Most English Learners DON'T Know These Phrasal Verbs!

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  My name is Shaina, and I'm the teacher at Espresso English.

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  Let's get started with today's lesson.

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  Beef up?

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  Fawn over?

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  Wipe out?

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  These aren't the phrasal verbs you learned in English class.

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  What on earth do they mean?

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  In this video, I'll teach you 10 interesting phrasal verbs that native speakers know,

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  but most English learners have never heard of.

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  Our first one is beef up, meaning to make something greater or stronger.

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  For example, The city will beef up security for the Olympics next year.

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  This means that the city will be increasing the number of police and taking stronger measures to eliminate violence and make the city safe.

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  Next we have bounce something off someone.

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  This means to present an idea to a person or group to get their opinion or reaction to it.

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