Unit 145. Phrasal verbs 9. Away / back
Unit 145; Part A

away = away from home • We're going away on holiday today. away = away from a place, a person etc. • The woman got into her car and drove away. • I tried to take a picture of the bird, but it flew away. • I dropped the ticket and it blew away in the wind. • The police searched the house and took away a computer. | back = back home • We'll be back in three weeks. back = back to a place, a person etc. • A: I'm going out now. B: What time will you be back? • After eating at a restaurant, we walked back to our hotel. • I've still got Jane's keys. I forgot to give them back to her. • When vou've finished with that book, can you put it back on the shelf? |
In the same way you can say: walk away, run away, look away etc. | In the same way you can say: go back, come back, get back, take something back etc. |
Unit 145; Part B

get away = escape, leave with difficulty
• We tried to catch the thief, but he managed to get away.
get away with something = do something wrong without being caught
• I parked in a no-parking zone, but I got away with it.
keep away (from ...) = don't go near
• Keep away from the edge of the pool. You might fall in.
give something away = give it to somebody else because you don't want it any more
• 'Did you sell your old computer?' 'No, I gave it away.'
put something away = put it in the place where it is kept, usually out of sight
• When the children had finished playing with their toys, they put them away.
throw something away = put it in the rubbish
• I kept the letter, but I threw away the envelope.
Unit 145; Part C

wave back / smile back / shout back / write back / hit somebody back
• I waved to her and she waved back.
call/phone/ring (somebody) back = return a phone call
• I can't talk to you now. I'll call you back in ten minutes.
get back to somebody = reply to them by phone etc.
• I sent him an email, but he never got back to me.
look back (on something) = think about what happened in the past
• My first job was in a travel agency. I didn't like it very much at the time but, looking back on it, I learnt a lot and it was a very useful experience.
pay back money, pay somebody back
• If you borrow money, you have to pay it back.
• Thanks for lending me the money. I'll pay you back next week.
Exercises
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