Destination B1 Phrasal verbs

add up

to find the total of

blow up

to explode

break down

to stop working (for a machine, etc)

break into

to enter illegally

bring up

to take care of a child until he/she becomes an adult

build up

to increase

call back

to ring again on the phone

call off

to cancel

calm down

to become/make calmer

carry on

to continue

catch up (with)

to reach the same point/level as

cheer up

to become/make happier

clear up

to tidy

come across

to find something by chance

come back (from)

to return (from)

come on

to be quicker

come out

to be published

cross out

to draw a line through something written

cut down (on)

to do less of something

cut off

to disconnect (phone, electricity, etc)

cut off

to completely remove by cutting

do up

to button/zip up a piece of clothing

eat out

to eat at a restaurant

fall down

to trip and fall

fall out (with)

to have an argument and stop being friends

fill in

to add information in the spaces

fill up

to make something completely full

find out

to discover information

get away with

to escape punishment for

get into

to enter a car

get off

to leave a bus/train/etc

get on (with)

to have a good relationship (with)

get onto

to enter a bus/train/etc

get out of

to leave a car/building/room/etc

get over

to recover from (an illness, etc)

get up

to leave your bed

give away

to give something free of charge

give back

to return something you've taken/borrowed

give up

to stop doing something you do regularly

go away

to leave a place/someone

go back (to)

to return (to)

go off

to no longer be fresh

go on

to continue happening or doing something

go on

to happen

go out

to stop burning

go out with

to be the boyfriend/girlfriend of

grow up

to become older (for children)

hang on

to wait

hang up

to put clothes in a wardrobe, etc

hang up

to put the receiver down to end a phone call

have on

to wear (a piece of clothing)

hurry up

to do something more quickly

join in

to participate, take part

keep out

to prevent from entering

let down

to disappoint

leave out

to not include

lie down

to start lying (on a bed, etc)

log off

to disconnect from the Internet/a website

log on (to)

to connect to the Internet/a website

look after

to take care of

look up

to try to find information in a book, etc

make up

to invent an explanation, excuse, etc

move in

to start living in a new house, etc

pay back

to return money (to someone)

pick up

to lift something from the floor, a table, etc

point out

to tell someone important information

print out

to make a paper copy of something on a computer

pull off

to break by pulling

put away

to return something to where it belongs

put back

to return something to where it was

put down

to stop holding

put off

to delay to a later time

put on

to gain (weight)

put on

to start wearing (a piece of clothing)

put out

to make something stop burning

put up

to put something on a wall (e.g., a picture)

read out

to say something out loud which you are reading

rip up

to tear into pieces

rub out

to remove with a rubber

run away (from)

to escape by running

run out (of)

to not have any left

save up (for)

to save money (for a specific purpose)

send off

to make a player leave a game (e.g., football)

set off

to start a journey

set up

to start (a business, organization, etc)

share out

to give a part of something to a group of people

shut up

to stop talking, stop making a noise

sit down

to (start to) sit

sort out

to solve a problem

speak up

to talk more loudly so someone can hear you

split up

to end a relationship

stand up

to (start to) stand

stay up

to go to bed late

take away

to remove

take back

to return something to the place it came from

take down

to remove (from a high place)

take off

to leave the ground

take off

to remove (a piece of clothing)

take over

to take control of (a business, etc)

take up

to start (a hobby, sport, etc)