141 : Phrasal verbs 5 on/off (2)

   A   

Verb + on = continue doing something

 

 

drive on / walk on / play on = continue driving/walking/playing etc.

• Shall we stop at this petrol station or shall we drive on to the next one?

 

 

go on = continue

• The party went on until 4 o'clock in the morning.

 

 

go on / carry on doing something = continue doing something

• We can't go on spending money like this. We'll have nothing left soon.
• I don't want to carry on working here. I'm going to look for another job.

 

 

Also  go on with / carry on with something

• Don't let me disturb you. Please carry on with what you're doing.

 

 

keep on doing something = do it continuously or repeatedly

• He keeps on criticising me. I'm fed up with it!

 

 

   B   

Get on

 

 

get on = progress

• How are you getting on in your new job? (= How is it going?)

 

 

get on (with somebody) = have a good relationship

• Joanne and Karen don't get on. They're always arguing.
• Richard gets on well with his neighbours. They're all very friendly.

 

 

get on with something = continue doing something you have to do, usually after an interruption

• I must get on with my work. I have a lot to do.

 

 

   C   

Verb + off

 

 

doze off / drop off / nod off = fall asleep

• The lecture wasn't very interesting. In fact I dozed off in the middle of it.

 

 

finish something off = do the last part of something

• A: Have you finished painting the kitchen?
  B: Nearly. I'll finish it off tomorrow.

 

 

go off = explode

• A bomb went off in the city centre, but fortunately nobody was hurt.

 

 

Also  an alarm can go off = ring

• Did you hear the alarm go off?

 

 

put somebody off (doing something) = cause somebody not to want something or to do something

• We wanted to go to the exhibition, but we were put off by the long queue.
• What put you off applying for the job? Was the salary too low?

 

 

rip somebody off = cheat somebody (informal)   //  rip : 찢다 

• Did you really pay £2,000 for that painting? I think you were ripped off.
  (= you paid too much)

 

 

show off = try to impress people with your ability, your knowledge etc.

• Look at that boy on the bike riding with no hands. He's just showing off.

 

 

tell somebody off = speak angrily to somebody because they did something wrong

• Clare's mother told her off for wearing dirty shoes in the house.

 

 

 

 

 (American English -> Appendix 7) 

 

141B

get on = progress: How are you getting on in your new job? get on (with somebody): Richard gets on well with his new neighbours.

American speakers do not use get on in this way. How are you getting on in your new job? American speakers use get along (with somebody): Richard gets along well with his new neighbors.

 

 

 

※ nod : 

 

 

nod : (머리를) 끄덕이다