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Phrasal Verb Definition
act up behave or function improperly
add * up + calculate a sum
add up to + equal an amount
add up make sense
ask * out + invite on a date
ask * over + invite to one's home
back down stop defending your opinion in a debate
back out not keep (a promise, agreement,deal)
back out of + not keep (a promise, agreement, deal)
back * up + give support
back up move backwards, reverse
bawl * out criticize, reprimand (inf.)
bear down on + bite
bear down on + take strong measures against
bear on + have to do with
bear up withstand
bear up under + withstand
bear with + be patient
blow in visit unexpectedly (inf.)
blow over pass without creating a problem
blow * up + make explode;destroy using explosives
blow up explode
blow up suddenly become very angry
break * down + analyze in detail
break down stop working properly
break down become mentally ill
break * in +
wear or use something new until it is
comfortable
break in interrupt

break in enter a place unlawfully
break in on + interrupt (a conversation)
break into + enter a house unlawfully
break into + interrupt (a conversation)
break * off + end something
break out appear violently
break out + use something extravagant for celebration
break out of + escape
break * up + break into pieces
break * up + disperse (a crowd), stop (a fight)
break up end a relationship
bring * about + cause to happen
bring * along + bring with
bring * around
change someone's mind, convince
someone
bring * away learn or gain (from an experience)
bring * off +
succeed at something difficult or
unexpected
bring * on + cause something
bring * out + highlight, stress
bring * over + bring to someone's house
bring * to revive consciousness
bring * up + mention
bring * up + raise ( a child)
brush * off + ignore something or someone (inf.)
burn * down + destroy by setting fire to
burn down burn until completely gone (building)
burn up be hot

burn up consume by fire
burn * up + destroy by fire
buy * out +
buy the shares of a company or the shares
the other person owns of a business
buy * up + purchase the entire supply of something
call for + require (as in a recipe)
call * off + cancel something
call * off + order to stop (an invasion, guard dogs)
call on + visit
call on +
invite someone to speak in a meeting or a
classroom
call * up + telephone
calm * down + make someone relax
care for + nurse someone or something
care for + like someone or something
carry on + continue (a conversation, a game)
carry on about + continue in an annoying way
carry on with + continue
carry * out + complete and/or accomplish something
carry * over + continue on a subsequent day, page, etc.
catch on slowly start to understand (inf.)
catch up make up for lost time
catch up with +
speed up to be at the same place as a
person or thing in front of you
catch up on + become up-to-date
check back return to see if everything is OK
check by + go to a place to see if everything is OK

check for + try to find
check in enter a hospital, hotel etc.
check into + enter a hospital, hotel etc.
check into +
investigate, look for (often through a
service)
check * off + make a mark next to (an item on a list)
check on + make sure something is OK
check * out + investigate, take a look at
check out leave a hotel, hospital
check out of + leave a hotel, hospital
check * over +
closely examine the condition of
something
check up on + investigate someone or something
check * through send luggage through (to a destination)
check with + ask a person for confirmation
cheer * up make someone feel cheerful
cheer up become cheerful
chew * up + chew into small pieces
chop * down + fell/cut ( a tree)
chop * up + chop/cut into small bits
clean * up + tidy
clear out leave ( inf.)
clear * up + tidy
close * down + close a place permanently
close down close permanently
close in on + approach and threaten
close * up + close temporarily
close up close temporarily

come about occur / happen
come across + discover by accident
come across + initially seem or have the appearance
come along accompany someone
come along with
+
accompany
come along progress
come along with
+
progress
come away
leave a place with a particular feeling or
impression
come back return
come by + get, receive
come by visit a person at their house
come down with
+
become sick with
come into + inherit
come off + fall off, break off
come out appear
come out reveal you are homosexual
come out turn out, end up
come out with + produce and distribute a product
come over visit someone at their house
come to regain consciousness
come through do what is needed or expected
come up to + approach; to equal

come up with + produce or create (an idea, a plan)
come with + include (an accessory)
count * in + include
count on + depend/rely on
count * out + exclude
count * up + add
crack down on
+
become tougher on, better enforce laws on
crack up laugh uncontrollably, laugh a lot
crack up at +
laugh uncontrollably about, laugh a lot
about
cross * out + draw a line through something, eliminate
cut down decrease the amount of
cut down on + decrease the amount of
cut in interrupt
cut in on + interrupt
cut * off
interrupt someone while they were
speaking
cut * off + sever ( with a knife)
cut * out + remove
cut * out stop an action
cut * up + cut into small pieces
die away diminish in intensity
die down diminish in intensity
die off/out become extinct
disagree with + cause to feel sick due to food or drink
do away with + abolish

do * over + repeat
do without +
manage without something one wants or
needs
draw * up + create ( a contract)
dress * down reprimand severely
dress down dress casually
dress * up + decorate
dress up wear elegant clothes
drive * back + repulse
drop in visit someone unexpectedly
drop in on + visit someone unexpectedly
drop out quit an organized activity
drop out of + quit an organized activity (school)
drop over visit someone casually
eat away gradually destroy, erode
eat * up + devour
eat in eat inside the home
eat out eat outside the home
face up to +
acknowledge something difficult or
embarrassing
fall back on + be able to use in case of emergency
fall behind go slower than scheduled, lag
fall behind in + go slower than scheduled, lag
fall off decrease
fall out with + have an argument with
fall through fail to happen
feel * up + grope
feel up to + have the energy to do something

figure on + expect
figure * out + solve something, understand
figure * up + calculate
fill * in + complete
fill in substitute
fill in for + substitute for
fill * out + complete (an application)
fill out mature, get breasts
fill * up + fill to the top
find out + discover
find out discover
fix * up + repair, renovate, remodel
get * across + cause to be understood
get ahead make progress
get ahead of + surpass
get along have a good relationship
get along with + have a good relationship
get around + avoid someone or something
get around go many places
get away escape
get away with +
do something against the rules or illegal and not
get caught or punished
get by
survive without having the things you need or
want
get by on + survive with minimal resources
get by with + manage with
get down to + get serious about a topic
get in + enter ( a car, a small boat)

get in enter
get * off + send (a package)
get * off remove ( a spider from your shirt)
get off + leave (a bus, plane, train, boat)
get off leave
get off
idiomatic phrase - How does he justify saying
that?!
get * on put on (clothes)
get on enter (a bus, train), mount (a horse, a bike)
get on + enter (a bus, train), mount ( a horse, a bike)
get on have a good relationship
get on with + have a good relationship
get on with + continue an activity
get out of + exit (a small boat, car, an enclosed area)
get over +
recover (a cold, a disease, an ex-boyfriend/ex-
girlfriend)
get through + complete
get through + penetrate
get through penetrate
get through (with) + finish
get through to + make contact
get * up
cause someone to rise (from a sitting position or a
lying position)
get up rise (from sitting position or a bed)
give * away +
give something without asking for anything in
exchange

give * away + betray (a secret)
give * back + return something you borrowed
give in stop trying
give off + release (a smell, light)
give * out + distribute
give out become very tired (inf.)
give * up + surrender something
give up surrender
go away leave
go back return
go by + go past, go close to, visit quickly
go back on + not keep (one's word, a promise)
go down decrease
go for + try to achieve
go for idiomatic phrase - I am craving pepperoni pizza.
go in for + participate ( inf.)
go into + discuss in detail
go off explode
go off
begin, start (used with signals, alarms, warning
sounds)
go off stop (said of a machine)
go off become angry
go on continue
go on happen
go on with + continue ( a plan, a conversation)
go out stop burning ( a fire)
go out take part in social activities (usually at night)
go over + review
go over be well received, succeed

go through + examine in detail, study carefully
go through +
endure; experience challenges, difficulties or
traumas
go through with + continue or proceed despite difficulties or fears
go with + match (clothing)
go with + accompany a person
go with + have a boyfriend/girlfriend
go without + abstain from something you want or need
grow under go out of business
grow up mature
hand * back + return
hand * down + pronounce formally
hand * down + give as an inheritance
hand * in + submit
hand * out + distribute
hand * over + relinquish control of
hang around + stay in a place for fun ( inf.)
hang around stay in a place for fun
hang * up + suspend (clothes on a hanger)
hang up put down the telephone receiver
hang out + stay in a place for fun (inf.)
hang out stay in a place for fun
have * on + wear
have * over invite guests to your home
hear from + receive news from (a letter, an e-mail)
hear of + know about something or somebody
hit on + find on accident
hit on + flirt with
hold * back + restrain

hold back not allow to advance in school
hold * off + restrain
hold off on + delay
hold on grasp tightly
hold on tell someone to wait on the telephone
hold on to + grasp tightly
hold out not give in, continue to resist
hold out against + not give in, resist
hold * up + delay (a flight, traffic);
hold * up + rob (a bank, a person) with a weapon
hook * up +
make the electrical connections required for a
machine or information service
iron * out eliminate
jack up + to raise
joke around to be humorous
jump in enter a conversation
jump to + make a quick, poorly thought out decision
keep * around have handy, have accessible
keep at + not give up (an activity), to persevere
keep * away prevent access to, hold back
keep * back
maintain a safe distance, cause to
maintain a safe distance
keep * down
not vomit, not throw up, keep in one's
stomach
keep * in
keep in a particular place, have
something in a specific location

keep * off
prevent from stepping or climbing on to
something
keep on continue
keep * out prevent from entering
keep * over
cover something with, put something
above
keep to + continue, persist in (an activity)
keep up stay on the required schedule
keep * up + continue
keep up with +
stay on schedule with (a person, the
workload, homework)
kick back sit or lie back (to relax)
kick in begin taking effect
lay away + save for the future
lay down + establish (laws, rules)
lay in on + scold or criticize severely
lay into + scold or criticize severely
lay * off +
suspend someone from a job (during a slow
period)
lay * out + arrange
leave * out + not include, omit
let * down disappoint
let * down lengthen (pants in sewing)
let * out release
let * out make bigger (in sewing)
let up weaken in intensity

lie down rest, recline
lie down on + rest, recline ( on a couch, bed)
lie with + be decided by
light * up + illuminate
light up + to smoke
live * down +
live in a way that a shameful or embarrassing
event is forgotten
live on + survive from
live up to + keep a standard
look after + take care of (a child, a house, a pet)
look back on + to remember nostalgically
look down on + see as inferior
look for + to seek or search for
look forward to + anticipate with pleasure
look into + investigate
look on observe as a spectator
look out be careful, pay attention, heed a certain danger
look * over + examine, review
look * up + search for (in a dictionary)
look * up + locate and visit
look up to + respect, admire someone
make * out decipher
make * out +
write a check or other
document
make out succeed
make out progress
make out kiss passionately
make out with + kiss someone passionately

make * over do again
make * up + invent ( a story)
make * up + complete what was missed
make * up + put on cosmetics
make up reconcile
make up for + compensate for
mix * up + confuse
mix * up + blend
mix * up + make lively (a party)
name * after + name a child using another family member's name
nod off fall asleep
nose around + sneak around
occur to + pop into one's mind, come to one's mind
open up share feelings
out to + verb try to .
pan out be successful, turn out well
pass away die
pass * off + try to convince someone that something is real
pass * on + transmit
pass on + not accept (an invitation to eat or do something)
pass on die
pass * out + distribute
pass out become unconscious
pass * up + not take advantage (of an opportunity)
pay * back + repay
pay * off + complete payment on a debt
pay * off + to bribe
pick on + to tease, bully
pick * out + choose
pick * up + to lift an object with the hands

pick * up + come and get someone in a car
pick * up + learn something without effort
pick * up + try to initiate a relationship with someone (often in a bar)
pick up grow, increase (inf.)
play * down + make less important (inf.)
play * up highlight something (inf.)
play up to + flatter someone for your personal advantage
point * out + indicate
pull down earn
pull in park (a vehicle)
pull out depart (a vehicle)
pull through barely survive
put * across + communicate (an idea or suggestion) clearly so that it is understood
put * away + return to the proper place of storage
put * down + insult, say bad things about
put in + officially submit a request (in the armed forces or public services)
put * off + postpone
put * on + wear
put * on + deceive
put * out + extinguish (a fire)
put * out + inconvenience someone
put out + spend (usually used with unreasonably large sums of money)
put * up have a guest stay in your house for a short time
put up with + tolerate
quiet * down + be quiet, or cause to be quiet
read up on + research a topic for a reason
ring * up telephone
rule * out + eliminate
run across + find or meet unexpectedly
run against + compete in an election

run away leave home permanently before you are a legal adult
run away from + escape from
run * down trace
run * down criticize
run * down hit with a car
run down loose power, be very tired
run for + campaign for a government position
run into + meet unexpectedly
run * off + make leave
run * off reproduce (photocopies)
run off leave quickly
run off waste water
run out of + not have any more of something
save * up + accumulate (money)
see about + arrange or consider something
see * off say good-bye to someone at the beginning of their trip (at the airport, train station)
see to + make sure something happens, arrange
see * through finish something despite difficulties
sell * out tell on someone
set * up arrange a relationship
set * up falsely incriminate a person
set up + arrange (an appointment, a meeting,etc.)
settle on + make a decision after a period of time
settle up pay one's debts
show * off + show to everybody with a lot of pride
show off boast, draw attention to oneself
show * up make someone seem inferior
show up arrive without previous notice
shut * off stop from functioning
shut * up make quiet

slow * down + make move more slowly
slow * up + make move more slowly
spell * out + to explain something in a detailed way so that the meaning is clearly understood
stand by wait
stand for + represent
stand for + tolerate
stand out be very noticeable
stand * up not arrive to a date or an appointment (inf.)
stand up for + defend (something one believes in)
stand up to + defend oneself against someone or something
stay over spend the night at a person's house
stick it to + severely criticize a person (inf.)
stick to + persevere, keep trying
stick up for + defend oneself or opinions
take after + resemble a parent or relative
take * away + remove, seize or capture
take * back + retract something you said
take * back + return an item to a store
take * down + write down what is said
take * down + remove (from a high place)
take * for consider, view as
take * in + learning
take * in + deceive a person
take * in + make smaller when sewing
take * off when a plane or rocket leaves the ground
take * off + remove
take * off + leave work or school for a period of time
take off leave
take on + accept (responsibilities, work)
take * over + take control of

take over take control of
take * out + accompany a person on a date (for dinner, the movies)
take * up + begin a new hobby
take * up + discuss (at a later date)
take * up + shorten a garment when sewing
take up + occupy space
talk back respond in an impolite way to an adult
talk back to + respond in an impolite way to an adult
talk * over + discuss
tear * down + destroy
tear * up + tear or rip into small pieces
tell * off + criticize a person severely, reprimand (inf.)
tell on + report a crime to the police or bad behavior to a parent
think * over + consider
think * through + consider carefully
think * up + create or invent a false story
throw * away + discard
throw * out + discard
throw * out + remove by force from (a room, school, a house, etc.)
throw up vomit
tie * up + tie securely
tire * out cause someone to be very tired
touch on + talk about for a short time
touch * up make the final improvements
try * on + put on to make sure a piece of clothing fits
try * out test
turn * away refuse to deal with or give service
turn * around change or reverse direction
turn * down + refuse an offer; reject an application
turn * down + lower the volume or intensity of a TV, radio, or other machine

turn * in submit
turn in go to bed (inf.)
turn into + become something different, transform
turn * off + stop the function of (a stove, a water faucet, a car, etc.)
turn on + attack unexpectedly
turn * on cause to be excited sexually
turn * on + start the function of a TV, a radio, a machine
turn * out produce
turn * out switch off a light
turn out audience members to a function
turn out end up being
turn * over give to authorities (said of evidence or stolen / lost property)
turn * up + increase the volume or intensity of a TV, radio, or other machine
turn up find unexpectedly
use * up use all of something
veer away from + stay away from, avoid .
yak on to continue talking in an annoying way ("on" can be repeated for emphasis)
yak on about + to continue talking in an annoying way about something ("on" can be repeated for emphasis)
yammer on to talk in an annoying way or complain ("on" can be repeated for emphasis)
yammer on about +
to talk in an annoying way about something or complain about ("on" can be repeated for
emphasis)
zero in on + discover, pinpoint I think I have zeroed in on what has been causing the problem.
zip around + move quickly from place to place
zone out stop paying attention
zonk out fall asleep
zoom in focus
zoom in on + focus on something, pinpoint