Phrasal verbs. Be, See, Keep,

 Be

• Be after – Intentar, conseguir.
  What’s he after? Is he looking for proof?
• Be against – Oponerse.
  I must say I’m against the idea.
• Be along – Llegar.
  Jack will be along soon. He’s on his way.
• Be away – Estar fuera por un periodo largo.
  She is away today. She has gone to London.
• Be down – Estar deprimido.
  The news is bad so John is a bit down today.
• Be down – Descender.
  Oil prices were down today.
• Be down on – Desaprobar, no gustar.
  Why is Charlie so down on the new recruit?
• Be down with – Estar enfermo.
  My mother is down with a bad cold.
• Be in for – Tener motivos para esperar algo.
  I think we are in for snow today.
• Be in on – Participar en algo.
  Alex is in on the project too.
• Be into – Estar interesado en algo.
  He’s into sports and she’s into poliltics.
• Be off – Salir hacia algún sitio.
  I’m off! I’ve got a plane to catch.
• Be on – Tomar medicación.
  The driver was on drugs at the time of the accident.
• Be on about – Querer decir.
  What are you on about? I don’t understand.
• Be onto – Hacer un descubrimiento.
  My colleague is excited. He must be on to something.
• Be out – Estar fuera por un periodo corto.
  Where’s Peter? He’s out today.
• Be out of – Quedarse sin algo.
  We’re out of coffee I’m afraid.
• Be out to – Intentar conseguir algo.
  He’s out to win the match.
• Be up – Estar despierto.
  Tom was up at the crack of dawn!
• Be up – Incrementar.
  The interest rates are up again.
• Be up to – Tramar.
  What are those kids up to?
• Be up to – Ser responsabilidad de alguien.
  It’s up to the government to find a solution.

See

• See through – Descubrir la verdad sobre algo.
  I saw through his intentions at once.
• See about – Organizar, considerar.
  I’ll see about whether we can manage it.
• See into – Acompañar al alguien dentro de un sitio.
  Her secretary saw me into her office.
• See off – Perseguir para ahuyentar.
  A cat came into the back garden but the dog soon saw it off.
• See off – Ir a un transporte para decir adiós a alguien.
  I went to the station to see them off.
• See out – Acompañar a alguien a la salida.
  Are you sure you’re going? I’ll get your coats and see you out.
• See through – Continuar hasta el final.
  They had a lot of difficulties in implementing the project, but the team saw it through successfully.
• See through – Descubrir que alguien miente.
  The police quickly saw through her disguise and arrested her.
• See to – Encargarse de algo.
  He saw to the arrangements and everything ran smoothly and efficiently.

Keep

• Keep up – Continuar.
  Well done! Keep up the good work!
• Keep around – Seguir teniendo algo.
  I have know idea why they keep around this piece of junk. They’ll never use it.
• Keep at – Continuar con algo difícil
  Jill kept at the puzzle until she put all the pieces together.
• Keep away – Mantener lejos.
  The warehouse has a guard dog to keep away would be thieves.
• Keep back – Mantener la distancia.
  The police kept back the crowd by blocking off the street.
• Keep down – Reprimir.
  Keep down the noise, will you? I’m trying to sleep.
• Keep from – Evitar hacer algo.
  I couldn’t keep myself from eating the last piece of cake.
• Keep in – Impedir la salida.
  She kept him in because he had a high temperature.
• Keep off – Evitar hablar de algo.
  The reporter kept off any the topic of the recent scandal with the politician.
• Keep on – Continuar.
  Let’s keep on hiking… it’s such a beautiful day.
• Keep out – No permitir la entrada.
  We were kept out of the club because we were too young.
• Keep to – Mantenerse firme en algo.
  Let’s keep to the plan. I don’t want to make any changes now.
• Keep up – Mantener.
  “Keep up the good work,” John’s teacher said to him as he handed back his essay