Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Phrasal verbs

When something slips your mind, you forget.

To bound down e.g. the stairs = to half run, half jump

He opened them in a frenzy = He tore them open very quickly, almost frantically.

Open (something) up – to open a locked door, container or building

Scrunch (something) up – to press or squeeze into a smaller shape.

Fall upon – to move quickly downwards

(something) Dawn on (somebody) – you realise for the first time

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