I'd like to sum up my presentation with this quote from Winston Churchill.
Could somebody sum up what you talked about this morning?
If you 'turn up' a dial, you increase it.
Could you turn up the volume? I cannot hear it.
That's the brightest I can make the picture. I've turned up the control to the maximum.
If you 'turn up' somewhere, you arrive, sometimes unexpectedly.
John turned up at the party, even though he wasn't invited.
He's always turning up for work an hour late.
Phrasal Verbs with OUT
If you 'ask someone out', you invite them out on a date (with the hope of romance between you.)
I want to ask her out but I am too shy.
He asked me out on Friday but I told him I had to wash my hair.
If you 'cut something out', you no longer do it/ eat it etc.
My doctor told me to cut out dairy products.
I cut out going to the gym because I did not have the time and now I am fat.
If you 'eat out', you go to a restaurant.
He never cooks and always eats out or has a takeaway.
For my birthday, I would like to eat out somewhere nice.
If you 'jump out', you come out quickly and suddenly.
I was walking quietly down the street when this young man jumped out in front of me.
Stop the car at the corner and I will jump out.
If you 'keep someone out', you prevent them from entering.
There is extra security today to keep the protestors out.
Please keep out of my office. I need some peace and quiet.
If you 'leave something out', you do not mention it.
Did you leave anything out or is that the whole story?
It is just a summary. I left out a lot of the details.
If something 'slips out', it escapes quickly and quietly.
I have slipped out of the meeting for a few minutes but I must get back.
I did not intend to tell him. It just slipped out.
If you 'squeeze something out ', you get it out using force or pressure.
I can never squeeze out that last bit of toothpaste from the tube.
I managed to squeeze out of her that the job was offered to Alain.
If you 'stay out', you do not come home.
I stayed out all night and I feel terrible.
We stayed out celebrating until the early hours.
If you 'walk out', you leave as a sign of protest.
When we heard their derisory offer, we walked out of the meeting.
This presentation is dreadful. I have a good mind to walk out.
Phrasal Verbs with OUT 2
When you finish your stay in a hotel, you have to 'check out' at reception and pay your final bill.
I need to check out of my hotel room by 11.
You check us out whilst I order a taxi for the airport.
If you 'lock yourself out', you close a door without having the key to get back in.
Richard managed to lock himself out of his hotel room stark naked.
I've left the keys in the car and locked myself out.
