inquire after インクワイア・アフター 安否を問う, 尋ねる Phrasal Verb: inquire after To ask about the health or condition of.

zone out ゾーン・アウト ぼんやりする, もうろうとする, 酔っぱらう Phrasal Verb: zone out [会話] To lose concentration or become inattentive.

lay about レイ・アバウト 〜と激しく戦う, 〜の周囲を打ちまくる, 精力的に動く Phrasal Verb: lay about To strike blows on all sides.

flake out フレーク・アウト 気絶する, 寝入る Phrasal Verb: flake out [俗語] 1. To fall asleep or collapse from fatigue or exhaustion. 2. To act in an odd or eccentric manner. 3. To lose interest or nerve.

call upon コール・アポン 頼む, 依頼される Phrasal Verb: call upon 1. To order; require: eg. I call upon you to tell the truth. 2. To make a demand or a series of demands on: eg. Social institutions are now being called upon to provide assi…

swear off スウェアー・オフ 誓って断つ Phrasal Verb: swear off [会話] To pledge to renounce or give up: eg. She has sworn off cigarettes.

piss off ピッス・オフ 立ち去る, おこらせる Phrasal Verb: piss off 1. To make or become angry. 2. Used in the imperative as a signal of angry dismissal.

drive at ドライブ・アット ねらう Phrasal Verb: drive at To mean to do or say: eg. I don't understand what you're driving at.

hand over ハンド・オーバ 引き渡す, 譲る Phrasal Verb: hand over To release or relinquish to another.

hang back ハング・バック しりごみする, 後ろの方にいる Phrasal Verb: hang back To be averse; hold back.

spoil for スポイル・ファー したくてたまらない Phrasal Verb: spoil for To be eager for: eg. spoiling for a fight.

bang up バン・アップ どんぴしゃの Phrasal Verb: bang up To damage extensively: eg. banged up the car.

hand on ハンド・オン 次へ回す, 譲り渡す Phrasal Verb: hand on To turn over to another.

buckle down バックル・ダウン 本気で取りかかる Phrasal Verb: buckle down To apply oneself with determination.

clam up クラム・アップ 黙る, はまぐりのように口をぴたっとしめる Phrasal Verb: clam up [会話] To refuse to talk.

get at ゲット・アット 手が届く, 取りかかる, 突きとめる, 非難する, ほのめかす, 買収する, 買収して〜させる, 届く Phrasal Verb: get at 1. To touch or reach successfully: eg. The cat hid where we couldn't get at it. 2. To try to make understan…

tide over タイド・オーバ 乗り切る, 乗り切らせる Phrasal Verb: tide over To support through a difficult period: eg. I asked for $100 to tide me over till payday.

pop in ポップ・イン ひょっこり訪問する Phrasal Verb: pop in To visit briefly: eg. just popped by to say hello.

snap back スナップ・バック す早く立ち直る, 急に戻る Phrasal Verb: snap back To recover quickly.

hide out ハイド・アウト 隠れる, 潜伏する Phrasal Verb: hide out To be in hiding, as from a pursuer: eg. The gangsters hid out in a remote cabin until it was safe to return to the city.

本日の句動詞： square away スクェア・アウェイ 追い風をうける, 整える, 身構える Phrasal Verb: square away 1. [船用語] To square the yards of a sailing vessel. 2. To put away or in order.

bulk up バルク・アップ 大きくなる Phrasal Verb: bulk up To gain weight by gaining muscle: eg. dietary supplements that helped the weightlifters bulk up.

buy up バイ・アップ 買い占める, 接収する Phrasal Verb: buy up To purchase all that is available of.

break into ブレーキ・イントゥー 壊れて〜になる, 押し入る, 食い込む, 手を付ける, 突然〜し出す Phrasal Verb: break into 1. To interrupt: quote) “No one would have dared to break into his abstraction” Alan Paton 2. To begin suddenly: eg. The …

bawl out ボール・アウト わめく, どなりつける Phrasal Verb: bawl out [会話] To reprimand loudly or harshly.

lay on レイ・オン 塗る, 加える, 供給する, 装備をする Phrasal Verb: lay on 1. To apply(something) by or as if by spreading onto a flat surface: eg. laid on a thick Southern accent. 2. To prepare, usually in an elaborate fashion; arrange: eg…

enter on エンタ・オン 所有権を得る, 始める Phrasal Verb: enter on 又は upon 1. To set out on; begin: eg. We enter on a new era in our history. 2. To begin considering; take up: eg. After discussing the budget deficit, they entered on the p…

lay up レイ・アップ 蓄える, 床に就かせる, 使わないでおく Phrasal Verb: lay up 1. To stock for future use: eg. lay up supplies for a long journey. 2. [会話]To confine with an illness or injury: eg. was laid up for a month. 3. [船用語] To pu…

stack up スタック・アップ 匹敵する, 得る, なる Phrasal Verb: stack up [会話]1. To measure up or equal: eg. Their gift doesn't stack up against his. 2. To make sense; add up: eg. Her report just doesn't stack up.

lay away レイ・アウェイ たくわえる, 保管する Phrasal Verb: lay away 1. To reserve for the future; save. 2. To put aside and hold for future delivery.