When we use “fall behind with” and “fall behind on”? I mean when we use that verb with “with” and when we use with “on”? He was ill for six weeks and fell behind with his schoolwork. I’ve fallen behind on the mortgage payments. are both sentences above correct? Answer Oxford Learners Dictionaries says they … Read more
Many people told me that the particle is stressed when it comes to Intransitive Phrasal Verb. (like “warm up” in this video https://youtu.be/9I1DBOJERns?t=3) (Text: Winter’s over, the weather’s starting to warm up) However, I caught the speaker in this audio stressed the verb “warm”, not the particle “up”. So… Which one, the verb or the … Read more
I discovered this phrasal verb (maybe) go for the throat, but I have been unable to find out anything more about it. I would like to know its meaning in the paragraph below. Could you help me, please? Get ready to be gaslit by gaslight in a mesmerizing story scripted by Laura Marks, a comics … Read more
Probably that is extremely strange question , but can I change pharasal verbs by tenses ? There is no something else information at the most popular resources . For example , break down Past Simple — broke down Present Simple — break down Future Simple — will break down If true , what the forms … Read more
I want to know why we use phrasal verbs? I saw many phrasal verbs that have similar meaning with a verb. why do we use them when there are verbs? Answer We use a phrasal verb (e.g. put down to) instead of its single-word equivalent (attribute) for the same reason that we choose between any … Read more
The passage is from IT by Stephen King. They ran down Center Street. People turned to look at them. Ben’s large stomach pogoed up and down. Beverly’s pony-tail bounced. Richie let go of Ben and held his glasses against his forehead with his left thumb so he wouldn’t lose them. … They cut up Court … Read more
Is it correct, the use of look for + in? Example: I looked for in the list of countries… If not which ones will be the alternatives? Thanks in advance. Answer This specific construction is ungrammatical: ✘ I looked for in the list of countries. It’s a hybrid of two different grammatical constructions: ✔ I … Read more
What does ‘rise to (do)’ mean in this sentence? Something like ‘come to’ or ‘get to’? They later went to work at regular jobs. But none rose to become a good scholar or a fine artist. Answer It’s closer to “get to” (or, more closely, “go on to”/”went on to”) than “come to”, unless the … Read more
In the context of customer support, when a support agent starts working on new ticket and marks it as hers; What would be the correct form to describe this action? Would it be correct to call it “take” when it is a new ticket and “take over” when it was already taken? Could it be … Read more
I’m trying to describe a character reaching his hands out trying to catch a frog: _He reached his hands out to catch the frog… I wasn’t sure which preposition to use with the phrasal verb. I looked for some examples in the internet and what I found confused me: _I saw his hands reaching up … Read more
