Phrasal Verb


A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.


Phrasal Verb:
bog down

Meaning:
to become encumbered and slow. (As if one were walking through a bog and getting stuck in the mud. Often preceded by a form of get.)

Example:
The process bogged down and almost stopped.


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A verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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