15. Essas locuções são chamadas de phrasalverbs e são muito comuns em inglês. Na verdade, os phrasalverbs possuem um “ar” de informalidade, de gíria, porém se tornaram algo fundamental até mesmo no âmbito formal e principalmente na hora de praticar o inglês falado no dia-dia.
37. Lackof parking spacewasputtingpotentialcustomersoff Robert´s attitudetowardswomenreallyputsme off Theyhad to puttheweddingoffbecausethebride´s motherhad na accident Aboutthe meeting: Canweput it off for a fewdays?
54. Ifthebox is tooheavy, justput it down for a while. It´s notmy style to putdownother players In theendthecathad to beputdown
55. Put in To spend a particular amountof time doingsomething, or to make a particular amountofeffort in order to do something. = devote Wendy hasbeenputting in more hoursattheofficerecently.
56. 1. When we can't do a test one week, we sometimes ... doing it till the following week. a put off b put on c put out
57. 2.When my family comes to visit me from California, I usually . . . the entire crowd at my house; they don't need to go to a hotel. a) put off b) put up c) put on d) put out
58. 3. When you have an unpleasant teacher, you simply have to . . . them and hope that you won't have that teacher the following year. a) put off b) put out c) put up with d) put up
59. 4.When you come into a dark house, one of the first things you do is to switch on the light. You can also say you . . . the light. a) put up with b) put on c) put out d) put up
60. 5. The job of firemen is to ... fires. They put water and special materials on them. a) put up with b)put on c)put out d)put off