Sunday 11 December 2022

Phrasal verbs: life, crime and society

Break in – force entry

The burglar broke in and stole cash and some jewelry.

 Break out – escape from

The prisoners broke out of the prison during the fire. 

Get away – escape

I managed to get away from the police as I was faster than the others.

Get away with – not be punished for sth

My boss got away with tax fraud by bribing a judge.

Give up/in – hand yourself in

The thief gave himself up to the police. 

Let off – not punish/forgive

The police let us off in the end as we were not speeding too much.

Lock up – put in prison

We ought to lock up all corrupt politicians.

 Look into– investigate

The police are looking into the incident.

Run away – flee/ escape by running

We all ran away after the protest so that we were not detained. 

Tell off – shout at

The police told the children off.

Tell on – grass on

The witness told on his business partner to avoid further prosecution.

Tip off – give evidence against

The police were tipped off last night by a witness.

Make up 3 sentences with any of these phrasal verbs.


10 comments:

  1. 1.his absenteeism will get away with it this time, next time he may be expelled.
    2.the children looked into the new animals from the zoo with interest.
    3.parents told children for their carelessness

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  2. 1. The serial killer finally got locked up.

    2. The judge let off the man who drove into the oncoming lane because of a kitten that ran out on the road.

    3. Be careful, a very dangerous criminal broke out from prison
    (Хархарова А.)

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  3. 1. The Shawshank Redemption is the story of Andy Dufresne,who planned for 10 years, and eventually broke out of the prison.
    2. This case was looked into in 1947 in the court of Maine, USA.
    3. He was locked up for the murder of his wife and her lover.
    (Никаева М.)

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  4. 1.These late nights are really beginning to tell on him.
    2.she looked into my eyes.
    3. I told them for their carelessness.

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  5. 1. In these situations, the decision to walk or run away is obvious.
    2. They're trying to break in there by themselves
    3. Because if you did this? we have to lock up half the officers.

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  6. 1. The engineer made several unsuccessful attempts to break in the door.
    2. They were outcasts, headed for cages where they would be locked up like animals.
    3. Tell her off in private.

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  7. 1)If a war breaks out, the entire world will be doomed.
    2)I'll have to look into that matter.
    3)If you do that again, I'll tell on you.

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  8. 1 I hear the window break in her room.
    2 Every person desires a brief look into their future.
    3 The child runs away from large dogs.

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  9. 1. Thieves robbed a jewelry store and gor away.
    2. The director told his employees off for work not done on time.
    3. We were let off with the promise that we would help with the investigation.

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  10. Look into your heart and you will find the answer you seek.
    I need to get away from the city and spend some time in nature.
    The prisoners managed to break out of the maximum-security prison.

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