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Most Common Phrasal Prepositional verbs (three-word phrasal verbs)ap

Average out at to have a particular Close in on


Add up to number
to make or amount Come down with
a particular
as the average
total
Back out of to decide not to do Come down on
Be on about something you
To keep talking Come forward with
agreed
about to do
someone
Be up for to want to do or Come up against
something,
something:
Be up to to be doingwhen
especially Come up for
Break in on something
other people think it Come up with
is boring
Break out of Cut back on
Bring out in Cut down on
Burst in on Do away with
Call out to Do out of
Call out on Drop in on
Cash in on Drop out of
Catch up on Face up to
Catch up with Fall back on
Chalk up to Fall behind with
Check up on Fall out with
Clamp down on Fed up with (be)
Feel up to
Fill in for
Fix up with
Fob off on/with
Hold back on
Gang up against/on
Get away with
Get back to
Get back at
Get along with
Get on with
Get out of
Get over with
Get rid of
Get round to
Get through to
Get through with
Get back on
Go ahead with Make up for
Go in for Make up to
Go on about Make up with
Grow out of Measure up to
Keep away from Miss out on
Keep up with Move in on
Let in on Move on to
Listen in on Open up to
Listen out for Own up to
Live up to Press on with
Load up on Push on with
Look down on Put down to
Look forward to Put in for
Look in on Put up to
Look out for Put up with
Look up to Run away from
Make off with Run out of
Make out with Send away for
Shy away from
Stand in for
Stand in with
Stand up for
Stand up to
Stand up with
Stick up for
Take out on
Take up on
Talk back to
Turn away from
Wake up to
Walk away from
Walk away with
Walk out on
Walk out to
Watch out for
Zero in on

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