10+ Phrasal Verbs with Animals by Zahid sir
1. Fish for: To try to get something
For example: He was fishing for compliments after buying a new car.
2. Rat on: To give some sensitive information about somebody to somebody else
For example: Although he promised not to disclose this matter but while talking to one of the neighbours, he ratted on his brother.
3. Chicken out: To avoid doing something because of fear
For example: He wanted to participate in the swimming competition but eventually, he chickened out.
4. Monkey around: To behave in a silly way
For example: You should not monkey around especially when you are sitting in a professional environment with seniors.
5. Crow about: To boast about the achievement
For example: Although he had got promotion for the first time in five years in his company, he kept on crowing about it to all his friends.
6. Clam up: To become silent all of a sudden
For example: She always clams up whenever she’s asked a few questions about her personal life.
7. Squirrel away: To save or hide something especially when that thing is going to be used in future
For example: He has been squirreling away money for five years because he wants to use it when he thinks that it is the appropriate time for him to get married.
8. Squirrel around: To move erratically
For example: Some of the people had been squirreling around as they were not sure about the right path to move forward.
9. Rabbit on: To chatter about something continuously
For example: If you want information about the books from him, he can rabbit on it for four to five hours.
10. Turtle along: To move or go slowly
For example: Because of the high traffic, we were only able to turtle along the highway which has recently been built.
11. Bear up: To tolerate something
For example: She has been bearing up this particular problem of getting the late salary from her company because of less job opportunities these days.
12. Pig out: To eat something a lot
For example: After Rahul passed in the competitive exam, his friends decided to take party from him and pig out on various eatables such as ice cream and pizza.
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I’m Mohammad Zahid Hussain, a Content Writer, Spoken English, IELTS and PTE Trainer. I’m also a Professional English-Hindi and Hindi-English Translator, Editor and Proofreader. I’m a graduate from Jamia Millia Islamia University, and I’m here to share my articles on a wide range of topics to help you enhance your insights into various things to provide you with factual information and creative analysis.
