PHRASAL VERBS

52 Must-Know Phrasal Verbs

(in Context)

Welcome to this English lesson where you are going to learn 52

English phrasal verbs.

These phrasal verbs are common in everyday English. Here’s how to

take this lesson:

listen to the story about Dave below with subtitles turned on

listen again but this time notice the phrasal verbs that I use
learn about these phrasal verbs below

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52 Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs for

Everyday Conversations
Daves alarm goes off at 4:30: this means that the alarm rings or
makes a sound.

is that your alarm going off?

As soon as he gets up: to get up means to get out of your bed in the
morning

what time should we get up tomorrow?

He turns on the coffee machine: to turn  something  on means to

start it

how do you turn this on?

He’s run out of cream: if you run  out  of something, it means you
don’t have any le

We’re running out of cream (nearly gone)

It’s time to work out: to work out means to exercise

I haven’t worked out much this week

He sets off on his 20-mile run: to set off means to start a journey/run

what time did you set off this morning?

breathing in the ocean air: this means to inhale. It can also be used
to experience something, for example:

Breathe it in – this is magical

As he runs along the oceanfront: to run along something means to

run next to something – it can be used for other things too such as:

The trail runs along the train tracks

He’s running out of energy: similar to the milk example before, we

can use this for energy, patience, and other things

I’m running out of patience

He doesn’t give up: to give  up means to quite / to stop doing

something

Don’t give up now!

He bangs out 100 push-ups: if you bang something out it means to

do something in a quick manner

Bang out three laps for me

He turns on the shower: Again, this means to start something

Should we turn on the A.C.?

He jumps in the shower: this means to get in the shower

The water’s cold but just jump in

He dries himself off: to dry yourself off means to dry yourself with a

towel
 Give me a second – I just need to dry myself off and get changed

He opens up his computer: to open a closed laptop – it can be used

to open les too:

Open up the presentation and I’ll show you how to do it

He logs in to his emails: enter your username and password to

access your emails

I can’t log in to my account

He turns down ve offers: to turn down something means to refuse

to do it

I had to turn that job down

He has to iron out a few details: to resolve/agree to some details

Let’s iron everything out in the morning

He looks up ights to New York: nd information about / research

something

Can you look something up for me?

He doesn’t have time to shop around: to shop  around means to

consider several options and compare prices before making a
decision

I’m going to shop around a bit

He lls out the form: to complete a form with information (name,

address, etc.)

Fill this out rst and the doctor will see you soon
It’s time to get on with writing his presentation: to
get on with something is to spend your time doing something

just get on with it (in this case, just start it – it’s critical)

He doesn’t want to put this off until next week: to put something off

means to delay something

I keep putting this off

He gave them up a few years ago: to give  something  up means to

quit something

When did you give up alcohol

He warms up le over pasta: to make something warm (especially,

food)

Do you want me to warm this up for you?

He digs in: to dig  in means to start eating something with

enthusiasm

It’s ready. Dig in, everyone!

The a ernoon is dragging on a bit: if something is dragging  on it

means that time is going slowly or that things aren’t going as quickly
as you like

Man, this movie is dragging on!

He adds in a little honey: to include it as part of something else

Should I add in some wine to this pasta sauce?

He spends the rest of the a ernoon nishing up his presentation:

this means to complete the presentation
 I just have to nish up writing this email

It’s now time to chill out for the rest of the evening: this means to
relax/take it easy – it can also mean to not worry

Chill out – it’s not a big problem

… to see if she wants to hang out: to hang out means to spend time

together in a social way

Let’s hang out soon

He heads out just before 5: to head  out means to leave your

house/of ce to go somewhere else

I can’t speak right now, I’m just heading out

He’s looking forward to catching up: to look forward to something

means that you are excited about something

Are you looking forward to tonight?

They grew up together: this means that they spent their childhood
together

Growing up in northern England meant playing outside in the

rain

He pops in for a few minutes: to pop in means to enter someone’s

house for a brief period of time

I’m going to pop round to Dave’s to pick something up

They decide to eat out: to eat out means to eat at a restaurant

They’re always eating out

He wolfs them down: to eat something very quickly

I hate how he wolfs down that expensive meal

Sarah only picks at them: the opposite of wolf down – to not eat a lot
and eat slowly

I’m going to get extra chips as I know she’ll pick at them

They then go through the menu again: this means to look at the
menu again to see what’s on offer

I haven’t gone through the menu yet

… and pick out a main meal to share: this means to choose

something

She takes forever picking out an out t

Sarah then knocks back a couple of very expensive cocktails: to

drink – usually alcohol – quickly

He’s knocking back beers like there’s no tomorrow

He’s trying to cut back on alcohol during the week: this means to
reduce

I’ve cut back on sugar

They actually run into an old friend from school: to meet someone
who you know by chance

Guess who I ran into today!

They decide to stay out a bit longer: to remain out of the home
 I couldn’t stay out late on a school night

Dave drops Sarah off at home: to drop  someone  off means to take
them home (in a car)

Can you drop me off?

He has enough time to write down what he has learned that day: to
write something on a piece of paper

Write this down

He then turns off the lights: the opposite of turn on

Can you turn your light off?

He gets into bed: to enter your bed

He hurt his knee getting out of his car

And passes out immediately: to fall asleep straight away

I was so tired I passed out on the train

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