1500 Common English Phrasal Verbs from A to Z

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering key English phrasal verbs, idioms, and their meanings compiled from the A-to-Z reference guide.

account for

To explain, account for, or make up a proportion (Chiếm, giải thích)

allow for

To consider or take into account (Tính đến, xem xét đến)

ask after

To ask about someone's health (Hỏi thăm sức khỏe)

ask for

To ask someone for something; to request or demand (Hỏi xin ai cái gì; đòi hỏi, yêu cầu)

advance in

To make progress or advance (Tấn tới)

agree with

To agree with someone, be suitable for, or be good for (Đồng ý với ai, hợp với, tốt cho)

answer for

To take responsibility for (Chịu trách nhiệm về)

to be up to sb to V

It is someone's responsibility to do something (Ai đó có trách nhiệm phải làm gì)

to bear out

To confirm or substantiate (Xác nhận)

break down

To stop functioning, collapse emotionally, or burst into tears (Hỏng hóc, suy nhược, òa khóc)

to bring about

To cause or bring about; result in (result in; Mang đến, mang lại)

bring down

To lower or land (to land; Hạ xuống)

bring off

To succeed or win a prize (Thành công, ẵm giải)

bring up

To raise, nurture, or educate to adulthood (noun: upbringing; Nuôi dưỡng, dạy dỗ)

back up

To support or sustain (ủng hộ, nâng đỡ)

to be capable of doing s.th

To have the capacity or ability to do something (có khả năng làm việc gì)

to be out of the question

Impossible, unthinkable, out of the question (ngoài vấn đề, không thành vấn đề, không thể)

call off

To cancel, put off, or abolish (Call off = put off = cancel; Hủy bỏ, bãi bỏ)

catch up with

To catch up with or keep pace with someone or something (keep up with = keep pace with; Bắt kịp, theo kịp ai, cái gì)

chew over

To ponder or think over thoroughly (think over; Nghĩ kĩ)

come across

To encounter, notice, or find by chance (Tình cờ gặp, nhận thấy, trông thấy)

cut down on

To cut back on or reduce spending or consumption (Cut back on / cut down on; Cắt giảm)

die out

To become extinct, disappear gradually and completely (Tuyệt chủng, dần dần biến mất hẳn)

do away with

To abolish, discard, or eliminate (Bãi bỏ, bãi miễn)

do without

To manage or accomplish something without having it (Làm được gì mà không cần)

drop out of school

To quit or leave school prematurely (Bỏ học)

to earn one's living by doing s.th

To make a livelihood by doing something (làm gì đó để kiếm sống)

to exempt s.o from doing s.th

To relieve or exempt someone from doing something (miễn cho ai khỏi làm việc gì)

fall back on

To rely on, fall back on, or turn to for support (Trông cậy, dựa vào)

fall through

To fail or come to nothing (Thất bại, hỏng)

find fault with

To criticize or find defects in something (phê bình, chỉ trích)

get through to sb

To establish contact or reach someone by phone (Liên lạc với ai)

get away with

To escape punishment or make off with something (Cuỗm theo cái gì; thoát khỏi sự trừng phạt)

get on one's nerves

To drive someone crazy or severely irritate someone (Làm ai phát điên, chọc tức ai)

give in

To yield, surrender, or admit defeat (Bỏ cuộc, nhượng bộ, đầu hàng)

go back on one's word

To fail to keep one's word or break a promise (Không giữ lời)

hand down to

To pass on or transmit to future generations (pass on to; truyền lại (cho thế hệ sau…))

hold up

To delay, obstruct, or commit armed robbery against (cản trở, chặn cướp, hoãn lại)

hold good

To remain valid, maintain effect, or hold value (giữ hiệu lực, giá trị, duy trì)

jump at a chance /an opportunity

To eagerly seize a chance or opportunity (chộp lấy cơ hội)

jump at a conclusion

To jump to a conclusion hastily (vội kết luận)

keep in touch with

To maintain contact or communication with (liên lạc, giao thiệp)

lay down

To establish, enact, or lay down arms (ban hành, hạ vũ khí)

leave out

To omit, exclude, or get rid of (loại bỏ cái gì, bỏ sót)

look forward to

To anticipate with pleasure or look forward to (mong đợi, mong chờ)

look down on

To look down upon, feel contempt for, or despise (coi thường, khinh khi)

live from hand to mouth

To live hand to mouth, spending everything earned day-to-day (sống tay làm hàm nhai, kiếm được đồng nào xài đồng đấy)

make up for

To compensate, make up for, or reconcile (đền bù, hoà giải với ai)

make up one's mind

To reach a decision, decide (quyết định)

pass away

To die, pass away (to die; Qua đời)

pass out

To faint, lose consciousness (to faint; ngất)

put up with

To endure, tolerate, or bear with (tha thứ, chịu đựng, nhân nhượng)

run out (of)

To be depleted, run out completely (cạn kiệt)

stand for

To represent, symbolize, or tolerate (đại diện, viết tắt của, khoan dung)

take after

To resemble closely, look or act like someone (giống ai như đúc)

take for granted

To accept as true or obvious without question (xem cho là thật, là hiển nhiên, chấp nhận như vậy)

turn down

To reject, refuse, or reduce volume (từ chối, vặn nhỏ)

use up

To consume completely, exhaust all supplies (sử dụng hết, cạn kiệt)

wear sb out

To exhaust someone completely (exhaust sb; Làm ai đó kiệt sức)

work out

To find a solution, resolve a problem (tìm ra cách giải quyết)