Практикум по лексикологии английского языка. Часть 2. Фразеология. Маковецкая Н.А - 20 стр.

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give away: 1. He didn’t want his old text books so he gave them away. 2. He gave
away the prizes at the Speech Day.2. She inadvertently gave away the secret.
give back: I must give back the money I borrowed.
give in: 1. Time up. You must give in your examination papers now. 2. He didn’t
want to go to the dance, but his girlfriend was so persuasive that he gave in.
give out: 1. The UFO was giving out very strange signals. 2. The name of the
winner of the medical research grant will be given out at 6 o’clock. 3. The nurse
gave out the pills to the patients.
give up: 1. must never give up. If you don’t succeed at first, you must try again. 2.
The escaped prisoner gave himself up to the police. 3. He gave up smoking on his
doctor’s advice. 4. His life was given up to idle pleasures.
give on: My windows give on to the square.
give off: When I open the bottle, it gave off a peculiar smell.

                                       put
put up: 1. I was lucky you were able to put me up for the night. 2. He has put his
house up for sale.
put up with: I won’t put up with your insults any longer.
put down to: The air crash was put down to engine failure.
put off: 1.The meeting has been put off for a week because the boss is away. 2.
The opponent’s remark put him off and he played badly.
put out: She put herself out to make everybody feel at home.
put aside: He put aside $5 every week towards his summer holiday.
put on: When I accused him he put on an innocent expression.
put through: Could you put me through to your sales office, please?

                                        stand
stand for: 1. The letters UNO stand for ‘the United Nations Organisation’. 2. I’m
not prepared to stand for any more insults from you. 3. We stand for a fair day’s
pay for a fair’s day work.
stand in for: He stood in for the leading actor, who was ill.
stand up for: If you are not prepared to stand up for yourself, how can you expect
us to help you?
stand up to: These components are expected to stand up to great pressure.
stand by: 1. I will stand by the agreement. 2. Do you expect me to stand by and
do nothing when I see a friend being attacked?
stand down: When he heard that the President had decided to seek re-election, he
stood down.
stand out: The painting is so good that it stands out from the others in the
exhibition.

                                        take
take after: You can see from his nose that he takes after his father.
take in: I’ve afraid you’ve been taken in. These pearls are not genuine.