33135 100 phrasal verbs you really need to know 4

100 PHRASAL VERBS YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW
VERB
To pick
on
To pick
out
To pick
up
To pitch
in
To point
out
To pull
out

MEANING
Meterse
con/criticar
Elegir

EXAMPLE SENTENCE
Stop picking on me! I didn’t do anything wrong.

Buscar/recoger
Ayudar/contribuir

Can you pick up Jane at the airport?/Pick up your
clothes before you leave. They’re all over the floor.
If we all pitch in, the job will get done faster.

Indicar

He pointed out that it was his idea to begin with.

Sacar/retirar

To pull
over
To put
away
To put
off
To put
out
To put
up with
To rip
off
To run
down

Hacer parar

They had to pull out all of his wisdom teeth last
week./The company pulled out of the merger deal at
the last minute.
The police pulled us over for speeding.

To run
into

Toparse
con/chocar

To run
out of
To screw
up
To see
off
To set
aside
To set
off
To set
up

Agotarse

Guardar
Aplazar
Apagar
Aguantar
Desfalcar/robar
Criticar/atropellar

Equivocarse
Despedir
Apartar
Salir
Montar/instalar

Let’s pick out some wine for dinner tonight.

The children never put away their toys. They’re all
over the house!
Don’t put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
The firefighters have been putting out fires all along
the coast.
He left his job because he couldn’t put up with the
long hours.
The embezzler ripped off his clients for millions.
She was always running down her co-workers. No
one liked her./He was run down by a bus as he tried
to cross the street.
I ran into an old friend at the supermarket and we
caught up about old times./I ran into a parked car
today but no one was hurt.
We’ve run out of sugar. I have to buy some today.
The printer screwed up the order so it has to be
done over.
We all went to the train station to see her off when
she left.
If you set aside some money every month, you’ll be
able to take a nice vacation.
We have to set off early tomorrow if we want to
arrive by evening.
She set up a new business to provide a home
delivery service. But she couldn’t set up her own
computer system.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT PHRASAL VERB.
CONJUGATE THE VERB AS NEEDED!
1. I need to _______________ some money to buy a new car next year.
2. They’ve _________________ time to make a decision; they have to decide
now.
3. We were ________________ in a pyramid scheme. We lost a lot of money.
4. I’ve ________________ purchasing a new car because I’m waiting for the
new models to come out.
5. He had to _______________ of the tournament because of his injury.
6. How about if we ______________ a pizza on our way home? Then we
won’t have to cook.
7. The other children ______________ him because he was a little different.
8. If everyone ________________, we’ll meet our objectives faster.
9. You need to _______________ if you’re going to talk or send texts on your
phone.
10. When he ______________ his cigarette, he burned his finger.
11. The boss heard her ______________ his management style. Now she has
been transferred to another department.
12. I really ________________ that estimate! The costs are double what I
expected.
13. Prepare a check list of what you need to do before you ____________ on
your trip.
14. Do you want me to help you _________________ a Christmas gift for your
parents?
15. Just let me ________________ what I think the problem is.
16. I’m going to _____________ the groceries before the frozen food thaws.
17. His parents couldn’t _________________ him any more. They kicked him
out because he refused to get a job.
18. When I ______________ Mary the other day, we made plans to get

together next week.
19. All of her friends went to the airport to _________ her _______ on her trip.
20. When they _____________ the accounting system, they didn’t consider how
to record late payments.