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101 Really Useful PHRASAL VERBS

1- To abide by:

To accept and be guided by something, obey

There are rules and you must abide by the rules.

2- To ask around:

To ask many people to tell you information about someone or something

I asked around but nobody wanted to buy my spare ticket.

3- To ask someone out:

To ask someone to go for a date with you

She is a very nice girl. Do you think I should ask her out?

4- To back out:

To decide not to do something that you had agreed to do

You are getting married in 20 minutes it's too late to back out now.

He crashed his car and then his engine blew up.

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