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N	CONTENTS
	Learning about phrasal verbs
1	Phrasal verbs: the basics
2	Phrasal verbs: what they mean
3	Particles in phrasal verbs
4	Nouns and adjectives based on phrasal verbs
5	Metaphorand register
	Key verbs
6	Come
7	Get
8	Go
9	Look
10	Make
11	Put
12	Take
	Key particles
13	Up
14	Out
15	Off
16	On an in
17	Down and over
18	Around and about
18	For and with
20	Through and back
21	Into and away

What?

Chania is a city on the island of Crete.

Where?

Crete is a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea.

How?

You can reach Chania airport from all over Europe.

straighten out

1. оправям, слагам в ред: Someone had bent the aerial so I had to straighten it out. Някой беше изкривил антената, затова трябваше да я оправя.

2. оправям: When is someone going to straighten out this mess? Кога някой ще оправи тази бъркотия?
He's been sent by head office to straighten out problems on the production line. Той бе изпратен от централния офис да оправи проблемите с производствената линия.
SYNONYMS: straighten up; put right; sort out.

3. поправям: Alan thought I was in fact criticizing the report so I had to straighten him out and tell him I thought it was fine. Алан мислеше, че всъщност критикувам доклада, затова трябваше да го поправя и да му кажа, че мисля, че е чудесен.
SYNONYMS: put straight; put right.

4. оправям се, ставам отново порядъчен: It'll take more than a prison sentence to straighten him out. Ще отнеме повече от затвор той да стане отново порядъчен.
SYNONYMS: put right.

straighten out