Unit 138. Phrasal verbs 2. In / out
Unit 138; Part A

in = into a room, a building, a car etc. • How did the thieves get in? • Here's a key, so you can let yourself in. • Sally walked up to the edge of the pool and dived in. (= into the water) • I've got a new flat. I'm moving in on Friday. • As soon as I got to the airport, I checked in. | out = out of a room, building, a car etc. • He just stood up and walked out. • I had no key, so I was locked out. • She swam up and down the pool, and then climbed out. • Tim opened the window and looked out. • (at a hotel) What time do we have to check out? |
In the same way you can say go in, come in, walk in, break in etc. Compare in and into: • I'm moving in next week. • I'm moving into my new flat on Friday. | In the same way you can say go out, get out, move out, let somebody out etc. Compare out and out of: • He walked out. • He walked out of the room. |
Unit 138; Part B
![]() ![]() • I dropped in to see Chris on my way home. join in = take part in an activity that is already going on • We're playing a game. Why don't you join in.' plug in an electrical machine = connect it to the electricity supply • The fridge isn't working because you haven't plugged it in. fill in a form, a questionnaire etc. = write the necessary information on a form • Please fill in the application form and send it to us by 28 February. You can also say fill out a form. take somebody in = deceive somebody • The man said he was a policeman and I believed him. I was completely taken in. |
Unit 138; Part C
![]() eat out = eat at a restaurant, not at home • There wasn't anything to eat at home, so we decided to eat out. drop out of college / university / a course / a race = stop before you hare completely finished a course/race etc. • Gary went to university but dropped out after a year. get out of something that you arranged to do = avoid doing it • I promised I'd go to the wedding. I don't want to go, but I can't get out of it now. cut something out (of a newspaper etc.) • There was a beautiful picture in the magazine, so I cut it out and kept it. leave something out = omit it, not include it • In the sentence 'She said that she was ill', you can leave out the word 'that'. ![]() cross something out / rub something out • Some of the names on the list had been crossed out. |
Exercises
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