Matching Pairs Collocations/Phrasal VerbsOnline version Prepositions - B2+ by Vanessa Card 1 Look back on 2 Look for 3 Look forward to 4 Look up 5 Look at 6 Look through 7 Look around 8 Look after to turn your thoughts to past events, times, or experiences to explore a place, search for something, or turn your head to see your surroundings to search for information, to look in an upward direction, or to improve to take care of, protect, or watch over someone or something to read or examine something quickly, search a group of things, or deliberately ignore a person to try to find, search for, or expect something you feel happy, pleased, and excited about a future event to direct your eyes at something, to study or examine something, or to think about and consider a plan or problem 1 Think about 2 Think of 3 Think through 4 Think up to use your mind to invent, create, or plan something new to carefully consider a problem, plan, or situation from start to finish to produce an idea, remember something, or consider a person or choice. It usually points to a quick mental flash or a sudden memory to consider, reflect on, or focus one's mind on a specific topic, person, or possible action 1 Talk about 2 Talk out of 3 Talk into 4 Talk with 5 Talk to to have a two-way, shared conversation where both people speak and listen to speak with someone, to give a scolding, or to share information to discuss a subject, add heavy emphasis to a statement, or mention future plans to persuade or convince someone to do something, often when they are initially unwilling or unsure o persuade or convince someone (or yourself) not to do something. It can also mean using words to escape or avoid a bad situation 1 Go against 2 Go with 3 Go to 4 Go through 5 Go without 6 Go over 7 Go for 8 Go by to choose something, try to get or achieve a goal, or like a person or thing to live, manage, or survive without having something you need or usually have to pass time, follow a rule, or use a name to choose an option, to match or look good together, to accompany someone, or to naturally belong as part of something to oppose, disagree with, or be unfavorable to someone or something to examine something carefully, experience a difficult event, or use up resources to review or check something, to visit a place, or to be received by an audience Means moving toward a location, being given to a recipient, or starting an action 1 Get to 2 Get over 3 Get into 4 Get along with 5 Get through 6 Get away with 7 Get out of to have a good, friendly relationship with someone or to be able to work and live together without fighting to recover from an illness, overcome a problem, or accept an unpleasant life event to do something wrong, bad, or against the rules without being caught, blamed, or punished to avoid a duty, escape a place, or take a benefit from something to arrive at a place, have a chance to do something, or bother someone to finish a task, survive a hard time, or connect on the phone to enter a place, become interested in an activity, or become involved in a situation 1 Take in 2 Take after 3 Take over 4 Take on 5 Take up 6 Take back to understand, absorb your surroundings, or to give a home to to start a new hobby or activity, to fill a certain amount of space or time, and to begin a new job or position to accept a task, hire workers, or acquire a new quality to retract a statement, return an item to a store, or reclaim possession of something the act of gaining control of a corporation, a media property, or public space To look or act like an older family member. It describes physical resemblances, personality traits, or shared habits passed down from parents or grandparents. 1 Come to 2 Come in 3 Come on 4 Come for 5 Come from 6 Come across 7 Come up with to regain consciousness, to total or amount to a sum, or to arrive at a decision or state to have a specific place, person, or thing as an origin or source to think of an idea, create a plan, or produce something that is needed like money to hurry up, to encourage someone, or to express disbelief or frustration to find something by accident, to make a certain personal impression, or to express a feeling clearly to arrive to collect someone or something, to attack or harm someone, or to criticize and confront a person to enter a room or building, to arrive, or to be received 1 Run for 2 Run over 3 Run with 4 Run through 5 Run from 6 Run into hitting something with a vehicle, overflowing a liquid, taking extra time, reviewing notes quickly, or visiting someone nearby to compete in an election, move fast to reach or escape something, or challenge someone's supremacy to flee, escape, or try to avoid a person, place, situation, or feeling to meet someone by chance, crash into an object, or experience a sudden problem to accept an idea, take a plan, and develop it further with energy a practice rehearsal, a quick review of details, or the rapid consumption of resources