PHRASAL VERBS
VERBS WITH TWO PARTICLES
A selection of phrasal verbs is listed here with examples. Others, and other meanings of those listed here,
are included in the practice section. Most of the verbs in the list need an object, and the object can only
come at the end (so the verbs are inseparable).
Ex. “I'm looking forward to my holidays”
But some verbs are marked with an asterisk *. With these verbs there is another form: there is no object,
and the final particle is not used.
CUT DOWN ON*
“I've decided to cut down on smoking / I've decided to cut down= (reduce the amount of)
CATCH UP WITH*
“They are too far ahead for us to catch up with them”= (reach the same place as)
COME UP AGAINST
“I'm afraid we've come up against a problem we can't solve”= (meet, find)
COME UP WITH
“Have you come up with an answer yet?”= (think of)
FACE UP TO
“You must face up to reality!”= (accept, deal with)
FEEL UP TO
“I don't feel up to going to work”= (have the strength and energy to do)
GET AWAY WITH
“Jack stole the money and got away with it”= (do something bad and not be punished)
GET ALONG/ON WITH*
“Do you get along/on with your new boss?”= (have good relations with)
