Phrasal verbs for Civil Engineers | Learn English Grammar | Including phrasal verbs in context

    

    This topic today's lesson is a grammar lesson phrasal verbs for civil engineers it's really important to learn vocabulary including phrasal verbs. Verbs here are for civil engineers but the first few are useful for any workplace carry out this means to do particular work or research for example:

"We need to carry out some additional work "draw up" Note how the two words come together "draw up" this means to prepare something

In writing the contract has been "drawn up" (knock off)  this means to stop work. For Example: let's "knock off" at five o'clock.

"Run by" means to "tell someone about your idea or plan" to get their opinion you'll need to "run it by" the boss first.

"Take on" means to "accept work'. do you have enough time to "take on" another project

"call off" means "to cancel". They've "caught off" the project all right now.

    Let's be more specific with some phrasal verbs Verse civil engineers use.

"branch off" means "to separate or diverge from the main root"s to form another root, for example, this word "branches off" from the main highway.

 "build in" means "to incorporate" , as an integral and important part of something out "for example we can "build in" this feature if you want to. 

"check over"  "to inspect for any faults or errors or defects make sure you check it over before you leave today.

"Cone off" means "to restrict access using cones". For example I'll need you to

"cone off " this area.

 "Drain away" means "to remove or channel" liquid away from something. for example," rainwater causes flooding when it can't "drain away" 

"Drive into" means to force something into something else by hitting it for example "these stakes will be driven into the ground"

 "Eat away" means to erode or corrode For example this harsh environment is going to eat away at this concrete overtime 

"Fence off" means to restrict access using some kind of barrier for example can you fence off this area here.

 "Heap up" means to make an untidy or unorganized pile of something, for example, you can heap up the scraps

 "Here jack up" means to raise using some kind of hydraulic or mechanical device for example I had to jack up the car.

 "To change the tire knock up" means to build quickly it's only going to take a couple of days to knock it up.

 "Pull down" means to demolish or destroy something quite big we'll have to pull it down before they start work

"Sure up" means to strengthen by adding support for example we need to shore up these foundations well.

 I hope all of you civil engineers or nearly civil engineers can start to use some of these phrasal verbs at work.