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My car broke down, and I had to fork out £800 to have it fixed.
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Oh no!
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Does that mean you've run out of money for your home renovation?
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Yep, I barely have enough to get by, so I'll have to save up for a few months before we can start the renovations again.
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I can lend you some money, and you can just pay me back in a few months.
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Are you sure?
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I promise not to splash out.
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Of course, you need enough to live on.
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I don't want to see you hungry.
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Thank you so much. Hello, this is Phrasal Verbs with Georgie from BBC Learning English.
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Today, we're looking at the phrasal verbs related to money.
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Are you ready?
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Let's get into it.
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Fork out and splash out are both about spending a lot of money, but fork out you do reluctantly and it doesn't feel good.
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This is usually for things like bills.
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I had to fork out a lot of money for the bills this month.
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Whereas you splash out on luxurious things that you want, and it feels good.
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They decided to splash out on a five-star hotel for their anniversary. Pay someone back means return money that you borrowed from someone.
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Someone lends you their money temporarily, and when you have the money, you pay them back.
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You give them their money.
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I borrowed 50 pounds from my sister, but I plan to pay her back next week.
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Run out of money means you spend all your money, and there's none left.
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You can use this for other things too.
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We've run out of milk.
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Can you buy some more? Live on and get by are similar because they both mean to survive or sustain yourself on the money that you have.
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The difference is get by feels a bit negative, like the person is struggling to survive on the little money that they have.
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Even with two jobs, she barely gets by each month.
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Whereas live on is a bit more neutral.
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This is the money we use to feed ourselves and buy the essentials.
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It's more of a statement of fact.
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My grandparents live on their private pensions.
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They use their private pensions to live. Save up means accumulate your money or increase the total by not spending it.
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We usually do this for a reason like saving up for a house or an expensive pair of shoes.
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She's been saving up for a car, and she's finally reached her target.
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Remember, don't freak out.
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Just come back to BBC Learning English or work on the phrasal verbs with the free worksheet.
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See you next time.
