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No.5 work out - 08-03-2011, 09:13 AM

Phrasal Verbs List

'Work out' has three different meaning, according to the site.
Example sentences are;
1. I work out (exercise) at the gym three times a week.

2. Our plan worked out (be successful) fine.

3. We have to work out (make a calculation) the total cost before we buy the house.

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Here, my tries;
A lot of Japanese people including myself used to work out with "Billy's Boot Camp"; the DVD program, but time has changed. No one works out with it now.

I have to work out and shape up before the high school class reunion next September.

I didn't know the answer of the exam, so I made a guess.
It turned out to work out! I'm so happy now.

You have to work out the total debt when you use a credit-card.

I don't remember the name of the song by the Beetles.
.......... We can work it out! we can work it ooout! Life is very short ......
I don't remember the rest lyrics.
I wonder if it means whether 'We can be successful' or 'We can calculate'...
Does anyone know the name of it?
I think it is in the album which has "Fool on the hill", maybe 'Rubber sole', but I'm not sure.

Last edited by Supperman : 08-03-2011 at 09:28 AM.
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