[GIU] UNIT139 Phrasal Verbs 6 up/down

​​​UNIT139
​​Phrasal Verbs 6
up/down

​​​A. Compare up and down:
put something up (on a wall, etc.)
• I put the picture of you up on the wall.

pick something up
• There was a 10,000 won bill on the floor. I picked it up and looked at it.

stand up
• Sofia stood up and walked out.

turn something up
• I can't hear the TV. Can you turn it up a little?

take something down (from a wall, etc.)
• I didn't like the picture, so I took it down.

put something down
• He stopped writing and put down his pen.

sit down/ bend down/ lie down
• I bent down to pick my shoes up.

turn something down
• The hitter is too hot. Turn it down to sleep mode.

​​​B. Tear down, cut down, etc.
tear down building / cut down a tree / blow something down
• Some old buildings were torn down to make room for the new landmark building.
• A: Why did you cut down the tree in your yard?
B: I didn't. It was blown down in the typhoon last week.

burn down = be destroyed by fire
• They were able to put out the fire before the car burned down.

​​​C. Down = becoming or having less
slow down = go more slowly
• You're driving too fast. Slow down.

calm somebody down = become calmer, make somebody calmer
• Calm down. There's no point in getting mad.

cut down (on something) = eat, drink, or do something less often
• I'm trying to cut down on alcohol. I drink too much of it.

​​​D. Other verbs + down
break down = stop working (for machines, cars)
• The car broke down on highway.

Also discussions, talks, etc. can break down (=fail)
• Discussions between the two groups broke down without a solution being reached. (= the discussion failed)

close down = stop doing business
• There used to be a restaurant on this street; it closed down a few years ago.

let somebody down = disappoint somebody because you didn't do what they hoped
• Sofia can always rely on him. He'll never let her down.

turn somebody / something down = refuse an application, an offer, etc.
• I applied for several jobs last summer, but I was turned down for all of them.

write something down = write something on paper because you may need the information later
• I can't remember her address. I wrote it down, but I can't find it.