5 Very advanced PHRASAL VERBS & their FASCINATING origins! C1/C2 VOCABULARY

In this video, you will learn (and remember!) five very advanced English phrasal verbs and their fascinating origins.
In order to reach a more advanced level of English, it's important to actively continue to expand your range of vocabulary and these advanced phrasal verbs are used in real English as well as being useful if you planning on taking an English exam.
Understanding the origins of these phrasal verbs is not only interesting and fun (right???) but it will also help you to remember and recall them in the future.
0:00 Intro
0:55 Buoy up
2:21 Stave off
3:44 While away
5:09 Pipe down/Pipe up
7:29 Claw back
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[@olga.przybyla]

Thank you for the origin part! I'm a Polish native speaker. When I was in high school, my English teacher used to quote some words, supposedly having the same origin between Polish and English, which sound implausible to me at that time to be true. Now, seeing and hearing the Proto-Germanic 'hwilo', a perfect in-between word for English 'a while' and the Polish equivalent 'chwila', my recently discovered passion for linguistics, etymology and European language flourishes again ;) Your amazing work is amazing!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks!

[@alicjajanicka8605]

Hi I from Poland too, bud my English Is not that good like you 😔

[@helenadzelalijahammerschmi4168]

Oh, I love etymology as well! So interesting!

[@hastalavista9431]

You've just given me a fascinating visualization of quite difficult to remember phrasal verbs and I've remembered them without any difficulties! You're a perfect teacher, many thanks!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

😃👍

[@idyllicquest6259]

Buoy up ___ to encourage somebody. Stave off__ to avoid something bad or unpleasant from happening. While away__ pass your time pleasantly and doing some leisurely activity, chill away. Pipe down__ be silent or let others do their own stuff. Claw back___ to regain something (such as money or power) back..... Literally take back with great affort.

[@yuriart6391]

I've been focused on english for 8 months studying by myself and now I'm able of writing texts easily specially about my routine. I don't have any goals for while, i just do it because i like to spend my time learning new stuffs at home. Who knows in a few years i get better in this extraordinary language. See you next one, please keep sharing your tips to us🇧🇷

[@user-jj6yc8pb1c]

By yourself, How you do it? What is the method?

[@yuriart6391]

@@user-jj6yc8pb1c i just read and repeat every word like a native speaker.. i don't have partner to practice unfortunately

[@emiliavizireanu1230]

Hi , Ben ! Thank you for this ! I think the explanation of the origin of phrasal verbs is really useful also for remembering the phrasal verbs themselves . " with the phrasal verbs is fundamental to understand the context " or something like that you told us in another video , do you remember ? I agree with that . Thanks again!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Yes, I remember! Context is everything

[@msmyname6]

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[@msmyname6]

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[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I couldn't add agree more!

[@emiliavizireanu1230]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. , me neither. 😀

[@glorytale_]

Learning English with you always buoys me up 😊

[@GerliAlliksaar]

Hi! I just wanted to thank you so much for your videos. I got the results for my C1 Advanced today and I got 204 points. It wouldn't have been possible without your videos.

[@catalinavallejor]

Congrats!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Congratulations! I'm glad my videos helped a little but you passed the exam thanks to your efforts 👍

[@katerynak8157]

It's a pleasure to learn with you. Thank you

[@LearnAcademicEnglish]

These are all great, and I agree that it will be easier for learners to remember them when the number of new items in the video is not too many and when the origins and photos are shared to help the information stick. 👏

[@tatazudafeliz1]

I've been enjoying and learning bunches with your videos Ben! Thank you for the fantastic content!!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Glad you like them! 👍

[@montesierra717]

Thanks! We can't learn enough phrasal verbs. Love the explanation about the origins and the examples.

[@frfancha]

And one more to add to my 'Best of English learning' playlist. Don't stop, one more at that level every week please ;-)

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'll do my best!

[@vitorfrancisco7726]

Nicely done! 👏🏾

[@deborafreitas2289]

Excellent video as usual Ben! You are right, I'm sure the origins help us to remember the meaning 🥰 Thank you so much!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 🙂

[@andylitchi4364]

Interestingly I’ve always tried to guess the origins of every single phrasal verb as well as idiom I saw, even if it doesn’t make any sense. That is what helping me to remember them so much better 😀

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

👍

[@svevabloomsbury7620]

We all love these kind of videos. Thank you ❤️. Keep it up.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

👍

[@Englishbits]

Thank you, Ben! Your explanation is super clear! :)

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks, Katia! Love your channel btw 🙂

[@LiMjfk]

Thank you so much♥️ Definitely respect 💯

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

👍

[@teresalorenzini1241]

Thank you Ben, nice and useful!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

👍

[@niha2214]

It was an exceptional lesson and thanks, Ben!! for it and we would like to see or learn about collocation what are they if you could give us some ideas on it, that would be so great, thanks in advance and I love every single lesson of you with that note your personality make it way more understandable, cheers 😇👍

[@oswaldomontufar9564]

Great video Ben,... I've just started watching your videos,.. i've learned alot from them thanks.... alot

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Glad you find them useful 👍

[@franciscopontesvelasco4315]

Thanks for the advanced class👏👏

[@colomba8722]

Very useful video! Thanks a lot!!

[@SylwiaUrban]

Annoying introduction? No, it's not, I love the "I'm Ben" part!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

😆 Ok then 👍

[@guerriernoirbw8736]

I get your point across, and I'm using it from now on. Thanks a hundred sir

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

👍

[@xolang]

Thank you! in Swedish, vila means to rest, and in German, verweilen means to stay in a rather relaxed way for a period of time.

[@Lydiabelhach]

A quite helpful video. Keep it up!!!. 🙏😊

[@sinyou2842]

great content ♥️ one of the best teachers ..thank you so much

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thank you!

[@NikitaKovalenko-mw5ld]

Thank you, Ben. I always struggling to remember more than five words/phrases/phrasal verbs from the English educational videos. This format is awesome for me.

[@ArnoldBalobal-cw5fr]

Fascinating phrasal verbs! Thanks so much, Sir, for always posting this useful video. Kudos!🎉

[@vanessadimarco158]

How interesting! I adore phrasal verbs and their origin. I didn't know these 5. Thank you

[@vitakost5229]

Thanks a lot for your teaching!!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@c.s.2523]

What a wonderful word, to while away! 😍

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Isn't it just!

[@imparareitaliano]

Hi, thank you very much for this interesting video! I have learnt a lot !

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great 👍

[@eva1842]

Thank you also for the explanation of phrasal verbs' origin,was interesting:)

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'm glad you found it interesting 🙂

[@khalidozaybi6944]

I love your explanation and it’s buoyed me up to take IELTS test soon, thank you Ben!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great!

[@giorgiogjylapian1210]

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[@sisyang6885]

I loooveeee this!!!!! More phrasal verbs with their origins pleeeeaaaassseeee!!!!!!! Origins help sooooo much!!! You do an amazing Job!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'll make another one soon! 🙂

[@sisyang6885]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thank you :)

[@angsmft6929]

such explaination is numerous buoy up me,now during back while away showing movies and pipe up talking with my family.i'm learning unforgetten phrase something claw back now

[@Stavraetina]

Excellent video about phrasal verbs! Please keep them coming! 😉😊

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Will do 👍

[@gvantsakvelashvili898]

Thank you, Ben!

[@paleostrefamonikipiaseckie3317]

Ben that was brillant ❤ I will remember the PV more easily now as I know the origins. Thank you ❤

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great!

[@ahmedhirad4153]

Very Informative! Many thanks Ben

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 🙂

[@NathaliedeRussie]

Thank you, Ben! You have great ❤video !

[@user-lz6py3fq3p]

Your video makes me buoy up!😊Thank you

[@user-se6qq6ny3k]

Thank you.

[@lakshmanankomathmanalath]

Thank you 🙏🏽😊

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 🙂

[@bleitexcel912]

i am from a french speaking country and it is such a delight for me to discover your channel.it is of a great help. i am trying to improve my English.. THANKS FOR THIS

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 🙂

[@Ninhletter]

The explain of phrase verb is very help full for me, thanks😘😘😘

[@user-pc2uv9pt9b]

Thank you teacher Ben I will use the words in my real exam I hope I'll get target score I believe☺️

[@KatrinaP]

Ben, thanks a lot for your helpful and useful videos - they buoy me up. Don't pipe down)

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

😃👍

[@esmiraislamova9935]

Thanks a lot,teacher

[@silviacoraly833]

Hey dear! Many thanks. Super video!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Glad you liked it 🙂

[@BilingualMetropolis]

The origin is really really helpful, thank you, teacher

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 🙂

[@michiiinacht]

I would love more of this!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I have many more videos like this 👍

[@scriabinalexander3405]

Fantastic video, more of these please!

[@lesya_zdesya]

Thank you very much for the video, Ben! Your lessons have been buoying me up since I found your channel. Right now I should be writing my course paper, but I prefer whiling away with some educational videos, ahaha😅 I won't stave off it, but still I'm enjoying this kinda productive procrastination

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

😃👍

[@mariaradulovic3203]

Excellent channel! Very useful, thank you!!!

[@ItsMe-ox8lm]

Thanks for this video. Sometimes is difficult to find Advanced English topics/classes.

[@silver8109]

well done

[@lyra2274]

I was stressed about an english certification but your video buoyed me up a bit! To stave off using a basic vocabulary, I should getting used to use those phrasal verbs. I need to claw back a complex vocabulary. I hope everyone watching this video will improve his or her english level! And don't forget to while away from times to times!

[@NatalyaMachinskaya]

Hello, Ben! Thank you for this video. It buoyed me up and staved off wasted time in another video with 100 advanced phrasaI verbs :)

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

😆👍

[@ddddddd110]

I even knew “while away” 🥳 Great work! Thank you ;3

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

👍

[@atrapatuvuelo1485]

Thank you so much 😍😍😍😍😍

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 🙂

[@jimaanders7527]

I know all these "phrasal verbs" but I never heard the expression "phrasal verb". I like your detailed explanation of each verb.

[@rosemary-y4733]

You are amazing 🙌🙌💛💛💛

[@gladysdasilva6878]

Hi teacher! It is very important to know the origin of the words. It's a way to remember them...thanks!! My regards from Argentina..

[@DVDY-ih8wi]

Good idea, well presented! Thanks a lot!

[@fleurblanche7642]

Thank you thank you thank you

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

🙂 You're welcome

[@medould135]

Hi teacher, could you please make a video on how to use " is + of" in a sentence.

[@ann-cathrinandersen9412]

first of a all thank you for an interesting lesson while away phrase concerned we have a swedish verb Vila and it means rest in english we also use the noun Vilopaus which means a short break to rest from an effort or work.

[@maymary__7]

Hello, Ben! Thank you for amazing and really useful video. I also want to say that I very like whiling away my time watching you. There are other examples: my parents frequently buoy me up when I have some troubles. I always try to stave off arguments with my friends. He suddenly piped down when his mother came into the room. It's meaningless to try to claw back the time

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Excellent!

[@tamho1135]

Super useful Thank you so much

[@doniyorolimjonov5278]

After I had neglected my English it took long period to claw back my grammar skills

[@fatmeshehinova661]

Before my FCE exam I watched you videos in order to prepare myself and I really think they helped me especially for the speaking part. Thank you so much and I will definitely prepare myself with your videos apart from the other lessons for my advanced exam

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great! Congratulations on passing the B2 first!

[@anhhoang2318]

I hope you can find out some synonym words relate to those phrases. Thank you very much, Mr. Ben

[@mahdahoseini894]

Really ace .thank you

[@andylitchi4364]

Have just found this channel. Seems interesting 😃

[@oscar1281]

Hi Ben, thanks for your advice very useful, Great.

[@helenadzelalijahammerschmi4168]

Thank you for your videos! I didn't know most of these. I think you're right about the amount of new vocabulary learnt at once. I'll have to get back to you on that and see if I can claw back the knowledge I'll highly likely lose haha

[@pq0192]

Brillant! Other videos with words origin! please...

[@carlosalbertomartini2963]

I see your videos from San Pablo, Brazil and the truth that I am seeing you, in the short time, I have learned a lot. I am from Buenos Aires and I studied English there, and I gave the exam for BBC of London and TOEFL -which as you know is American English- in Argentina. You are very good English teacher with your 18 years of experience. My congratulations and thank you very much for how well you teach. Go ahead! Discuss for my mistakes when writing.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thank you

[@bwhitedale]

Very good 👍

[@nanaoca7061]

Hi Ben I am new in your channel,you are buoying me up with your videos to achieve my C1 I already restarted to study english, i was really dissapointed with my slow improvements before to hear you. watching your videos. Many thanks 😊

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great!

[@sejalchoudhary9980]

Last year we went to Goa for while away

[@user-ee6zh3yr4q]

Hi, Ben! Recently started watching your videos and it really grips me! Here are my examples: 1. The news in every newspaper really lets me down, but I just keep on whiling away with something that buoys me up to stave off from being down. 2. Concerning the current political situation, we need not to pipe down our thoughts and claw back the peaceful sky above our heads.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great!

[@shyramehandiratta6970]

Always Riveting Ben ∆ 😘😘😘

[@marcellofadda9474]

"The teacher told the class to pipe down..." but they ignored him because they didn't know the meaning of that phrasal verb (neither did I) !!! THX BEN !!!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

😆

[@Crisguay]

Your always helpful videos buoy me up to keep going in this endless journey of learning English. Today I'm willing not to stave off phrasal verbs, which scare me quite a bit 😅. So from now on, I'm going to while away my time trying to use them as much as I can. Please, Ben, pipe up and give me your feeback about my weird way of using them in this comment 😊. And since I'm afraid they didn't work as effectivily as I'd like, I'll have to claw back my pride to go forward with this topic!!! Thanks a million!! 🤗🤗

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

👏

[@mimozakjazimi5813]

I whiled away the weekend cycling and frequenting a few cafés in town. My friend had had a row with her girlfriend, so I tried to buoy him up. If I couldn't have told him to pipe down, I wouldn't understand the exam rules. She just piped up with an awful idea, to fly two weeks on holiday. By the way, I have been learning a lot from your videos.I feel quite confident while I’m speaking English. Thank you Mimoza

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great!

[@lacraberie9913]

I'd buoyed up when I realized it was too late to stake off our relationship. I had piped up to break up. I clawed back my freedom now I can while away. I have to watch again the video to see if I get the verbs right. Thanks for the video

[@lacraberie9913]

No it's stave off not stake off

[@siirifani4ever]

What an excellent video! I found ’to while away’ especially interesting because in Polish, which I’m currently studying, ’chwila’ means a while, which is very close to that hwile/hwilo. In Polish ’ch’ is pronounced as ’h’. Always fascinating to find these kinds of links between languages that are otherwise very far apart. For example there is a word in Polish ’wihajster’ which you call an object that you don’t know what to call. And it comes straight from German ’wie heißt er?’ = what’s his name?

[@katarzynajadam1689]

I'm Polish and I have to say, that I was stunned, that Polish "chwila" and English "while", must have the same origin. I haven't noticed before, how similar those two words are. And "wihajster"! Now, when you pointed out that it comes from German it's obvious. It's such a weird, bizzare word, but it never came to my mind, that it's derived from "wie heisst er" (and I used to learn German). Thank you Ben, for not only improving my English, but also teaching some Polish words etymology! 🙂

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Ha! Very interesting 🙂

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

That's like the English word "watchamacallit" 😃

[@pellematura]

Please do more videos about very advanced vocabulary

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I will 😊

[@Ninhletter]

“Some time less is more “ 👍👍👍

[@aymerichonore4552]

Hello Ben, I do enjoy your vids, Thx so much. One question plz, most of my customers are from USA (I'm a licensed tour guide in Paris), do you think that those English phrasal verbs are perfectly understandable by them averagely (the qst is also applicable for your other videos and ofc, I do not underestimate american language but it is sometimes slightly different) Or are they typically very "British" expressions? Thx in advanced for your answer. Cheers AH

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

People from the US should know and understand the vocabulary in my videos

[@moutace]

Hi, Ben! Good job. Cheers. Could you tell me about your academic background and where your accent is from? I appreciate it very much. Thanks.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

See my latest video 🙂

[@ThomasGazis]

Thank you Ben! Ared these strictly UK English phrases or USA phrases as well?

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I think they're used in the US too

[@jsea8987]

While away and buoy up I have never heard in my life (US).

[@szarvasl4063]

I`d like english ti keep its nature and doesn`t become too much influenced from the AmE, or too simplifyed. Such depicting of the origin of thr idioms is very useful. Thank you!

[@cansucan5339]

Hello Ben, could you please help us to understand how phrasal verbs are forming instead of memorizing them? For instance “to”in general shows direction so when it comes together with a verb and make a phrasal verb it creates a meaning with direction or “up” links with sth which is done such as clean up, fix up and so on. For 2nd language learners, it is difficult to understand why you use clean up instead of just saying clean. Many thanks.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Check out my other videos on phrasal verbs 🙂👍

[@boguszrokowski9060]

Hello! :) About an origin of the word "while" - in polish we've got a word "chwila" which means literally "while".

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

From the same origin, undoubtedly 👍

[@martineschuler4131]

Thanks for this vidéo. Phrasal verbs are a difficult part of énglish language.