Question

DICTIONARY WORK Read the Dictionary tip. Then find these phrasal verbs in a dictionary and check the difference in meaning between the two- and three-part phrasal verbs.

look up / look up to                         get away / get away with

make up / make up for                 go back / go back on

Answer 1

- look up: to look for information in a dictionary or reference book, or by using a computer: tra cứu

- look up to: to admire or respect somebody: ngưỡng mộ

- get away: to have a holiday: đi nghỉ dưỡng

- get away with: to steal something and escape with it: bỏ trốn

- make up: to invent a story, etc., especially in order to trick or entertain somebody: dựng chuyện

- make up for: to do something that corrects a bad situation: bù đắp cho

- go back: to return to a place: quay lại

- go back on: to fail to keep a promise; to change your mind about something: thất hứa