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

Your turn!
Think of someone or something you approve or 
disapprove of. Use the phrasal verbs in this unit to 
talk about your views on them. For example:
I believe in the importance of free education.
I strongly object to testing on animals.
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Relationships
breakdown
When an arrangement, relationship or discussion breaks down, it fails because of a problem or 
disagreement.
It is always very sad when a marriage breaks down.
depend on
X If you depend on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, 
financially, or emotionally.
I feel that he depends on me too much for a social life.
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note
I You can also use depend upon and rely on.
® If you can depend on someone or something, you know that you can trust them to do something.
I knew I could depend on you.
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can also use depend upon and rely on.
do with
[U If someone has something to do with something else, they are involved in doing it or making it happen.
I suspect she had something to do with Tom's disappearance.
If something is nothing to do with or has nothing to do with someone, that person has no reason to know 
about it or become involved with it.
What I do in my free time is nothing to do with him.
Just forget about it. It has nothing to do with you.
SI If one thing is to do with or has to do with something else, the two things are related in some way.
So what was the discussion about? Was it to do with the new project?
I don't know what he does exactly but it has to do with computers.
fall apart
If an organization, activity, system or relationship falls apart, it fails or ends.
Their marriage began to fall apart.
fall for
If you fall for someone or something, you start to love them or like them very much.
He fell for her the moment he first saw her.
fall out
If people fall out, they have an argument and are no longer friendly.
I've fallen out with certain members of the band.
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