P o w e r e d b y c o b u I l d

Work on your Phrasal Verbs 
Feelings

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UNIT 10
get to
If an experience gets to you, it upsets or annoys you. [INFORMAL]
She can be quite rude sometimes but don't let it get to you.
go through
If you go through an event or period of time, especially an unpleasant one, you experience it.
She's going through a busy period in her life.
hope for
If you hope for something, you want it and expect to have it.
The team is hoping for a big win today.
let down
If someone or something lets you down, they fail to do something that you expected or wanted them to do. 
He would never let a friend down.
I feel guilty about letting down my parents.
look forward to
If you look forward to something, you are happy it is going to happen because you expect to enjoy it.
I was not looking forward to my meeting with the manager.
We are really looking forward to our skiing holiday.
open up
If someone opens up, they start to relax and talk about personal things.
It can be hard to get teenagers to open up and talk to their parents.
play on
If you play on people's feelings, attitudes, or weaknesses, you deliberately use them in order to achieve 
what you want.
He played on their prejudices and their fears.
Try to find your opponent's weaknesses and play on them relentlessly.
I 
note
j You can also use play upon.
relate to
E If you can relate to other people, you can understand how they feel and communicate with them easily.
Children need to learn to relate to other children.
\S\ If you relate to something, you understand it because you have had a similar experience or emotion or 
have a similar opinion.
These people have a way of looking at the world that most of us find hard to relate to.
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