
2025-08-11 20:04:08
🇬🇧 British vs 🇺🇸 American English: Phrasal Verbs Edition
🇬🇧 be rained off – 🇺🇸 be rained out → when an event is cancelled because of rain
🇬🇧 sort out – 🇺🇸 figure out/take care of → to solve or organize something
🇬🇧 ring up – 🇺🇸 call up → to phone someone
🇬🇧 ring off – 🇺🇸 hang up → to end a phone call
🇬🇧 ring back – 🇺🇸 call back → to return a phone call
🇬🇧 come round – 🇺🇸 come around → to visit someone at their home / to become conscious again
🇬🇧 hang on – 🇺🇸 hold on → used to ask someone to wait for a short time
🇬🇧 hire out – 🇺🇸 rent out → to lend something to someone in exchange for money
🇬🇧 wind down – 🇺🇸 roll down → to lower (e.g., a car window)
#vocabulary
🇬🇧 be rained off – 🇺🇸 be rained out → when an event is cancelled because of rain
🇬🇧 sort out – 🇺🇸 figure out/take care of → to solve or organize something
🇬🇧 ring up – 🇺🇸 call up → to phone someone
🇬🇧 ring off – 🇺🇸 hang up → to end a phone call
🇬🇧 ring back – 🇺🇸 call back → to return a phone call
🇬🇧 come round – 🇺🇸 come around → to visit someone at their home / to become conscious again
🇬🇧 hang on – 🇺🇸 hold on → used to ask someone to wait for a short time
🇬🇧 hire out – 🇺🇸 rent out → to lend something to someone in exchange for money
🇬🇧 wind down – 🇺🇸 roll down → to lower (e.g., a car window)
#vocabulary