Expression Cards: phrasal-verb
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phrasal-verb
chill with
Meaning
to relax and spend calm time with someone
Example
I love to **chill with** my friends on weekends to refresh my mind.
phrasal-verb
chill yourself out
Meaning
to make yourself calm and relaxed
Example
You need to **chill yourself out** instead of worrying about everything.
phrasal-verb
chime in
Meaning
to join a conversation by adding your opinion or comment
Example
Feel free to **chime in** if you have anything to add.
phrasal-verb
chime in with
Meaning
to add a comment or opinion in an online discussion
Example
Several users **chimed in with** their thoughts on the topic.
phrasal-verb
chime with
Meaning
to agree or align with someone’s opinion in a group call
Example
Her suggestion really **chimed with** what the team was thinking.
phrasal-verb
choke back
Meaning
to try hard not to show or express an emotion, especially sadness or tears
Example
He **choked back** his tears during the farewell speech.
phrasal-verb
choke back tears
Meaning
to try hard not to cry
Example
She **choked back tears** during her farewell speech.
phrasal-verb
choke down
Meaning
to suppress or hide emotions like anger or sadness
Example
He tried to **choke down** his tears during the farewell speech.
phrasal-verb
choke on
Meaning
to have difficulty speaking or breathing because of strong emotions
Example
She **choked on** her words as she tried to explain how she felt.
phrasal-verb
choke on emotions
Meaning
to find it hard to speak because of strong emotions
Example
She **choked on emotions** while giving her farewell speech.
phrasal-verb
choke up
Meaning
to become emotional and unable to speak
Example
He **choked up** while giving his farewell speech.
phrasal-verb
choke up with emotion
Meaning
to become unable to speak because of strong feelings
Example
He **choked up with emotion** while giving his speech.
phrasal-verb
chop up
Meaning
to cut something into small pieces quickly
Example
He **chopped up** the onions for the curry.
phrasal-verb
churn out
Meaning
to produce something quickly and in large amounts, often without much quality
Example
The company has been **churning out** reports all week.
phrasal-verb
circle back after
Meaning
to return to a topic once something else has finished
Example
We'll **circle back after** lunch to finalize the slides.
phrasal-verb
circle the wagons
Meaning
to come together to protect the group from criticism
Example
Fans **circle the wagons** when the coach faces unfair blame.
phrasal-verb
clam down from
Meaning
to gradually relax after being very stressed or angry
Example
It took him an hour to **clam down from** the argument.
phrasal-verb
clam up
Meaning
to suddenly stop talking, especially when nervous or unwilling
Example
She **clammed up** as soon as I asked about her mistake.
phrasal-verb
clam up with
Meaning
to suddenly stop talking because of shyness or fear
Example
He **clammed up with** embarrassment when everyone stared at him.
phrasal-verb
clamor for
Meaning
to demand something loudly and emotionally
Example
Fans **clamored for** an encore performance.
phrasal-verb
clamp down on
Meaning
to take strict action to stop or control something
Example
Authorities are **clamping down on** tax evasion this year.
phrasal-verb
clamp down on corruption
Meaning
to take strong action to stop something harmful or illegal
Example
The new government promised to **clamp down on corruption** across all departments.
phrasal-verb
clarify up
Meaning
to make something easier to understand
Example
Can you **clarify up** what you meant in your email?
phrasal-verb
clean out
Meaning
to completely remove unwanted things from a place
Example
Volunteers worked to **clean out** the polluted river.