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phrasal verb
meaning
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same
question
wallet.
add up
to sthg
equal
back sthg up
reverse
back sby up
support
My
wife backed me up over
my decision to quit my job.
blow up
explode
blow sthg up
add air
We have to blow 50
balloons up for the party.
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
invite on a
date
ask around
ask many
people the
phrasal verb
meaning
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break down
stop
functioning
(vehicle,
machine)
break down
get upset
phrasal verb
meaning
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few times
so that it
doesn't
look/feel
new
break in
interrupt
break up
end a
relationship
break sthgdo
wn
divide into
smaller
parts
break in
force entry
to a building
break up
start
laughing
(informal)
enter
forcibly
break out
escape
break
into sthg
break sthg in
wear sthg a
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
break out
insthg
develop a
skin
condition
bring sbydow
n
make
unhappy
bring sby up
raise a child
My
grandparents brought me
up after my parents died.
bring sthg up
bring sthg up
call around
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
places/peopl
e
part we needed.
return a
phone call
I called the
company back but the
offices were closed for the
weekend.
cancel
start talking
about a
subject
call on sby
ask for an
answer or
opinion
vomit
call on sby
visit sby
phone many
different
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
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call sby up
phone
check out
leave a
hotel
check sby/
sthgout
look at
carefully,
investigate
check
out sby/ sthg
look at
(informal)
cheer up
become
happier
cheer sby up
make
happier
chip in
help
If everyone chips in we
can get the kitchen painted
by noon.
calm down
not care
forsby/ sthg
catch up
check in
relax after
being angry
not like
(formal)
get to the
same point
as sby else
arrive and
register at a
hotel or
airport
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
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clean sthg up
tidy, clean
come
fromsome
place
originate in
come
acrosssthg
find
unexpectedl
y
count on sby/
sthg
rely on
I am counting on you to
make dinner while I am
out.
come apart
separate
draw a line
through
come down
with sthg
become sick
cut back
onsthg
consume
less
come
forward
volunteer
for a task or
to give
evidence
make sthg
fall to the
ground
cut in
interrupt
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
cut in
cut in
pull in too
closely in
front of
another
vehicle
start
operating
(of an
engine or
electrical
device)
remove with
sthg sharp
stop
providing
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take out of
a will
My grandparents cut my
father off when he
remarried.
remove part
of sthg
(usually
with
scissors and
paper)
do sby/
sthgover
beat up,
ransack
(BrE,
informal)
do sthg over
do again
(AmE)
My teacher wants me
to do my
essay overbecause she
doesn't like my topic.
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
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do away
withsthg
discard
drop sby/
sthgoff
I have to drop my
sister off at work before I
come over.
do sthg up
fasten, close
take sby/
sthg
somewhere
and leave
them/it
there
drop out
quit a class,
school etc
eat out
eat at a
restaurant
end up
eventually
reach/do/de
cide
We ended up renting a
movie instead of going to
the theatre.
fall apart
break into
pieces
dress up
drop back
wear nice
clothing
move back
in a
position/gro
up
come
without an
appointmen
t
I might drop
in/by/over for tea
sometime this week.
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
fall down
fall to the
ground
fall out
separate
from an
interior
fall out
(of hair,
teeth)
become
loose and
unattached
understand,
find the
answer
to write
information
in blanks, as
on a form
figure sthg ou
t
fill sthg in
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
(BrE)
to write
information
in blanks, as
on a form
(AmE)
fill sthg up
fill to the
top
find out
discover
discover
get sthgacros
s/ over
communicat
e, make
I tried to get my
point across/over to the
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
understanda
ble
get along/on
like each
other
get around
have
mobility
get away
go on a
vacation
get away
withsthg
do without
being
noticed or
punished
get back
return
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
receive sthg
you had
before
get back
at sby
retaliate,
take
revenge
get back
intosthg
become
interested in
sthg again
get on sthg
step onto a
vehicle
recover
from an
illness, loss,
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
difficulty
example sentence
overcome a
problem
reveal
hidden
information
about sby
finally find
time to do
(AmE:get
around
to sthg)
take the
bride to the
altar
My
father gave me away at
my wedding.
get together
meet
(usually for
social
reasons)
ruin a secret
get up
get out of
bed
give sthg to
sby for free
get up
stand
return a
borrowed
get round
tosthg
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
item
go after sthg
try to
achieve sthg
reluctantly
stop fighting
or arguing
go
against sby
compete,
oppose
give to
many
people
(usually at
no cost)
go ahead
start,
proceed
go back
give sthg up
quit a habit
I am giving up smoking
as of January 1st.
return to a
place
go out
give up
stop trying
leave home
to go on a
social event
go after sby
follow sby
My brother tried to go
after the thief in his car.
go out
withsby
date
give in
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
go over sthg
review
go over
go
withoutsthg
grow apart
grow back
grow
into sthg
visit sby
nearby
suffer lack
or
deprivation
stop being
friends over
time
regrow
grow big
enough to
phrasal verb
meaning
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fit
grow out
ofsthg
grow up
become an
adult
hand sthgdow
n
give sthg
used to sby
else
hand sthg in
submit
I have to hand in my
essay by Friday.
to distribute
to a group
of people
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
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give
(usually
unwillingly)
hang in
stay positive
(informal)
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
hang on
wait a short
time
(informal)
hang out
spend time
relaxing
(informal)
end a phone
call
hold sby/
sthgback
prevent
from
doing/going
I had to hold my
dog back because there
was a cat in the park.
hide an
emotion
wait a short
time
meaning
example sentence
Department.
hold
onto sby/ sthg
hold firmly
using your
hands or
arms
hold sby/
sthgup
rob
A man in a black
mask held the
bank up this morning.
keep on
doingsthg
continue
doing
not tell
We kept our
relationship from our
parents for two years.
keep sby/
sthgout
stop from
entering
hang up
hold on
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
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keep sthg up
continue at
the same
rate
look
after sby/
sthg
take care of
fail to
support or
help,
disappoint
look down
onsby
think less
of, consider
inferior
allow to
enter
try to find
let sby in
look forward
to sthg
be excited
about the
future
investigate
look out
be careful,
vigilant, and
log
out (or off)
sign in (to a
website,
database
etc)
phrasal verb
meaning
take notice
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phrasal verb
meaning
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look out
forsby/ sthg
be
especially
vigilant for
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
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check,
examine
make sby up
apply
cosmetics to
mix sthg up
confuse two
or more
things
pass away
die
pass out
faint
give the
same thing
to many
people
pass sthg up
decline
look sthg up
search and
find
information
in a
reference
book or
database
look up
to sby
have a lot of
respect for
make sthg up
invent, lie
about sthg
forgive each
other
make up
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
(usually
sthg good)
because I am afraid of
change.
return owed
money
be punished
for doing
sthg bad
choose
point sby/
sthgout
indicate
with your
finger
I'll point my
boyfriend out when he
runs by.
put what
you are
holding on a
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
surface or
floor
insult, make
sby feel
stupid
postpone
extinguish
put sthgtoget
her
assemble
put up
tolerate
phrasal verb
meaning
withsby/ sthg
put sthg on
run over/
through sthg
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phrasal verb
meaning
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run away
leave
unexpectedl
y, escape
run out
have none
left
return
(usually by
mail)
set sthg up
arrange,
organize
set sby up
trick, trap
shop around
compare
put
clothing/
accessories
on your
body
meet
unexpectedl
y
drive a
vehicle over
a person or
thing
rehearse,
review
I accidentally ran
over your bicycle in the
driveway.
Let's run
over/through these lines
one more time before the
show.
phrasal verb
show off
sleep over
stick to sthg
meaning
example sentence
prices
act extra
special for
people
watching
(usually
boastfully)
stay
somewhere
for the night
(informal)
organize,
resolve a
problem
continue
doing sthg,
limit
yourself to
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
one
particular
thing
switch sthg of
f
stop the
energy flow,
turn off
switch sthg o
n
start the
energy flow,
turn on
resemble a
family
member
purposely
break into
pieces
return an
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
item
take off
start to fly
remove sthg
(usually
clothing)
tear sthg up
phrasal verb
meaning
example sentence
think back
remember
(often + to,
sometimes
+ on)
think sthg ov
er
consider
remove
from a place
or thing
throw sthgaw
ay
dispose of
My
grandparents took us out
for dinner and a movie.
decrease
the volume
or strength
(heat, light
etc)
rip into
pieces
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
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refuse
I turned the
job down because I don't
want to move.
stop the
energy flow,
switch off
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
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turn sthg on
start the
energy,
switch on
use sthg up
finish the
supply
turn sthg up
increase the
volume or
strength
(heat, light
etc)
wake up
stop
sleeping
warm sby/
sthgup
increase the
temperature
appear
suddenly
warm up
prepare
body for
exercise
I always warm up by
doing sit-ups before I go
for a run.
wear off
fade away
work out
exercise
turn up
try sthg on
sample
clothing
test
phrasal verb
meaning
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phrasal verb
meaning
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work out
be
successful
make a
calculation