Unit 24 Phrasal Verbs

answer back

reply rudely to someone who has more authority than you

ask out

invite someone to go with you to a cinema, restaurant, etc because you want to start a romantic or sexual relationship with them

break up

if two people break up, they end their relationship; break something to make smaller pieces; if a meeting or other event breaks up, or if you break it up, it ends and people leave

bring out

make someone or something show a quality that they have; produce a new product and start to sell it

bring together

create a situation in which people meet and do something together, especially when they would not usually do so

bump into

meet someone unexpectedly; accidentally hit against something

cancel out

stop something from having any effect

come between

cause a disagreement or argument between people

crowd around

move to a particular place at the same time as a lot of other people

go together

if two or more things go together, they frequently exist together; if two things go together, they seem good, natural or attractive in combination with each other

meet up

come together with someone, either unexpectedly or as planned

open up

talk more about your personal feelings and experiences; open a locked door, container or building; make it easier to travel or do business in a country

pick on

keep treating someone badly or unfairly, especially by criticising them

sound out

try to find out someone's opinions, ideas, feelings, etc by talking to them

take after

look or behave like an older relative

take to

begin to like someone or something; start doing something as a habit

click with

get along well with someone immediately; establish a good rapport instantly

party with

spend time partying or celebrating with someone; socialize in a festive way

hit it off with

get along very well with someone from the first meeting; have an instant connection

bonded over

become closer because of a shared interest, experience, or problem

confide in

tell personal and private things to someone you trust; share secrets with

socialise with

spend time socially with someone; interact with others in a social context

warm to

start to like someone or something; become more sympathetic or enthusiastic

stop by

make a short visit to a person or place; drop in briefly

drift apart

gradually stop being friends; become less close over time

make up

become friends again after an argument; reconcile; invent a story, compensate, apply cosmetics, compose

invite (someone) along

ask someone to go with you somewhere; include someone in an activity

hang around (with)

spend a lot of time with; wait or loiter somewhere without purpose

fall out

have an argument and stop being friendly; (of hair, teeth) become loose and drop out