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One point English lesson to help you navigate TOEIC Grammar, Phrasal Verbs, and Vocabulary

TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Count On toeic phrasal verbs

Your knowledge of phrasal verbs will certainly be tested on the TOEIC® exam. Catch On is one of the phrasal verbs that often appears in Part V and Part VI. 

COUNT ON means to rely on or depend on 

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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Count (Someone) Out toeic phrasal verbs

Your knowledge of phrasal verbs will certainly be tested on the TOEIC® exam. Count (Someone) Out is one of the phrasal verbs that often appears in Part V and Part VI. 

COUNT [SOMEONE] OUT means to not include...

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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Catch Up toeic phrasal verbs

Your knowledge of phrasal verbs will certainly be tested on the TOEIC® exam. Catch Up (on) is one of the phrasal verbs that often appears in Part V and Part VI. 

Catch up (on) means to do spend time...

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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Catch On (Understand) toeic phrasal verbs

Your knowledge of phrasal verbs will certainly be tested on the TOEIC® exam. Catch On is one of the phrasal verbs that often appears in Part V and Part VI. 

Catch on has a few meanings, but for this lesson,...

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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Call For toeic phrasal verbs

Your knowledge of phrasal verbs will certainly be tested on the TOEIC® exam. Call For is one of the phrasal verbs that often appears in Part V and Part VI. 

Call for means to be necessary or be appropriate....

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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Call Back toeic phrasal verbs

Your knowledge of phrasal verbs will certainly be tested on the TOEIC® exam. Call Back is one of the phrasal verbs that often appears in Part V and Part VI. 

Call back means to telephone someone who has...

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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Check Out toeic phrasal verbs

There are always questions about the phrasal verbs on the TOEIC exam:

Check out means to examine or inspect something in order to learn more about it.

  • Let's go check out the new furniture in the conference room
  • I want to check out the...
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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Catch On (Become Popular) toeic phrasal verbs

Your knowledge of phrasal verbs will certainly be tested on the TOEIC® exam. Catch On is one of the phrasal verbs that often appears in Part V and Part VI. 

Catch on has a few meanings, but for this lesson,...

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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Pick Up & Pick Out toeic phrasal verbs

There are always questions about the phrasal verbs on the TOEIC exam:

Pick up means go somewhere to get or retrieve someone or something

  • Jimmy is going to pick up Mr. Hendrix at the train station.
  • picked up my sister at the mall...
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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Set Out and Set Up toeic phrasal verbs

There are always questions about the phrasal verbs on the TOEIC exam:

When you set something up you make arrangements to do that thing.

  • Ms. Lane set up a meeting with the auditors.
  • The travel department can set up the itinerary for your...
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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Step Up & Step Down toeic phrasal verbs

There are always questions about the phrasal verbs on the TOEIC exam:

Step down means to resign or leave a position or job voluntarily.

  • After serving as CEO for 10 years, Mark decided to step down and hand over the reins to his...
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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Look For & Look Over toeic phrasal verbs

There are always questions about the phrasal verbs on the TOEIC exam:

Look for means to search

  • The marketing department is looking for an editor. You should apply for the position.
  • The company is looking for new products to sell in this...
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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Call On & Call Off toeic phrasal verbs

There are always questions about the phrasal verbs on the TOEIC exam:

Call off means to cancel or postpone.

  • The boss had to leave the office suddenly so we need to call off today’s meeting.
  • The company decided to call off its...
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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Run Over toeic phrasal verbs

Learning phrasal verbs like this one will help make your English sound more natural and give you an edge on English exams, like the TOEIC® Exam. There are usually one or two questions on the TOEIC® Exam dealing with...

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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Run Through toeic phrasal verbs

Learning phrasal verbs like this one will help make your English sound more natural and give you an edge on English exams, like the TOEIC® Exam. There are usually one or two questions on the TOEIC® Exam dealing with...

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TOEIC Phrasal Verb Lesson - Set Up toeic phrasal verbs

Learning phrasal verbs like this one will help make your English sound more natural and give you an edge on English exams, like the TOEIC® Exam

What does the phrasal verb SET UP mean?

The phrasal verb set up means to make...

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