Phrasal Verb A account for add up agree with allow for answer back apply for

Meaning explain, give a reason

Example I hope you can account for the money you spent!

make sense, seem reasonable Her story just doesn't add up. have the same opinion as somebody else. take into consideration, include in a calculation reply rudely make a ormal re"uest or something #job, permit, loan etc.$ I agree with you. I thank she deserves the award too. You'd better leave early to allow for tra ic jams. !on't answer back to your mother! He applied for the job he saw advertised in the newspaper.

B back down withdraw, concede de eat

%ocal authorities backed down on their plans to demolish the building.

back up

&$ give support or &$ I I tell the boss we've got too much work, will you encouragement back me up( '$ make a copy o # ile, program, '$ It is recommended to back up all iles in a secure etc.$ location. aint, lose consciousness &$ separate using a barrier. '$ !edicate, designate )hen he ell o the horse he blacked out.

black out block off

blow up

&$ *he area was blocked off during the demonstration. '$ +an you block off some time or a meeting( &$ *he terrorists said the bomb would blow up at &$ explode, o'clock. '$ be destroyed by an explosion '$ *he car blew up but luckily there was nobody in it. *he problem boils down to a lack o money.

boil down be summari.ed as to break down

&$ go out o order, cease to &$ /ohn's car broke down so he had to take the bus. unction '$ *he parents broke down when they heard the bad '$ lose control o one's emotions news. 0urglars broke into the house around midnight. 1ioting broke out as a result o the strike. *hree prisoners broke out o jail. 2 ter her marriage broke up, 3mma went to live in %ondon. I have broken up with my girl riend. 4he stopped working in order to bring up her children. 5ary had to brush up on her 4panish be ore going to 4outh 2merica. 6edro bumped into his 3nglish teacher at the supermarket. &$ *he use has burnt out.

break into enter by orce break out break out of break up bring up brush up on bump into burn out start suddenly escape rom a place by orce come to an end #marriage, relationship$ raise #a child$ improve, re resh one's knowledge o something meet by accident or unexpectedly &$ stop #something$ working

'$ become exhausted rom over7working butt in (on interrupt impolitely sthg)

'$ *om will burn himsel out i he doesn't slow down. It's rude to butt in on a conversation like that!

call back call off call on!upon sby calm down carry on

return a phone call cancel ormally invite or re"uest become more relaxed, less angry or upset continue &$ do something as speci ied #a plan, an order, a threat$ '$ per orm or conduct #test, experiment$ register at a hotel or airport

I'll call you back as soon as possible. *he meeting was called off because o the strike. I now call upon the 6resident to address the assembly. He was angry at irst but he eventually calmed down. He carried on gardening in spite o the rain. &$ *he plan was carried out to per ection. '$ *ests are carried out to determine the e iciency o a new drug. 8or security reasons you have to check in two hours be ore your light. &$ Is 5r. 0lair still at the hotel( 9o, he checked out this morning. '$ I don't know i the address is still valid. I'll check it out. )hen the teacher arrived she clammed up. *he government has decided to clamp down on smoking in public places. )hen the actory closed down, the employees lost their jobs. &$ /ulie came across some photographs o her grandparents in the attic. '$ *he candidate came across as a dynamic person during the interview. *he police have asked any witnesses to come forward. *he project came up against a lot o criticism. He came up with a antastic solution to the problem. ome o"er any time &$ *he car conked out on the motorway. '$ He was so exhausted, he conked out in ront o the *:. I'm counting on the taxi driver to ind the theatre. &$ 2 ter school I crashed out at my riend;s house. '$ He crashed out o the race.

carry out

check in

&$ pay one's bill and leave #a check out hotel$ '$ investigate clam up clamp down on close down come across come forward come up against come up with re use to speak act strictly to prevent something stop operating #company, restaurant, cinema$. &$ ind by chance '$ appear, seem, make an impression present onesel be aced with or opposed by Have an idea

come o"er visit conk out count on crash out &$ stop working '$ stop or all asleep # rom exhaustion$ rely or depend on # or help$ &$ go to sleep or a short time '$ have an accident in a

race crash o"er sleep the night somewhere cross off cross out cut down on cut out remove by drawing a line through remove by drawing a line through reduce in number or si.e &$ remove using scissors '$ stop doing something +an I crash o"er at your place a ter the party( In some exercises, you are asked to cross off the incorrect word. In some exercises, you are asked to cross out the incorrect word. *he doctor told him to cut down on cigarettes. &$ 4he cut out a picture in a maga.ine. '$ I'm going to cut out eating between meals. '$ +ut it out!

# deal with die down die out

handle, take care o #problem, *he manager is good at dealing with di icult situation$ customers. calm down, become less strong )hen the applause died down, she started to sing. stop )hen the applause died out, she started to sing. *he dinosaurs died out < million years ago. *he shops are closed so we'll have to do without sugar. )e expected a short speech but it dragged on and on! 2n agreement was drawn up and signed by the two parties. &$ !o people dress up to go to the opera in your country( '$ +hildren love to dress up at Halloween. I sometimes drop in to see my grandparents on my way home rom school. &$ I'll drop you off at the bus stop i you like. '$ =randdad o ten drops off in ront o the *:. 4he decided to go to art school then dropped out a ter the irst term.

do without manage without drag on draw up dress up drop in drop off drop out last longer than expected write #contract, agreement, document$ &$ wear elegant clothes '$ disguise onesel visit, usually on the way somewhere &$ deliver someone or something '$ all asleep leave school without inishing

E ease off

e"en out

reduce, become less severe or slow down #pain, tra ic, work$ &$ eliminate di erences o opinion. '$ become level or regular

2 ter +hristmas the workload generally eases off. &$ 2 ter a long discussion they managed to e"en out their di erences. '$ *he road was e"ened out to make it sa er.

fall through figure out

ail, doesn't happen understand, ind the answer

>ur planned boat trip fell through because o the storm. I'm trying to figure out how to assemble the bookshelves.

fill out find out focus on figure out

complete #a orm?an application$ discover or obtain in ormation concentrate on something understand, ind a solution

6lease fill out the enclosed orm and return it as soon as possible. I'm going to call the cinema to find out what time the ilm starts. *he advertising campaign will focus on the "uality o the product. )e'll have to figure out a way to deliver the goods aster.

get about ! &$ travel around '$ spread get at get away get away with (murder) get by get in get into (&noun) &$ Imply '$ criticise, nag sy to do sth escape 9ot be caught manage to cope or to survive enter enter &$ leave #bus, train, plane$ '$ remove @$ kiss, snog #or have sex with$ A$ be ac"uitted board #bus, train, plane$

&$ 5y dad gets about ! around( '$ )ord had got about ! around that he was a good teacher. &$ )hat exactly are you trying to get at( '$ 5y mother is always getting at me to ind a job *he robbers got away in a black car. I stole some money and I got away with it. I let some o my students get away with murder. It's di icult to get by on a low salary. How did the burglar get in( How did the burglar get into the house( &$ You should get off the bus at *ra algar 4"uare. '$ 4he can't get the stain off her sweater. @$ I got off with 4amantha at the party. A$ *he de endant got off. You can pay when you get on the bus.

get off

get on

get on with continue to do, make progress 0e "uiet and get on with your homework. (something$ get along ! on (well) have a good relationship with with (somebody$ get out get out of (&noun) get out of get o"er get rid of get together leave leave avoid doing something recover rom #illness, disappointment$ eliminate meet each other, start a relationship I get on very well with my colleagues.

How did he get out( How did he get out of the house( 4ome husbands manage to get out of doing any housework. 5y grandmother had pneumonia but she got o"er it. It's di icult to get rid of old habits. %et's get together or lunch on day. 2 ter three weeks they got together.

get up gi"e up

rise, leave bed stop doing something

I usually get up at B o'clock. 4arah ga"e up smoking < years ago. 6ete went through a lot o pain a ter the accident. 6ete went through with the experiment ? challenge. He grew up in a small village in the mountains.

go through experience go through +ontinue, inish with grow up spend one's childhood, develop, become an adult

' hand in hand out

submit #report, homework$ distribute

2ll application orms must be handed in be ore the end o the month. 4amples will be handed out at the end o the demonstration. 7 ''old on please. I'll put you through to 5r. 0rown.C 7 4he held on to the railing as she crossed the bridge.

hang ! hold 7wait on 7grip tightly hang out hang up hit at hit back hit on!upon hit out at hurry up

spend time in a particular place, )here does he hang out these days( or with a group o riends )ho does he hang out with( end a phone conversation aim a blow at retaliate, reply to an attack ind unexpectedly or by inspiration 0lame, shout at be "uick, act speedily C!on't hang up. I haven't inished yet.C He hit at the wasp with the newspaper. )hen he was attacked by the others, the boy hit back. 4he hit upon an idea or her new collection. He hit out at the people he thought were to blame. 'urry up( )e'll miss the bus.

) iron out

resolve by discussion, eliminate *he meeting tomorrow will be an opportunity to iron di erences out any di iculties.

* +oin in +oin up +ot down

participate

4he was too shy to +oin in the game.

7engage in, become a member 7 /ohn was in the 2rmy and *om +oined up as soon o as he le t school. 7 meet and unite with 7 *he two groups o tourists +oined up at the hotel. take "uick notes I +otted down the address while watching the programme on *:.

, keep on keep up

continue doing something stay at the same level as someone or something

It told him to be "uiet but he kept on making noise. You should always keep up your language skills.

keep up with kick off

stay at the same level as someone or something begin, start

0ill walks so ast it's di icult to keep up with him. *he ootball match kicked off at @ o'clock.

- lea"e it out shut up, stop #in ormal$ lea"e out let down look after omit, not mention disappoint take care o

-ea"e it out! *he child's name was left out o the report. You promised to come to the party, so don't let me down! 2 babysitter looks after the children when they go out. It's time to orget the past and look ahead. He tends to look down on anyone who is not success ul. 0illy didn't take part in the ight. He just looked on. /ane went to the shops to look for a pair o shoes. I look forward to seeing you soon. He was a wonder ul teacher and many students looked up to him.

look ahead think o the uture look down consider as in erior on look on look for be a spectator at an event try to ind something

look await or anticipate with forward to pleasure look up to admire

make ends 4urvive #on little money$ meet make fun of make up mix up mo"e in mo"e out laugh at? make jokes about invent #excuse, story$

)e don;t have good jobs, but we make ends meet. *he old lady dresses so strangely that the kids make fun of her. 4ome employees make up excuses when they arrive late or work.

mistake one thing or person or I don't know my neighbours' names yet. I keep another mixing them up. arrive in a new home or o ice leave your home?o ice or another one. You've bought a new house( )hen are you mo"ing in(. 5y neighbour is leaving. He's mo"ing out next 4aturday.

nod off

all asleep

5y grand ather o ten nods off in ront o the television. I'll call the station and note down the departure times.

note down write something

opt out

leave a system or decide not to I enjoy tennis but I'm so busy I had to opt out o the participate tournament.

own up

admit or con ess something

*he boy owned up. He said he kicked the ball through the window.

pass away die pass out aint

*he old lady passed away peace ully. 4he passed out when she heard the bad news. *hey passed me o"er or promotion. I'll lend you 'DE provided you pay me back be ore the end o the week. I'll pick you up at the station when you arrive. 4he pointed out the mistake. I sometimes pop in ! o"er to see my grandparents on my way home rom school. *he meeting was put off because o the strike. +ould you put on the light please( It took a long time to put out the ire.

pass o"er Ignore, deny pay back pick up point out pop in ! o"er put off put on put out put up reimburse collect somebody indicate?direct attention to something visit, usually on the way somewhere postpone, arrange a later date turn on, switch on extinguish

accommodate, give somebody )e can put you up i you'd like to come or a a bed weekend.

rely on rule out run away run into

count on, depend on, trust eliminate escape rom a place or suddenly leave meet by accident or unexpectedly #alsoF bump into$

!on't worry. You can rely on me. I can keep a secret. *he police ruled out political motives. He ran away rom home at the age o ourteen. 4ophie ran into 5aria at the shopping centre. )hat a nuisance! )e've run out of co ee.

run out of have no more o something.

set off set up shop around show around show off

start a journey &$ start a business '$ play a trick on sy 3) organise, build compare prices taken to see brag or want to be admired

3arly 4aturday morning we set off or the ski slopes . &$ 4he set up her own company &D years ago. '$ 5y brother set me up! *here was nobody there! 3) Can you set up the screen? It's always wise to shop around be ore buying anything. I was shown around the o ice by the secretary. *here's !avid showing off in his new sports car!

show up

&$ appear?arrive '$ make sy look bad

&$ )e expected !avid to come but he didn't show up. '$ 5y daughter;s behaviour showed me up2 He was shown up by his boss. >h shut up, you idiot! 6lease come in and sit down. It's important to stick up for one's principles.

shut up (impolite) be silent, stop talking sit down stick up for take a seat de end

take after take care of take off take on tell off

resemble, in appearance or character look a ter &$ leave the ground '$ run away hire or engage sta reprimand?critici.e severely

/amie really takes after his dad. I'll take care of your plants while you're away. &$ *he plane took off at G a.m. '$ He just took off without telling anybody. 0usiness is good so the company is taking on extra sta . *he teacher told her off or not doing her homework. I'll have to think o"er the proposal be ore I decide.

think o"er consider try on

wear something to see i it suits I'm not sure about the si.e. +an I try it on( or its I couldn't turn down an o er like that!

turn down re use

use up

inish a product #so that there's *he kids have used up all the toothpaste. none le t$

"ouch for

express con idence in, or guarantee something

You can give the keys to 2ndy. I can "ouch for him.

5 watch out be care ul wear out work out wipe off write off &$ become unusable '$ become very tired &$ do physical exercise '$ ind a solution or calculate something clean #board, table$. !estroy

5atch out! *here's a car coming. &$ /ulie wore out her shoes visiting the city. '$ 2t the end o the day /ulie was worn out. &$ I work out twice a week at the gym club. '$ It's expensive but I haven't worked out the exact cost yet. *he teacher asked %ee to wipe it off the board. He wrote off his car in an accident.