CAE- phrasal verbs

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fill in
be a substitute
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fill out
write all the required information onto a form
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fill up
become full
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drop by
visit informally
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drop off
fall asleep
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pull out
extract or remove, usually with some force or effort
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freak out
to become really scared, frightened or even angry
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figure out
find the solution to a problem or question.
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find out
learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.
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turn against
stop liking and become hostile.(betray)
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call on
short visit.
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call off
postpone indefinitely or cancell something that was scheduled
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chip in
contribute to some cause
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show off
display proudly
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rip off
charge someone too much for something.
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tell off
scold, repriment.
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put someone through
connect.
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put off
postpone, delay, hold back to a later time,.
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put off
discourage, upset
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put up with
to tolerate or accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining.
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put out
extinguish, as of a candle, fire or a light.
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put on
put clothing on one's body.
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put on
gain weight.
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put away
put something in its appropriate place.
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put in
introduce.
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hand out
to distribute to a group of people.
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hang out
to spend a lot of time in a place
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hang on
An expression that tells someone to wait.
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make up one's mind
decide, choose.
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make fun
subject to laughter or ridicule.
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make do
accept, come to terms with something that is second best.
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give away
make a gift of.
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give off
emit pollution or something else unpleasant.
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give in
submit or yield to another's wish or opinion.
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give up
stop doing something, surrender.
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cut off
remove or detached by cutting
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cut out
remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper)
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cut down
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
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get rid of
to throw away, eliminate.
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get stuck
be unable to move forward.
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get out
move out or away
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get off
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
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get away with
to do something wrong or illegal without being punished.
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get along with
have a good relationship with.
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get on
enter or board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
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get in
to come or go into.
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break out
move away or escape suddenly.
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break up
come to an end
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break in
enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act.
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break down
divide into smaller parts
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break down
stop operating or functioning.
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take away
take from a person or place.
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take off
remove clothes or things.
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run out of
to have no more of (something)
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run away
escape from the control of.
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run over
injured by a vehicle.
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try out
to test something by using it.
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try on
put on clothing to see if it fits
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sit down
take a seat
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sit up
change to an upright sitting position
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feel like
have desire or wish for
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pass out
to lose consciousness.
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pass away
die, kick the bucket.
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butter up
to be very nice to someone because you want something
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boil down
simplify, reduce to the essentials.
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look forward to
want, wish, anticipate, to be eager for something to happen.
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look after
take care of, protect.
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look into
to investigate; to carefully examine a situation or event and try to discover the reasons for it.
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look up
find information about.
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look up to
feel admiration for.
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doze off
sleep lightly; nap
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bend down
lower the top half of your body.
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come out
appear or become visible
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come off
become unattached
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throw away
put something in the garbage / trash, discard.
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throw up
vomit.
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turn into
become.
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turn up
increase the volume.
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turn down
refuse to accept.
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sort out
arrange or order by classes or categories
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talk into
persuade somebody to do something.
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write down
write a note on a piece of paper
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goof around
to spend time doing nothing imponant or behaving in a silly way, to play and have fun.
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see out
accompany a guest to your front door when they are leaving your house, office.
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bring up
raise a child.
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cough up
to provide money for something you do not want to
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prevent from
stop something from happening.
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point out
draw attention to.
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slow down
reduce the speed of.
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go through
experience, cross.
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go off
make a sudden loud noise
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brush up
to improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of something you used to know, or do, but have now partly forgotten.
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lay off
fire, discharge,dismiss, usually for economic reasons.
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be off
To be cancelled (an event/an arrangement, etc.); usually used in the present tense
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be over
to be finished (an event or activity)
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be taken aback
to be surprised and confused (stress the last word; used in the passive)
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beat up
to hurt someone badly by hitting and punching.
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blow up
to destroy (something or someone) by explosion; to explode blow up to fill with air; to inflate a balloon / a tire / a football, etc.
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break down
to stop working (machinery)
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break down
to lose control emotionally or mentally