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Phrasal Verbs

With 'On'

Hi guys❗ 2019 is almost upon us. Due to it, today we'll go over some phrasal verbs. Do you remember phrasal verbs with the preposition 'on'❓

If you don't. Well, I'll remind you some of them. Let's begin❗

Clock in/on
To record the ⏳ 👨👩 arrive to their workplace, especially by putting a card into a special machine.
     Susan is always punctual, but today she clocked in late because she had forgotten a 📁.
                                                                           ↳ clock in
*🇬🇧 English speakers say 'Clock in/on', while 🇺🇸 English speakers use it but also they say 'Punch in'.

Cheer (sb) on
To encourage 👨👩 in a competition shouting louder.
     This year, Novak Djokovic participated in the Laver Cup, so that many of his fans were there to cheer him on.
                                                               ↳ cheer (sb) on
*Laver Cup is a tennis event where fourteen of the world-class players participate in.

Grow on (sb)
If a 👨/👩 or something grows on you, you like them more and more than before.
        The Kingkiller Chronicle series has grown on me.
                                                                   ↳ has grow on (sb)

Keep on
1. To continue doing something, or to do something many times.
        Don't give up! You just have to keep on trying.
                                            ↳ keep on (doing sth)
2.  To speak repeatedly to 👨👩 in an annoying way.
        If she didn't keep on at them, homework would never get done.
                                     ↳ keep on (at sb / about sth)

Let on (to sb)
To tell 👨👩 a secret.
     Robert writes a 📘 but don't let on to anyone.
                                                        ↳ let on + to + sb

Light on/upon sth
To see or find something by chance or accident.
     His eye lit upon a 🌠.
                    ↳ light upon sth


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