PHRASAL VERB

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PHRASAL VERB
1. Aim at
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 To point a weapon at someone or something.

2. Ask for  To request something. ut a m

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3. Ask out  Together and
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4. Back downB
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plan, argument
 To withdraw your position in a flight,
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5. EBack off  When you leave an emotional situation.
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To allow someone to handle something alone.

6. Back up  To walk or drive a vehicle backwards.

7. Beef up  To make changes or an improvement.

8. Believe in  To feel confident about something or

some.

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9. Bite off  To use your teeth to bite a piece of something.

10. Blow away  When the wind moves an object or

person from where it was.

11. Blow off  When the wind removes something from

its place.

12. Blow up  To make something explode.

13. Blow out  To extinguish or make a flame stop

burning.

14. Break down  When someone loses self-control and

is emotionally or mentally agitated.
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15. Break In
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 To enter a place illegally and with the use
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of force.
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16. Break Off  To remove u
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17. Breaksout
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of life.
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18. Break through  To make a way through a barrier
or a surface.

19. Break up  End a relationship.

20. Break Into  To enter a building or car by using

force.

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21. Burn Down  When someone uses fire to destroy a
structure.

22. Burn Out  When a candle stops burning because

there is nothing left to burn.

23. Burn up  To destroy something with heat or fire.

24. Bring Back  To return something you have borrowed.

25. Bring Over  To bring someone or something from

one place or area to another.
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26. Bring up  To bring something from a m
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lower level/
place to a higher level/place.
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27. Brush off  To remove something (dust, particle, insect

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28. Brush up
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a skilllthat
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29. Bump Into  When you meet people by accident or
unexpectedly.

30. Build In/Into  To add a fixture or component to a

certain area or place through.

31. Call Back  To call someone again.

32. Call In  To request that someone come and help.

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33. Call off  To cancel an event that has been previously
planned.

34. Call up  To be chosen to take part in a military mission.

35. Calm Down  To become less violent, nervous,

excited or angry.

36. Care for  To nurture or take care of someone or

something.

37. Carry Away  To do something out of the ordinary

due to strong emotions.

38. Carry On  To continue doing something or to

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continue on in life despite an obstacle.
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39. Carry Out  To move something a u or
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one place to another using your arms or an object.

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40. Catch On  y To understood or realize something.

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41. Catchlis Up  To move faster to reach someone or
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something that is ahead of you.

42. Check In  To register at a hotel or airport upon

arrival.

43. Check Out  To leave a hotel or other form of an

accommodation after you stay there.

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44. Clean Out  To clean or clear the inside of something
thoroughly.

45. Clear Out  To remove things completely from on

area or place.

46. Clear Up  To do something to solve a problem or a

misunderstanding.

47. Close Down  When the activities or services of a

business permanently end.

48. Close Off  To black on entrance or pathway.

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49. Clog Up  When something in a drain or ta m
the flow of water or other liquids. a u value prevents

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50. Chop Up  To cut something
A u into pieces with a knife.

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51. ChickenhOut  To refrain from doing something
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becauselisof fear.
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52. Cool Off  To lose temperature.

53. Cross Off  To remove or delete someone or something

from a list.