IELTS Vocabulary

IELTS PHRASAL
VERBS

hang out


take time to unwind.

catch up with


Meet up with someone after a while and find out what they've been up to

cut down/back on


Reduce

give (something) up


Quit / stop doing it

cut out


Put something down (permanently or for a long time)

find out


Discover

get along/on


They are similar to one another

fall out


Argue with someone and be on poor terms with them.

clean up


tidiness • cleanliness

come across


Unexpectedly discover something

Ask out


to invite someone on a date

Ask around


enquire with a variety of persons for information or assistance

Chip in


Contribute

Fall apart


cut up into bits

Argue out


to deliberate about something and reach a final choice

Dawn on


For the first time, realize something

Face off


Confront

Bone up on


to learn.

Goof off


to avoid work or waste time

Zone out


fall asleep or lose concentration or consciousness.

Call off


to stop or cancel

take after


to resemble an elder member of your family in look or personality.

wear off


to progressively reduce

think back


to recall something that occurred in the past.

run out


to come to an end