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Let's learn 10 common phrasal verbs related to emotions and attitudes, with definitions and examples.
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Phrasal verb number one, cheer up.
When you're feeling sad, and then you start to feel happy again, you're starting to cheer up.
This phrasal verb is often used to encourage other people to have a more positive attitude.
For example, if your daughter is sad because she did badly in a swimming competition,
you can say, cheer up, you'll do better next time.
You can also do things to help cheer another person up,
so imagine your brother is depressed because he broke up with his girlfriend.
You could say, I'm going to take my brother to a basketball game to help cheer him up.
Phrasal verb number two, lash out at someone.
When someone suddenly and unexpectedly speaks to you in an angry way or yells at you, they are lashing out at you.
For example, if your best friend tends to get angry and impatient when her life is very busy,
you could say, my best friend always lashes out at people when she's under a lot of stress.