Complete English Grammar Rules_ Examples, Exceptions, Exercises, and Everything You Need to Master Proper Grammar ( PDFDrive )-280

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put	on To	pretend	or	act “He	seems	angry,	but	I	knowhe’s	just	putting	it	on.”
put	(someone)	on To	deceive	or	teasesomeone
“I	really	thought	I	had	won	the
prize.	I	can’t	believe	he	was
putting	me	on	the	whole	time!”
put	down To	pass	a	telephone	tosomeone
“Give	me	one	second,	and	I’ll
put	him	on.”
	
Phrasal	Verbs	with	run
Phrasal
Verb Definition Example	sentence
run
into
To	encounter	someone
by	chance
“I	ran	into	an	old	friend	of	mine
yesterday	while	I	was	out	shopping.”
run	out
of
To	exhaust	the	supply
of	something
“We’ve	run	out	of	coffee	again.	Could
you	get	some	on	your	way	home?”
run	up
To	accrue	or
accumulate,	especially
indebtedness
“He	ran	up	a	huge	bill	at	dinner.”
run
away
with
To	hurriedly	leave	with
someone	else,	as	to
elope
“His	husband	ran	away	with	the
secretary.”
run
over
To	hit	someone	or
something	with	a
vehicle,	usually	a	car
“He’s	still	very	upset	after	running	over
the	cat	last	night.”
run
through
To	quickly	discuss,
summarize,	or	outline
“OK,	can	we	just	run	through	the	main
points	again?”
run	to
To	immediately	seek
assistance	from
someone
“He	always	runs	to	his	mother	whenever
he’s	in	trouble.”