EXAM PHRASAL VERBS (CLASSROOM TOOL KIT) BY JAIDEEP SIR

STEP-01 TO STEP-10

PHRASAL VERB
1. Account for. To be the cause of something, To be of the proportion of

Exp. His arrogance accounts for his downfall; Dettol accounts for 50% of the antiseptic
market.
2. Ache for. To have a strong desire for
Exp. I am aching for making a foreign tour.
3. Act up. To cause pain or annoyance
Exp. My car started acting up again in the middle of the road.
4. Add up. To make sense (

Exp. The judge charged the accused guilty because his plea simply did not add up.
5. Admit of. To have the scope of
Exp. In this age of cut throat competition, success of any company admits of no compromise on
quality.
6. Advise of. To inform officially
Exp. Please advise us Qianychange of address of your correspondence.
7. Allow of. To have the possibility of
Exp. The present structure of instable government allows of corrupt behavior of even petty
politicians.
8. Amplify on. To explain in detail

Exp. The expert amplied on the subject making it comprehensible to all.

9. Answer for. To be answerable for
Exp. You must anwer for your rough behaviour with Suresh.
10. Answer to. To be equal to
Exp In the present generation no actorcan answer to Ainitahh Bachhan.

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11. Ask after. To inquire about

Exp. Mv friends asked after my whereabouts from my parents when I was absent.
12. Ask for. To ask about someone or something
Exp. The police came and askedfor mybrother.
13. Ask for it. To invite trouble
Exp. If you are starting abusiness without sufficient money, you are asking for it.
14. Attend on. To serve
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 Exp. Anumber of servants attended on their masters.
15. Attend to. To pay attention to
Exp. You must attend to small things if you wish to accomplish big things.
16. Back down/off. To withdraw a charge etc.
Exp. Smita refused to back down against herhusband in the court.
17. Back off. To choose not to take action
Exp. When the opposition launched protests againstthe controversial Bill, the government decided to
back off.
18. Back out. To choose not to do something agreed
Exp. Once you made a promise, don't back out.
19. Back out of. To withdraw from an agreement
Exp. The developing countries have decided to back out of the NPT.
20. Backup. To support
Exp. The strong financial condition of the family backed up his business.

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21. Bank upon. To rely on

Exp. The poor boy banked upon the government support to continue his studies.
22. Bargain for. To expect some thing to happen and be ready
Exp. In my life I have got more than I bargained for.
23. Bear away. To win (prizes etc.)
Exp. Our college bore away all the gold medals in the inter-college competition.
24. Bear down on. To move quickly towards
Exp. The stranger bore down on me so fast that I was scared.
25. Bear on. To affect
Exp. Your behaviour bears direct1y on your chances of success.
26. Bear out. To confirm the truth
Exp. The investigation bore out the charges laid against the minister.
27. Bear up (against). To remain happy in difficulty

Exp. A brave man bears up against the hardships with fortitude .

28. Bear with. To show patience in difficulty
Exp. Please bear with us at this difficult time.
29. Beat down. To reduce
Exp. I argued with the salesman to beat down the price of the cell / phone some what.
30. Beat down (on). To shine with great heat iwjs osx ls peduk
Exp. The sun was beating down on us.
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31. Beat off. To force something back by resistance

Exp. During election, leaders try to beat off opposition through false claims or accusation.
32. Become of. To happent ?kfVr gksuk
Exp. What became of the poor girl is still unknown.
33. Beef up. To add force to something etcqr cukuk
Exp. The government beefed up the security in the area by sending two companies of security
forces.
34. Belt out. To play or sing loudly
Exp. Whenever she is asked to, she belts out her favounte song
35. Bend over backwards. To make great effort to do something

Exp. I bent over backwards to help him but he is so selfish that he will never acknowledge
it
36. Blow in/into. To arrive suddenly
Exp Suddenly a stranger blew into the room and started shouting at me
37. Blow off. To move in a direction by the force of wind
Exp. The clouds blew off to the east direction.
38. Blow over. To go away without causing harm

Exp. The ominon clouds soon blew over.

39. Blowup. To explode
Exp. The petrol tanker blew up.
40. Bog down. To be caught in trouble and unable to progress
Exp. When it was time for him to make his career, he was bogged down by family troubles.

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41. Boil down to. To summarize the main points

Exp. Any fruitful discussion on strengthening the Indian economy boils down on developing our
infrastructure.
42. Border on. To be next to something, To be close to being something

Exp. India borders on Nepal; His confident behavior bordered on rudeness.

43. Boss around. To give orders always
Exp. He always bosses around his colleague even in useless matters.

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44. Botch up. To spoil something by poor work
Exp. Instead of repairing my bike, the mechanic actually botched it up.
45. Bottle up. To suppress one's feeling

Exp. Despite his impertinent comments, I tried to remain calm and bottled up my anger.
46. Bottom out. To reach the lowest point
Exp. Due to recession, economic growth in many countries has bottomed out.
47. Bounce back. To recover after trouble
Exp. After defeats in three series in a row, India bounced back to win the series in South Africa.
48. Break down (of machinery). To stop working
Exp. My motorcycle break down at the middle of the road.
49. Break in. To train
Exp. Although he tried hard, he failed to break in his dog.
50. Break in on. To interrupt
Exp. It is very impolite to break in on other's private life.

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51. Break into. To enter somewhere illegally

Exp. The burglars broke into the house atthe middle ofthe night.
52. Break one self of. To stop practising a habit
Exp. You must break your self of bad habit of wasting your time.
53. Break out. To start
Exp. Malaria broke out in the locality.
54. Break through. To make important discovery, To overcome
Exp. The scientists have been able to break through in the cure of arthritis; you should break
throuth your hesitation if you wish to be a good speaker.
55. Breakup. To end, To separate
Exp. After along friendship, the two friends decided to break up.
56. Break with. To reject, To sever relationship
Exp. I have broken with superstitious traditions; It you break with unwanted relations, you will
gettime foryourwork.
57. Bring about. To cause to happen

Exp. It is still unknown what brought about asudden change inhis behavior.
58. Bring down. To overthrow (a government), To reduce

Exp. The mass protest brought down the autocratic regime

59. Bring forth. To give birth to

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 Exp. In spring season plants bring forth fruits.
60. Bring off. To succeedin doing something

Exp. His perseverance brought off his success.

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61. Bring out. To publish

Exp. I wish to bring out my new book on Eid.
62. Bring round. To influence somebody to one's point of view

Exp. Despite a long discussion, the government failed to bring the opposition round.
63. Bring up. To raise, To rear
Exp. Nehru wask brought up in a rich family.
64. Brush aside. To treat something as unimportant
Exp. My boss brushed aside all my proposals for the growth of the company.
65. Brush aside. To ignore or treat unimportant
Exp. The director brushed aside the suggestion of the new employee.
66. Brush up. To improvea skill through revision
Exp. If one wishes to be a good teacher, one is expected to brush up one's knowledge regularly.
67. Brush off. To ignore someone
Exp. He always brushes me off when it comes to decision making.
68. Brush up. To revise to get back the knowledge
Exp. A good teacher always brushes up his knowledge.
69. Bump into. To meet by chance
Exp. In the market place, I bumped into my old friend.
70. Bundle out. To take some one forcibly
Exp. The security guards bundled him out of the building.

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71. Butt in. To interrupt

Exp. In the meeting the chairman was speaking; suddenly Mohan stood upand butted in.
72. Buzz around. To move quickly and busily
Exp. In Mumbai I was greatly confused as I saw thousands of people buzzing around on the
station.
73. Calculate on. To relyon
Exp. You must calculate on your quality if something serious happens.

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74. Call for. To demand (answer, explanation)
Exp. The officer called for an explanation from the clerk for his irresponsible behavior.
75. Call for. To be necessary
Exp. A brilliant success calls for a regular practice on your part.
76. Call forth. To produce a reaction
Exp. Normally, the songs of Mukesh call forth our sad memories.
77. Call in. To sommon
Exp. At 4 P.M. I was called in for the interview.
78. Call in. To get back faulty things from market
Exp. The company has called in faulty cell phones from the market.
79. Call off (passive). To cancel,To abandon
Exp. The match wase called off due to continuous rain.
80. Call on. To pay a visit
Exp. The Prime Minister of the U.K. called on the Indian Prime Minister.

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81. Call up. To recal

Exp. I have met you somewhere but am unable to call up your name.
82. Call upon on. To invite to do something
Exp. Gandhiji called upon the Indian people to rise against the British.
83. (Get) Carried away. To get excited
Exp. We often get carried away on emotional issues and behave irresponsibly.
84. Carry off. To succeed in a difficult task
Exp. Prateek carries off any difficult task with full energy.
85. Carry on. To continue
Exp. You must carry on making efforts until you succeed.
86. Carry out. To complete or fulfil, To execute
Exp. The clerk worked over night to carry out the order of the boss.
87. Cash in on. To take advantage
Exp. You must cash in on every opportunity that is offered to you.
88. Catch on. To become popular
Exp. These days social networking sites are catching on among the youngsters.
89. Catch on (to). To understand
Exp. She is not able to catch on to passage.
90. Catch up (with). To stop being behind

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 Exp. To succeed in a competition, a mediocre student must work doubly hard to catch up
with talented students.

STEP-10

91. Cave in. To collapse

Exp. The roof of my house caved in the flood.
92. Chalk out. To draw the outline
Exp. You must chalk out a plan before doing any work.
93. Chance upon. To meet by chance
Exp. In the shopping mall I chanced upon an old friend of mine.
94. Chase up. To contactpeople in ordertogetthe pending workdown

Exp. The bank is chancing up those customers who have not cleared their loans.
95. Chew on/over. To think about
Exp. You must chew over the problem that has arisen.
96. Chicken out. To be afraid of

Exp. When I asked him to come with me to the graveyard in the night, he chickened out.
97. Chill out. To relax after hard work
Exp. As the examinations are over, now is the time to chill out.
98. Chip in. To interrupt the conversation, To contribute money

Exp. Every body was listening attentively to his speech, suddenly a strange chipped in with
aquestion; Help of all types is chipping in for the victims.
99. Churn out. To produce quickly and in large amount
Exp. Due to recession, factories have stopped churning out products.
100. Clam up. To become silent or refuse to speak
Exp. He always clams up whenever we ask him about his background.

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