1. get along/on (with someone)
   Meaning: to be amiable with each other
   Example: He and I got along well on our first date.

What would you do if your family didn’t get along with your boyfriend or girlfriend?

1. fill something in / something out
   Transitive, Separable
   Meaning: to write information in blanks
   Example: Please fill in/out the form with a pen.

       fill someone in
       Transitive, Inseparable
           Meaning: to update someone with the latest information
           Example: Can you fill me in about what we discussed in the meeting?

Craig David can tell you more about this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG1F89DetCM

1. check in
   Intransitive
   Meaning: arrive and register at a hotel or airport
   Example: We will get the hotel keys when we check in.

 check out
         Intransitive
     Meaning: leave a hotel
         Example: Most hotels require you to check out before 1pm.

          check out someone/something
          Transitive, Separable
Meaning: look at informally
          Example: Check out these boots!  I want a pair.
That guy over there just checked you out!

1. grow up
   Intransitive
   Meaning: become an adult
   Example: When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman.

When I was a child I wanted to be a veterinarian when I grew up.  What did you want to be when you grew up?

1. go after someone
   Transitive, Inseparable
   Meaning: follow someone
   Example: The police officer went after the thief in his car.

   go after something
   Transitive, Inseparable
   Meaning: try to achieve something
   Example: I went after my dream and now I can work from anywhere in the world!

   What is your dream?  How are you going after it?

1. add up to something
   Transitive, Inseparable
   Meaning: equal
   Example: In Ecuador, a meal typically adds up to $3 or $4!

I have been living in Ecuador for almost 6 months now.  Living expenses in Ecuador add up to a lot less than they do in the United States.

Did you know that Southeast Asia is one of the cheapest places in the world to live?  That will be my next stop in my travels.  Asia here I come!

1. look up to someone
   Transitive, Inseparable
   Meaning: have a lot of respect for
   Example: I have always looked up to my parents.

When I was a child, I looked up to the US Women’s National Soccer team.  Did you know that the US Women’s National team won the first ever Women’s World Cup in 1991?  Since then, they have also won the 1999 Women’s World Cup and four Olympic gold medals!

Who do you look up to?

1. fill something up
   Transitive, Separable
   Meaning: to fill to the top
   Example: Can you fill up my glass with water?  I’m thirsty!

I love riddles!

If you had a three-gallon bucket and a five-gallon bucket and were told to get four gallons of water to fill up another bucket how could you do it?

I’ll let you know the answer tomorrow 🙂

1. break away
   Intransitive
   Meaning: escape the confines of something
   Example: I just want to quit my job and break away.

Kelly Clarkson says it best:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-3vPxKdj6o

1. brush up on
   Transitive, Inseparable
   Meaning: to improve, refresh one’s knowledge of something
   Example: I should brush up on my Spanish before I go to Spain.

Make sure that you brush up on your English for some time every day!  Listen to your favorite English song today and read along with the lyrics.