Słownik phrasal verbs

Lista angielskich zwrotów frazeologicznych zaczynających się na literę 'A'

Account

Account for

- give a good reason for, explain satisfactorily

Can you account for your movements on that night?

Act

Act up

- (informal) cause annoyance through awkward behaviour

The car's been acting up again this week; I've been late to work every day.

Add

Add up

- make sense, be logical

When the police found a motive for the murder, the facts of the case suddenly began to add up.

Add up to something

- amount to something, mean something

This new information adds up to very little, I'm afraid.

Agree

Agree with someone

- suit someone's health! digestion

The Brighton air must agree with you. You look marvellous!
The fish didn't agree with me.

Allow

allow for something

- take something into account, plan for something

We'll set off an hour earlier to allow for traffic jams on the way.

Answer

Answer (someone) back

- return a criticism or a rebuke in a rude manner

Answering your teachers back is not the best way to make yourself popular with them.

Answer for something

- take the blame or responsibility for something

If you drive that car without a licence, you'll have to answer for the consequences.

Answer to someone

- justify one's actions to someone, explain the reasons for one's behaviour and accept probable punishment

If you stay out until after midnight again you'll have your father to answer to!

Ask

Ask after someone

- inquire about someone's well-being

I saw Greg yesterday. He asked after you and the children.

Ask for

- ask to speak to
- request, demand

Go to the office and ask for my secretary.
The employees asked for more pay and shorter hours.

Ask someone in

- invite someone to come into one's house

Don't leave Mr Willson standing in the cold. Ask him in!

Ask someone out

- invite someone to go out for a meal, to the theatre, to a dance etc.

If you 'd like to repay your neighbours for their help, why not ask them out?

Attend

attend to someone/ something

- look after, manage, deal with someone/something

A good salesman is always polite when attending to customers.