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PHRASAL VERBS 1

Add up = make sense What you are saying doesn’t add up at all. Ask after= to ask about someone Dennis came here and asked after you. Back down = I am right, you should back down a little bit. Bargain for= consider We didn’t bargain for so much traffic, and we missed the train Bear (something) out = confirm the truth My point of view was borne out by my brother. Break down= lose control of the emotions I always break down before exams, it’s a problem I should not underestimate. Break off= stop talking to do something else He broke off to answer the phone Break up= come to an end ( the party ) Finally, the party broke up at 3am and I went to sleep Bring (something) about = cause to happen The argument was brought about by her behaviour. Bring ( something) off= succeed in doing something The team finally brought off Bring (something) on = cause the onset of an illness Going out with no jacket on brought on my currently bad cold. Bring ( someone) round= influence someone with your point of view I finally manage to bring my mum round to my point of view. Bring ( something) up= mention We will bring the matter up during our next meeting. Carry (something) off= complete in a successful way, maybe despite a problem) I carried off the competition, despite the accident. Carry out = complete a plan

The contract drew up yesterday. Drop in = pay a visit colloquial We will just drop in to say Hello. Drop off= fall asleep The baby dropped off. End up= finish in a certain place You always end up staying at his place, this is not safe. Face up to= have the courage to deal with, especially responsibilities You have to face up to this problem. Fall about= show amusement colloquial Everyone fell about when he told a joke. Fall back on= use as a last resort Fall for= be deceived by- colloquial I fell for his story. Fall out with= quarrel with I fell out with my boss yesterday. Fall through= fail to come to completion The plan fell through at the last minute. Feel up to= feel capable of doing I don’t feel up to train today, but I really should. Follow up= take more action/ act upon a suggestion Thanks for your suggestions. I’ll follow them up. We’ll follow up the lesson next week. Get something across= be understood Did I get my point across? Get at = imply What are you getting at? Get someone down= make feel depressed The way he behaves gets me down. Get down to = begin to seriously deal with

Let’s get down, let’s get down to business. Get off= avoid punishment He got off with a minimum fee. Get on for= approach a certain/age/ time He is getting on for seventy. Get on= make progress in life She is getting on very well. Get over = be surprised I couldn’t get over Sally being married. Get something over with = come to the end of something unpleasant. I finally got this work over with. Get round to= find time to I always get round to visiting my grandparents. Get up to= do something badly What are you guy getting up to? Give (someone) away= betray It’s the little things that give you away. Give off = send off a smell Give out= be exhausted, finished When our money gave out, we decided to borrow some. Give over= 1) abandon, devote

2. stop colloquial The rest of the time can be given over to playing sports. Give over Tom! You’re annoying. Give up= 1) surrender
3. believed to be dead or lost Go back on= break a promise Go in for= 1) make a habit of
4. enter a competition Are you going in for the races?

Let off= excuse from punishment They let him off with a small fine. Let on= tell a secret Live it down= suffer a loss of reputation Live up to= reach your expectations This party doesn’t live up to my expectations. Look into= investigate Look on= consider Look someone up= visit when in an area If you happen to be in Milan, look me up! Make for= result in Make off with= run away with Make out= 1) pretend

2. manage to see or understand Make someone out= understand him/her I can’t really make him out. And that is already a red flag. Make something up= invent Make up for= compensate Miss out= 1) fail to include
3. lose to include I think you’re missing out some important points here. Own up= confess Pack in= stop an activity colloquial He packed in his job. Pay someone back= take revenge colloquial Pick up= improve colloquial Pin someone down = force someone to make some clear statements Play up= behave or work badly Point out= draw attention to Pull something off= manage to succeed

Push on= continue with some effort Let’s push on and see how far we can go this time. Put across= communicate your ideas He is clever, but he can’t put his ideas across. Put down to= caused by His poor performance was put down to nerves. Put in for= apply for a job Put oneself out= take trouble to help someone. Don’t put yourself out making lunch, we will go in a café. Put someone off= discourage Put someone up= offer accommodation Put up with= tolerate Rip someone off= charge too much colloquial, often passive You paid 50$? They really ripped you off. I went out for dinner last night, I was ripped off. Run someone down/ run down = criticize She’s always running down her husband. Stop running yourself down. Run into= meet I run into your friend Jack the other day. Run to= reach an amount, have enough money I don’t run to a holiday abroad this year. My exam book runs to over 300 pages. Run over= check ( also run through) You should run over the plan once more. Run up a bill= let a bill get longer without paying it I run up the telephone bill. Run up against= encounter a problem We always run up against at least 3 problems. See someone off= go to the station to say goodbye

Stand up to= resist, bear stress The engine has to stand up to the strain. Stand up to them, and preferably just say “no”. Step down= resign colloquial The politician decided to step down, after lots of criticism Step up= increase Production is not stepping up. Stick up for= defend, especially yourself Stick up for yourself. Take in= deceive Don’t be taken in by her apparent kindness. Take it out on someone= make someone suffer because you are suffering too I know you are sad, but don’t take it out on me… Take off= imitate colloquial My cousin can take off a lot of famous people’s voices. Take on= 1) acquire a new characteristic

2. do something extra If you accept this job, you take out too much. Take out= sign an insurance agreement Take over = gain control of David will take over the company. Take to someone= develop a liking for I think he is taking to me. Take up= occupy time I did some housework and it took up the all morning. Talk into// talk out = persuade someone into something, or dissuade from She talked me into trying ski. She talked me out going out with a bad person again. Tell someone off= scold colloquial My teacher used to tell me off very often.

Tie in with= be in agreement with She is tied in with your ideas. Track someone down= trace the whereabouts of someone I went off for a dinner and my ex-boyfriend tried to track me down Try out= test something Let’s try them out and see how they fit. Turn something/ someone down= refuse or reject an offer Turn out= 1) happen to be in the end

2. come to a meeting or form a crowd Hundreds of people turned out in the rain to watch the marathon. Turn up= 1) be discovered by chance
3. arrive unexpectedly Wear off= lose effect, usually drugs and medicines Work out= calculate, also a specific amount