Super Common Phrasal Verbs

1- Call off / Call (something) off: To cancel.

- We need to call off the meeting due to the weather.
- We need to call the meeting off because it is going to rain.

2- Calm down: To relax after being angry.

- You can sit with us after you have calmed down.
- Everyone tried to calm him down, but it was quite hard.

3- Catch up / Catch (somebody) up: To recover. Succeed in reaching a person who is ahead of one.
- After my week of vacation, it’s going to take me forever to catch up!
- He's lagging behind a bit. I think we'd better wait for him to catch us up.

4- Do over / Do (something) over: To do again. To rebuild, redesign or redecorate.

- I have to do the e-mail over because I sent it to the wrong person.
- We finally decided on the style we are going to do over our kitchen.

5- Eat up: To finish a meal. To believe everything. To consume.

- If you eat up, we'll have more time to play.
- He lied about everything but he was so charming about it that she ate it up.
- A big old car like yours eats up petrol.

6- Figure out / Figure (something) out: To understand or find the answer.

- We left early because we figured out the problem.
- We figured the problem out, so we left early.

7- Give up / Give (something) up: To stop trying, quit.

- I gave up smoking last year.
- I don't want you to give it up because of me.

8- Go over (something): To review something in a careful or detailed way.

- Go over your receipt to make sure they charged you correctly.
- Forensic scientists are going over the victim's flat in a search for clues about the murderer.

9- Hang out: To Spend time relaxing (informal).

- I don’t have any money, let’s just hang out at my place.
- They spent the whole day hanging out by the pool.

10- Hold on: To wait for a moment. To deal with a difficult situation.
- Hold on one minute, I’m on the phone.
- We just had to hold on until help arrived.