Phrasal Verbs
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wait around - walk out | walk out of * - watch over * | wear * down * - wipe * out * | work out - write * out *
| Phrasal Verbs |  |
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| wait around | - | stay in one place waiting because you cannot act until something else happens | restare ad aspettare, stare con le mani in mano | I've been waiting around all morning for the exam results, but so far, nothing has been put up. |
| wait on * | |
serve, service a table; wait impatiently for somebody | servire, servire un tavolo; aspettare impazientemente | He is waiting on seven different tables at the same time! I've been waiting on my sister for forty minutes. |
| wait up for * | - | not sleep because you are waiting for something or someone | restare alzato in attesa di | I'll be late tonight Mom, so don't wait up for me. |
| wake up | - | stop sleeping | svegliarsi | I woke up at seven this morning. |
| wake * up * | |
cause someone to stop sleeping | svegliare | The mother woke her son up because it was time to go home. |
| walk out | - | exit; leave a place suddenly in sign of protest or disapproval | uscire; uscire per protesta | I turned off the lights and walked out. The movie was so bad we walked out after twenty minutes. |
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