Phrasal Verbs and Expressions: Cambridge C1-C2, Communication, and Verb Types

To blurt out

To say something that you weren't supposed to say.

To come out

To become common knowledge.

To dry up

To stop talking because you forgot what you were supposed to say.

To pass on

To give something to somebody.

To get through

To make somebody understand something.

Do over

To repeat a task (separable phrasal verb).

Figure out

To find a solution or understand (separable phrasal verb).

Put away

To put something in the correct place (separable phrasal verb).

Spell out

To explain in detail (separable phrasal verb).

Tear up

To rip to pieces (separable phrasal verb).

Turn down

To refuse (separable phrasal verb).

Work out

To solve (separable phrasal verb).

Call for

To pick somebody up (non-separable phrasal verb).

Call on

To pay a short visit (non-separable phrasal verb).

Count on

To depend on (non-separable phrasal verb).

Go over

To discuss details (non-separable phrasal verb).

Live on

To have as income (non-separable phrasal verb).

See to

To take care of (non-separable phrasal verb).

Pick on

To choose a person to punish (non-separable phrasal verb).

Run into

To meet unexpectedly (non-separable phrasal verb).

Settle on

To choose (non-separable phrasal verb).

Turn into

To become (non-separable phrasal verb).

Back up

To support someone, or to make a security copy of data (Italian: sostenere, fare una copia di sicurezza).

Blow up

To explode (Italian: esplodere).

Break into

To enter by force (Italian: irrompere).

Bring about

To cause something to happen (Italian: causare).

Bring up

To mention, or to raise a child (Italian: menzionare, crescere un figlio); functions as a separable phrasal verb.

Call off

To cancel (Italian: annullare); functions as a separable phrasal verb.

Catch up with

To reach someone's level (Italian: raggiungere il livello di qualcuno).

Come across

To find or encounter by chance (Italian: imbattersi in); functions as a non-separable phrasal verb.

Come up with

To propose or invent an idea or solution (Italian: proporre, inventare).

Cut back on

To reduce (Italian: ridurre).

Cut off

To interrupt or disconnect (Italian: interrompere, tagliare).

Do without

To manage without something (Italian: fare a meno di).

Drop out

To abandon or quit prematurely, such as leaving school (Italian: abbandonare es. scuola).

Fall apart

To collapse or break into pieces physically or emotionally (Italian: cadere a pezzi fisicamente o emotivamente).

Get along with

To have a good relationship with someone (Italian: andare d'accordo