English: CPE 300 Phrasal Verbs - C2

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act on

do whatever is advised / suggested

act up

behave awkwardly or badly

answer (sb) back

speak rudely to sb

answer back

defend oneself

answer for

be responsible for sth / pay for sth / vouch for

answer to

be under the command of sb / have the characteristics described

back down

cease to oppose

back out of

withdraw from

back up

support

balance against

assess in relation to

bank on

depend on

be / get in with sb

to be or become popular or friendly with someone, especially in order to gain an advantage

be beneath sb

be demeaning

be done for

be ruined

be down on sb

be hostile to sb

be down with

be ill (with disease)

be in for sth / it

have good reason to expect trouble or retribution

be into

(informal) take an interest in sth

be kept in

be detained after normal hours as a punishment

be made up

consist

be off

(1) cease to want or be interested in sth, (2) have come loose, detached from sth, (3) stay away from work / school, (4) cancel, (5) be bad, unhealthy (usu. food)

be on

be shown on television, at the cinema

be out

(1) be in bloom, (2) be extinguished, (3) be removed, (4) be absent (from home or work), (5) be wrong in calculation, (6) be unfashionable

be up to sb

to be the responsibility of someone

be up to sth

(informal) to be doing sth, often sth bad or illegal, usually secretly

bear on

be relevant to

bear out

support the truth of

bear with

be patient

become of

used for asking what has happened / what will happen to sb or sth, because you are worried about them

blink at

show surprise

blow over

stop and be forgotten

blow up

explode

book up

to make a reservation (for)

break away

escape from captivity

break down

(1) fail to function, (2) lose control of feelings

break down into

separate something into a number of parts

break in

(1) interrupt, (2) enter a building by force

break into

suddenly start doing sth

break off

end sth suddendly

break out

(1) start suddenly (of violent events), (2) escape from a place

break through

(1) make a discovery, (2) become visible, (3) achieve success despite obstacles or difficulties

break up

(1) end a relationship, (2) disperse

break with sth

to intentionally not continue doing something that is normal, expected, or traditional; give up a practice

bring about

cause

bring in

introduce (law / idea)

bring off

succeed in sth difficult

bring on

cause an illness

bring out

publish / release

bring round / to

cause sb to regaing consciousness

bring up

(1) stop, (2) mention a subject, (3) vomit, (4) raise a child

brush up

improve (by study)

build up

acquire gradually / accumulate

call at

visit briefly

call back

ask to return

call for

require

call off

cancel

call off

cancel

call out

cause one to go on strike

call sb in

consult; to ask someone to come to help in a difficult situation

call up

conscript (= enlist sb compulsorily into the armed forces)

carry off

succeed in doing sth difficult

carry on

(1) continue, (2) behave wildly

carry out

fulfil or perform sth

carry over

last from another time

carry through

complete sth in spite of difficulties

catch on

become popular

catch up

reach sb who is ahead

charge to

bill sb

charge with

publicly accuse sb of committing a wrong deed

cheat out of

prevent sb from having sth usu. in an unfair way

check in

register as a guest at a hotel

check out

pay one's bill and leave a hotel

check up on

investigate sb's behaviour etc

chip in

add one's share of money

clear of

find innocent

clear off

run away

clear out

get rid of unwanted things

clear up

(of the weather) brighten up

come about

to happen, especially by chance

come across

find sth or meet sb by chance

come by

obtain sth

come down to

be passed to sb

come forward

(1) step forward, (2) to give evidence about a crime

come in

become fashionable

come into

inherit sth from sb

come on

(1) to make progress, or to achieve sth; to improve, (2) to start working by being switched on

come out

(1) become known, (2) be published

come out in sth

to have or develop an illness or symptom

come over

(1) to seem to be a particular type of person, (2) to come to a place

come over sb

to influence someone suddenly to behave in a particular way

come round / around to

change one's opinion to another point of view; be persuaded

come through

succeed in surviving or dealing with (an illness or ordeal)

come to

amount to a total

come to / round / around

regain consciousness

come up

grow

come up to

reach, equal sth

come up with

have an idea about a way to solve a problem

cut back

reduce (outgoings)

cut down on

reduce (consumption)

cut in

interrupt sth