PHRASAL

MEANING

EXAMPLES / TRANSLATION

offer up

present to God (usually not separated with a noun)

The priest offered up prayers for rain.
El sacerdote elevó plegarias por la lluvia.

open out

1) lay open, unfold
 

1) When we arrived Martha opened out a blue tablecloth and spread it on the grass.
Cuando llegamos, Marta desenvolvió un mantel azul y lo desplegó sobre el césped.

2) develop

2) This land has been opened out considerably; it is full of factories and houses now.
Esta tierra ha progresado considerablemente; está repleta de fábricas y casas ahora.

3) begin to be talkative

3) After a few minutes the stranger opened up and began to tell us all about his life in Russia.
Después de unos minutos el extraño tomó confianza y comenzó a contarnos toda su vida en Rusia.

open up

1) lay open, throw open,
cut open, etc.
 

1) The surgeon opened up the man's arm and removed the bullet.
El cirujano abrió el brazo del hombre y extrajo la bala.

2) make accessible

2) This small village has been opened up to tourists thanks to the new highway.
Este pequeño pueblo es accesible a los turistas gracias a la nueva autopista.

order about

give someone a lot of orders
compulsively

I'm tired of Billy always ordering us about.
Estoy cansado de que Billy nos esté dando órdenes todo el tiempo.

order in

command someone to enter

She ordered her son in at once.
De inmediato le ordenó a su hijo que entrara.

order out

command someone to leave
a room, a house, etc.

He ordered the stranger out.
Le ordenó al extraño que se retirara.

own up

admit, confess

The maid owned up and said she had broken the lamp accidentally.
La mucama admitió y dijo que había roto la lámpara accidentalmente.