LIST OF PHRASAL VERBS FOR B2

1 Ask out To invite on a date

2 Back sb up To support
To be going to happen
3 Be about to
To do sth very soon
4 Be over To end
To stop functioning (for vehicles, machines, etc.)
5 Break down
To start crying (normally in public)
6 Break in To enter a place to steal sth
7 Break into sth To enter a building by force, especially to steal things
8 Break out Sth bad (such as a war, a fight, a fire, riots, violence…) starts
9 Break up To end a relationship
10 Bring sb up To raise a child
11 Bring up To feel sick and vomit
12 Bump into To meet sb unexpectedly
13 Call sb back To return a phone call
14 Call sth off To cancel
15 Call on sb To visit someone, usually for a short time
16 Calm down To begin to feel more relaxed after being angry
17 Catch up (with) To get to the same point as sb else
18 Check in To arrive and register at a hotel or airport
19 Check out To leave a hotel after paying the bill
20 Cheer up To become happier
21 Cheer sb up To make sb happier
22 Chop up To cut sth such as food or wood into pieces
23 Come across sth/sb To meet sb or find sth by chance
24 Come back To return
25 Come in/into To get in/into; get into a place
26 Come from somewhere To have been born in or originate in
27 Count on sb/sth To rely on
28 Cross sth out To draw an X or a line through writing
29 Cut down on To reduce an amount of sth; consume less
30 Do away with To get rid of (sth)
31 Do sth up To fasten, close (clothes)
32 Do without To succeed in living or working without sb or sth
33 Dress up To wear nice clothing; put on clothes for fun to make you look sb else
34 Drop sb or sth off To take sb/sth to a place in a car and leave them there
35 Eat out To have a meal at a restaurant instead of at home
36 End up doing sth Eventually reach, decide to do sth
37 Fall out with sb To stop being friendly with sb because of a disagreement
38 Figure sth out To be able to understand sth or solve a problem; find the answer
39 Fill sth in To write information on an official document
40 Fill sth up To fill to the top
41 Find (sth) out To discover a fact or piece of information
42 Get sth across To make people understand sth
43 Get along/on To like each other
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44 Get away with (doing) sth To manage to do sth bad without being punished or criticized for it
45 Get over sth To recover from an illness, loss, difficulty…
46 Get together To meet (usually for social reasons)
47 Get up To get out of bed; stand
48 Give sth back To return a borrowed item
49 Give in Reluctantly stop arguing or competing
To stop doing sth that you do regularly
50 Give up
To stop trying
51 Go ahead To start or continue to do sth
52 Go back To return to a place
53 Go on To continue
54 Go out with sb To date sb
55 Go out To leave home to go on a social event
56 Grow up To become an adult
57 Hand in To give sth to a person in authority
58 Hang on (informal) To wait for a short while
59 Hang up To end a phone call
60 Have sth to do with Used for saying that sth is related to sth else
61 Keep on doing sth To continue doing sth
62 Let sb down To fail to support or help; dissapoint
63 Look after To take care of
64 Look down on sb To think that you are better or more important than sb else
65 Look for sb/sth To search for sb or sth
66 Lookforward to sth / doing sth To feel happy and excited about sth that is going to happen
67 Look into sth To try to discover the facts about problems, crimes…
68 Look out! Be careful!
69 Look sth up To try to find information by looking in a book, on a list or using a computer
70 Look up to sb To admire and respect sb
71 Make sth up To invent; lie about sth
To forgive each other
72 Make up
To apply cosmetics to
73 Mix sth up To confuse two or more things
74 Pass away To die
75 Pass out To faint
76 Pay sth back To return owed money
77 Pick up To learn without intending to
78 Put sth off To pospone; delay
79 Put on To cover the body with clothing or jewellery
80 Put sth out To extinguish
81 Put up To let sb stay in your house
82 Put up with sb/sth To accept sb or sth unpleasant in a patient way
83 Run into sb To meet unexpectedly
84 Run over sb/sth To hit sb or sth with a vehicle and drive over them
85 Run away To leave unexpectedly; escape
86 Run out of To have none/nothing left
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87 Set off To start a trip/journey

88 Set sth up To start a business,etc. / organize or plan
89 Show off To boast of what you have or what you can do
90 Stick to sth To continue doing sth
91 Switch sth off To turn off; stop the energy flow; stop paying attention
92 Switch on To turn on; start the energy flow
93 Slow down To reduce the speed
94 Speed up To move or happen faster
95 Split up (with) To end a relationship
96 Take after sb To resemble a family member
97 Take care Be careful!; also used to say goodbyeina a friendly way
98 Take sth off To remove sth, especially clothing
99 Take on To employ sb
100 Take up To start doing sth as a hobby, interest, job…
101 Tell off To criticize sb for doing sth bad
102 Turn sth down To decrease the volume or strength; not accept an offer or request
103 Turn off/on = switch off / on
104 Turn sth up To increase the volume or strength
105 Turn up To arrive; come somewhere
106 Try sth on To sample clothing
107 Use up To finish the supply
108 Warm up To prepare your body for exercise
109 Watch out Be careful!