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PHRASAL VERBS 390

 slip up (intr)

 make a careless mistake; [hata yapmak]

I slipped up and gave him the wrong address.

 sort out (tr)

 organize group of things or tidy them; [düzeltmek, düzene sokmak ortalığı toplamak]

Your room needs sorting out.
Why don’t you sort out your clothes?

 separate sth from a larger group; [seçip ayırmak, seçmek]

It may take two hours to sort out my luggage.

 find a solution; [çözüm bulmak]

Don’t worry, I will sort out your problem.

 speak for (tr)

 talk in favour of; [lehinde konuşmak]

Most of the members spoke for his honesty .

 speak out (against) (tr)

 speak bravely and with conviction; [çekinmeden açıkça söylemek]

I have been silent for too long; it’s time to speak out.
Most of the students spoke out against the closure of the school.

 stand by

 (tr) support or help sb; [desteklemek, yardım etmek]

I will stand by you forever.
If he tries to dismiss you, we’ll stand by you.
My friends continued to stand by me when the going was the hardest.

 (intr) be present but take no action; [bulunmak fakat bir şey yapmamak]

How can you stand by and let him treat his some like that?
He stood by and watched them beat his friend.