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Work on your Phrasal Verbs 
Relationships

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UNIT 12
finish with
CD 
If you finish with someone or something, or are finished with them, you stop dealing with them or end 
your involvement with them.
I haven't finished with you yet.
He decided he was finished with marriage.
\H If you finish with someone, you end your romantic relationship with them. [BRITISH]
We were together for three months but it was not a good relationship and I finished with him.
get on
If two people get on, they have a friendly relationship, [mainly BRITISH]
Mark and Jason don't get on.
I 
note
I You can also use get along.
get together
If two people get together, they start a romantic relationship. [INFORMAL]
Lara and Pete got together after meeting at Ann's party.
go out
If two people go out, they have a romantic relationship with each other.
My parents wouldn't let me go out with boys.
make up
If two people make up, they become friends again after they have had an argument.
The two actors have now made up after a very public disagreement.
make up for
If you make up for something, you do something to show that you are sorry or to make someone less unhappy. 
She tried to make up for her rudeness earlier by being extra nice to me.
rely on
E To rely on something or someone means to need them in order to survive or be successful.
She is forced to rely on her mother's money.
! NOTE I You can also use rely upon and depend on.
H] If you can rely on someone or something to work or behave in a particular way, you trust them to do this. 
You can always rely on him to be polite and do the right thing.
NOTE! You can also use rely upon.
I 
note
I You can also use count on. This is more informal.
settle down
If someone settles down, they start living in one place, often with a partner, and intend to stay there for a 
long time.
Your parents want you to get a job and settle down.
walkout
If you walk out, you leave the person or people you live with and do not come back.
His father walked out when he was a baby.
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