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Lesson 1: Act up (1st Meaning)
Alternative to the phrasal verb: to misbehave
Example 1:
- When the teacher left the class room the students acted up.
- When the teacher left the class room the students misbehaved.
Example 2:
- When you give children food with lots of sugar in it, they tend to act up.
- When you give children food with lots of sugar in it, they tend to misbehave
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Lesson 2: Act Up (2nd Meaning)
Alternative: to not work properly
Example 1:
- My car was acting up yesterday so I took it to the mechanic to have it repaired.
- My car was not working properly yesterday so I took it to the mechanic to have it repaired.
Example 2:
- When my computer is acting up, I just restart it. That usually fixes the problem.
- When my computer is not working properly, I just restart it. That usually fixes the problem.
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Lesson 3: Think over
Alternative: to consider / to think about something
Example 1:
- I can’t make a decision right now this is something I have to think over for a few days.
- I can’t make a decision right now this is something I have to consider for a few days.
- I can’t make a decision right now this is something I have to think about it for a few days.
Example 2:
- My boss gave me a problem to solve at work and I really had to think it over to find a solution.
- My boss gave me a problem to solve at work and I really had to consider it to find a solution.
- My boss gave me problem to solve at work and I really had to think about it to find a solution.
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Lesson 4: Take off (1st meaning)
Alternative: to leave the ground
Example 1:
- I can’t wait for this airplane to take off.
- I can’t wait for this airplane to leave the ground.
Example 2:
- The rocket took off 30 seconds ago.
- The rocket left the ground 30 seconds ago.
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Lesson 5: Take off (2nd meaning) separable
Alternative: to remove
Example 1:
- I took off my shoes when I came into the house.
- I took my shoes off when I came into the house
- I removed my shoes when I came into the house.
Example 2:
- Take the painting off the wall so we can clean the wall better.
- Remove the painting from the wall so we can clean the wall better.
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