English Phrasal Verbs with WORK and their meanings

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Hi there.
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Welcome to Harry's World of Words and Phrases and English in a Minute.
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We're now going to look at Phrasal Verbs using the verb WORK and the prepositions OUT, OFF,
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UP and ON.
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So we'll take them one at a time.
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Let's first of all take WORK OUT.
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I am going to work out a solution to this problem.
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So you're working on a crossword puzzle, you can work out, you can find the solution.
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WORK OFF.
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We had a very good Christmas and New Year, we put on a few extra kilos so we want to
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work off that weight.
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We want to go out for a run and work it off.
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WORK UP means to get ready for something or prepare for something.
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So we can say: "Let's go outside and have a good walk for 5 or 7 kilometres and we'll
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work up an appetite.
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Meaning we'll become hungry so when we go home we can have a nice meal.
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And then finally WORK ON to work on something.
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I am going to work on that project all weekend cause I really need to finish it by Monday.
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Okay.
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So phrasal verbs using the verb WORK and the prepositions ON, UP, OFF and OUT.
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Okay.
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