board up
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
To cover windows or doors of a building with wooden boards, usually to protect it or keep people out.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
bob about
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to move gently up and down in water or air, usually without a specific direction or purpose. Synonym: 'bob around'.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
bob up
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to move up and come into view with a short quick movement
A head bobbed up from behind the fence.
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
bog down
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to be or become so involved with one particular thing that you cannot make any progress to be or become stuck in soft wet ground
My car had a flat tyre and the jack was likely to bog down. She said she'd prefer to be with her Ma and her Da, and his mates and her friends, and not hidin' in a soddin ' bog down south. The meeting got bogged down with disputes about who was going to do what. There was enough heavy gear to bog down a couple of camels and we stopped often to rest and listen and look for the guard. Try not to get bogged down in unnecessary detail.
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
bog in
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
eat enthusiastically
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
bog into
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
eat something enthusiastically
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
bog off!
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
get lost
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
boil away
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
if a liquid boils away, or if you boil it away, it disappears and turns to gas after reaching a very high temperature
Allow the liquid to boil away until you are left with tender vegetables and little moisture left in the pan. Boil away about a third of the sauce. Check every 20 minutes to make sure the water has not boiled away. Remove lid and boil away liquid, pushing veg to the side.
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
boil down
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to make a liquid thicker and more concentrated by heating it so that some of the water goes away as steam.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
boil down to
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to be the main reason for something or the most basic part of something
A year's work boils down to this one game. And their wedding was frankly a year's worth of admirably useless insanity, all boiled down to one day. England's chances over the next five weeks boil down to one not so simple thing: can their batsmen score enough runs in the first innings consistently? Everything we had problems with each other about just boils down to one thing - victims of circumstance. For all the techniques they employ, this work still boils down to one man of courage making a lonely walk. He said: 'It boils down to one player switching off. It all boils down to one thing: looking like you bounce in bed. It boiled down to one kick of the ball on the day. It’s difficult to choose which appliance to buy, but in the end it usually boils down to cost. Let me tell you, any big case that can be boiled down to one phrase is always a winner. My ability to stick with the project, though, will always boil down to one main thing. Once you cut through the various interpretations of the size of the loan scheme and the value of the taxpayers' holdings, it boils down to one figure. The music is great, but 120 is a lot to spend on what boils down to one album. The summit disaster boils down to one fact.
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
boil over
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
For liquids: to flow over the side of a container when it gets too hot and starts to bubble too much.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
boil up
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
if a situation or feeling boils up, people start to feel angry to heat liquid, or to heat something in a liquid, until it boils
Anger was boiling up inside me. As if it would boil up, bursting forth suddenly: scorching, burning up not only her but all around her. I'd boil up a lobster, only I'm sick to the hind teeth of the damned things. Keep the chicken bones and boil them up to make stock. Malone felt the anger boil up in him, but somehow he sat on it. Will you boil up some water?
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
bolster up
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
give support, reinforce, strengthen
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
bolt out (of)
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
To suddenly and quickly leave a place, usually because of surprise, fear, or urgency.
Source: tema4p/english-vocabulary
bomb out
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to be forced to leave a place because of being attacked by bombs
Half the town was bombed out of their homes in the raid.
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
bone up
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to study hard or learn about something in order to prepare for a test, meeting etc
He’s boning up for his final exams. She boned up on the company before the interview.
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
bone up on
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to study hard or learn about something in order to prepare for a test, meeting etc
He’s boning up for his final exams. She boned up on the company before the interview.
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
book in
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to announce that you have arrived at a hotel or event so that your name can be put on an official record. You can also say check in, which is the usual American word to arrange for yourself or someone else to stay at a hotel, hospital etc
Ann flicked through the pages of the battered book in front of her. He’s booked himself in at a health spa. I’d just arrived at the conference and hadn’t had time to book in. People on airplanes often told me stuff, even though I'd put a book in my lap and close my eyes. Rose Kelly probably hadn't read an `adult" book in her life!
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
book into
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
check in at a hotel make a reservation in advance
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs
book on
N/AChưa có nghĩa tiếng Việt.
to buy tickets for someone for a specific journey on a plane, train, or bus
Could you book me on the 8.30 flight?
Source: WithEnglishWeCan/generated-english-phrasal-verbs