Phrasal verbs dictionary

-doći do kraja, iscrpiti sve opcije Simon just knew when he had maxed out. Something in his body told him to stop.

-biti bolji od I can one up that. They one-upped the competition.

-to try to communicate with a person or a group of people, usually in order to help or involve them The new mayor is reaching out to the local community to involve them in his plans for the city.  

-doprinijeti za nešto u korist nekoga ili nečega; početi raditi ili funkcionirati Would you like to kick in on a gift for Jenny? We still don’t know why the emergency generator failed to kick in when the power failed.

-natjecati se; ići protiv We’re going against three or four other contractors. Be sure to bid low.

-smanjiti; štedjeti It’s a tough economy. We’re trying to cut back on unnecessary expenses.

-pomoći We should be able to finish quickly if everyone pitches in.

-raspitati se I need a good real estate agent. Could you ask around and see if anyone knows one?

-dati nekome informacije u vezi nečega “Quickly, let’s go! There’s no time to explain, I’ll fill you in on the way.”  

-vratiti se nazad na nešto što smo ostavili za kasnije Since Andy dropped the ball on this one, we will have to circle back next week and go over the numbers.

-poticati nekoga da se natječe ili raspravlja s nekim Management policy seemed to be to play one department off against another.

-prevariti, podmetnuti They palmed off cheap wine at high prices by putting it in fancy bottles. She produced fake stamps and palmed them off as genuine.

-propustiti; izostaviti; previdjeti By leaving early you missed out on the celebrations.

-if you are up against a situation, a person, or a group of people, they make it very difficult for you to achieve what you want to achieve He was up against fantastic odds – he never stood a chance of winning.

1 biti dorastao nečemu; biti dobar za nešto He’s not up to the job; get someone else. 2 raditi nešto potajno, krivo… What are those kids up to?