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A Phrasal Verb a Day - Learn English Phrasal Verbs with Luke Thompson

by Luke Thompson

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About the show

Learn a phrasal verb every day with this series of short podcasts by Luke Thompson from Luke's English Podcast. Each episode contains definitions, explanations and improvised examples of each phrase to help you understand and remember these complex but important parts of the English language! Transcripts are also available for every episode.

Latest episodes

  • #14- POP IN / OUT / OFF / ON / UP (A Phrasal Verb a Day is back)

    November 3, 2018 · 9 min

    #140 POP IN / OUT / OFF / ON / UP (A Phrasal Verb a Day is back) A Phrasal Verb a Day is back. In this episode I'll give you an update about this podcast and teach you phrasal verbs with POP. Episode Transcript Hello everyone, This is…

  • #139 - TO POLISH OFF

    June 21, 2016 · 5 min

    = to finish/consume something completely- especially food e.g. I made a pizza for my friends and they polished it off in just a few minutes because they were so hungry.

  • #138 - TO POINT OUT

    May 30, 2016 · 4 min

    to indicate something 1. literally, by indicating something with your finger or a pointer) or 2. saying something that people don't know, or saying something specific that needs to be indicated e.g. "I'd just like to point out that these…

  • #137 - TO PLUG IN/INTO

    May 30, 2016 · 4 min

    to connect a piece of equipment to an electrical supply or another piece of equipment "Can you plug in my phone please?" "Can I plug my phone into your computer?" "Do you mind if I just charge my phone? Where can I plug it in?" "I'll need…

  • #136 - TO PLOUGH ON/AHEAD/THROUGH/INTO

    May 30, 2016 · 8 min

    to plough = when a farmer breaks up the earth in a field to prepare it for growing crops, using a plough. See pic. 1. to plough on/ahead = to keep going even though it's difficult "I've got to get this report done by tomorrow, so I just…

  • #135 - TO PLOD ALONG

    May 30, 2016 · 4 min

    1. to walk with slow heavy steps "As we all walked back from the pub, Jeff was plodding along behind us" - we imagine here that Jeff was feeling sad for some reason and he was walking slowly and sadly behind us, with heavy steps. 2. to…

  • #134 - TO PLAY UP

    April 19, 2016 · 6 min

    1. when a child misbehaves, e.g. "The kids were playing up all morning, it was a nightmare!" 2. when something fails to function properly. e.g. "The battery in my phone is playing up" 3. when a part of your body causes you pain or doesn't…

  • #133 - TO PLAY DOWN [+ VIDEO]

    April 11, 2016 · 3 min

    = to make a problem seem less serious than it really is e.g. The government played down the threat to public health after the radiation leak from the nuclear accident. Click here for a transcript (soon) and to see me explain this on video…