DRIVING’S PHRASAL VERBS

Back up: Make a car go backwards.

 Example: See if you can back up a bit further.

Belt/Buckle up: Fasten your seat belt in a car, plane etc.

 Example: Please buckle up now; we’re about to land.}

Block Somebody/Something In: To park in an awkward position that they cannot move.
 Example: The police pulled up in front of me and blocked me in.

Break down: When a vehicle stops working.

 Example: My car broke down on my way to work and I had to call the breakdown truck.

Cut In: To make a sudden and quick movement to position your car in front of another car,
often without indicating properly
 Example: The car that cut in front of me seemed to be out of control.

Cut off: Block someone’s way.

 Example: A second policeman cut off his escape.

Drive by: Do something out of a car.

 Example: He was killed in a drive-by shooting.

Drive Off: Leave a place in a vehicle.

 Example: The bank robber drove off in a black car.

Drop Someone Off: To take someone to a place in a car.

 Example: Can you drop me off at the bus stop?

Fill up: Put gasoline in the car until it’s completely full.
 Example: He filled up the tank with petrol.

Get in: To enter a vehicle.

 Example: We got in the car and headed for the airport.

Get out of: Leave the vehicle.

 Example: You must not get out of the car when it is in motion.

Knock down: Hit somebody and make them fall to the ground.
 Example: She was knocked down by a bus.

Load Something Up: To put packages or parcels or luggage or something big and bulky
into the back of your car/van.
 Example: We load up the trailer with our suitcases when we’re going on our holidays.
Pick up: Take someone in vehicle.
 Example: I’ll pick you up at six.

Pull in: Move to the side of the road.

 Example: We pulled in at the side of the road.

Pull out: Move away from the side of the road, etc.
 Example: A car pulled out in front of me.

Pull over: Stop on the side of the road. Stand on a roadside. Usually used when we stop for a
problem with the car, or we want to phone, consult a map...
 Example: I had to pull over on the shoulder and call my insurance company.

Pull up: Stop for a short time.

 Example: He pulled up in front of the school and waited in the car for her kids to come
out.

Run into: Crash into somebody/something.

 Example: The bus went out of control and ran into a line of people.

Run out of: To have nothing left of something because we have used it all.
 Example: We are running out of petrol.

Run over: Hit something/someone with a car and drive over them.
 Example: Jesica was run over by a car outside her house.

Slow down: To decrease speed; to go slower.

 Example: Slow down! You’re driving too fast.

Turn off: Stop a piece of equipment working temporarily by pressing a button. It’s also
deviating or leaving one road to enter another.
 Example: You forgot to turn off your blinker after you merged.
 Example: According to de GPs, we should turn off at exit 35.

Speed up: To go faster.

 Example: Speed up a bit; we’re being overtaken by a bicycle.

Tick Over: We use it to describe a car engine operating at an idle pace in neutral without your
car moving.
 Example: Letting your car tick over for 10 minutes generates a lot of emissions.

By: Karoline Carrillo

Jhoelis Álvarez
Karen Galvis
Juan Orozco