Hi everyone. This is lesson 7 of Jennifer's Phrasal Verb Challenge. If you're enjoying this series,
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Before we study two new phrasal verbs, let's take the time to review the twelve phrasal verbs we've already covered.
In his first task, I'll show you a phrasal verb, and you recall the meaning.
Okay. Now I'll show you the meaning, and you recall the phrasal verb. Ready?
To voice an opinion.
To relax in a seated position.
To disappear from existence.
To select something.
To become popular.
To encounter something unpleasant unexpectedly.
To direct your anger towards someone unfairly.
To understand eventually.
To get dressed quickly without much attention or care.
To take care of someone.
To take steps to avoid something.
To tolerate.
To contribute your part.
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you probably know by now that the phrasal verb CHIP IN has very broad use. We can chip in time,
money, or labor.
We can even use CHIP IN to mean you contribute a comment to a conversation.
CHIP IN can be both transitive and intransitive.
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Have you ever been at a meeting or a lecture that seemed to go on forever?
Sometimes high school or college
graduations can be like that because of all the speeches. Not all speeches are interesting. Some can drag on.
Other things can drag on, like a bad mood or a period of suffering.
But all things come to an end, even our bad moods. Sometimes, though, we may need help to snap out of it.
What can help you snap out of a bad mood?
For me, it's laughter.
If my kids make me laugh, then I can snap out of whatever bad mood I was in.
"To drag on" means to continue usually in an unpleasant way.
Things that drag on take longer than you expect them to or longer than they really need to,
like a boring lecture or
a complicated legal case.
DRAG ON doesn't take an object. We often use a time expression after it.
Drag on for months, drag on for years, drag on forever.
"To snap out of it" means to suddenly put an end to a bad mood.
For example, he stayed in his pajamas for three days after his girlfriend broke up with him.
But he finally snapped out of it when his friends came to visit him.
We can also use "snap out of it" with pessimism or daydreaming.
You can tell someone:
Here are my questions to make you think and to give you some practice with these new phrasal verbs.
When you get in a bad mood, does it drag on for a while?
What or who can help you snap out of a bad mood? Tell me in the comments.
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