Phrasal Verbs

answer (someone) back (to someone): talk back to someone; argue with someone e.g. I wish you wouldn't answer back to me that way. // Please don't answer me back like that!

answer for (someone): [for someone] to speak for someone else e.g. Mary just can't answer for Allen, but she has her own opinion. // OK! I will answer for Peter.

ask (someone) out: invite someone to go out as on a date e.g. He asked her out to dinner, but she had other plans. // Beth asked Carlos out for dinner.

ask (someone) over: invite someone to come to your house e.g. Can you ask Mary over? // Paul has been asked over a couple of times.

B

beat (someone) up: give someone a severe beating e.g. A gang beat Albert up and left him in the street. // Big Willie beat up Jack.

blow [someone or something] up: explode/destroy e.g. The villians blew up the entire village. // The airplanes blew the big bridge up
blow (something) up: inflate; enlarge a picture e.g. Alex doesn't have enough breath to blow the balloon up. // How big can you blow up the photograph?

boot (something) up: start or get a computer ready for use e.g. Helen booted her computer up and went to work. // Jill, try to boot up the computer and try again.

break down : stop functioning properly e.g. My car broke down in the middle of the highway.
break up with (someone): end a relationship with someone e.g. Nick broke up with Misty. // "I just knew they would break up," Brian said.

bring (someone) up: raise a child e.g. Ann brought up Bob the best she could. // He was brought up with the best child-raising methods.

bring (something) up : introduce or call attention to a topic e.g. Why did you have to bring that up? That has nothing to do with the main issue.

burn down: be destroyed by fire e.g. There was a big fire on 10th Street and the Post Office building was burned down.

burn (something) down : destroy by fire e.g. The fire burned down the whole barn.

C

call (someone) back : return a phone call to someone e.g. Since Daniela is not in her house, I will call her back in half an hour.// I have to call Frank back now.

call (something) off : cancel something e.g. We had to call off the picnic because of the bad weather. // The meeting was called off.

call on (someone): ask someone to answer or speak in class; visit someone e.g. My mother's friend call on her every Thursday. // The teacher called on Alex, but she was not ready to sing.

call (someone) up: telephone e.g. You have to call him up and set an appointment. // I'm going to call her up to see what she has to say!!

catch up with (someone or something) travel fast enough to overtake someone who is ahead e.g. I know I am a little behind the class, but I'll catch up with it. // Martin is finally catching up with his taller brother.

check (something) out: borrow a book, video, tape from the library; verify or examine e.g. It sounds good. I'll check it out. // The doctor will check her out. // I need to check these books out.
check out of (a hotel): leave a hotel after paying the bill e.g. Rachel will check out of the hotel at about noon.
clean (something) out: clean the inside of something thoroughly e.g. Someone has to clean out the garage.
clean (something) up: clean thoroughly and remove anything unwanted e.g. Can you clean this place up a little?
clear up : become fair weather e.g. Suddenly, the sky cleared up.
clear (something) up : explain a problem e.g. Let me take a few minutes to clear up the confusion for you.
come back : return e.g. When will the good days come back?.

come over : visit e.g. Why don't you come over next week?

come up with (something): think of a plan or reply e.g. I don't have any ideas now, but I'll try to come up with something by Monday.

cross (something) out: draw a line through e.g. You can cross me out. I'm not going to the picnic.

cut down on (something) : reduce e.g. The doctor told my dad to cut down on his drinking.
cut (something) up : cut into little pieces e.g. Amanda cut the carrots up into small cubes.
D

depart for (some place): leave for some place e.g. When do we depart for the airport?

depart from (some place): leave from some place e.g. When will you depart from here?

do (something) over : do something again e.g. I think I'll have to do this room over.

E

eat out : have a meal in a restaurant e.g. I just love to eat out from time to time.

eat up: eat everything e.g. They ate the turkey up and there were no leftovers.

F

face up to (something, someone) : be brave enough to accept or deal e.g. You must face up to the authorities if you have done something wrong.
with
fall for (someone, something: fall in love with, to believe something without reservation e.g. I fell for her in a big way.// I fell for the story in a big way!

figure (something) out : solve a problem e.g. It will take me a while to figure this out.

fill (something) out : write information on a form e.g. Please, fill this form in.

fill (something) up : fill completely with something e.g. I'll fill the basket up with flowers

find (something) out : discover information e.g. What did you find out about the new construction site?

G

get away with (doing something) : not be punished for doing e.g. Alex got away with the lie.
something wrong

get off (something) : leave a plane, bus, train e.g. After getting off the bus, I went to the supermarket.

get on (something) : enter a plane, bus, train. e.g. As soon as I got on the train I ran into Bob.

get over (something) : recover from an illness or a serious life event e.g. It took a long time to get over the flu
get over (with) : to conclude e.g. What time will the lecture get over?

give (something) back : return something e.g. Are you going to give that money back with interest?

give up : stop trying, lose hope e.g. Don't give up. There is always a chance.

give (something) up : quit something; get rid of something e.g. I gave coffee up because of the caffeine.

go back (to something): return e.g. I don't go back home. She went back to her husband after a few months.

go down : (of computers) stop functioning; (of prices or temperature become. The system of all the computer went down.

go off : stop functioning; (of alarms) start functioning; explode or make a
loud noise e.g. All the fireworks went off as scheduled.// The alarm went off at 7:00 a.m.

go on : take place; happen (especially in the continuous tenses) e.g. What is going on over there?

go out : leave one’s house to go to a social event e.g. Mary and I always go out on Fridays.

go out with (someone) : spend time regularly with someone

go over (something) : review

grow up : become an adult

H

hand (something) in : submit homework, a test, an
application

hand (something) out : distribute something

hang (something) up : put on a hook/clothes hanger; end a telephone call

hold on : wait on the telephone

K

keep on (doing something) : continue doing something

keep (someone) up : prevent someone from going to sleep

keep up with : stay at the same level or position

kick (someone) out : force someone to leave

L

leave (something) out : omit

light (something) up: make light/bright with color; begin to smoke a cigar,
cigarette, or pipe
look out for (something/someone): be careful of

look (something) over : examine carefully

look (something) up : look for information in a book

M

make (something) up: create or invent something; do work that
was missed
make (something) up to (someone): return a favor

move out : stop occupying a residence, especially by removing one’s
possessions

P

pack up : prepare all of one’s belongings for moving

pay (someone) back : return money owed to someone

pick (something) out : choose

pick (something/someone) up : lift something or someone; stop to get something
or someone
point (something) out : mention; draw attention to something

put (something) away: put something in its usual place

put (something) back : return something to its original place

put (something) down : postpone

put (something) in : stop holding something

put (something) off : install

put (something) on : get dressed

put (something) out : extinguish a fire, cigarette, or cigar

put (something) over on (someone): deceive someone

put up with (something/someone): tolerate

R

run out : come to an end; be completely used up

run out of (something): have no more of something

S

set (something) up : make something ready for use

show up : appear, be seen, arrive at a place

shut (something) off : turn off a machine

sit down : get into a sitting position

start (something) over : start again

stay out: remain out of the house, especially at night

stay up: remain awake, not go to bed

T

take (something) away : remove

take off: leave (usually by plane)

take (a time period) off : have a break from work or school

take (something) off : remove

take (someone) out : accompany someone to the theater; a restaurant, a
movie

take (a dog) out : walk a dog
take (something) out : remove something from something else

tear (something) down : destroy completely

tear (something) off : detach something

tear (something) up : tear into pieces

think (something) over : reflect upon something before making a decision

think (something) up : invent

throw (something) away : put something in the trash

throw (something) out : put something in the trash

tie (someone) up : bind with rope to keep from escaping

try (something) on : put on clothing to see how it looks

turn (something) down : lower the volume; refuse an offer or invitation from
someone

turn (something) in : return; submit homework, a test, an application

turn (something) off : stop a machine or light

turn (something) on : start a machine or light

turn up: appear

turn (something) up : increase the volume

U

use (something) up : use something until no more is left

W

wake up : stop sleeping

wake (someone) up : cause someone to stop sleeping

wear (something) out: cause something to become useless or threadbare through
repeated use

wear (someone) out : cause someone to become exhausted

write (something) down : write something on a piece of paper

work out : exercise vigorously

work (something) out : solve something

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