Phrasal Verbs/F

If you face up to a difficult or challenging situation, you accept that you have to deal with it, and then do something about it.

If you are faced with something like a problem or a challenge, you have to deal with it.

to include a certain item when calculating or planning something

to slowly become weaker, softer or dimmer

If something falls apart, it breaks into pieces or parts start falling off.

to use or do something else because what you used or did first has failed

If you have fallen behind other people, they have advanced faster than you and they are ahead of you.

If you fall for something like a trick or a scam, you believe it's real or genuine even though it's not.

If you fall for someone, you fall in love with them.

If a roof or a ceiling falls in, it falls to the floor because it's been weakened or damaged.

to form a line by standing side by side or one behind the other

to become less in amount or lower in level

If something falls out, it becomes detached from whatever it's attached to.

If you and a friend fall out, you are no longer friendly because of a disagreement or a problem you've had.

If someone falls over, they fall to the ground.

If a plan or a deal falls through, it doesn't work out and it's dropped or scrapped.

If you farm out work, you pay people outside your company to do it.

If you feel for someone, you have sympathy for them or feel sad because they are suffering.

If you fight back, you do what's needed to win a conflict or a battle after being attacked or threatened.

to try to stop someone or something from attacking you or hurting you

If you figure something out, you find the solution to a problem or the answer to a question.

If you figure somebody out, you know what they're like and how they're likely to act.

If you fill in a form, you complete it by writing in the spaces provided.

If you fill somebody in, you give them the details about something.

If you fill out a form, you complete it by writing in the spaces provided.

If you fill something up, you make it full.

to fill someone's stomach with food

to discover a fact or information about something

to complete something, or to eat the last piece of something

to be in a certain place or situation after a long series of events or a long time

If you've finished with something, you've done what you needed to do with it and you no longer need it.

to create enthusiasm or excitement, usually among a group of people or a crowd

to have enough space for something, or to have enough time for something

If you fit in, you are accepted by a group of people and seen as "one of them".

to connect pieces that go together to make something

to repair something or to improve the condition of something, especially something old or second-hand

to arrange something for someone

If something fizzles out, it slowly loses its power or strength, and then ends weakly.

If something like a conflict or an illness flares up, it suddenly becomes worse.

If you flick through a book or a magazine, you have a quick look at a few of the pages.

If things flood in, they come quickly and in great numbers.

to give someone something of low quality or little value

to try to make someone stop complaining or stop bothering you by telling them something that isn't true, or by giving them an excuse

If you focus on something, you give it all your attention.

to continue something to the next stage, or to complete something

to do something in addition to what's already been done in order to complete or continue a process or a deal

If you're fooling around, you're having fun by joking and being a bit silly.

to make someone do something they don't want to do

to make rapid progress toward a goal

If someone freaks out, they get very scared or upset by something.

to make someone or something available by releasing them from their usual duties or function

If you freshen up, you wash your face and hands and make yourself look and feel better.

If you frighten away something or someone, you make them go away by making them feel afraid.

to disapprove of something

to be used for a particular purpose, or to work in a particular way

to give someone lots of attention to show how much you like them or how important you think they are