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Phrasal Verbs: CATCH and DROP

Phrasal Verbs #5

CATCH and DROP

to catch up on something = to do something you have not been able to do recently

Recently, I’ve had a lot of homework. This weekend, I need to catch up on reading the book.

to catch on to something = to understand something, especially after a long time

It took me time to catch on to what he had said.

to drop in (on someone) = to visit someone for a short time, usually without arranging it before

On my way home from work, I dropped in on Janice at her house.

to drop (someone/something) off = to take someone/something to a place, often by car

Can you drop this mail off at the post office tomorrow?

to drop out (of something) = to stop doing something before you have completely finished

John dropped out of school when he was 14 years old.

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