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Phrasal Verbs Explained
Phrasal Verbs: Phrasal verbs are phrases made up of a verb and one or more words (like prepositions or adverbs) that create a new meaning. They are often used in everyday conversation to express various actions or feelings.
Love and Dating Phrasal Verbs Explained in Easy English
- Set someone up with someone: To arrange a meeting between two people so they can date.
- Example: My friend set me up with her brother.
- Get together with someone: To start a romantic relationship with someone.
- Example: They got together after knowing each other for a few months.
- Show up: To arrive at a place, often for a date or meeting.
- Example: He didn’t show up for our dinner date.
- Dress up: To wear nice or formal clothes for a special occasion, like a date.
- Example: She likes to dress up for dates.
- Go for someone: To be attracted to someone and want to date them.
- Example: He really wants to go for her; he thinks she’s amazing.
- Hit on someone: To flirt with someone or show that you are interested in them romantically.
- Example: He was hitting on her at the party.
- Turn on / Turn someone on: To make someone feel excited or attracted.
- Example: His sense of humor really turns me on.
- Pick someone up: To flirt with or try to attract someone in a romantic or sexual way.
- Example: I like to go to bars on Fridays and try to pick up single women.
- Chat someone up: To talk to someone in a friendly and flirtatious way.
- Example: He was chatting her up all night at the bar.
- Turn out: To have a particular result, often used when something unexpected happens.
- Example: It turned out that they were perfect for each other.
- Get along with someone: To have a good relationship with someone, often in a romantic context.
- Example: I really get along with my partner.
- Hit it off: To quickly become good friends or have a strong attraction.
- Example: They met at a party and hit it off right away.
- End up: To finally be in a situation or place, often unexpectedly.
- Example: They ended up dating after a few casual meetings.
- Make out: To kiss and touch someone in a sexual way.
- Example: They started making out at the party.
- Hang out with: To spend time with someone in a casual way, often before dating.
- Example: I like to hang out with my friends on weekends.
- Ask someone out: To invite someone to go on a date.
- Example: He asked her out to dinner.
- Turn someone down: To reject someone’s invitation for a date or romantic interest.
- Example: She turned him down because she wasn’t interested.
- Take someone out: To invite someone to go on a date, usually to a restaurant or event.
- Example: I want to take you out for your birthday.
- Fall for someone: To develop strong romantic feelings for someone.
- Example: I really fell for him after our first date.
- Hook up with someone: To have a casual sexual relationship with someone.
- Example: They hooked up after the party.
- Get rid of someone: To end a relationship with someone.
- Example: She decided to get rid of him because he was not kind.
- Go out with someone: To date someone regularly.
- Example: They have been going out for six months.
- Settle down with someone: To start a long-term relationship and often get married or live together.
- Example: He wants to settle down with her in the future.
It’s Practice Time!
Love and Dating Phrasal Verbs Quiz
- She decided to _______ with him after dating for 3 years.
- A) settle down
- B) dress up
- C) go out
- He is trying to _______ her because he thinks she’s beautiful.
- A) hit on
- B) turn on
- C) show up
- They will _______ at the café after work.
- A) hang out
- B) pick up
- C) turn out
- She was so happy when he _______ to the party.
- A) dressed up
- B) showed up
- C) asked out
- I want to _______ and take her to dinner next week.
- A) set Jane up
- B) ask Jane out
- C) get along
- They _______ right away and became good friends.
- A) hit it off
- B) fell for
- C) chatted up
- He plans to _______ with her this weekend.
- A) hook up
- B) dress up
- C) turn down
- She decided to _______ him because he wasn’t nice.
- A) get rid of
- B) pick up
- C) go for
- I usually _______ Asian women. I think they have good values.
- A) end up with
- B) go for
- C) make out with
- After a few dates, they _______ kissing.
- A) ended up
- B) showed up
- C) picked out
- She felt nervous when he _______ to ask him out.
- A) got along
- B) turned out
- C) was about
- He wanted to _______ her _____ at the party but wasn’t sure how.
- A) chat up
- B) fall for
- C) show up
- They ended up _______ after meeting at a friend’s house.
- A) making out
- B) dressing up
- C) falling for
- I was surprised to see them _______ together after only a week of classes.
- A) getting along
- B) going out
- C) falling for
- He was so sad when she _______ his invitation for a date.
- A) turned down
- B) showed up
- C) asked out
Answers
- A) settle down
- A) hit on
- A) hang out
- B) showed up
- B) ask Jane out
- A) hit it off
- A) hook up
- A) get rid of
- B) go for
- A) ended up
- C) was about
- A) chat up
- A) making out
- B) going out
- A) turned down