Phrasal Verbs
3216 Phrasal Verbs with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Take up
Make clothes shorter.
The trousers were too long so I TOOK them UP to make them fit.
Take up
Start a new hobby, pastime, etc.
He TOOK UP squash as he felt he had to lose some weight.
Talk around
Persuade.
He TALKED them AROUND to accepting his point of view.
Talk around
Talk about a problem or issue without really dealing with it.
They TALKED AROUND the issue without reaching a conclusion.
Talk at
Talk to someone and not give them a chance to reply or listen to them.
There's no point trying to convince them they'll just TALK AT you until you give up.
Talk back
Respond rudely to a person in authority.
The teacher was cross because the pupil TALKED BACK to her.
Talk down
Try to make something sound less important.
The company CEO TALKED DOWN the recent fall in shares.
Talk down
Persuade someone not to jump off a high place to kill themselves.
A man was threatening to jump off the building but the police TALKED him DOWN.
Talk down to
Talk in a way to show your superiority not communicate.
She's a dreadful teacher and TALKS DOWN TO her students instead of teaching them.
Talk into
Persuade someone to do something.
She didn't want to let me go, but I finally managed to TALK her INTO it.
