Phrasal Verbs

8 Phrasal Verbs with ANIMALS, Definition and Example Sentences

8 Phrasal Verbs with ANIMALS, Definition and Example Sentences



Rat on

Inform on to a person in a position of authority

I never thought Alex would rat on me.

 

Monkey around

To do things in an unserious way

We just monkeyed around all afternoon.

 

Pick out

Eat a lot of food at once

He was picked out from dozens of applicants for the job.

 



Duck out

Leave quickly and unannounced

Michael ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin.

 

Beaver away

Work hard doing something

They’ve been beavering away for hours.

 

Wolf down

Eat very quickly

Don’t wolf down your food.

 

Horse around

Play in a loud / rough way

The girls were horsing around on the boat when one of them fell overboard.

 

Chicken out

To not do something because you’re afraid

I had never ridden on a motor-cycle before. But it was too late to chicken out.

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