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Phrasal Verbs
Unit 2.4 - "In" meaning "Collapsing" or "Surrendering"
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Cave in
(inseparable) |
To
agree to something that you were against before, after someone has
persuaded you or threatened you
>>The government are firm and they will
not cave in to the
terrorists' threats. |
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Do in
(separable)
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To
make someone extremely tired (informal)
>>That walk's
completely done me
in. |
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Give in
(inseparable) |
To
finally agree to what someone demands
>>He nagged me
so much to buy him a new bike that eventually I just
gave in.
>>The
government cannot be seen to give in
to terrorists' demands.
To
accept that you have been defeated and agree to stop competing or
fighting
>>She knew
she'd lost the argument but she wouldn't
give in.
>>You'll never
guess the answer. Do you give in? |
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Chuck in
(separable) |
To
stop doing an activity (usually a job or a
course) and to leave the place where you were
doing it
>>He chucked in
his job to travel round the world. |
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