FlipVerbs
FlipVerbs · Clusters
💪 Resilience

When life gets hard
and you keep going

Phrasal verbs for the moments that test you — and the ones that build you back up.

6 pairs to explore B1 – B2 Real-life English
Most used in this cluster

Start with the essentials

The three pairs you'll hear most when resilience is the theme.

lonely figure facing endless road
give up
when you're ready to stop
A tug of war rope suddenly released by one side
break down
when everything falls apart
top panoramic view of a person standing at the edge of a cliff stepping back slightly
back off
when pressure makes you retreat
One verb, many opposites

give up — it depends on the situation

The same phrasal verb has different opposites depending on what you're facing. Choose your context.

a lone dirt road splits into two at dusk
give up
⭐ most used pair
↔ stick it out
exhausted lone figure standing still on a long mountain trail at sunset
give up
complementary
↔ keep going
two hands on a heavy stone door, pushing it open
give up
complementary
↔ push through

Go deeper ·  ·  Discover what resilience sounds like

Resilience · pair
burn out
↔wind down Flip it →
↔step back Flip it →
Resilience · pair
give in
↔stand firm Flip it →
↔hold your ground Flip it →
Resilience · pair
break down
↔hold together Flip it →
↔bounce back Flip it →
Resilience · pair
back off
↔push forward Flip it →
↔stand up Flip it →