Is this the end ???

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Fred and Betty: Is this the End?
Episode 1: Betty's Angry

Betty: Fred, I found out about you and that other girl. How could you do this to me?!


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FIND OUT ABOUT

Meaning: if you find out about something, you discover a fact or information that you did not know before, often because someone was keeping it secret.

Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. You can not separate the verb from its particles.

He found out about the theft - RIGHT
He found out about it - RIGHT

He found the theft out about - WRONG
He found it out about - WRONG
He found out the theft about - WRONG
He found out it about - WRONG

Example sentence: Jonathan didn't find out about the missing money until the police wrote to him.
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Synonyms: discover, catch on to, detect, unearth

Fred and Betty: Is this the End?
Episode 2: Not Guilty!

Fred: Betty, you've got to believe me! I would never cheat on you Betty!


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CHEAT ON

Meaning: if you cheat on somebody, (your husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend) you secretly have a sexual or romantic relationship with someone else.

Grammar: This phrasal verb must have an object. You can not separate the verb from its particle.

He cheated on his wife - RIGHT
He cheated on her - RIGHT

He cheated her on - WRONG
He cheated his wife on - WRONG

Example sentence: Juliet finally decided to divorce her husband when she caught him cheating on her with their next-door neighbour.
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Synonyms: betray, be unfaithful to, do the dirty on, mess around, two-time
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