PHRASAL VERBS On 1

They were thinking of going to Japan for a holiday, but after realizing how expensive it’d be they "settled on" a trip to Thailand instead. --------------- SETTLE ON something/somebody.

Decidirse Sobre, Settlearse Sobre, (Algo/Alguién), Settlearse On sth/sb. to agree on a decision. (see also: decide on).

GO ON. ------- Chris butted in when Jill was talking, but then realised what he’d done and said, ‘Sorry for interrupting. Please go on.’ --------- go on.

Continuar, seguir. to continue doing something. (see also: carry on).

RELY ON something/somebody. --------- --- Sayoko’s English is so good now that she doesn’t have to rely on an interpreter when she’s in a meeting. -------- RELY ON something/somebody.

Depender de. to need something or someone in order to survive, be successful, or work correctly. (see also: depend on).

HANG ON ------- The sea is getting rough so this is going to be a rocky boat ride. We’d better hang on tight. --------- hang on.

Agarrarse fuerte. to hold something or someone tightly, usually in order to stop yourself from falling. (see also: hold on).

MAKE A MONKEY OUT OF someone, or MAKE A FOOL OUT OF someone. ---------- El costeño said, If you're afraid to make a fool out of yourself, you will never be a successful performer. ---------- MAKE A FOOL OUT OF someone, or MAKE A MONKEY OUT OF someone.

Burlarse de alguien, basilar a alguien. to make someone look foolish.

HANG ON. ------- Hang on. I'm not quite ready. ---------- Hang on.

Esperar. to wait for a short time or to stop what they are doing.

PASS ON something. ------- After you’ve signed the card, pass it on to the next person to sign. ---------- PASS ON something.

Pasar algo a alguien. to give something to someone else. (see also: hand on).

PICK ON somebody. ------- My son says the older boys "pick on" him at school. They tease him and try to make him look weak in front of the other kids. ------------ PICK ON somebody.

Molestar, meterse con, acosar. to bully, to choose one person from a group of people to criticize or treat unfairly, especially when they are smaller or weaker than you.

TRY something ON. ------- Those jeans look too big for you Quito. Did you "try them on" before you bought them?. ---------- TRY something ON.

Probarse una ropa. to put on a piece of clothing to find out whether it fits you or whether you like it, especially before buying it.

KEEP ON doing something. ------- Don’t stop now. Keep on studying until you’ve figured out what all the phrasal verbs starting with ‘k’ mean. ---------- KEEP ON doing something.

Seguir, continuar. to continue to do something, or to do something again and again. (see also: carry on, go on). KEEPAR -ONORIO.

ACT ON something. ------- You should "act on" your teacher’s advice and try to learn these phrasal verbs. -------- ACT ON something.

Tomar acción sobre, actuar sobre, reaccionar ante. to take action or act by yourself or by someone else.

BANK ON something/somebody. --------- We couldn’t set up the computer network ourselves, so we’re banking on an IT engineer from the university to set it up for us. --------- BANK ON something/somebody.

Contar con. to depend on something happening. (see also: count on, depend on).

SWITCH ON something. --------- Don’t "switch on" the power until you’re sure nobody is touching the electrical wiring. Make sure you keep it switched off until then. --------------- SWITCH ON something.

Prender, encender. to turn on an electrical device [e.g. light, radio] or an engine by using a switch. (see also: turn on).