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LEARN 8 REALLY USEFUL

PHRASAL VERBS! HEALTH AND SICKNESS

TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE
FIGHT UP

To look after someone who is sick or ill.
If you’re trying to “fight off” an illness, you’re
“She took really good care of me when I was ill last trying very hard to cure that illness and make

it go away.
“She was trying hard to fight off a cold she’d
had for more than two weeks.”
SWELL UP
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“Shortly after getting hit in the face, his eye
swelled up, making it hard for him to see
properly.”

If a part of your body “swells up”, it becomes bigger
than normal.

CUT DOWN

To reduce

“I’ve got to cut down on the amount
of fatty food I’m eating.”