Phrasal verbs – illness
| come down with something become ill with an illness that’s not very serious I think I’m coming down with a cold.bring up something / bring something up vomit The fish wasn’t cooked properly. And as soon as she ate it, she brought it up.pack up stop working or functioning He smoked so much for so many years it was no surprise when his lungs packed up.get over something become better after being ill, recover from being sick When he gets over the flu, he’ll go back to work.pass out faint, lose consciousness The room was so hot and stuffy that he passed out.come round become conscious again after fainting or being unconscious He fainted but came round again after we opened a window and got some fresh air into the roombuild your strength up / build up your strength increase or become larger or stronger, or to make someone or something to do this: She’s had the flu and hasn’t eaten for days. She needs to build up her strength before she goes back to work.patch someone up give basic medical care to someone that helps them temporarily When he cut himself on the broken glass, I patched him up before we took him to the hospital. |
Phrasal verbs – healthy life style
| put on weight / put weight on increase how much you weigh, to get fatter or heavier I really need to go on a diet. I put so much weight on over the holidays.take up something / take something up start doing an activity, hobby or job I’m going to take up tennis this summer. I’ve never played it before but I think I’ll like it.cut out something / cut something out stop eating or drinking something, usually to improve your health He’s cut out sweets and chocolates and has already lost quite a bit of weight.give up something / give something up stop doing something or using something that you were in the habit of doing or using, usually to improve your health I gave up meat 10 years ago and feel so much healthier now that I’m a vegetarian. |
