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ask someone out invite on a Brian asked Judy out t

date o dinner and a movie.
ask around ask many I asked around but

people the nobody has seen my
same wallet.
question
add up to something equal Your purchases add up

to $205.32.
back something up reverse You'll have to back

upyour car so that I can
get out.
back someone up support My

wife backed me upover
my decision to quit my
job.
blow up explode The racing car blew

upafter it crashed into
the fence.
blow something up add air We have to blow 50

balloons up for the
party.
break down stop Our car broke down at

functioning the side of the highway
(vehicle, in the snowstorm.
machine)
break down get upset The woman broke

down when the police
told her that her son
had died.
break somethingdow divide into Our teacher broke the

n smaller parts final project down into
three separate parts.
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break in force entry to Somebody broke

a building in last night and stole
our stereo.
break enter forcibly The firemen had

into something tobreak into the room
to rescue the children.
break something in wear I need to break these

something a shoes in before we run
few times so next week.
that it doesn't
look/feel new
break in interrupt The TV station broke

into report the news of
the president's death.
break up end a My boyfriend and

relationship Ibroke up before I
moved to America.
break up start laughing The kids just broke

(informal) upas soon as the clown
started talking.
break out escape The prisoners broke

out of jail when the
guards weren't looking.
break out develop a I broke out in a rash

insomething skin condition after our camping trip.
bring someone dow make This sad music

n unhappy isbringing me down.
bring someone up raise a child My

grandparentsbrought
me up after my parents
died.
bring something up start talking My mother walks out of

about a the room when my
subject father brings
up sports.
bring something up vomit He drank so much that

he brought his
dinnerup in the toilet.
call around phone many We called around but

different we weren't able to find
places/people the car part we needed.
call someone back return a I called the

phone call companyback but the
offices were closed for
the weekend.
call something off cancel Jason called the

wedding off because he
wasn't in love with his
fiancé.
call on someone ask for an The professor called

answer or onme for question 1.
opinion
call on someone visit someone We called on you last

night but you weren't
home.
call someone up phone Give me your phone

number and I
will callyou up when we
are in town.
calm down relax after You are still mad. You

being angry need to calm
downbefore you drive
the car.
not care not like I don't care for his

forsomeone/somethi (formal) behaviour.
ng
catch up get to the You'll have to run faster

same point as than that if you want
someone else tocatch up with Marty.
check in arrive and We will get the hotel

register at a keys when we check
hotel or in.
airport
check out leave a hotel You have to check

outof the hotel before
11:00 AM.
checksomeone/some look at The company checks

thingout carefully, out all new employees.
investigate
check look at Check out the crazy

outsomeone/somethi (informal) hair on that guy!
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cheer up become She cheered up when

happier she heard the good
news.
cheer someone up make happier I brought you some

flowers to cheer youup.
chip in help If everyone chips in we

can get the kitchen
painted by noon.
clean something up tidy, clean Please clean up your

bedroom before you go
outside.
come find I came across these

acrosssomething unexpectedly old photos when I was
tidying the closet.
come apart separate The top and

bottomcome apart if
you pull hard enough.
come down become sick My nephew came

withsomething down with chicken pox
this weekend.
come forward volunteer for The woman came

a task or to forward with her
give evidence husband's finger prints.
come originate in The art of

fromsomewhere origamicomes
from Asia.
count rely on I am counting on you

onsomeone/somethin to make dinner while I
g am out.
cross something out draw a line Please cross out your

through old address and write
your new one.
cut back consume less My doctor wants me

onsomething tocut back on sweets
and fatty foods.
cut something down make We had to cut the old

something fall tree in our
to the ground yard downafter the
storm.
cut in interrupt Your father cut in while

I was dancing with your
uncle.
cut in pull in too The bus driver got

closely in angry when that car cut
front of in.
another
vehicle
cut in start The air conditioner cuts

operating (of in when the
an engine or temperature gets to
electrical 22°C.
device)
cut something off remove with The doctors cut off his
something leg because it was
sharp severely injured.
cut something off stop providing The phone company cut

off our phone because
we didn't pay the bill.
cut someone off take out of a My grandparents cutmy

will father off when he
remarried.
cut something out remove part I cut this ad out of the

of something newspaper.
(usually with
scissors and
paper)
dosomeone/somethin beat up, He's lucky to be alive.

gover ransack (BrE, His shop was done
informal) over by a street gang.
do something over do again My teacher wants me

(AmE) todo my
essay overbecause she
doesn't like my topic.
do away discard It's time to do away

withsomething with all of these old tax
records.
do something up fasten, close Do your coat up before

you go outside. It's
snowing!
dress up wear nice It's a fancy restaurant

clothing so we have to dress
up.
drop back move back in Andrea dropped

a backto third place when
position/grou she fell off her bike.
p
drop in/by/over come without I might drop

an in/by/over for tea
appointment sometime this week.
dropsomeone/somet take I have to drop my

hingoff someone/som sisteroff at work before
ething I come over.
somewhere
and leave
them/it there
drop out quit a class, I dropped out of

school etc Science because it was
too difficult.
eat out eat at a I don't feel like cooking

restaurant tonight. Let's eat out.
end up eventually We ended up renting a

reach/do/deci movie instead of going
de to the theatre.
fall apart break into My new dress fell

pieces apartin the washing
machine.
fall down fall to the The picture that you

ground hung up last night fell
down this morning.
fall out separate from The money must

an interior havefallen out of my
pocket.
fall out (of hair, His hair started to fall

teeth) out when he was only
become loose 35.
and
unattached
figure something out understand, I need to figure

find the outhow to fit the piano
answer and the bookshelf in
this room.
fill something in to write Please fill in the form

information in with your name,
blanks, as on address, and phone
a form (BrE) number.
fill something out to write The form must be filled

information in out in capital letters.
blanks, as on
a form (AmE)
fill something up fill to the top I always fill the water

jug up when it is
empty.
find out discover We don't know where

he lives. How can
we find out?
find something out discover We tried to keep the

time of the party a
secret, but
Samanthafound it out.
get somethingacross communicate, I tried to get my

/over make pointacross/over to
understandabl the judge but she
e wouldn't listen.
get along/on like each I was surprised how

other well my new girlfriend
and my sister got
along/on.
get around have mobility My grandfather can get

around fine in his new
wheelchair.
get away go on a We worked so hard this

vacation year that we had to get
away for a week.
get away do without Jason always gets

withsomething being noticed away with cheating in
or punished his maths tests.
get back return We got back from our

vacation last week.
get something back receive Liz finally got her

something Science notes backfrom
you had my room-mate.
before
get back at someone retaliate, take My sister got back

revenge atme for stealing her
shoes. She stole my
favourite hat.
get back become I finally got back

intosomething interested in intomy novel and
something finished it.
again
get on something step onto a We're going to freeze

vehicle out here if you don't let
us get on the bus.
get over something recover from I just got over the flu
an illness, and now my sister has
loss, difficulty it.
get over something overcome a The company will have

problem to close if it can't get
over the new
regulations.
get round finally find I don't know when I am

tosomething time to do going to get round
(AmE: get towriting the thank you
around cards.
tosomething)
get together meet (usually Let's get together for a

for social BBQ this weekend.
reasons)
get up get out of bed I got up early today to

study for my exam.
get up stand You should get up and

give the elderly man
your seat.
give someone away reveal hidden His

information wife gave himaway to
about the police.
someone
give someone away take the bride My

to the altar father gave meaway at
my wedding.
give something awa ruin a secret My little sister gave the

y surprise party away by
accident.
give something awa give The library was giving

y something to away old books on
someone for Friday.
free
give something back return a I have to give these

borrowed skates back to Franz
item before his hockey game.
give in reluctantly My boyfriend didn't

stop fighting want to go to the ballet,
or arguing but he finally gave in.
give something out give to many They were giving

people outfree perfume
(usually at no samples at the
cost) department store.
give something up quit a habit I am giving

up smoking as of
January 1st.
give up stop trying My maths homework

was too difficult so
Igave up.
go after someone follow My brother tried to go

someone after the thief in his
car.
go after something try to achieve I went after my dream

something and now I am a
published writer.
go against someone compete, We are going

oppose againstthe best soccer
team in the city tonight.
go ahead start, proceed Please go ahead and

eat before the food gets
cold.
go back return to a I have to go

place back home and get my
lunch.
go out leave home to We're going out for

go on a social dinner tonight.
event
go out date Jesse has been going

with someone out with Luke since
they met last winter.
go over something review Please go over your

answers before you
submit your test.
go over visit someone I haven't seen Tina for a

nearby long time. I think I'll go
over for an hour or
two.
go suffer lack or When I was young,

without something deprivation wewent
without winter boots.
grow apart stop being My best friend and

friends over Igrew apart after she
time changed schools.
grow back regrow My roses grew

backthis summer.
grow up become an When Jack grows uphe

adult wants to be a fireman.
grow out get too big for Elizabeth needs a new

ofsomething pair of shoes because
she has grown out
ofher old ones.
grow into something grow big This bike is too big for
enough to fit him now, but he
shouldgrow into it by
next year.
hand somethingdow give I handed my old comic

n something books down to my little
used to cousin.
someone else
hand something in submit I have to hand in my

essay by Friday.
hand something out to distribute We will hand out the

to a group of invitations at the door.
people
hand something ove give (usually The police asked the

r unwillingly) man to hand over his
wallet and his weapons.
hang in stay positive Hang in there. I'm sure

(informal) you'll find a job very
soon.
hang on wait a short Hang on while I grab

time my coat and shoes!
(informal)
hang out spend time Instead of going to the

relaxing party we are just going
(informal) to hang out at my
place.
hang up end a phone He didn't say goodbye

call before he hung up.
holdsomeone/someth prevent from I had to hold my

ingback doing/going dogback because there
was a cat in the park.
hold something back hide an Jamie held back his

emotion tears at his
grandfather's funeral.
hold on wait a short Please hold on while I

time transfer you to the
Sales Department.
hold hold firmly Hold onto your hat

ontosomeone/somet using your because it's very windy
hing hands or outside.
arms
holdsomeone/someth rob A man in a black

ingup maskheld the
bank up this morning.
keep on continue Keep on stirring until

doingsomething doing the liquid comes to a
boil.
keep something fro not tell We kept our

msomeone relationship from our
parents for two years.
keepsomeone/somet stop from Try to keep the wet

hingout entering dogout of the living
room.
keep something up continue at If you keep those

the same rate results up you will get
into a great college.
let someone down fail to support I need you to be on

or help, time.
disappoint Don't let medown this
time.
let someone in allow to enter Can you let the

cat inbefore you go to
school?
log in (or on) sign in (to a I can't log in to

website, Facebook because I've
database etc) forgotten my password.
log out (or off) sign out (of a If you don't log
website, offsomebody could get
database etc) into your account.
look take care of I have to look after my

aftersomeone/somet sick grandmother.
hing
look down think less of, Ever since we stole that

onsomeone consider chocolate bar your dad
inferior has looked down
onme.
look try to find I'm looking for a red

forsomeone/somethi dress for the wedding.
ng
look forward be excited I'm looking forward

tosomething about the tothe Christmas break.
future
look into something investigate We are going to look

into the price of
snowboards today.
look out be careful, Look out! That car's

vigilant, and going to hit you!
take notice
look out be especially Don't forget to look out

forsomeone/somethi vigilant for for snakes on the hiking
ng trail.
look something over check, Can you look over my

examine essay for spelling
mistakes?
look something up search and We can look her phone

find number up on the
information in Internet.
a reference
book or
database
look up to someone have a lot of My little sister has

respect for always looked up to
me.
make something up invent, lie Josie made up a story

about about why we were late.
something
make up forgive each We were angry last

other night, but we made
upat breakfast.
make someone up apply My

cosmetics to sisters made me upfor
my graduation party.
mix something up confuse two I mixed up the twins'

or more names again!
things
pass away die His uncle passed

awaylast night after a
long illness.
pass out faint It was so hot in the

church that an elderly
lady passed out.
pass something out give the same The

thing to many professor passedthe
people textbooks outbefore
class.
pass something up decline I passed up the job

(usually because I am afraid of
something change.
good)
pay someone back return owed Thanks for buying my

money ticket.
I'll pay you backon
Friday.
pay for something be punished That bully will pay

for doing forbeing mean to my
something little brother.
bad
pick something out choose I picked out three

sweaters for you to try
on.
pointsomeone/somet indicate with I'll point my

hingout your finger boyfriendout when he
runs by.
put something down put what you You can put the
are holding groceries down on the
on a surface kitchen counter.
or floor
put someone down insult, make The students put the

someone feel substitute
stupid teacherdown because
his pants were too

short.
put something off postpone We are putting off our

trip until January
because of the
hurricane.
put something out extinguish The neighbours put the

fire out before the
firemen arrived.
put somethingtogeth assemble I have to put the

er cribtogether before the
baby arrives.
put up tolerate I don't think I can put

withsomeone/somet up with three small
hing children in the car.
put something on put Don't forget to put

clothing/acces onyour new earrings for
sories on your the party.
body
run meet I ran into an old

intosomeone/somethi unexpectedly school-friend at the
ng mall.
run drive a I accidentally ran

oversomeone/somet vehicle over a overyour bicycle in the
hing person or driveway.
thing
run rehearse, Let's run

over/throughsomet review over/through these
hing lines one more time
before the show.
run away leave The child ran

unexpectedly, awayfrom home and
escape has been missing for
three days.
run out have none left We ran out of shampoo

so I had to wash my
hair with soap.
send something bac return My letter got sent

k (usually by backto me because I
mail) used the wrong stamp.
set something up arrange, Our boss set a

organize meetingup with the
president of the
company.
set someone up trick, trap The police set up the

car thief by using a
hidden camera.
shop around compare I want to shop

prices arounda little before I
decide on these boots.
show off act extra He always shows

special for off on his skateboard
people
watching
(usually
boastfully)
sleep over stay You should sleep

somewhere overtonight if the
for the night weather is too bad to
(informal) drive home.
sort something out organize, We need to sort the

resolve a bills out before the first
problem of the month.
stick to something continue You will lose weight if

doing you stick to the diet.
something,
limit yourself
to one
particular
thing
switch something off stop the The light's too bright.

energy flow, Could you switch it off.
turn off
switch something on start the We heard the news as

energy flow, soon as we switched
turn on on the car radio.
take after someone resemble a I take after my

family mother. We are both
member impatient.
take something apar purposely He took the car

t break into brakesapart and found
pieces the problem.
take something back return an I have to take our new

item TV back because it
doesn't work.
take off start to fly My plane takes off in

five minutes.
take something off remove Take off your socks

something and shoes and come in
(usually the lake!
clothing)
take something out remove from Can you take the

a place or garbage out to the
thing street for me?
take someone out pay for My

someone to grandparents tookus o
go ut for dinner and a
somewhere movie.
with you
tear something up rip into pieces I tore up my ex-

boyfriend's letters and
gave them back to him.
think back remember When I think back on

(often + to, my youth, I wish I had
sometimes + studied harder.
on)
think something ove consider I'll have to think this

r job offer over before I
make my final decision.
throw somethingaw dispose of We threw our old

ay furniture away when
we won the lottery.
turn something dow decrease the Please turn the

n volume or TVdown while the
strength guests are here.
(heat, light
etc)
turn something dow refuse I turned the

n job downbecause I
don't want to move.
turn something off stop the Your mother wants you

energy flow, to turn the TV off and
switch off come for dinner.
turn something on start the It's too dark in here.

energy, Let's turn some
switch on lightson.
turn something up increase the Can you turn the

volume or musicup? This is my
strength favourite song.
(heat, light
etc)
turn up appear Our cat turned up after

suddenly we put posters up all
over the
neighbourhood.
try something on sample I'm going to try these

clothing jeans on, but I don't
think they will fit.
try something out test I am going to try this

new brand of
detergentout.
use something up finish the The kids used all of the

supply toothpaste up so we
need to buy some more.
wake up stop sleeping We have to wake

upearly for work on
Monday.
warmsomeone/some increase the You can warm your

thingup temperature feetup in front of the
fireplace.
warm up prepare body I always warm up by

for exercise doing sit-ups before I
go for a run.
wear off fade away Most of my make-

upwore off before I got
to the party.
work out exercise I work out at the gym

three times a week.
work out be successful Our plan worked

outfine.
work something out make a We have to work

calculation outthe total cost before
we buy the house.

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phrasal verb meaning example sentence

ask someone out invite on a Brian asked Judy out t

ask around ask many I asked around but

add up to something equal Your purchases add up

back something up reverse You'll have to back

back someone up support My

blow up explode The racing car blew

blow something up add air We have to blow 50

break down stop Our car broke down at

break down get upset The woman broke

break somethingdow divide into Our teacher broke the

phrasal verb meaning example sentence

break in force entry to Somebody broke

break enter forcibly The firemen had

break something in wear I need to break these

break in interrupt The TV station broke

break up end a My boyfriend and

break up start laughing The kids just broke

break out escape The prisoners broke

break out develop a I broke out in a rash

bring someone dow make This sad music

bring someone up raise a child My

phrasal verb meaning example sentence

bring something up start talking My mother walks out of

bring something up vomit He drank so much that

call around phone many We called around but

call someone back return a I called the

call something off cancel Jason called the

call on someone ask for an The professor called

call on someone visit someone We called on you last

call someone up phone Give me your phone

calm down relax after You are still mad. You

phrasal verb meaning example sentence

not care not like I don't care for his

catch up get to the You'll have to run faster

check in arrive and We will get the hotel

check out leave a hotel You have to check

checksomeone/some look at The company checks

check look at Check out the crazy

cheer up become She cheered up when

cheer someone up make happier I brought you some

chip in help If everyone chips in we

clean something up tidy, clean Please clean up your

phrasal verb meaning example sentence

come find I came across these

come apart separate The top and

come down become sick My nephew came

come forward volunteer for The woman came

come originate in The art of

count rely on I am counting on you

cross something out draw a line Please cross out your

cut back consume less My doctor wants me

cut something down make We had to cut the old

cut in interrupt Your father cut in while

phrasal verb meaning example sentence

cut in pull in too The bus driver got

cut in start The air conditioner cuts

cut something off stop providing The phone company cut

cut someone off take out of a My grandparents cutmy

cut something out remove part I cut this ad out of the

dosomeone/somethin beat up, He's lucky to be alive.

do something over do again My teacher wants me