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ask around ask many people the I asked around but nobody has seen
same question my wallet.
break down stop functioning Our car broke down at the side of the
(vehicle, machine) highway in the snowstorm.
break down get upset The woman broke down when the
police told her that her son had died.
break out insomething develop a skin I broke out in a rash after our
condition camping trip.
callsomebodyback return a phone call I called the company back but the
offices were closed for the weekend.
call onsomebody visit somebody We called on you last night but you
weren't home.
calm down relax after being You are still mad. You need to calm
angry down before you drive the car.
not care forsomebody/ not like (formal) I don't care for his behaviour.
something
catch up get to the same You'll have to run faster than that if
point as somebody you want to catch up with Marty.
else
check in arrive and register at We will get the hotel keys when
a hotel or airport we check in.
phrasal verb meaning example sentence
check out leave a hotel You have to check out of the hotel
before 11:00 AM.
check outsomebody/ look at (informal) Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
something
come acrosssomething find unexpectedly I came across these old photos when
I was tidying the closet.
come apart separate The top and bottom come apartif you
pull hard enough.
come forward volunteer for a task The woman came forward with her
or to give evidence husband's finger prints.
crosssomethingout draw a line through Please cross out your old address and
write your new one.
cutsomethingdown make something fall We had to cut the old tree in our
to the ground yard down after the storm.
cut in pull in too closely in The bus driver got angry when that
front of another car cut in.
vehicle
cut in start operating (of The air conditioner cuts in when the
an engine or temperature gets to 22°C.
electrical device)
cutsomethingoff remove with The doctors cut off his leg because it
something sharp was severely injured.
cutsomethingoff stop providing The phone company cut off our phone
because we didn't pay the bill.
dosomebody/ somethingover beat up, ransack He's lucky to be alive. His shop
(BrE, informal) was done over by a street gang.
drop in/ by/ over come without an I might drop in/by/over for tea
appointment sometime this week.
fall apart break into pieces My new dress fell apart in the
washing machine.
fall down fall to the ground The picture that you hung up last
night fell down this morning.
fall out separate from an The money must have fallen outof
interior my pocket.
fall out (of hair, teeth) His hair started to fall out when he
become loose and was only 35.
unattached
figuresomethingout understand, find the I need to figure out how to fit the
answer piano and the bookshelf in this room.
fillsomethingup fill to the top I always fill the water jug upwhen it
is empty.
get along/on like each other I was surprised how well my new
girlfriend and my sister got along/on.
get away withsomething do without being Jason always gets away withcheating
noticed or punished in his maths tests.
get back atsomebody retaliate, take My sister got back at me for stealing
revenge her shoes. She stole my favourite hat.
get back intosomething become interested in I finally got back into my novel and
something again finished it.
get onsomething step onto a vehicle We're going to freeze out here if you
don't let us get on the bus.
get oversomething recover from an I just got over the flu and now my
illness, loss, sister has it.
difficulty
get round tosomething finally find time to I don't know when I am going to get
do (AmE: get round to writing the thank you cards.
around
tosomething)
get together meet (usually for Let's get together for a BBQ this
social reasons) weekend.
givesomebodyaway reveal hidden His wife gave him away to the police.
information about
somebody
givesomethingout give to many people They were giving out free perfume
(usually at no cost) samples at the department store.
grow apart stop being friends My best friend and I grew apartafter
over time she changed schools.
grow intosomething grow big enough to This bike is too big for him now, but
fit he should grow into it by next year.
grow out ofsomething get too big for Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes
because she has grown out of her old
ones.
hang out spend time relaxing Instead of going to the party we are
(informal) just going to hang out at my place.
up.
hold ontosomebody/ hold firmly using Hold onto your hat because it's very
something your hands or arms windy outside.
keepsomebody/ somethingout stop from entering Try to keep the wet dog out of the
living room.
keepsomethingup continue at the same If you keep those results up you will
rate get into a great college.
letsomebody in allow to enter Can you let the cat in before you go
to school?
log in (or on) sign in (to a website, I can't log in to Facebook because I've
database etc) forgotten my password.
log out (or off) sign out (of a If you don't log off somebody could
website, database get into your account.
etc)
look down onsomebody think less of, Ever since we stole that chocolate bar
consider inferior your dad has looked down on me.
phrasal verb meaning example sentence
look forsomebody/ something try to find I'm looking for a red dress for the
wedding.
look forward to something be excited about the I'm looking forward to the Christmas
future break.
look out be careful, vigilant, Look out! That car's going to hit you!
and take notice
look up tosomebody have a lot of respect My little sister has always looked
for up to me.
pass away die His uncle passed away last night after
a long illness.
pay forsomething be punished for That bully will pay for being mean to
doing something my little brother.
bad
pointsomebody/ somethingout indicate with your I'll point my boyfriend out when he
finger runs by.
putsomethingdown put what you are You can put the groceries downon
holding on a surface the kitchen counter.
or floor
run intosomebody/ something meet unexpectedly I ran into an old school-friend at the
mall.
run oversomebody/ something drive a vehicle over I accidentally ran over your bicycle
a person or thing in the driveway.
run over/ throughsomething rehearse, review Let's run over/through these lines
one more time before the show.
phrasal verb meaning example sentence
run away leave unexpectedly, The child ran away from home and
escape has been missing for three days.
show off act extra special for He always shows off on his
people watching skateboard
(usually boastfully)
sleep over stay somewhere for You should sleep over tonight if the
the night (informal) weather is too bad to drive home.
stick tosomething continue doing You will lose weight if you stick
something, limit to the diet.
yourself to one
particular thing
takesomethingoff remove something Take off your socks and shoes and
(usually clothing) come in the lake!
takesomethingout remove from a place Can you take the garbage out to the
or thing street for me?
turnsomethingdown decrease the volume Please turn the TV down while the
or strength (heat, guests are here.
light etc)
turnsomethingon start the energy, It's too dark in here. Let's turnsome
switch on lights on.
turnsomethingup increase the volume Can you turn the music up? This is
or strength (heat, my favourite song.
light etc)
trysomethingon sample clothing I'm going to try these jeans on, but I
phrasal verb meaning example sentence
warmsomebody/ somethingup increase the You can warm your feet up in front
temperature of the fireplace.