Hi guys and welcome back to love English. So, this is a great way to learn phrasal verbs!
...by learning them specifically related to their subject.
Now, there are so many phrasal verbs but there really are a lot for love and relationships!
Now number one- to fall for somebody. Coming from the expression to
fall in love of course. So, to fall for somebody means that you
begin to like them and and it's that initial phase of starting to fall in
love. So, I fell for him or even I'm falling for him!
To hit it off- number two
to 'hit' obviously ....but not in this case it's a very nice phrasal verb to use.
Not only for romantic relationships but also when we talk about meeting somebody for
the first time, getting along with someone.
Another phrasal verbs there. So if you hit it off with somebody, it means that
you started in a very good way your friendship or relationship.
Now, the next phrasal verb not a great one... not something I've ever done! But to lead somebody on.
If you lead someone on you encourage them or give them false hope
that there might be the chance of a romantic relationship with you. it's not
a very nice thing to do so I hope none of you have ever led anybody on.
Number four and five I'm putting them together to split up (and) to break up. Obviously just
meaning to separate when the relationship comes to its end. So, she was
so unhappy because he broke up with her or I split up with him.
You could really say either and there's not any difference in meaning.
Okay this is a phrasal verb usually associated more with something men will do, but this
day and age there's some great very confident women out there.
To hit on somebody. Now if you hit on somebody um how do I explain this? You make it very
clear that you are interested in them in a romantic(sexual) way. You might use a chat up
line -a phrase to get a person's attention to show your romantic interest
in them. But really it's not always associated with the best way of
approaching a woman or a man. If ...he tried to hit on me- meaning he tried to get my attention.
Now, a really simple phrasal verb to ask someone out- now when you ask
them out you could do it in terms of- would you like to go to the cinema with
me and it might be just a purely platonic
meaning non romantic gesture- but if you ask somebody out in a romantic way you
are asking them out on a date. So, that should be a nice simple one to ask
somebody out. Okay now this phrasal verb I think is more American, it's not a
phrasal verb I use particularly.To hook up, umm to hook up with someone means that
you've got together in what could be a sexual way maybe a little bit of
hanky-panky you can watch our sex slang lesson to learn a few more
expressions associated with sex and kissing. Okay phrasal verb number nine...
I think. To go out with somebody. Now really this would come after somebody has asked
you out. If you go out with somebody or very often we would say I'm going out
with him, it can mean that you go out on a date or
it can mean that you are in the beginning of a romantic relationship so
we're going out we are dating and it refers to the actual relationship I'm
going out with him not usually too serious if you say that you're going out
with somebody. And 'cheat on' it means that you have an affair
usually sexual, so it's not a nice thing to happen to you or to do to somebody so
if somebody has cheated on you I really hope that you broke up with them pretty fast.
So, number 11 to 'make up' to solve an argument or a problem to reconcile would
be the formal. Now, if you make up with a partner or a friend it might be because
you've had a big argument and number 12 it might be because you've fallen out so
usually you'd fall out with somebody you argue with them you disagree for a short
period of time hopefully short and then you make up after. This can be referring
to both a romantic or a platonic friendship. Now, the next phrasal verb is
usually something we associate with friendships but it can happen in a
relationship you can drift apart and this just means that you kind of slowly
go your separate ways usually because you change as a person or it might be
because you're living far away from each other. So, to drift apart means that you
become less close and often lose contact. Now one of my favourite phrasal verbs is
to put up with. To put up with somebody, to put up with a boyfriend or a
girlfriend often in a long-term relationship or friendships or even
family relationships. People do things that annoy you that make you go a little
bit crazy. So for example; your girlfriend might leave her clothes all over the
floor, your boyfriend might leave wet towels on the bathroom floor or on the bed if
you're really gonna be annoyed! And you put up with this you tolerate this
behavior usually because you love them very much but to put up with can refer
to a lot of other situations also at work and in your day to day life. You put
up with something or somebody. You tolerate it. Okay, last phrasal verb!
Now, if you have gone through all these phrasal verbs in your relationships or
in your romantic relationship then you might finally settle down. To settle down
means that you get married, have children and often you find a home somewhere to
live, get a mortgage. Some of it can be great fun some of it's just a lot of
responsibility. So have you settled down yet? It's a great phrasal verb, try and
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