Phrasal verbs

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What this phasal verbs mean?- Come down with..- throwing away- passing by - turned around- got over - taken on

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Come down with is usually used to mean to become sick with an illness, e.g., "He has come down with the flu." It can also mean to accompany someone on a journey, e.g., "John will come down with Eric for the party."

Throwing away means to dispose of. "I am throwing away all my old clothes because I am tired of them."

Passing by can mean literally going by some location, as in, "John is passing by the school on his way home and can pick up your books for you." Or, it can be used to mean an opportunity, time, or something like that is moving past the point that one can take advantage of it. Examples: Time is passing by, and we still have not decided on a theme for the fundraiser. OR, This opportunity is passing by, and we haven't taken advantage of it.

Turned around can be meant literally, as in, "The car turned around in our drive way." (That would mean it pulled in, backed out, and went the opposite way from that it was travelling initially.) Or, it might mean something occurred to alter circumstances, such as, "The situation turned around when the President expended some of his political capital to garner the necessary votes."

Got over usually means recovered from, as in, "He got over the flu in just a few days." Or, "He got over the break up with his girlfriend and is dating again." There is a slang use that means to put something over on or get the best of someone, e.g., "We got over on the other team by keeping the recovery of our star quarterback a secret until gametime, so that they were not prepared to defend against him."

Taken on usually means assumed, as in a task or duty, e.g., "I have taken on the I.T. project in addition to my other duties."

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