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II PhrasalVerbs
Example: The police stopped the van because it wasgiving offa lot
of black smoke.
Give out = distribute
Example: Somebody was giving leaflets out in front of the under-
ground station.
Give out = stop working
Example: I'd been having trouble with my laptop and it finally
gave out at the weekend.
Give up = stop doing something that had been a habit
Example: I gave up taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight.
Give up on = lose faith in or stop believing in something or some- one
Example: I gave up on them when I heard what they were saying about me behind my back.
Gloss over = try to minimise the importance ofsomething Example: The Minister tried to gloss over the report that was criti-
cal of her department.
Go about = deal with something
Example: How should Igo about telling her the bad news?
Go after = chase, try to get
Example: The bird went after the pigeon, but it flew away.
Go against = lose a decision or a verdict ofa court
Example: If the decisiongoes against me, I'll go bankrupt.
Go ahead = proceed
Example: The construction of the bypass went ahead despite the protests from environmentalists.
Go along with = accept a decision or su.!1!Jestion
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