1) Account for: Explain or provide a reason
for.
2) Act up: Misbehave or malfunction.
3) Add up: Calculate or make sense.
4) Ask around: Inquire from various people.
5) Ask for: Request something.
6) Back down: Retreat or yield in an
argument.
7) Back off: Retreat or withdraw.
8) Back up: Provide support or evidence.
9) Be in for: Expect or be prepared for.
10) Be over: End or conclude.
11) Be up to: Be engaged in or capable of.
12) Blow up: Explode or lose one's temper.
13) Blow up: Inflate or magnify.
14) Break down: Stop functioning or
analyzing.
15) Break down: Divide into smaller parts.
16) Break in: Enter forcibly or use something
new.
17) Break into: Enter unlawfully or start
suddenly.
18) Break out: Start suddenly or escape.
19) Break out: Develop or become visible.
20) Break up: Divide or end a relationship.
21) Break up: Disperse or interrupt.
22) Bring about: Cause or make happen.
23) Bring back: Return or reintroduce.
24) Bring down: Lower or cause to fall.
25) Bring in: Introduce or include something
new.
26) Bring up: Raise a topic in conversation.
27) Bring up: Raise a child.
28) Call back: Return a phone call.
29) Call off: Cancel an event or activity.
30) Call on: Visit or request.
31) Call on: Ask for input or assistance.
32) Carry out: Complete a task or action.
33) Check in: Register or arrive at a hotel.
34) Check off: Mark as completed.
35) Check out: Examine or investigate.
36) Check out: Leave a place.
37) Check up on: Monitor or verify.
38) Cheer up: Improve someone's mood.
39) Cheer up: Become happier.
40) Come across: Find or encounter
something unexpectedly.
41) Come along: Progress or accompany.
42) Come by: Obtain or visit.
43) Come down with: Become ill with.
44) Come forward: Volunteer or offer help.
45) Come in: Enter or arrive.
46) Come off: Succeed or detach.
47) Come on: Start or hurry up.
48) Come out: Be published or become
visible.
49) Come out: Declare one's sexual
orientation.
50) Come over: Visit or affect.
51) Come up: Arise or be mentioned.
52) Come up with: Invent or create.
53) Count on: Rely on or trust.
54) Count up: Add or calculate.
55) Cut back: Reduce or decrease.
56) Cut down: Reduce or decrease.
57) Cut down on: Reduce the amount of.
58) Cut off: Disconnect or isolate.
59) Cut off: Remove by cutting.
60) Cut off: Interrupt or obstruct.
61) Deal with: Handle or manage a situation.
62) Do away with: Eliminate or abolish.
63) Do up: Fasten or decorate.
64) Do without: Manage or survive without.
65) Dress up: Put on formal clothes or
embellish.
66) Drop by: Visit informally.
67) Drop off: Deliver or fall asleep.
68) Eat out: Dine at a restaurant.
69) Fall apart: Break into pieces or fail.
70) Fall apart: Experience emotional
collapse.
71) Fall behind: Lag or not keep up.
72) Fall behind: Fail to meet expectations.
73) Fall for: Be deceived or attracted to.
74) Fall for: Believe a trick or deception.
75) Fall out: Have a disagreement or fallout.
76) Fall out: Lose hair or teeth.
77) Fall through: Fail to happen or
materialize.
78) Figure out: Understand or solve
something.
79) Fill in: Complete a form or provide
information.
80) Fill out: Complete a form.
81) Find out: Discover or learn information.
82) Get ahead: Succeed or progress.
83) Get along: Have a good relationship with.
84) Get along: Manage or fare well.
85) Get around: Circumvent or travel.
86) Get away: Escape or take a break.
87) Get by: Manage or survive.
88) Get by: Make ends meet.
89) Get off: Disembark or avoid punishment.
90) Get off: Stop taking a vehicle.
91) Get on: Board or have a relationship.
92) Get on with: Continue or progress.
93) Get over: Recover from something.
94) Get through: Complete or endure.
95) Get through: Successfully communicate.
96) Give away: Donate or reveal
unintentionally.
97) Give back: Return something.
98) Give in: Yield or surrender to something.
99) Give off: Emit or release.
100) Give out: Distribute or stop working.
101) Give up: Quit or stop doing
something.
102) Give up: Surrender or yield.
103) Go after: Pursue or chase.
104) Go ahead: Proceed or give
permission.
105) Go back: Return to a place or time.
106) Go by: Pass or be guided by.
107) Go down: Decrease or be
remembered.
108) Go down: Be swallowed or
consumed.
109) Go off: Explode or spoil.
110) Go off: Stop liking or lose interest.
111) Go on: Continue or happen.
112) Go out: Exit or date.
113) Go over: Review or examine.
114) Go through: Experience or endure.
115) Go through: Examine or check.
116) Go up: Increase or rise.
117) Go with: Match or choose.
118) Grow apart: Develop separate
interests or drift apart.
119) Grow into: Develop a particular
quality or role.
120) Grow up: Mature or develop from
childhood.
121) Hand down: Pass on or bequeath.
122) Hand in: Submit or give to an
authority.
123) Hand out: Distribute or give to a
group.
124) Hang around: Wait or linger.
125) Hang on: Wait or hold tightly.
126) Hang up: End a call or hang clothes.
127) Hold back: Restrain or conceal.
128) Hold on: Wait or grip tightly.
129) Hold on: Continue or persevere.
130) Hold up: Delay or obstruct.
131) Keep away: Avoid or stay distant.
132) Keep down: Control or suppress.
133) Keep in: Retain or restrict.
134) Keep off: Stay away from.
135) Keep on: Continue or persist.
136) Keep out: Prevent entry.
137) Keep up: Maintain or match a pace.
138) Let down: Disappoint or betray.
139) Let in: Allow to enter.
140) Let off: Forgive or release.
141) Let out: Allow to leave or make
larger.
142) Look after: Take care of.
143) Look back: Reflect on the past.
144) Look down on: Disparage or feel
superior.
145) Look for: Search or seek.
146) Look forward to: Anticipate or be
excited about.
147) Look in: Visit briefly.
148) Look into: Investigate or examine
closely.
149) Look out: Be cautious or watch.
150) Look over: Examine or inspect.
151) Look up: Search for information.
152) Look up to: Respect or admire.
153) Make out: Understand or see clearly.
154) Make out: Kiss or engage in sexual
activity.
155) Make up: Invent or fabricate.
156) Make up for: Compensate or balance 191) Think over: Contemplate or reflect
out. on.
157) Pass away: Die. 192) Throw away: Discard or waste.
158) Pass out: Lose consciousness. 193) Try on: Test the fit of clothing.
159) Pass out: Distribute. 194) Turn down: Reject or lower the
160) Pass up: Decline or miss an volume.
opportunity. 195) Turn in: Submit or go to bed.
161) Pay back: Repay a debt. 196) Turn into: Transform or become.
162) Pay off: Repay a debt or have a 197) Turn off: Deactivate or stop a device.
successful outcome. 198) Turn on: Activate or start a device.
163) Pick out: Choose or identify. 199) Turn up: Arrive or increase in
164) Pick up: Lift or acquire something. volume.
165) Point out: Identify or draw attention 200) Use up: Consume completely.
to.
166) Pull off: Accomplish successfully.
167) Pull over: Stop a vehicle by the side
of the road.
168) Put away: Store or save for later.
169) Put back: Return to its original place.
170) Put down: Criticize or write down.
171) Put off: Postpone or delay.
172) Put on: Wear or start a performance.
173) Put out: Extinguish or inconvenience.
174) Put up: Erect or tolerate.
175) Run into: Encounter unexpectedly.
176) Run out of: Deplete the supply of
something.
177) Set up: Arrange or establish
something.
178) Show off: Display or boast.
179) Show up: Arrive or appear.
180) Stand out: Be noticeable or
outstanding.
181) Stand up: Rise from a sitting position.
182) Take after: Resemble a family
member.
183) Take back: Revoke or return.
184) Take down: Record or dismantle.
185) Take in: Understand or deceive.
186) Take off: Remove or start to fly.
187) Take on: Accept responsibility or
challenge.
188) Take out: Remove or treat someone.
189) Take up: Begin a new activity or
hobby.
190) Talk over: Discuss or consider.