carousel-comment-form-spinner"> </span> <div id="jp-carousel-comment-post-results"></div> <form id="jp-carousel-comment-form"> <label for="jp-carousel-comment-form-comment-field" class="screen-reader-text">Write a Comment...</label> <textarea name="comment" class="jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-textarea" id="jp-carousel-comment-form-comment-field" placeholder="Write a Comment..." ></textarea> <div id="jp-carousel-comment-form-submit-and-info-wrapper"> <div id="jp-carousel-comment-form-commenting-as"> <fieldset> <label for="jp-carousel-comment-form-email-field">Email (Required)</label> <input type="text" name="email" class="jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-text-field" id="jp-carousel-comment-form-email-field" /> </fieldset> <fieldset> <label for="jp-carousel-comment-form-author-field">Name (Required)</label> <input type="text" name="author" class="jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-text-field" id="jp-carousel-comment-form-author-field" /> </fieldset> <fieldset> <label for="jp-carousel-comment-form-url-field">Website</label> <input type="text" name="url" class="jp-carousel-comment-form-field jp-carousel-comment-form-text-field" id="jp-carousel-comment-form-url-field" /> </fieldset> </div> <input type="submit" name="submit" class="jp-carousel-comment-form-button" id="jp-carousel-comment-form-button-submit" value="Post Comment" /> </div> </form> </div> </div> <div class="jp-carousel-image-meta"> <div class="jp-carousel-title-and-caption"> <div class="jp-carousel-photo-info"> <h3 class="jp-carousel-caption" itemprop="caption description"></h3> </div> <div class="jp-carousel-photo-description"></div> </div> <ul class="jp-carousel-image-exif" style="display: none;"></ul> <a class="jp-carousel-image-download" href="#" target="_blank" style="display: none;"> <svg width="25" height="24" viewBox="0 0 25 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <mask id="mask0" mask-type="alpha" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="3" y="3" width="19" height="18"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M5.84615 5V19H19.7775V12H21.7677V19C21.7677 20.1 20.8721 21 19.7775 21H5.84615C4.74159 21 3.85596 20.1 3.85596 19V5C3.85596 3.9 4.74159 3 5.84615 3H12.8118V5H5.84615ZM14.802 5V3H21.7677V10H19.7775V6.41L9.99569 16.24L8.59261 14.83L18.3744 5H14.802Z" fill="white"/> </mask> <g mask="url(#mask0)"> <rect x="0.870605" width="23.8823" height="24" fill="#FFFFFF"/> </g> </svg> <span class="jp-carousel-download-text"></span> </a> <div class="jp-carousel-image-map" style="display: none;"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> window.WPCOM_sharing_counts = {"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2024\/11\/06\/nobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance\/":20414,"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2024\/10\/30\/making-the-most-of-it-how-we-talk-about-using-opportunities\/":20410,"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2024\/10\/09\/skimming-through-and-writing-up-studying-phrasal-verbs\/":19958,"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2023\/11\/29\/eating-phrasal-verbs\/":18423,"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2023\/10\/04\/things-that-prevent-progress\/":18123,"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2023\/08\/09\/talking-about-sleep-part-2\/":17678,"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2022\/02\/23\/pouring-you-heart-out-and-bottling-it-up-showing-and-not-showing-emotions-part-2\/":15360,"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2021\/09\/08\/as-good-as-your-word-talking-about-trust-and-loyalty\/":14681,"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2021\/03\/10\/hitting-it-off-and-befriending-people-words-for-making-friends\/":14103,"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2020\/08\/05\/beating-up-ganging-up-on-and-putting-someone-down-phrasal-verbs-for-bad-behaviour-2\/":13295}; </script> <link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-37b85af9f687e9138843744e6580bbc3' href='https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/_static/??-eJydzE0OAiEMQOELiRUn/mwmnoVAg1WgzbSEePth6dK4e5vvDXGRm2EzkNIzNYUXmoT4hsqpF1QYlDKagrE4YZ2l9il4jKqH8TsP3Z68/YmVI4XiKiYKjqb6+jzq6q/+5s/L5X7aASBFTuM=' type='text/css' media='all' /> <script type="text/javascript" id="mediaelement-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var _wpmejsSettings = {"pluginPath":"\/wp-includes\/js\/mediaelement\/","classPrefix":"mejs-","stretching":"responsive","audioShortcodeLibrary":"mediaelement","videoShortcodeLibrary":"mediaelement"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" id="coblocks-tinyswiper-initializer-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var coblocksTinyswiper = {"carouselPrevButtonAriaLabel":"Previous","carouselNextButtonAriaLabel":"Next","sliderImageAriaLabel":"Image"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" id="jetpack-carousel-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var jetpackSwiperLibraryPath = {"url":"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/jetpack\/_inc\/build\/carousel\/swiper-bundle.min.js"}; var jetpackCarouselStrings = {"widths":[370,700,1000,1200,1400,2000],"is_logged_in":"","lang":"en","ajaxurl":"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","nonce":"bc39547759","display_exif":"1","display_comments":"1","single_image_gallery":"1","single_image_gallery_media_file":"","background_color":"black","comment":"Comment","post_comment":"Post Comment","write_comment":"Write a Comment...","loading_comments":"Loading Comments...","image_label":"Open image in full-screen.","download_original":"View full size <span class=\"photo-size\">{0}<span class=\"photo-size-times\">\u00d7<\/span>{1}<\/span>","no_comment_text":"Please be sure to submit some text with your comment.","no_comment_email":"Please provide an email address to comment.","no_comment_author":"Please provide your name to comment.","comment_post_error":"Sorry, but there was an error posting your comment. Please try again later.","comment_approved":"Your comment was approved.","comment_unapproved":"Your comment is in moderation.","camera":"Camera","aperture":"Aperture","shutter_speed":"Shutter Speed","focal_length":"Focal Length","copyright":"Copyright","comment_registration":"0","require_name_email":"1","login_url":"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionaryblog.cambridge.org%2F2024%2F11%2F06%2Fnobody-blames-you-phrases-for-offering-reassurance%2F","blog_id":"1","meta_data":["camera","aperture","shutter_speed","focal_length","copyright"]}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/_static/??-eJyVkd1ShDAMhV/IbvH/yvFRnFICeyCk2KYgPr2synixuLNc5ud8OUmmwfggSqJ24NxAkm1JB+c7+wbxtszgykJqCJRM8jEwr/F86CGHNt1M5xQfSg6+S7ZCUtv+JYwT9E4RrlaOJFWIySpkNmnCQHH30JP2R2pOzuEYn2cYPVJPyXIYyUdXfxPEjWi27G41NxxKx1c0pg6DYUhn6uBzMjU+/llp4xvexZAT8Voza+LCOzYwCqbKNI6Z4nwp2omdoLqcWdHTsiHtUzO65VbvmTIdnVTL+F/9a/9y+3xf3BVPjw/FF75FCH8='></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://stats.wp.com/e-202448.js" id="jetpack-stats-js" data-wp-strategy="defer"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="jetpack-stats-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ _stq = window._stq || []; _stq.push([ "view", JSON.parse("{\"v\":\"ext\",\"blog\":\"18458032\",\"post\":\"0\",\"tz\":\"0\",\"srv\":\"dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\",\"hp\":\"atomic\",\"ac\":\"2\",\"amp\":\"0\",\"j\":\"1:14.1-a.7\"}") ]); _stq.push([ "clickTrackerInit", "18458032", "0" ]); /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" id="mediaelement-core-js-before"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var mejsL10n = {"language":"en","strings":{"mejs.download-file":"Download File","mejs.install-flash":"You are using a browser that does not have Flash player enabled or installed. Please turn on your Flash player plugin or download the latest version from https:\/\/get.adobe.com\/flashplayer\/","mejs.fullscreen":"Fullscreen","mejs.play":"Play","mejs.pause":"Pause","mejs.time-slider":"Time Slider","mejs.time-help-text":"Use Left\/Right Arrow keys to advance one second, Up\/Down arrows to advance ten seconds.","mejs.live-broadcast":"Live Broadcast","mejs.volume-help-text":"Use Up\/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.","mejs.unmute":"Unmute","mejs.mute":"Mute","mejs.volume-slider":"Volume Slider","mejs.video-player":"Video Player","mejs.audio-player":"Audio Player","mejs.captions-subtitles":"Captions\/Subtitles","mejs.captions-chapters":"Chapters","mejs.none":"None","mejs.afrikaans":"Afrikaans","mejs.albanian":"Albanian","mejs.arabic":"Arabic","mejs.belarusian":"Belarusian","mejs.bulgarian":"Bulgarian","mejs.catalan":"Catalan","mejs.chinese":"Chinese","mejs.chinese-simplified":"Chinese (Simplified)","mejs.chinese-traditional":"Chinese (Traditional)","mejs.croatian":"Croatian","mejs.czech":"Czech","mejs.danish":"Danish","mejs.dutch":"Dutch","mejs.english":"English","mejs.estonian":"Estonian","mejs.filipino":"Filipino","mejs.finnish":"Finnish","mejs.french":"French","mejs.galician":"Galician","mejs.german":"German","mejs.greek":"Greek","mejs.haitian-creole":"Haitian Creole","mejs.hebrew":"Hebrew","mejs.hindi":"Hindi","mejs.hungarian":"Hungarian","mejs.icelandic":"Icelandic","mejs.indonesian":"Indonesian","mejs.irish":"Irish","mejs.italian":"Italian","mejs.japanese":"Japanese","mejs.korean":"Korean","mejs.latvian":"Latvian","mejs.lithuanian":"Lithuanian","mejs.macedonian":"Macedonian","mejs.malay":"Malay","mejs.maltese":"Maltese","mejs.norwegian":"Norwegian","mejs.persian":"Persian","mejs.polish":"Polish","mejs.portuguese":"Portuguese","mejs.romanian":"Romanian","mejs.russian":"Russian","mejs.serbian":"Serbian","mejs.slovak":"Slovak","mejs.slovenian":"Slovenian","mejs.spanish":"Spanish","mejs.swahili":"Swahili","mejs.swedish":"Swedish","mejs.tagalog":"Tagalog","mejs.thai":"Thai","mejs.turkish":"Turkish","mejs.ukrainian":"Ukrainian","mejs.vietnamese":"Vietnamese","mejs.welsh":"Welsh","mejs.yiddish":"Yiddish"}}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-includes/js/mediaelement/mediaelement-and-player.min.js?ver=4.2.17" id="mediaelement-core-js"></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/_static/??-eJwrL9DNzEvOKU1JLdbPKtbPTU3JTEzNSc1NzStB4ejmZqYXJZak6uVm5ullFeuU49EHlEPmQ7XY59oampmbmluYmpkYAQCrKyuf'></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="sharing-js-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var sharing_js_options = {"lang":"en","counts":"1","is_stats_active":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/_inc/build/sharedaddy/sharing.min.js?ver=14.1-a.7" id="sharing-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="sharing-js-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var windowOpen; ( function () { function matches( el, sel ) { return !! ( el.matches && el.matches( sel ) || el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel ) ); } document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) { if ( ! event.target ) { return; } var el; if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-facebook' ) ) { el = event.target; } else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-facebook' ) ) { el = event.target.parentNode; } if ( el ) { event.preventDefault(); // If there's another sharing window open, close it. if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) { windowOpen.close(); } windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcomfacebook', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=600,height=400' ); return false; } } ); } )(); var windowOpen; ( function () { function matches( el, sel ) { return !! ( el.matches && el.matches( sel ) || el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel ) ); } document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) { if ( ! event.target ) { return; } var el; if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-twitter' ) ) { el = event.target; } else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-twitter' ) ) { el = event.target.parentNode; } if ( el ) { event.preventDefault(); // If there's another sharing window open, close it. if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) { windowOpen.close(); } windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcomtwitter', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=600,height=350' ); return false; } } ); } )(); var windowOpen; ( function () { function matches( el, sel ) { return !! ( el.matches && el.matches( sel ) || el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel ) ); } document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) { if ( ! event.target ) { return; } var el; if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-linkedin' ) ) { el = event.target; } else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-linkedin' ) ) { el = event.target.parentNode; } if ( el ) { event.preventDefault(); // If there's another sharing window open, close it. if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) { windowOpen.close(); } windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcomlinkedin', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=580,height=450' ); return false; } } ); } )(); /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { var extend = function(out) { out = out || {}; for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) { if (!arguments[i]) continue; for (var key in arguments[i]) { if (arguments[i].hasOwnProperty(key)) out[key] = arguments[i][key]; } } return out; }; extend( window.infiniteScroll.settings.scripts, ["jquery","jetpack-mu-wpcom-settings","jquery-core","jquery-migrate","mediaelement","the-neverending-homepage","coblocks-animation","coblocks-tiny-swiper","coblocks-tinyswiper-initializer","lovecraft-navigation","lovecraft-global","lovecraft-skip-link-focus-fix","jetpack-carousel","tiled-gallery","jetpack-twitter-timeline","jetpack_likes_queuehandler","jetpack-stats","mediaelement-core","mediaelement-migrate","wp-mediaelement","sharing-js"] ); extend( window.infiniteScroll.settings.styles, ["the-neverending-homepage","wp-block-library","jetpack-layout-grid","mediaelement","wp-mediaelement","coblocks-frontend","coblocks-extensions","coblocks-animation","wp-components","godaddy-styles","chld_thm_cfg_parent","chld_thm_cfg_child","lovecraft-style","genericons","jetpack-carousel-swiper-css","jetpack-carousel","tiled-gallery","jetpack_likes","lovecraft-wpcom","jetpack-subscriptions","sharedaddy","social-logos","wp-emoji-styles","videopress-video-style","jetpack-sharing-buttons-style","classic-theme-styles","global-styles","dashicons","lovecraft-fonts","jetpack-global-styles-frontend-style","jetpack-top-posts-widget","jetpack-authors-widget","jetpack_social_media_icons_widget","core-block-supports-duotone"] ); })(); </script> <span id="infinite-aria" aria-live="assertive"></span> <iframe src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/master.html?ver=20241128#ver=20241128&n=1' scrolling='no' id='likes-master' name='likes-master' style='display:none;'></iframe> <div id='likes-other-gravatars' class='wpl-new-layout' role="dialog" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="likes-text"><span>%d</span></div><ul class="wpl-avatars sd-like-gravatars"></ul></div> </body> </html>