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phrasal verbs

  • plural
    of phrasal verb.
    phrasal verb
    noun
    a combination of verb and one or more adverbial or prepositional particles, as catch on, take off, bring up, or put up with, functioning as a single semantic unit and often having an idiomatic meaning that could not be predicted from the meanings of the individual parts.

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“Vaguely,” I said, and conjured a man with a mischievous face who ignored me unless he needed help with phrasal verbs.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2012

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