Common phrasal verbs part 2

phone many different We called around but we weren't

call around
places/people able to find the car part we needed.
I called the company back but the
call somebody back return a phone call
offices were closed for the weekend.
Jason called the wedding off because
call something off cancel
he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
The professor called on me for
call on somebody ask for an answer or opinion
question 1.
We called on you last night but you
call on somebody visit somebody
weren't home.
Give me your phone number and I
call somebody up phone
will call you up when we are in town.
You are still mad. You need to calm
calm down relax after being angry
down before you drive the car.
not care for
somebody/ not like (formal) I don't care for his behaviour.
something
get to the same point as You'll have to run faster than that if
catch up
somebody else you want to catch up with Marty.
arrive and register at a hotel or We will get the hotel keys when we
check in
airport check in.
You have to check out of the hotel
check out leave a hotel
before 11:00 AM.
check somebody/ The company checks out all new
look at carefully, investigate
something out employees.
check out
somebody/ look at (informal) Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
something
She cheered up when she heard the
cheer up become happier
good news.
I brought you some flowers to cheer
cheer somebody up make happier
you up.
If everyone chips in we can get the
chip in help
kitchen painted by noon.
Please clean up your bedroom before
clean something up tidy, clean
you go outside.
come across I came across these old photos when
find unexpectedly
something I was tidying the closet.
The top and bottom come apart if
come apart separate
you pull hard enough.
come down with My nephew came down with chicken
become sick
something pox this weekend.
volunteer for a task or to give The woman came forward with her
come forward
evidence husband's finger prints.
come from some
originate in The art of origami comes from Asia.
place
count on somebody/ I am counting on you to make dinner
rely on
something while I am out.
Please cross out your old address and
cross something out draw a line through
write your new one.
cut back on My doctor wants me to cut back on
consume less
something sweets and fatty foods.
make something fall to the We had to cut the old tree in our yard
cut something down
ground down after the storm.
Your father cut in while I was
cut in interrupt
dancing with your uncle.
pull in too closely in front of The bus driver got angry when that
cut in
another vehicle car cut in.
start operating (of an engine or The air conditioner cuts in when the
cut in
electrical device) temperature gets to 22°C.
The doctors cut off his leg because it
cut something off remove with something sharp
was severely injured.
The phone company cut off our
cut something off stop providing
phone because we didn't pay the bill.
My grandparents cut my father off
cut somebody off take out of a will
when he remarried.
remove part of something
cut something out I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
(usually with scissors and paper)