Verb + preposition

Idioms with Break
Break away = escape
Meaning : يهرب
Example : The SDP BROKE AWAY from the Labour Party.
Break down = fail to act
Meaning : يتعطل
Example : His car broke down , when he was returning home.
Break into = enter by force
Meaning : يقتحم
Example : Three thieves broke into the bank to rob it
Break off = put an end to
Meaning : يفسخ , يضع نهاية لـ
Example : They broke off thier engagement .
Break out = suddenly begin
Meaning : يندلع
Example : A fire broke out in the store yesterday .
Break up = end
Meaning : يتعطل
Example : When does your school usually break up?


Idioms with bring
Bring about = cause to happen
Meaning : يسبب
Example : Hard work brings about success .
Bring up = look after during childhood
Meaning : يُربي
Example : My parents brought me up strictly.


Idioms with call
Call at = make a short visit
Meaning : يُمر بـ
Example : Call at the butcher's and get some meat .
Call for = Demand
Meaning : يستدعي , يتطلب
Example : The Opposition party CALLED FOR the minister's resignation after the scandal broke.
Call in = ask to come = summon
Meaning : يطلب
Example : We had to CALL IN a plumber because the sink was leaking and I had no idea how to fix it.
Call off = stop
Meaning : ينهي , يوقف
Example : CALL OFF your lawyers; we can work something out .
Call on = visit
Meaning : يزور
Example : As we were in the area, we CALLED ON my sister-in-law.
Call out = shout
Meaning : ينادي
Example : The teacher called out the names of the pupils.
Call up = ring up = telephone = phone
Meaning : يخابر
Example : I CALLED him UP as soon as I got to a phone to tell him the news.


Idioms with carry
Carry a way = sweep a way
Meaning : يجرف
Example : The flood has carried away the wooden bridge .
Carry on = continue
Meaning : يستمر
Example : CARRY ON quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives.
Carry out = fulfil = perform
Meaning : ينفذ , ينجز
Example : The government is CARRYING OUT test on growing genetically modified crops


Idioms with come
Come about = happen
Meaning : يحدث
Example : The meeting CAME ABOUT because both sides were sick of fighting.
Come across = Find by accident = Find by chance
Meaning : يلاقي صدفة , يجد بالصدفة
Example : I CAME ACROSS my old school reports when I was clearing out my desk
Come apart = Break into pieces
Meaning : مكسورة الى اجزاء
Example : It CAME APART when I tried to lift it off the floor and I had to glue it back
Come around = Recover consciousness
Meaning : إستعدْ وعياً
Example : It took several hours after the operation before he CAME AROUND.
Come before = Appear in court charged with a crime or offence
Meaning : متهم بـ او مخالف لـ
Example : He CAME BEFORE the court on charges of speeding.
Come by = Visit
Meaning : يزور
Example : I'll COME BY after work and see if you need any help.
Come down = Rain
Meaning : تمطر
Example : Just look at the rain COMING DOWN! I'm not going out in that.
Come from = Country or town where you were born
Meaning : بلد الولادة او المواطنة
Example : She COMES FROM Somalia
Come in = Arrive for flights
Meaning : وصول الرحلة
Example : The plane CAME IN at two-thirty in the morning.
Come back = return
Meaning : يرجع او يعود
Example : When did you come back home last night?
Come into = Inherit
Meaning : يرث
Example : She CAME INTO a lot of money when her grandmother died.
Come into use = Start being used
Meaning : يدخل في الاستعمال
Example : The computerised system CAME INTO USE at the end of last year.
Come on = Encouragement
Meaning : تشجيع
Example : COME ON; don't give up now when you're so close to finishing.
Come up = Appear
Meaning : تظهر للنباتات
Example : I'll be late home tonight because something's COME UP at work has to be ready for tomorrow morning.


Idioms with get
Get = have = posses = own
Meaning : يملك
Example : He has got a large farm .
Get about = Visit many places
Meaning : زار اماكن كثيرة
Example : I GET ABOUT a lot with my job- last years I visited eleven countries.
Get across = Communicate successfully
Meaning : إتّصلْ بنجاح
Example : I just couldn't GET my message ACROSS at the meeting.
Get at = find out = discover
Meaning : يكتشف
Example : How can we get at the truth?
Get a way = escape
Meaning : يهرب
Example : One of the prisoners got away .
Get on = get onto = enter means of transport
Meaning : يركب واسطة نقل
Example : We GOT ON the train at Plymouth and went up to London.
Get down = deseend
Meaning : يترجل , ينزل
Example : He got down from the horse .
Get out = Leave a place
Meaning : يخرج
Example : The dog GOT OUT because I left the door open.
Get up = Get out of bed
Meaning : نهض من الفراش
Example : I GET UP at seven o'clock on weekdays, but lie in till noon at the weekend.



Idioms with give
Give away = present
Meaning : يقدم
Example : The minister gave away the prize to the winners .
Give back = return
Meaning : يرجع او يعود
Example : Could you give me back my dictionary ?
Give in = surrender = yield = accept defeat
Meaning : يستسلم
Example : They GAVE IN when the police surrounded the building.
Give up = Stop doing something
Meaning : يتخلى عن , يترك
Example : I have GIVEN UP trying to help them.


Idioms with go
Go back = return
Meaning : يرجع او يعود
Example : He went back home at noon time .
Go down = Sunset
Meaning : يغرب , وقت الغروب
Example : The sun WENT DOWN at seven o'clock.
Go away = Leave a place or disappear
Meaning : يترك المكان او يختفي
Example : This drug should make the pain GO AWAY.
Go into = Discuss in some detail
Meaning : يناقش بعض التفاصيل
Example : They refused to GO INTO exactly what was wrong.
Go off = Explode (bomb), start ringing (alarm)
Meaning : ينفجر
Example : The fire alarm WENT OFF because someone was smoking in the toilets.
Go on = Continue
Meaning : يستمر
Example : He WENT ON and ON talking and I was so bored.
Go over = Look at something, revise
Meaning : يراجع او يتفحص شيئاً ما
Example : We WENT OVER our notes before the exam.
Go with = Combine nicely = match
Meaning : ينسجم مع
Example : Does this tie GO WITH my shirt?



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