138 : Phrasal verbs 2 in/out

   A   

Compare in and out:

 

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. Lisa walked up to the edge of the pool and dived in. (= into the water) I've got a new apartment. 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. Andy 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.	In the same way you can say go out, get out, move out, let somebody out etc.
Compare in and into: I'm moving in next week. I'm moving into my new flat on Friday.	Compare out and out of: He walked out. He walked out of the room.

 

 

   B   

Other verbs + in

 

 

drop in = visit somebody for a short time without arranging to do this

• I dropped in to see Chris on my way home.

 

 

join in = take part in an activity that is already going on

• They were playing cards, so I joined 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.

 

 

   C   

Other verbs + out

 

 

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 have 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.

 

 

※ deceive :

 

 

deceive : de + ceive(=take), 속이다

• deceive somebody  Her husband had been deceiving her for years.
• deceive somebody into doing something  She deceived him into handing over all his savings.