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Unit
138 Phrasal verbs 2 in/out

A Compare in and out:
in = into a room, a building, a car etc. out = out of a room, a building, a car etc.
How did the thieves get in? Stay in the car. Don’t get out.
Here’s a key, so you can let yourself in. I had no key, so I was locked out.
Lisa walked up to the edge of the pool She swam up and down the pool,
and dived in. (= into the water) and then climbed out.
I’ve got a new apartment. I’m moving in Andy opened the window and
on Friday. looked out.
As soon as I got to the airport, I We paid the hotel bill and
checked in. checked out.
In the same way you can say go in, come in, In the same way you can say go out,
walk in, break in etc. get out, move out, let somebody out etc.
Compare in and into: Compare out and out of:
I’m moving in on Friday. She climbed out.
I’m moving into my new flat on Friday She climbed out of the pool.

B Other verbs + in
drop in = visit somebody at home without arranging to do this
I dropped in to see Chris on my way home.
join in = take part in something that is already going on
They were playing cards, so I joined in.

plug in an electrical machine = connect it to the electricity supply PLUG IN
The fridge isn’t working because you haven’t plugged it in.

take somebody in = deceive somebody
The man said he was a policeman and I believed him. I was completely taken in.
fill in or fill out 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. or
Please fill out the application form …

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
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.
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 = write a line through something
Some of the names on the list had been crossed out. Sarah CROSS OUT

276 Phrasal verbs 1 (Introduction) ➜ Unit 137 More verbs + out ➜ Unit 139