Welcome to this tutorial today.
We're going to talk about the freeze all verbs carry on and put off.
Let's get started.
Remember that a phrase a verb is a firm that is made up of a mean verb together with an adverb or a
preposition or both.
Now typically their meaning is not obvious from the meanings of the individual words themselves now
to carry on has several meanings.
Let's have a look at those meanings.
A to carry on doing something or to carry on with something means to continue doing something.
Have a look at the examples below.
Sorry I interrupted you.
Carry on please.
You've put on weight.
If you carry on eating fast food I want to carry on with my business idea continue doing something B
to carry on means to continue moving.
Have a look at the example below.
Carry strain on until you see the red building continue moving
C to carry on something means to do or take part in a particular kind of work or activity.
Have a look at the example over here.
It was so noisy there that it was difficult for us to carry on a conversation.
Deep in spoken language to carry on about means to speak with overwhelming enthusiasm.
How did look at the example over here.
I wish my friends would stop carrying gone about their trip speaking with overwhelming enthusiasm about
the trip.
Now to put off also has several meanings.
Let's have a look at those meanings a to put something off or to put off doing something means to delay
doing something or to a reach to do something at a later time or date especially because there is a
problem or you do not want to do it at that time.
Have a look at the examples over here the game has been put off until tomorrow because of bad weather
delayed because of bad weather often putting off working on my thesis because I'm never in the mood.
Delaying
B to put somebody off or put somebody off doing something means to make you dislike something or now
want to do something.
Have a look at the examples below.
Don't let his humor put you off.
He's a nice guy actually.
I don't want my fears put you off.
Finding a job in another state
see to put somebody off means to make someone wheat because you do not want to meet them.
Talk to them etc. until later have a look at the example over here.
If my brother calls put him off as long as possible make him wait as long as possible D to put somebody
off something means to make it difficult for someone to pay attention to what they are doing by talking
making a noise etc..
Have a look at the example over here.
It puts me off when you're listening to music volume talking meaning it makes it difficult for me to
pay attention while I'm talking.