여행·일상에서 바로 쓰는 필수 영어 구동사 25개 정리

여행 중이든 일상 대화든, 자연스럽게 영어를 쓰고 싶다면 구동사(phrasal verbs)는 꼭 익혀야 합니다. 단어 자체는 쉬워도 의미가 확 달라지기 때문에 문장으로 익히는 게 중요합니다. 아래에 각 표현마다 실제로 쓰기 좋은 예문 3개씩 정리해보았습니다.

 

 

1. Blow up (폭발하다 / 화내다)

• The car suddenly blew up in the movie.
• He blew up when he heard the news.
• Don’t blow up over something so small.

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2. Freak out (당황하다 / 흥분하다)

• I freaked out when I lost my passport.
• She tends to freak out under pressure.
• Don’t freak out, we’ll figure it out.

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3. Fall for (사랑에 빠지다 / 속다)

• I fell for her the moment I saw her.
• He fell for the scam.
• Don’t fall for that trick again.

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4. Make up (화해하다 / 만들어내다)

• They made up after the argument.
• He made up a story to explain his absence.
• Let’s make up and move on.

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5. Break up (헤어지다)

• They broke up last year.
• I heard they’re about to break up.
• It’s hard to break up after a long relationship.

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6. Grow apart (멀어지다)

• We grew apart over time.
• They didn’t fight, they just grew apart.
• It’s sad when close friends grow apart.

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7. Let down (실망시키다)

• I don’t want to let you down.
• He felt let down by his team.
• Don’t let your parents down.

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8. Stick up for (옹호하다)

• She always sticks up for her friends.
• You should stick up for yourself.
• He stuck up for me when no one else did.

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9. Back out (약속을 취소하다)

• He backed out at the last minute.
• Don’t back out now.
• She promised, but then backed out.

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10. Look down on (무시하다)

• Don’t look down on others.
• He looks down on people without degrees.
• It’s wrong to look down on anyone.

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11. Warm up to (점점 마음을 열다)

• She warmed up to me quickly.
• It took time to warm up to the new team.
• Kids usually warm up to him fast.

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12. Look up to (존경하다)

• I look up to my parents.
• He looks up to his coach.
• She’s someone I truly look up to.

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13. Get over (극복하다)

• It took me months to get over it.
• You’ll get over the breakup.
• He finally got over his fear.

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14. Turn down (거절하다)

• She turned down the offer.
• I had to turn down the invitation.
• He turned down a great opportunity.

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15. Run out of (다 떨어지다)

• We ran out of time.
• I ran out of money during the trip.
• They ran out of food quickly.

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16. Put up with (참다)

• I can’t put up with this noise.
• She puts up with a lot at work.
• How do you put up with him?

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17. Call off (취소하다)

• They called off the meeting.
• The event was called off due to rain.
• Let’s call off the plan.

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18. Catch on (이해하다 / 유행하다)

• It took me a while to catch on.
• He quickly caught on to the idea.
• The trend is catching on fast.

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19. Bring up (언급하다 / 키우다)

• She brought up an interesting topic.
• Don’t bring up the past.
• He was brought up by his grandparents.

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20. Hold off (미루다)

• Let’s hold off on making a decision.
• They decided to hold off the launch.
• We should hold off for now.

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21. Come across (우연히 발견하다 / 인상 주다)

• I came across an old photo.
• He comes across as confident.
• She came across a great cafe.

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22. Get by (그럭저럭 해내다)

• I can get by with basic English.
• They don’t earn much but get by.
• She gets by on a tight budget.

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23. Go ahead (진행하다 / 먼저 하다)

• Go ahead and start without me.
• You can go ahead if you’re ready.
• He told me to go ahead.

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24. Make do (있는 걸로 버티다)

• We had to make do with what we had.
• They made do without electricity.
• Just make do for now.

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25. Set up (설치하다 / 준비하다)

• I set up the tent.
• They set up a meeting.
• He set up his own business.