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PhrasalVerbs

Verb

Meaning

Example

asksomeoneout

inviteonadate

BrianaskedJudyouttodinnerandamovie.

askaround

askmanypeoplethesamequestion

Iaskedaroundbutnobodyhasseenmywallet.

adduptosomething

equal

Yourpurchasesaddupto$205.32.

backsomethingup

reverse

You'llhavetobackupyourcarsothatIcangetout.

backsomeoneup

support

Mywifebackedmeupovermydecisiontoquitmyjob.

blowup

explode

Theracingcarblewupafteritcrashedintothefence.

blowsomethingup

addair

Wehavetoblow50balloonsupfortheparty.

breakdown

stopfunctioning（vehicle,machine）

Ourcarbrokedownatthesideofthehighwayinthesnowstorm.

breakdown

getupset

Thewomanbrokedownwhenthepolicetoldherthathersonhaddied.

breaksomethingdown

divideintosmallerparts

Ourteacherbrokethefinalprojectdownintothreeseparateparts.

breakin

forceentrytoabuilding

Somebodybrokeinlastnightandstoleourstereo.

breakintosomething

enterforcibly

Thefiremenhadtobreakintotheroomtorescuethechildren.

breaksomethingin

wearsomethingafewtimessothatitdoesn'tlook/feelnew

Ineedtobreaktheseshoesinbeforewerunnextweek.

breakin

interrupt

TheTVstationbrokeintoreportthenewsofthepresident'sdeath.

breakup

endarelationship

MyboyfriendandIbrokeupbeforeImovedtoAmerica.

breakup

startlaughing（informal）

Thekidsjustbrokeupassoonastheclownstartedtalking.

breakout

escape

Theprisonersbrokeoutofjailwhentheguardsweren'tlooking.

breakoutinsomething

developaskincondition

Ibrokeoutinarashafterourcampingtrip.

bringsomeonedown

makeunhappy

Thissadmusicisbringingmedown.

bringsomeoneup

raiseachild

Mygrandparentsbroughtmeupaftermyparentsdied.

bringsomethingup

starttalkingaboutasubject

Mymotherwalksoutoftheroomwhenmyfatherbringsupsports.

bringsomethingup

vomit

Hedranksomuchthathebroughthisdinnerupinthetoilet.

callaround

phonemanydifferentplaces/people

Wecalledaroundbutweweren'tabletofindthecarpartweneeded.

callsomeoneback

returnaphonecall

Icalledthecompanybackbuttheofficeswereclosedfortheweekend.

callsomethingoff

cancel

Jasoncalledtheweddingoffbecausehewasn'tinlovewithhisfiancé.

callonsomeone

askforanansweroropinion

Theprofessorcalledonmeforquestion1.

callonsomeone

visitsomeone

Wecalledonyoulastnightbutyouweren'thome.

callsomeoneup

phone

GivemeyourphonenumberandIwillcallyouupwhenweareintown.

calmdown

relaxafterbeingangry

Youarestillmad.Youneedtocalmdownbeforeyoudrivethecar.

notcareforsomeone/something

notlike（formal）

Idon'tcareforhisbehaviour.

catchup

gettothesamepointassomeoneelse

You'llhavetorunfasterthanthatifyouwanttocatchupwithMarty.

checkin

arriveandregisteratahotelorairport

Wewillgetthehotelkeyswhenwecheckin.

checkout

leaveahotel

Youhavetocheckoutofthehotelbefore11:

00AM.

checksomeone/somethingout

lookatcarefully,investigate

Thecompanychecksoutallnewemployees.

checkoutsomeone/something

lookat（informal）

Checkoutthecrazyhaironthatguy!

cheerup

becomehappier

Shecheeredupwhensheheardthegoodnews.

cheersomeoneup

makehappier

Ibroughtyousomeflowerstocheeryouup.

chipin

help

Ifeveryonechipsinwecangetthekitchenpaintedbynoon.

cleansomethingup

tidy,clean

Pleasecleanupyourbedroombeforeyougooutside.

comeacrosssomething

findunexpectedly

IcameacrosstheseoldphotoswhenIwastidyingthecloset.

comeapart

separate

Thetopandbottomcomeapartifyoupullhardenough.

comedownwithsomething

becomesick

Mynephewcamedownwithchickenpoxthisweekend.

comeforward

volunteerforataskortogiveevidence

Thewomancameforwardwithherhusband'sfingerprints.

comefromsomewhere

originatein

TheartoforigamicomesfromAsia.

countonsomeone/something

relyon

IamcountingonyoutomakedinnerwhileIamout.

crosssomethingout

drawalinethrough

Pleasecrossoutyouroldaddressandwriteyournewone.

cutbackonsomething

consumeless

Mydoctorwantsmetocutbackonsweetsandfattyfoods.

cutsomethingdown

makesomethingfalltotheground

Wehadtocuttheoldtreeinouryarddownafterthestorm.

cutin

interrupt

YourfathercutinwhileIwasdancingwithyouruncle.

cutin

pullintoocloselyinfrontofanothervehicle

Thebusdrivergotangrywhenthatcarcutin.

cutin

startoperating（ofanengineorelectricaldevice）

Theairconditionercutsinwhenthetemperaturegetsto22°C.

cutsomethingoff

removewithsomethingsharp

Thedoctorscutoffhislegbecauseitwasseverelyinjured.

cutsomethingoff

stopproviding

Thephonecompanycutoffourphonebecausewedidn'tpaythebill.

cutsomeoneoff

takeoutofawill

Mygrandparentscutmyfatheroffwhenheremarried.

cutsomethingout

removepartofsomething（usuallywithscissorsandpaper）

Icutthisadoutofthenewspaper.

dosomeone/somethingover

beatup,ransack（Br.E.,informal）

He'sluckytobealive.Hisshopwasdoneoverbyastreetgang.

dosomethingover

doagain（N.Amer.）

Myteacherwantsmetodomyessayoverbecauseshedoesn'tlikemytopic.

doawaywithsomething

discard

It'stimetodoawaywithalloftheseoldtaxrecords.

dosomethingup

fasten,close

Doyourcoatupbeforeyougooutside.It'ssnowing!

dressup

wearniceclothing

It'safancyrestaurantsowehavetodressup.

dropback

movebackinaposition/group

Andreadroppedbacktothirdplacewhenshefelloffherbike.

dropin/by/over

comewithoutanappointment

Imightdropin/by/overforteasometimethisweek.

dropsomeone/somethingoff

takesomeone/somethingsomewhereandleavethem/itthere

IhavetodropmysisteroffatworkbeforeIcomeover.

dropout

quitaclass,schooletc

IdroppedoutofSciencebecauseitwastoodifficult.

eatout

eatatarestaurant

Idon'tfeellikecookingtonight.Let'seatout.

endup

eventuallyreach/do/decide

Weendeduprentingamovieinsteadofgoingtothetheatre.

fallapart

breakintopieces

Mynewdressfellapartinthewashingmachine.

falldown

falltotheground

Thepicturethatyouhunguplastnightfelldownthismorning.

fallout

separatefromaninterior

Themoneymusthavefallenoutofmypocket.

fallout

（ofhair,teeth）becomelooseandunattached

Hishairstartedtofalloutwhenhewasonly35.

figuresomethingout

understand,findtheanswer

Ineedtofigureouthowtofitthepianoandthebookshelfinthisroom.

fillsomethingin

towriteinformationinblanks（Br.E.）

Pleasefillintheformwithyourname,address,andphonenumber.

fillsomethingout

towriteinformationinblanks（N.Amer.）

Theformmustbefilledoutincapitalletters.

fillsomethingup

filltothetop

Ialwaysfillthewaterjugupwhenitisempty.

findout

discover

Wedon'tknowwherehelives.Howcanwefindout?

findsomethingout

discover

Wetriedtokeepthetimeofthepartyasecret,butSamanthafounditout.

getsomethingacross/over

communicate,makeunderstandable

Itriedtogetmypointacross/overtothejudgebutshewouldn'tlisten.

getalong/on

likeeachother

Iwassurprisedhowwellmynewgirlfriendandmysistergotalong/on.

getaround

havemobility

Mygrandfathercangetaroundfineinhisnewwheelchair.

getaway

goonavacation

Weworkedsohardthisyearthatwehadtogetawayforaweek.

getawaywithsomething

dowithoutbeingnoticedorpunished

Jasonalwaysgetsawaywithcheatinginhismathstests.

getback

return

Wegotbackfromourvacationlastweek.

getsomethingback

receivesomethingyouhadbefore

LizfinallygotherSciencenotesbackfrommyroom-mate.

getbackatsomeone

retaliate,takerevenge

Mysistergotbackatmeforstealinghershoes.Shestolemyfavouritehat.

getbackintosomething

becomeinterestedinsomethingagain

Ifinallygotbackintomynovelandfinishedit.

getonsomething

stepontoavehicle

We'regoingtofreezeouthereifyoudon'tletusgetonthebus.

getoversomething

recoverfromanillness,loss,difficulty

Ijustgotoverthefluandnowmysisterhasit.

getoversomething

overcomeaproblem

Thecompanywillhavetocloseifitcan'tgetoverthenewregulations.

getroundtosomething

finallyfindtimetodo（N.Amer.:

getaroundtosomething）

Idon'tknowwhenIamgoingtogetroundtowritingthethankyoucards.

gettogether

meet（usuallyforsocialreasons）

Let'sgettogetherforaBBQthisweekend.

getup

getoutofbed

Igotupearlytodaytostudyformyexam.

getup

stand

Youshouldgetupandgivetheelderlymanyourseat.

givesomeoneaway

revealhiddeninformationaboutsomeone

Hiswifegavehimawaytothepolice.

givesomeoneaway

takethebridetothealtar

Myfathergavemeawayatmywedding.

givesomethingaway

ruinasecret

Mylittlesistergavethesurprisepartyawaybyaccident.

givesomethingaway

givesomethingtosomeoneforfree

ThelibrarywasgivingawayoldbooksonFriday.

givesomethingback

returnaborroweditem

IhavetogivetheseskatesbacktoFranzbeforehishockeygame.

givein

reluctantlystopfightingorarguing

Myboyfrienddidn'twanttogototheballet,buthefinallygavein.

givesomethingout

givetomanypeople（usuallyatnocost）

Theyweregivingoutfreeperfumesamplesatthedepartmentstore.

givesomethingup

quitahabit

IamgivingupsmokingasofJanuary1st.

giveup

stoptrying

MymathshomeworkwastoodifficultsoIgaveup.

goaftersomeone

followsomeone

Mybrothertriedtogoafte