phrasal verb

falling short of

fail to archive sth

churn out

to produce large quantities of something, especially without caring about quality

Lobby for

To persuade sb in authority for sth to ha

well up

to have tears come to the surface of your eyes and are about to flow out

ink sb/sth in

to decide when an action, meeting will happen to them

pen sb in/up

to keep people or animals in a small area

flesh sth out with sth

to add more detail and information to sth

soak up

absorb

glam up

to make yourself look especially attractive

let sb off the hook

to let sb go unpunished

splash out

spend a lot of money on things you don't need

fork out for sth

to pay an amount of money, especially unwillingly

put sth aside

save or keep sth for future use

give sth over to sb

give responsibility for sth to sb

do sb down

to criticize sb unfairly

trot sth up

provide an excuse, opinion or fact

whip sth up

to encourage or cause people to have strong feelings about something

stem from

arise from, originate from, derive from

parcel out

to distribute

pare down

decrease gradually or bit by bit

perch on

to sit on the edge of something

be taken aback

be strongly surprised

fizzle out

to gradually become less successful and end in a disappointing way

dot around

were in different parts of an area and not close together

liken sb/sth to b/sth

to say that sth is similar or has the same quality of sth else

loom large

to seem important and worrying

roll out

launch new products

set to

start doing sth in a determined or enthusiastic way

jump-start (n)

begin quickly

beaver away

to work hard for a long time

clam up

become quiet suddenly

chicken out

lose the courage to do something

weasel out of

avoid doing something you should do as a responsible person

dwell on

to think or talk a lot about something, especially something it would be better to forget

poke around

look around a place, typically in search of something

hinge on/upon

to depend on

hold up

delay

gloss over

explain away

drill sb in sth

to teach by making them repeat everytime

harp on (about sth)

to talk or complain many times

batten on

to live well by using other people's money, etc.

nod off

to begin sleeping, especially not intentionally

browned-off

annoyed

palm off

get someone to accept something that isn't true / pretend something is better than it is in order to sell it

fob sb off with sth

to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality, or different to what they really wanted

tap into sth

to manage to use something in a way that brings good results

make a go of sth

make sth succeed, especially a business or marriage

bear in on/upon

if sth is borne in in/upon sb, they are made to understand it

haul sb/sth away

to take sb/sth away

play sth down

to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is

draw sth out

to cause sth to last longer than is usual or necessary

draw sb out

encourage a shy person to be more confident

go back on sth

to fail to keep one's promise

to the fore

to public attention or into a noticeable position

ward sb/sth off

to prevent sth harmful from happening to you

wage war on

fight a war against

cloud your judgement

make it hard for you to judge well

siphon off sth

to dishonestly take money from an organization or other supply, and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended

amp sb up

to get someone excited

boot sb off

to force someone to stop taking part in an activity

pipe down

stop talking

shut sb away

to put a person in a place that they are not allowed or able to leave

pass off

to happen

lark around

behave in a silly way

plough into sth/sb

to hit the object or person with great force

float around

When an object or a person is near, but you cannot pinpoint the exact location. (news) to be discussed by many people

pan out

to succeed

put forward

to suggest

factor sth in

to include sth

confront sb with sth

to tell sb what they dont want to know

cite sb for sth

to officially request sb appears in court for sth they are accused of doing

accede to sth

to agree to do what ppl told you to

staddle sb with sth

to give sb the responsiblity or problem that they do not want

muck sth up

to spoil sth completely

crack up

to become mentally ill, or to suddenly laugh a lot or make ppl laugh a lot

bang sth/sb up

to lock sb up, esp in prison

bang up sb/sth

to injure sb or sth badly

kick up

to become more active or noticeable

hold sth out

to offer a possibility, solution, hope, etc

abide by sth

to accept or obey an agreement, decision, or rule

dawn on sb

to begin to realize sth for the first time

wear off

gradually disappear, or to stop having effect or influence

do sb in

to make sb tired, to kill sb, to be the cause for sb’s failure

stand in for

to replace sb’s job or duty

keep in with sb

to continue to be friendly with sb because they can help you

lay sth in

to get a supply of sth because you will need it in the future

be intent on sth

to be determined to do or achieve sth

shut oneself off (from sth)

to avoid seeing ppl or having contact with anyone

revel in sth

to enjoy sth very much

psych yourself up

to try to make yourself feel confident and ready to do sth difficult

set off

to cause an activity or event to happen

Glean sth from sb/sth

To collect information from sb in small amounts and often with difficulty

Turn sth around

To change a plan, business so that it becomes successful

Muster sth up

To find as much support, courage as you can

Give off

To produce heat, smell, or a gas

Do away with

Get rid of

Bounce sth off sb

To tell sth to sb to find out what they think about it

Bounce sth into sb

To force sb to do sth