Widen Your Vocabulary with 10 Sports Related Phrasal Verbs
Clases de inglés negocios Sevilla
As Sports is our Topic of the month for September, we thought that we would share some of our favourite Sports related phrasal verbs.
Many of these phrasal verbs are particularly useful as they can be used in other contexts other than talking about sports.
So the next time you are chatting with your English friends about the football match last night you can impress them with some of these phrasal verbs!
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Work Out: To do exercise.
Eg, yesterday I went to work out at the gym
Work Off: to burn calories or food consumed.
Eg, I need to work off all that Christmas food!
Fall Behind: Begin to lose in a race
Eg, he was winning until he fell behind at the 3rd mile
Slim Down: To lose weight
Eg, Sheila needs to slim down so that she can fit into her wedding dress.
Take Up: To start doing a new sport or activity
Eg, This summer I want to take up cross fit.
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Try Out For: To Audition for a team
Eg, You’re so good at football, you should try out for the team!
Knock Out: to punch somebody unconscious (usually used in Boxing)
Eg, The boxer knocked out his opponent in the 5th round.
Alternatively Knock Out can also be used to mean that a loser in a tournament is eliminated.
Eg, England were knocked out of the world cup in the semi finals against Croatia.
Catch Up: Reach an opponent in a race.
Eg, After spending most of the race in last place, Tom finally caught up to the rest of the runners in the last 100m.
Pass Out: To become unconscious.
Eg, I was so exhausted after the marathon that I passed out.
Bulk Up: to gain muscle.
Eg, I’ve been lifting weights at the gym recently so I can bulk up and impress the ladies.
