Phrasal verbs/CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS IN USE Intermediate

All phrasal verbs vocabulary from book ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS IN USE 70 units of vocabulary reference and practice Self-study and classroom use Second Edition Intermediate Michael McCarthy Felicity O'Dell, organized in unit order

look up

if a situation is looking up, it is improving

look up sb or look sb up

to visit someone who you have not seen for a long time when you are visiting the place where they live

look up sth or look sth up

to look at a book or computer in order to find a piece of information

make out sb or make sb out

to understand why someone behaves in the way that they do

eat out

to eat a meal in a restaurant, not at home

bring back sth or bring sth back

to make someone remember or think about something from the past

ask out sb or ask sb out

to invite someone to come with you to a place such as the cinema or a restaurant, especially as a way of starting a romantic relationship

look after sb/sth

to take care of someone or something by doing what is needed to keep them well or in good condition

ring (sb) back

to call someone for the second time, or to call someone who rang you earlier

drop off sb/sth or drop sb/sth off

to take someone to a place that they want to go to, or to deliver something to a place, usually in a car, often when you are going somewhere else

send off sth or send sth off

to send a letter, document, or parcel by post

turn up

if someone or something turns up somewhere, they arrive at that place

come across sth/sb

to discover something by chance, or to meet someone by chance

note down sth or note sth down

to write or type words or numbers, often so that you do not forget them

break down

if a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working

bring up sth or bring sth up

to start to talk about a particular subject, or open something on a screen

mess about/around

to behave stupidly or to waste time doing unimportant things

sort out sth or sort sth out

to make a decision about something by discussing it with someone else or by considering it carefully

put off sth/doing sth or put sth off

to decide or arrange to do something at a later time

call off sth or call sth off

to decide that a planned event or activity will not happen, especially because it is no longer possible or useful, cancel

look down on sb/sth

to think that someone is less important than you, or to think that something is not good enough quality for you to use

do away with sth

to get rid of something, or to stop using something

get away with sth/doing sth

to do something successfully even though it is not the best way of doing it

come up against sth/sb

to have to deal with a difficult situation or someone who disagrees with you or tries to stop you doing what you want to do

put up with sth/sb

to accept unpleasant behaviour or an unpleasant situation, even though you do not like

brush aside sb/sth or brush sb/sth aside

to refuse to listen to what someone says, or to refuse to think about something seriously

chase up sth or chase sth up

to try to get something that belongs to you or that you need, or to try to discover more information about something

come around/round

to become conscious again

come around/round

to visit someone at their house

cut off sb/sth or cut sb/sth off

to prevent people from reaching a place or leaving a place

cut out

if an engine, machine or piece of equipment cuts out, it suddenly stops working

cut out sth or cut sth out

to remove something by cutting, especially something made of paper or cloth

dress up (sb) or dress (sb) up

to put on formal or special clothes for a special occasion, or to put them on someone else

fall for sth

to be tricked into believing something that is not true

get away

to leave a place or person, often when the situation makes it difficult for you to do this

get on

if two or more people get on, they like each other and are friendly to each other

get on (sth)

to go onto a bus, train, aircraft, or boat

give in

to finally agree to what someone wants after a period when you refuse to agree

give in sth or give sth in

to give a piece of written work or a document to someone for them to read, judge, or deal with

go against sth/sb

to do the opposite of what someone has asked or advised you to do

go down

to become lower in level

go through sth

to experience an unpleasant or difficult situation or event

keep on doing sth

to continue to do something, or to do something again and again

leave out sb/sth or leave sb/sth out

to not include someone or something

look up to sb

to respect and admire someone

make sth up or make up sth

to invent something, such as an explanation or a story, usually in order to deceive someone

pick up sb/sth or pick sb/sth up

to collect someone who is waiting for you, or to collect something that you have left somewhere or that you have bought

put out sth or put sth out to

produce information (e.g. statement, warning, press release)
and make it available for everyone to read or hear

see to sth/sb

to deal with something that needs doing or to help someone who needs your help

take off sth or take sth off

to remove something, especially something that you are wearing

turn off sth or turn sth off

to touch a switch so that a machine or a piece of electrical equipment stops working, or to stop the flow or supply of something