Inseparable Phrasal Verbs (Transitive)
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<td colspan="3" bgcolor="green">Inseparable Phrasal Verbs (Transitive)
With the following phrasal verbs, the lexical part of the verb (the part of the phrasal verb that carries the "verb-meaning") cannot be separated from the prepositions (or other parts) that accompany it: "Who will look after my estate when I'm gone?"</td>
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<td>call on</td>
<td>ask to recite in class</td>
<td>The teacher called on students in the back row.</td>
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<td>call on (2)</td>
<td>visit</td>
<td>The old minister continued to call on his sick parishioners.</td>
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<td>get over</td>
<td>recover from sickness or disappointment</td>
<td>I got over the flu, but I don't know if I'll ever get over my broken heart.</td>
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<td>go over</td>
<td>review</td>
<td>The students went over the material before the exam. They should have <em>gone over</em> it twice.</td>
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<td>go through</td>
<td>use up; consume</td>
<td>They country went through most of its coal reserves in one year. Did he go through all his money already?</td>
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<td>look after</td>
<td>take care of</td>
<td>My mother promised to look after my dog while I was gone.</td>
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<td>look into</td>
<td>investigate</td>
<td>The police will look into the possibilities of embezzlement.</td>
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<td>run across</td>
<td>find by chance</td>
<td>I ran across my old roommate at the college reunion.</td>
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<td>run into</td>
<td>meet</td>
<td>Carlos ran into his English professor in the hallway.</td>
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<td>take after</td>
<td>resemble</td>
<td>My second son seems to take after his mother.</td>
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<td>wait on</td>
<td>serve</td>
<td>It seemed strange to see my old boss wait on tables.</td>
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