Phrasal Verbs - Vocabulary

5/6 lets get it

BACK SB UP

TO SUPPORT

BREAK DOWN

STOP WORKING PROPERLY

BREAK OUT

START (WAR/EPIDEMIC/VIOLENCE)

BRING ABOUT

CAUSE TO HAPPEN

BRING UP

MENTION IN A DISCUSSION/RAISE A CHILD

CALL OFF

CANCEL

CARRY ON

CONTINUE/GO ON

CHEAT ON

BE UNFAITHFUL

CHIP IN

COLLECT/RAISE MONEY

COME ACROSS

MEET BY CHANCE/BUMP INTO

COME/GO DOWN WITH

FALL ILL

CUT DOWN ON

REDUCE

DO AWAY WITH

GET RID OF/STOP USING

DO WITHOUT

MANAGE WITHOUT

DROP SB OFF

DRIVE SB SOMEWHERE

DROP OUT

STOP STUDYING/LEAVE SCHOOL OR UNI

FALL OUT

QUARREL

FEEL FOR

SYMPATHISE WITH SB/FEEL SORRY FOR

GET ON/ALONG WITH SB

COOPERATE/TOLERATE SB

GET OVER SB/STH

STOP WORRYING

GET TOGETHER

MEET SB

GO AHEAD

START STH

GO OFF (OF AN ALARM CLOCK)

START RINGING

HAVE STH ON/HAVE ON STH

BE WEARING

HAND STH IN

SUBMIT

HANG OUT WITH SB

SPEND TIME TOGETHER

HOLD ON

WAIT

LOOK STH UP

CHECK/EXPLAIN IN A BOOK/DICTIONARY

KICK OFF

START

LOOK UP TO SB

ADMIRE SB

LOOK WARD TO

WAIT IMPATIENTLY

MAKE UP

RECONCILE WITH SB, BE FRIENDS AGAIN/INVENT, THINK UP

MOVE IN WITH SB

LIVE TOGETHER

NARROW DOWN

LIMIT, REDUCE

PASS AWAY

DIE (FORMAL)

PASS OUT

FAINT

PICK ON SB

TEASE, GIVE SB A HARD TIME

PLUG STH IN

CONNECT TO ELECTRICITY

POINT STH OUT

EMPHASISE

PUT OFF

POSTPONE TO A LATER TIME

SEE THROUGH SB

UNDERSTAND SB’S INTENTIONS

SETTLE DOWN

START A FAMILY/CALM DOWN

SHOW OFF

TO BRAG/TRY TO IMPRESS

SHOW UP

APPEAR, BE PRESENT

SORT OUT

DEAL WITH A PROBLEM/EXPLAIN/SOLVE

WORK OUT

EXERCISE

SPLIT UP

BREAK UP WITH SB/NO LONGER DATE SB

STAND BY

BE READY FOR ACTION

STICK TO STH

KEEP TO STH/FOLLOW STH

STOCK UP ON

STOCKPILE STH/COLLECT A LOT OF STH

TAKE SB ABACK

SURPRISE SB

TAKE AFTER SB

BE SIMILAR TO SB ELSE IN APPEARANCE

TAKE OFF

LIFT OFF (OF A PLANE) START FLYING

TAKE SB ON

HIRE

TAKE OVER

CONTROL

TAKE UP A HOBBY

START A HOBBY

TELL SB APART

BE ABLE TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE

TELL SB OFF

REPRIMAND SB

TRY STH ON

PUT ON A PIECE OF CLOTHING

TURN DOWN AN OFFER

REJECT

TURN OUT (TO BE)

PROVE TO BE

TURN TO SB

CONTACT SB FOR HELP

LET SB DOWN

DISSAPOINT

CHECK OUT

INSPECT/EXAMINE

PUT UP WITH STH

BEAR/TOLERATE

LET SB IN

ALLOW SB TO ENTER

MAKE IT UP FOR SB

COMPENSATE

PLAY/FOOL AROUND

BE SILLY

CHEER SB UP

TO MAKE SB HAPPIER

COME UP WITH STH

THINK OF AN IDEA

THINK STH OVER/THROUGH

EXAMINE

FALL APART

BREAK INTO PIECES

GIVE IN

SURRENDER

GIVE UP ON STH

STOP DOING, EATING OR USING STH

GO OUT WITH

DATE SB

MAKE OUT WITH SB

TOUCH SB IN A SEXUAL WAY AND KISS

WORK OUT (A PROBLEM)

SOLVE A PROBLEM

TURN INTO

CHANGE/TRANSFORM INTO

THROW UP

VOMIT

TALK SB INTO DOING STH

CONVINCE SB TO DO STH

TAKE BACK (A PRODUCT)

RETURN

STAND FOR (STH)

SUUPORT AN IDEA/MEAN STH

SET UP

INSTALL STH/ORGANIZE AN ACTIVITY

RUN OUT OF (STH)

NO LONGER HAVE STH

PUT STH TOGETHER

ASSEMBLE

PULL STH OFF

SUCCED IN DOING STH

GO OVER (STH)

REVIEW STH

GIVE AWAY

GIVE FOR FREE

FILL IN/OUT (A FORM)

COMPLETE

FIGHT BACK

DEFEND YOURSELF

FALL FOR

BELIEVE/FALL IN LOVE WITH

CATCH UP WITH (SB)

MOVE FASTER TO REACH SB

BRUSH UP ON (STH)

IMPROVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF STH

BREAK IN

ENTER A PLACE ILLEGALLY

BLOW UP

EXPLODE

ASK SB OUT

ASK SB TO GO WITH YOU (E.G. ON A DATE)

ASK FOR (STH)

REQUEST STH

PUT OUT (A FIRE)

EXTINGUISH

STAND OUT

BE BETTER/BE EASILY NOTICED