Phrasal verbs (copy)

back someone up

support or help someone

beat someone up

attack violently, hit or kick someone until he or she is hurt

be in for something

to be about to experience something unpleasant very soon

be up to something

to be doing or planning something

blend in with

to look or seem the same as surrounding people or things and therefore not be easily noticeable

blow up

explode

break something off

break a piece from something

break up with someone

end a relationship

bring about

cause something to happen

bring up

raise a child

brush up

to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten

call off

cancel

carry out

perform / complete a task

catch on

become popular or fashionable

catch up with

do something that should have been done earlier / meet someone after a period of time and find out what they have been doing

catch someone out

discover or prove that someone is doing wrong

chip in

contribute some money

clear something up

to remove doubts, confusion, or wrong ideas, clarify

come across

find by accident

come round / to

regain consciousness

come up with

think of a solution, idea, excuse etc.

crack down on

use more authority than usual

cut down on

reduce, usually in order to improve your health

die out

become extinct or disappear

do away with

abolish, get rid of

do without

to manage without having something

dress up

dress very smartly, wear formal clothes for a special occasion

drop off

take someone or something to a place and leave it there

face up to

accept an unpleasant truth or that a difficult situation exists

fall out with

argue and be on bad terms with someone

fall through

be unsuccessful / fail

get away with

achieve something, despite not doing it correctly or properly

get over something

recover from something, feel better after being sick or sad

get on with

to have a relationship with someone

get something across to someone

communicate successfully

get through to someone

make someone understand

give in

finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing

give up

stop doing something

give away

tell a secret, often unintentionally

go for

attack

go off

explode (bomb), start ringing (alarm), go bad (food)

go without

cope without having something

hand down

pass on to the next generation

hand in

submit work for appraisal

hold back

not show emotion

hold up

delay when travelling / rob with threats/violence

keep up with

move at the same rate / stay up to date

lay off

make an employee redundant

let someone down

disappoint, fail to keep an arrangement

let off

not punish

look after

to take care of

look up

consult a reference work (dictionary etc.) for a specific piece of information

look up to someone

respect / admire

look down on someone

have a low opinion of, consider inferior

make something up

to invent an excuse, a story, etc., often in order to deceive

make up for sth

to compensate

miss out on

to fail to use an opportunity to enjoy or get an advantage from something

mix up

confuse two people or things

pass away

to die

pass out

faint, lose consciousness

pick up

to collect

to point out

to make someone aware of something

pull up

slow down and stop the car

put down to

give as an explanation

put on

start wearing

put off

postpone (aufschieben)/ make someone not like someone or something

put through

connect someone by phone

put someone up

allow someone to stay at your house for a night or a few days

put up with

tolerate, accept or continue to accept an unpleasant situation or experience, or someone who behaves unpleasantly

rub something in

emphasise how bad a situation is to make someone feel worse

run someone/something down

to criticize something or someone, often unfairly

run into

meet by accident

run out of

have none left

see someone off

go to station, airport, etc to say goodbye to someone

see through someone

realise someone is lying or deceitful

see something through

continue with something to the end

set up

to start a company

set someone up

trick, deceive

show off

to behave in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration

speak up

talk more loudly

speak out

talk openly and freely

stand by

support or be loyal to someone

stand up to someone

keep your principles when challenged by an authority

stand up for sth

support, defend

stick to sth

continue with a subject, activity, or plan without changing

take after someone

to look like, to resemble

take something out on someone

abuse someone because you are angry

be taken in by

be deceived

take on someone

employ

take up

start a new activity/hobby

tear up

rip into pieces

tell off

talk angrily to someone about something they have done wrong, scold

throw up

to vomit (erbrechen)

try on

put clothes on to see if they fit or suit

try out

test to see how useful or effective something or someone is / to compete for a position on a sports team

turn down

reject an offer / refuse, reject

turn out

produce an unexpected result

turn up

appear

walk out on someone

leave someone angrily, suddenly leave your husband, wife, or partner and end your relationship with them

wear off

stop having an effect