Bob and Jackie's Chemistry Project
Episode 6: Essential equipment?

Bob: Jackie, do we need one of these food mixers? Shall I plug it in?




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Plug in - plugged in - plugged in

Meaning: If you plug something in, you connect a piece of electrical equipment to the electricity supply.

Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. It is possible to put the object between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.

Max plugged in his computer
Max plugged his computer in
Max plugged it in

Example sentence: Max spent ages trying to figure out why the TV wasn't working, when he suddenly realised that he had forgotten to plug it in!

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Synonyms: connect, hook up
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