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    This document lists and defines 115 common English phrasal verbs. It provides the meaning of each phrasal verb in a concise entry with the verb followed by an equal sign and its definition. The phrasal verbs cover a wide range of meanings involving actions like starting, stopping, discussing, choosing, arranging and more.

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    Phrasal Verbs That You Should Know

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    This document lists and defines 115 common English phrasal verbs. It provides the meaning of each phrasal verb in a concise entry with the verb followed by an equal sign and its definition. The phrasal verbs cover a wide range of meanings involving actions like starting, stopping, discussing, choosing, arranging and more.

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    Phrasal verbs that you should know

    1. Call off = cancel 26. Come apart = separate


    2. Turn down = reject 27. Go ahead = start / proceed
    3. Bring up = mention 28. Cut in = interrupt
    4. Come up= arise/ produce 29. Own up= confess
    5. Hand over = relinquish / give a chance 30. Figure out = discover
    6. Take over= take control /responsibility 31. Get back = return
    7. Take up= require 32. Get away = escape
    8. Get on= continue / have a good 33. Work out= exercise
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    34. Hang in = stay positive
    9. Talk over = discuss / interrupt
    35. Put down = insult
    10. Use up = exhaust / use completely
    36. Pass out = faint became unconscious
    11. Look forward to = await
    37. Leave out = omit/ skip
    12. Go on = continue
    38. Show off = boast / brag
    13. Catch up = discuss latest news
    39. Peter out = finish / come to an end
    14. Fill in = complete gradually
    15. Hand in = submit 40. Lay off= dismiss
    16. Look up= find/search 41. Take on = employ( someone)
    17. Look into = check/ investigate 42. Cross out = delete / cancel / erase
    18. Figure out = understand / solve 43. Sort out = solve
    19. Go over = review 44. Make out = understand / hear
    20. Show up = arrive 45. Abide by = follow ( a rule / decision /
    instruction)
    21. Ring up= call
    46. Pile up = accumulate
    22. Go back = return to a place
    47. Pig put = eat a lot
    23. Pick out= choose
    48. Pick up = collect
    24. chip in = help
    49. mix up = confuse
    25. Break in on = interrupt
    50. Make of = understand / have an opinion 78. Back away = retreat / go backwards
    51. Opt for = choose 79. Back off = retreat
    52. Pass back = return 80. Bag out = criticize
    53. Patch up = fix/ make things better 81. Bull up = confuse / complicate
    54. Plump for = choose 82. Bear on = influence / affect
    55. Polish off = finish / consume 83. Give up = quit / stop trying
    56. Decide upon = choose / select 84. Keep on = continue
    57. Die down = decrease 85. Put off = postpone
    58. Get along = leave 86. Turn up = appear suddenly
    59. Hook up = meet ( someone) 87. Take after = resemble
    60. Jack up= increase sharply 88. Bring up = raise (children)
    61. Kick about = discuss 89. Fill out = complete a form
    62. Talk about = discuss 90. Drop out of = leave school
    63. Kick out = expel 91. Do over = repeat a job / task
    64. Lay on = organise/ supply 92. Fill up = fill to capacity
    65. Link up = connect /join 93. Look over = examine / check
    66. Make after = chase 94. Put away = save / store
    67. Make away with = steal 95. Put out = extinguish
    68. Big up = exaggerate the importance 96. Set up = arrange/ begin
    69. Blow up = explode 97. Throw away = discard
    70. Book in = check in at a hotel 98. Cut down on= curtail ( expenses)
    71. Call up= telephone 99. Try out = test
    72. Cap off = finish / complete 100. Turn off = repulse
    73. Care for = like 101. Call on = visit
    74. carry off = win/succeed 102. Go through = use up/ consume
    75. Carry on = continue 103. Check up on = examine / investigate
    76. Add on = include 104. wait on = serve
    77. Ask over = invite 105. get rid of = eliminate/ eradicate/ erase
    106. Get through with = finish
    107. Look down on = despise
    108. Look up to = respect & admire
    109. Make sure of = verify
    110. Put up with = tolerate
    111. Run out of= exhaust supply
    112. Think back on = recall/ remember
    113. Walk out on = abandon
    114. Get by= survive
    115. Get up = arise
    116. Grow up = get older
    117. Walk up = arouse from sleep
    118. Back up = support
    119. Make up for = compensate

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