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ENGLISH C
PHRASAL VERBS
PHRASAL VERB MEANING EXAMPLES
add up to equal
ask around
back up support
reverse
blow up add air
explode
break down stop functioning (vehicle, machine)
get upset
break in force entry to a building
interrupt
divide into smaller parts
break into enter forcibly
break off We had to break off our vacation.
break out escape
break in
break through pass through (a barrier), penetrate The sun broke through the clouds.
bring down make unhappy
bring up raise a child
start talking about a subject
vomit
build up enlarge, develop, increase Build up your savings!
burst in on
burst out
Your purchases add up to $205.
ask many people the same
question
I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
My wife backed me up over my decision to quit
my job.
You'll have to back up your car so that I can get
out.
We have to blow 50 balloons upfor the party.
The racing car blew up after it crashed into the
fence.
Our car broke down at the side of the highway
in the snowstorm.
The woman broke down when the police told
her that her son had died.
Somebody broke in last night and stole our
stereo.
The TV station broke in to report the news of
the president's death.
Our teacher broke the final project down into
three separate parts.
The firemen had to break intothe room to
rescue the children.
interrupt before its natural or
planned end
The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards
weren't looking.
wear something a few times so
that it doesn't look/feel new
I need to break these shoes in before we run
next week.
This sad music is bringing me down.
My grandparents brought me up after my
parents died.
My mother walks out of the room when my
father brings upsports.
He drank so much that he brought his
dinner up in the toilet.
suddendly enter a room and
interrupt
They just burst in on us without even knocking
the door.
give sudden release to an
expression
We burst out laughing; "I hate you" she burst
out.
appear suddendly Spring burst out everywhere in the valley.
call around
call in summon to enter The nurse called in the patient.
Experts were called in.
call on ask for an answer or opinion
visit somebody
call up phone
call off cancel
carry off
remove something
carry on The children have been carrying on all day.
carry out
carry over
carry through
catch on
catch up
check in
check on I asked the waiter to check on my order.
check out leave a hotel
look at (informal)
look at carefully, investigate
cheer up make happier
become happier
chip in help
clean up tidy, clean
clear away
phone many different
places/people
We called around but we weren't able to find
the car part we needed.
summon to a particular activity or
employment
The professor called on me for question 1.
We called on you last night but you weren't
home.
Give me your phone number and I
will call you up when we are in town.
Jason called the wedding offbecause he wasn't
in love with his fiancé.
succeed in doing or achieving
something (especially when it's
difficult)
I wouldn't dare wear anything that outrageous,
but Michelle carried it off wanderfully.
Thieves broke the store window and carried off
jewelry worth thousands of dollars.
behave in an uncontrolled, excited,
or anxious (=worried and nervous)
way
continue to do or be involved with
something
Dianne is carrying on the family tradition by
becoming a lawyer.
You've got to carry on as though nothing
happened. perform or complete a job or
activity, to fulfill
I was elected to carry out a program, the
governor said, and I have every intention of
carrying it out.
move to or come from a place or
time
I try not to let my problems at work carry over
into my private life.
carry away
(be/get
carried away)
cause someone to become so
excited about something that you
lose control of yourself
There's far too much food- I'm afraid I got a bit
carried away.
help someone in a difficult
situation
We have only enough money to carry us
through the next three months.
understand, usually after some
initial difficulties
She didn't knowwhat her classmates were
plotting but finally caught on.
get to the same point as somebody
else
You'll have to run faster than that if you want
to catch upwith Marty.
arrive and register at a hotel or
airport
We will get the hotel keys when we check in.
look or examinate to see if there
are any problems
You have to check out of the hotel before 11:
AM.
Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
The company checks out all new employees.
I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.
She cheered up when she heard the good
news.
If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen
painted by noon.
Please clean up your bedroom before you go
outside.
remove from an area or surface
(also used figuratively)
Just give me a moment to clear alla these
papaers away, then we can sit down at the
table.
cut off stop providing
remove with something sharp
take out of a will
cut out
do away with discard
do over beat up, ransack (BrE, informal)
do again (AmE)
do up fasten, close
draw up
Draw up a chair and I'll tell you about it.
dress up wear nice clothing
drop back move back in a position/group
drop in/ by/ over come without an appointment
drop out quit a class, school etc
drop off
eat out eat at a restaurant
end up eventually reach/do/decide
face up to
fall apart break into pieces
fall down fall to the ground
fall for fall in love with someone He's fallen for her in a big way.
fall for
fall out separate from an interior
fall through fail to happen
figure out understand, find the answer
fill in
fill out
The phone company cut off our phone because
we didn't pay the bill.
The doctors cut off his leg because it was
severely injured.
My grandparents cut my father off when he
remarried.
remove part of something (usually
with scissors and paper)
I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
It's time to do away with all of these old tax
records.
He's lucky to be alive. His shop was done
over by a street gang.
My teacher wants me to do my
essay over because she doesn't like my topic.
Do your coat up before you go outside. It's
snowing!
prepare something, usually official,
in writing
I've drawn up a list of candidates that I'd like
to interview.
move a chair near to someone or
something
It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.
Andrea dropped back to third place when she
fell off her bike.
I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this
week.
I dropped out of Science because it was too
difficult.
take somebody/ something
somewhere and leave them/it
there
I have to drop my sister off at work before I
come over.
I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's eat out.
We ended up renting a movie instead of going
to the theatre.
accept that a difficult situation
exists
She's going to have to face up to the fact that
he's not going to marry her.
My new dress fell apart in the washing
machine.
The picture that you hung up last night fell
down this morning.
be tricked into believing
something that is not true
He told me that he owned a mansion in Spain
and I fell for it.
The money must have fallen out of my pocket.
(of hair, teeth) become loose and
unattached
His hair started to fall out when he was only
We found a buyer for our house, but then the
sale fell through.
I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the
bookshelf in this room.
to write information in blanks, as
on a form (BrE)
Please fill in the form with your name, address,
and phone number.
to write information in blanks, as
on a form (AmE)
The form must be filled out in capital letters.
fill up fill to the top
find out discover
discover
fit in (with)
get along/on like each other
get around have mobility
get at someone criticize a person repeatedly
get at something
get away go on a vacation
get back return
retaliate, take revenge
get down to I must get down to booking the hotels.
get on something step onto a vehicle
get out of
overcome a problem
receive something you had before
get together meet (usually for social reasons)
get up get out of bed
stand
give in reluctantly stop fighting or arguing
I always fill the water jug upwhen it is empty.
We don't know where he lives. How can we find
out?
We tried to keep the time of the party a secret,
but Samantha found it out.
feel that you belong to a particular
group and are accepted by that
group
It's no surprise she's leaving_ she never really
fitted in.
look pleasant together or be
suitable for each other
It's a very nice sofa but it doesn't fit in with the
rest of the room.
I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and
my sister got along/on.
My grandfather can get aroundfine in his new
wheelchair.
He keeps getting at me and I really don't know
what I've done wrong.
influence a person illegally, usually
by offering them money or
threatening them
The accused claimed that the witness had been
got at.
suggest or express something in a
way that is not direct or clear
You mean I shouldn't come tonight- is that
what you're getting at?
reach or obtain something,
especially that is difficult to get
I've put the cake on a high shelf where he can't
get at.
We worked so hard this year that we had to get
away for a week.
get away with
something
do without being noticed or
punished
Jason always gets away withcheating in his
maths tests.
We got back from our vacation last week.
My sister got back at me for stealing her shoes.
She stole my favourite hat.
get back into
something
become interested in something
again
I finally got back into my novel and finished it.
star to direct your efforts and
attention towards something
We're going to freeze out here if you don't let
us get on the bus.
avoid doing something that you do
not want to do
If I can get out of going to the meeting tonight,
I will.
get over
something
recover from an illness, loss,
difficulty
I just got over the flu and now my sister has it.
The company will have to close if it can't get
over the new regulations.
get round to
something
finally find time to do (AmE: get
around tosomething)
I don't know when I am going to get round
to writing the thank you cards.
get something
across/ over
communicate, make
understandable
I tried to get my point across/over to the judge
but she wouldn't listen.
get something
back
Liz finally got her Science notes back from my
room-mate.
Let's get together for a BBQ this weekend.
I got up early today to study for my exam.
You should get up and give the elderly man
your seat.
My boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet,
but he finally gave in.
review
suffer lack or deprivation
grow apart stop being friends over time
grow back regrow
grow big enough to fit
get too big for
grow up become an adult
submit
to distribute to a group of people
give (usually unwillingly)
hang in stay positive (informal)
hang on wait a short time (informal)
hang out spend time relaxing (informal)
hang up end a phone call
head for
hold on wait a short time
hold onto
hold back prevent from doing/going
rob
hold back hide an emotion
keep away remain at a distance Kepp away from the crocodiles!
keep back not to move forward
not to tell or make known
not to give or pay out (trattenere)
keep down not to rise up Keep down- they're shooting at us!
to control or put a limit on
digest without vomiting
Please go over your answers before you submit
your test.
go without
something
When I was young, we went without winter
boots.
My best friend and I grew apartafter she
changed schools.
My roses grew back this summer.
grow into
something
This bike is too big for him now, but he
should grow into it by next year.
grow out of
something
Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because
she has grown out of her old ones.
When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman.
hand something
down
give something used to somebody
else
I handed my old comic books down to my little
cousin.
hand
something in
I have to hand in my essay by Friday.
hand something
out
We will hand out the invitations at the door.
hand something
over
The police asked the man to hand over his
wallet and his weapons.
Hang in there. I'm sure you'll find a job very
soon.
Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes!
Instead of going to the party we are just going
to hang out at my place.
He didn't say goodbye before he hung up.
be likely to experience something
soon
They're heading for disaster if they're not
careful.
Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales
Department.
hold firmly using your hands or
arms
Hold onto your hat because it's very windy
outside.
I had to hold my dog back because there was a
cat in the park.
hold up
A man in a black mask held the bank up this
morning.
Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather's
funeral.
She kept the child back on the edge of the
crowd.
I feel he's keeping the real story backfor some
reason.
Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my
meals.
They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit
population.
He has eaten some food, but he won't be able
to keep it down.
keep off stay away
avoid talking about a subject
not tell
keep up with
Wages are falling to keep up with inflation.
I've heard that her husband knocks her about.
be friendly with I don't like the boys ke knocks about with.
knock back
knock down cause to fall by striking
reduce the price of (goods)
knock out make unconscious by a blow
That team knocked us out in the semi-finals.
knock off stop working What time do you knock off in this factory?
knock over The dog knocked over a chair as it rushed past.
let off He let the gun off accidentally.
allow to go without punishment The policeman let him off with a warning.
let out allow to go out I let the dog out.
fail to support or help, disappoint
allow to enter
live on keep oneself alive by eating He lives on fish and potatoes.
be supported (financially) by He lives on 40 $ a week.
live up to behave in a manner worthy of
lock in
lock out
sign in (to a website, database etc)
The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the
wedding.
prevent from getting to or on to
something
This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the
rain.
keep something
from somebody
We kept our relationship from our parents for
two years.
continue to be informed about
something
He's never made an effort to keep up with
current events.
stay level or equal tih someone or
soemthing
knock
about/around
treat in a rough and unkind
manner, especially to hit
repeatedly move about in a casual manner
without a definite destination or
purpose
He spent six months knocking around before
getting a job.
drink, especiallly quickly and in
large quantities
He knocked back three pints of beer in ten
minutes.
The old lady was knocked down by a van as she
crossed the street.
She bought a coat that had been knocked down
to half-price.
The boxer knocked his opponent out in the
third round.
defeat and cause to retire from a
competition
cause to fall from an upright
position
fire (a gun) or cause (a firework) to
explode
let somebody
down
I need you to be on time.
Don't let me down this time.
let somebody in Can you let the cat in before you go to school?
He foundit difficult to live up to his reputation
as a hero.
prevent from getting out of a
building by using a lock
She found she was locked in, and had to climb
out of the window.
prevent from getting into a
building by using a lock
Don't lock yourself out of the house by
forgetting to take your key with you.
log in (or on)
I can't log in to Facebook because I've
forgotten my password.
log out (or off)
sign out (of a website, database
etc)
If you don't log off somebody could get into
your account.
fire someone (workers) Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.
return owed money
pick on He gets picked on because he's small.
choose
pick up
indicate with your finger
pull aside
pull down destroy or demolish (buildings) They've pulled down that old tower block.
bring to a lower level, reduce
pull in when a vehicle stops They pulled in at the side of the road.
pull out A car pulled right out in front of me.
pull up He pulled at the traffic lights.
put down insult, make somebody feel stupid
put off postpone
extinguish
assemble
put through We're doing all we can to put the deal through.
I'm trying to put you through to London.
tolerate
rub something in
rub out erase, remove with a rubber
get rid of someone, kill Aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery.
run away leave unexpectedly, escape
pay somebody
back
Thanks for buying my ticket.
I'll pay you back on Friday.
criticize, annoy or punish someone
repeatedly and unfairly
choose someone to do, usually, a
difficult or unpleasant job
Why do they always pick in me to do the
washing-up?
pick something
out
I picked out three sweaters for you to try on.
learn gradually, without formal
teaching
I never studied Italian- I just picked it up when
I was in Italy.
let (someone) into a car, train etc
in order to take the him
somewhere
I picked him up at the station and drove him
home.
point somebody/
something out
I'll point my boyfriend outwhen he runs by.
take someone to one side away
from other people for a private
conversation
I got pulled aside by Robert and Rebecca for a
piece of advice.
when a vehicle starts moving onto
a road or onto a different part of
the road
withdraw from an undertaking
(recedere da un impegno)
He was forced to pull out of the championship
because of an injury.
stop a driver, a vehicle (usually for
a shor time)
The students put the substitute
teacher down because his pants were too
short.
put what you are holding on a
surface or floor
You can put the groceries downon the kitchen
counter.
We are putting off our trip until January
because of the hurricane.
put something on
put clothing/ accessories on your
body
Don't forget to put on your new earrings for
the party.
put something
out
The neighbours put the fire outbefore the
firemen arrived.
put something
together
I have to put the crib togetherbefore the baby
arrives.
arrange a deal, agreement etc
(concludere)
conncet by telephone (mettere in
linea)
put up with
somebody/
something
I don't think I can put up withthree small
children in the car.
talk to someone about something
you know they want to forget
OK, I made a mistake- you don't have to rub it
in.
The child ran away from home and has been
missing for three days.
meet unexpectedly
run on go on longer than is expected The story ran on for months.
My thoughts always ran too much on death.
run out have none left
run over
rehearse, review
see through
see off watch someone leave on a trip My parents saw me off at the airport.
The police finally saw them off.
see to attend to or deal with something
send off instruct someone to go She sent me him off to a lecturing engagement.
dispatch something by post
set back delay or stop a progress
set off start on a trip What time do we set off tomorrow?
trick, trap
arrange, organize
shop around compare prices
organize, resolve a problem
stand back move a short distance away
stand by Cabin crew, please stand by for take-off.
stand for accept or suppor something
VAT stands for "Value Added Tax".
stand out
run into
somebody/
something
I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.
be preoccupied or concerned with
a particular subject
We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my
hair with soap.
drive a vehicle over a person or
thing
I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the
driveway.
run over/ through
something
Let's run over/through these lines one more
time before the show.
understand the truth about
someone or soemthing and not
allow yourself to be deceived
She saw through his excuse- he was trying to
put the blame on someone else.
support a person for the duration
of a difficult time
My family saw me through that very tough first
year.
persist with an undertaking until it
is completed
I'm determined to see through my degree and
keep my career options open.
chase or force someone away from
a place
Please see to it that no one comes in without
identification.
Please take a moment or two to send off a
cheque to a good cause.
Then I needed a second operation, which really
set me back.
set somebody,
something up
The police set up the car thief by using a
hidden camera.
Our boss set a meeting up with the president
of the company.
I want to shop around a little before I decide on
these boots.
sort something
out
We need to sort the bills outbefore the first of
the month.
Please stand back- then all of you will be able
to see what I'm doing.
be waiting and ready to do
something or to help
let something (unpleasant)
happen or to be unable to prevent
it
We can't stand by while millions of people
starve
show that you still believe or
support something
The Government lost a lot of voters because it
failed to stand by its election promises.
I wouldn't stand for that sort of behaviour from
him, if I were you.
explain the abbreviation of a word
or phrase
be very noticeable (both in a
positive and negative way)
The black lettering really stands out on that
orange background.
remove from a place or thing
take up begin to do something
discuss or manage something
fill space or time My day is completely taken up with meetings.
shorten clothes This skirt is too long- I'll have to take it up.
talk into
talk out of I talked him out of running on his sore ankle.
talk down
talk over I'd like to talk it over with my wife first.
talk through
talk up If we talk up the event, people will come.
rip into pieces
think back
consider
think through
produce a new idea or plan
throw out refuse to accept or use soemthing
get rid of something
Members of the team threw out ideas.
dispose of
throw together
throw off
try on sample clothing
try something out test
turn against
turn back We're lost- we'll have to turn back.
turn out How did the recipe turn out?
take something
out
Can you take the garbage out to the street for
me?
I'm not very good at golf- I only took it up
recently.
The school plans to take the matter up with the
parents.
persuade someone to do
something
He's against the idea, but I think I can talk him
into it.
persuade someone not to do
something, or decide noto to do
something talk about something in a way that
makes it seem less important,
serious
He began his lecture by talking down the
initiatives of a rival company.
discuss something with someone
(often for a solution or suggestion)
discuss all the details of
something, often before a decision
It is very important to try amd talk all the
issues through so that they can be dealt with
in an appropriate manner.
speak with enthusiasm about
something
tear
something up
I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters and gave
them back to him.
remember (often + to, sometimes
When I think back on my youth, I wish I had
studied harder.
think something
out
consider all the possible details of
something
Their strategy for handling the deal was very
carefully thought out.
think something
over
I'll have to think this job offer over before I
make my final decision.
carefully consider the possible
results of doing something
I need some time to think it through- I don't
want to make any sudden decisions.
think something
up
I don't want to go tonight but I can't think up a
good excuse.
The case was thrown out by the courts due to
lack of evidence.
Much of the food that stores throw out is still
edible.
produce something such as ideas
or questions in large quantities
throw something
away
We threw our old furniture away when we won
the lottery.
make something quickly without
special care or preparation
I had to throw dinner together at the last
minute.
escape from something or
soemone following you
They threw the police off the scent by
travelling on false passports.
I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't
think they will fit.
I am going to try this new brand of
detergent out.
start not to like or agree or make
someone do it
The girl's natural father claimed that her
stepfather was turning her against him.
return in the direction you have
come from, or to make someone do
this happen in a particular way or have
a particula result (especially
unexpected)
turn over
turn to
turn down
refuse
turn up
appear suddenly
use up finish the supply
watch over
wear off fade away
wear out make someone extremely tired
write up
be known or discovered finally and
surprisingly
The truth turned out to. Be stranger than we
had expected.
come, appear, be present (in an
event)
Thousands of people turned out to welcome
the team home.
change to a different television
station
This programme's boring- can I turn over to
BBC2?
use or allow to be used for a
different purpose
Grants are being offered to farmers who agree
to turn over their land to parkland.
think about something for a period
of time
His father had been turning the idea over in his
mind for some time.
begin to focus on a particular
subject
We're now going to turn to an issue that
concerns us all- racism.
decrease the volume or strength
(heat, light etc)
Please turn the TV down while the guests are
here.
I turned the job down because I don't want to
move.
increase the volume or strength
(heat, light etc)
Can you turn the music up? This is my favourite
song.
Our cat turned up after we put posters up all
over the neighbourhood.
The kids used all of the toothpaste up so we
need to buy some more.
protect someone and make certain
that they are safe
The prince has two bodyguards watching over
him every hour of the day.
Most of my make-up wore offbefore I got to the
party.
Walking around a museum all day really wears
you out.
write about someone or something
in an article, report
My sister was written up in the school
newspaper.
