Introduction
Georgie teaches you some phrasal verbs that can be used to talk about money.
Phrasal verbs mentioned
fork out
spend a lot reluctantly
- I forked out a large part of my savings for my cat’s medical bills this month.
splash out (on)
spend a lot enthusiastically
- After our wedding, we splashed out on a safari in South Africa for our honeymoon.
pay (someone) back
return money that you borrowed from someone
- My dream is to pay my parents back for all the money they spent on my education.
run out of
spend all your money, leaving nothing left
- Unfortunately, we ran out of money before we finished building the shed, and we couldn’t pay for more materials.
live on
have a particular amount of money that you use to buy the essentials
- Since retiring, my grandparents are able to live on their state pensions.
get by
live with difficulty with the money you have
- I get by with my salary, but I don’t have enough to save up or treat myself to luxuries.
save up
accumulate your money by not spending it, usually for a purpose
- My sister is saving up to buy a house.
TOP TIPS!
- If you see the word ‘something’, it usually means the verb requires an object.
- If ‘something’ is in the middle of the phrasal verb, it means that it can be separated by the object (but doesn’t have to be).
- If ‘something’ is at the end of the phrasal verb, it means it cannot be separated.
- When a pronoun, e.g. him, her, them, is the object of a separable phrasal verb, it must go between the verb and the particle.