Phrasal Verb
Phrasal verbs are compound verbs that result from combining a verb with an adverb or a preposition. The resulting compound verb is idiomatic.
Phrasal Verb:
farm something out
Meaning / Example:
1. to deplete the fertility of land by farming too intensely.
> They farmed their land out through careless land management.
2. to send work to someone to be done away from one's normal place of business; to subcontract work.
> We farmed the assembly work out.
Phrasal verbs consists of a basic verb + another word or words. The two or three words that make up a phrasal verb form a short 'phrase' - which is why we call them 'phrasal verbs'.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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