to be in phrasal verbs
First, read the dialogue below. See if you can understand it.
Then, read the meanings of different phrasal verbs after.
Then, re-read the dialogue.
dialogue
A: are you in? (1)
B: No! I’m out. (2)
A: Out where?
B: Out and about! (3)
A: Oh, so you’re around then!? (4)
B: Well, I’m all over the place to be honest. (5)
A: At least you are up. (6)
B: I guess, but up for what? (7)
A: Up for anything! (7)
B: hmmm, I’m down though. (8)
A: you are down for anything!? (9)
B: No. I mean I’m feeling down. (8)
A: Are you down-under? (10)
B: No! I’m not in Australia.
A: Is your business under? (11)
B: Where are you going with this? I was just feeling down but I think I am over it now. (12)
A: You are over?
B: Yes!
A: Over the alcohol limit? (13)
B: No. I don’t drink alcohol. You know that.
A: I did wonder… are you over the speeding limit? (13)
B: No. What is your problem?
A: What?…. What are you getting angry over? (14)
B: It’s gonna be ‘game over’ for you soon. (15)
A: Oh, I get it. You’re over the top. (16)
B: You’re backwards, do you know that? (17)
A: And I take it that you are forwards? (18)
B: Forwards? You want to compare illogical with confident?
A: it wouldn’t be illogical otherwise, would it!?
phrasal verb meanings
Now, read the meanings of the phrasal verbs below.
1) be in – at home; part of something; included
2) be out – eliminated; not here (home or work)
3) be about – near-by / on the scene
4) be around – near-by / on the scene
5) be all over the place – messy / scatty / incoherent / many places
6) be up – out of bed
7) be up for it – enthusiastic about something / agree to do something
8) be down – not happy
9) be down (for it) – want / agree to do something
10) be down-under – in the southern hemisphere. i.e. Australia
11) be under – under-achieving; in-debt
12) be over something – no longer affected by it
13) be over – over a limit
14) be something over (because of) something – for a cause
(15) be over – ended / finished
(16) be over the top – too much / unnecessary / exaggerated / dramatic
17) be backwards – stupid / illogical
18) be forward – too confident
Now, re-read the dialogue.
