Phrasal Verbs: E
Ease off/Ease up (on):
To reduce pressure. To become less intense. ex. "The senator eased off on his attacks."
Eat in:
To eat at home. ex. "I don't feel like going out tonight - let's eat in."
Eat out:
To eat at restaurants, outside the home. ex. "David loves going to new restaurants - he eats out almost every night."
Edge out:
To defeat, barely. ex. "David edged out the other runners and won the race."
Egg (someone) on:
To urge/ push someone to do something. ex. "The boy always eggs his friends on to do stupid things."
Embark upon:
To start, commence. ex. "As soon as he finished his contract, he embarked upon a new project."
End up:
To finish up; To finally be/do something. ex. "We wanted to go to the mountains, but we ended up going to the beach instead."
Enter into:
To accept, become legaly committed to (an agreement, contract, etc.) ex. "The two parties entered into an agreement last week."
Explain away:
To explain/ make excuses for something so that it seems less important. ex. "The CEO tried to explain away the company's recent poor performance."