PHRASAL VERBS
Bbe about to / be on the point of
be after / go after; chase
be against / be opposed to
be away / be absent
be back / return; come back
be in / be at home/in one's office etc.
be in for / be about to experience ( use bad )
be on / be shown in cinemas; theatres etc.
be over / be finished
be up to / be equal to; depend on
break down / stop working ( of machinery)
lose control of feelings (of a person)
break in / enter by force
interrupt
train (horses etc)
break into / enter by force
burst into (laughter, song etc)
break off / stop temporarily
end a ralationship
break out / begin suddenly
escape from a place
break up / separate; split up
stop for holidays ( school etc)
bring about / cause to happen
bring back / recall
reintroduce
bring down / cause to fall
reduce prices
bring forward / suggest an idea
bring on / cause, usually something unpleasant
bring out / publish
bring round / help somebody regain consciousness
bring to / persuade somebody to change opinion
bring up / raise a child
vomit
introduce a subject
mention
be/gat carried away / be/get excited
C
carry off / do something successfully
carry on (with) / continue especially despite difficulties
carry out / perform, complete
carry over / postpone
carry through / complete despite difficulties
help somebody survive during troubled times
come across / meet/find by chance
come by / obtain
come down with / become ill from
come into / inherit
come off / happen
succeed
come out / be published
bloom
come round / visit casually
regain consciousness
come to / be persuaded to change opinion
come on / come along; hurry up
come through / survive
come up / be mentioned
come up to / equal
come up with / find (an answer, solution etc)
cut across / take a shorter route
cut back (on) / reduce (production)
cut down / reduce length of something
cut down (on) / reduce amount consumed
cut in/into / interrupt (conversation)
cut off / disconnect
be cut off / be isolated
cut out / leave out; remove
(passive) be suited for
cut up / cut into small pieces
D
do away with / abolish
do down / speak badly of somebody
do in / kill
do out / clean
do up / fasten; tie
redecorate
do with / need; want
have a connection with
do without / manage to live or continue without
F
fall back / move back; retreat
fall back on / use something in the absence of something else; turn to
fall behind / fail to keep up with
be late with payment
fall for / be tricked
fall in love with somebody
fall in with / accept somebody's plans, ideas
fall off / decrease
fall on / attack
eat (food) hungrily
fall out (with) / quarrel
fall through / fail to be completed
G
get about / move around; spread
get sth across / make something understood
get away (from) / escape
leave
get along (with) / have a friendly relationship
gat at / reach
imply, suggest
get away with sth / avoid being punished for something
get sb down / depress
get off / to avoid punishment
to descend from a bus etc
get on / enter a bus etc
manage
get on with / continue, often after interruption
get over / return to usual state of health, happiness etc after something bad
overcome
gat (a)round / coax; persuade sb by kindness
get through / finish work
reach somebody by phone
give away / give something for free
reveal
give off / emit
give back / return
give in / surrender
hand in
give out / distribute
give up / stop (a habit etc)
surrender
go about with / keep company with
go ahead / go in front
go back on / break a promise, agreement etc
go down with / become ill
go for / attack
apply for
go in for / enter a competition
go off / explode
(of food) go bad
go out / be extinguished
mix socially
go over / examine details
repeat
go round / be enough for everyone to have a share
H
hold back / hesitate
control
keep a secret
hold on / wait
hold out / endure
last
hold up / delay
rob (somebody or something)
K
keep at sth / continue working on something
keep away (from) / stay away
keep back / stay back
conceal
keep behind / make somebody remain after others have left
keep sb/sth down / control
keep (oneself) from / prevent from
avoid
keep in with / remain friendly with
keep sb/sth off / (cause) to stay at a distance
keep on / continue
keep up with / stay level with (somebody/something)
L
let sth down / lengthen a garment
let sb down / disappoint
let sb off / not to punish
let on / reveal a secret
let out / make (a garment) looser, larger etc
let up / lessen, stop gradually
look after / take care of
look down on / despise
look for / search for
look forward to / anticipate
look into / investigate
look on / be a spectator
regard; consider
look out (for) / watch out
look over / inspect carefully
look through / study carefully (something written)
look up / look for an address, name etc in the relevant book or list
visit somebody after a lapse of time (specially somebody living at some distance)
M
make for / move quickly towards
make up / invent (story, poem etc)
make an amount complete
compose
reconcile
prepare (by mixing)
make oneself up / put cosmetics on
make up for / compensate for
make out / complete, fill in
distinguish
understand
P
put aside / save (use money)
put away / put in the usual place
put down / suppress by force
write down; make a note
attribute to
criticize
put forward / propose
put off / postpone
put on / switch on
increase (weight)
pretend to be/have
put out / extinguish
cause inconvenience
put through / connect by phone
put up / offer hospitality
erect
raise prices
put up with / tolerate
R
run across / meet or find by chance
run after / chase
run away with / steal
run down / (of a battery) lose power
(passive) be exhausted
knock down
speak badly of somebody
run into / meet unexpectedly
collide with
run out of / come to an end
run over / read through quickly; review
run up against / face; encounter
run through / examine quickly; rehearse
S
see about / deal with; make arrengements for
see sb off / go with somebody to their point of departure
see sb out / accompany somebody to the door/exit of a house/building
see over / inspect (a house, flat etc)
see through sb/sth / not be deceived by somebody/ something
see sb through / support somebody until the end of a difficult time
see to / make arrangements
attend to something
set about / begin to do
attack
set aside / save for a special purpose
set back / delay progress of something
delay an event till a later date
cost (slang)
set out / begin a journey
start a course of action with a clear aim in mind
set in / start and seem likely to continue
set on / (cause to) attack
set up / start a business
build; erect
establish
stand by / remain loyal especially in a difficult situation
watch passively
be ready for action
stand for / represent
(usually in questions and negations) tolerate; put up with
stand in for / replace somebody temporarily
stand out / be very noticeable, prominent
stand up for / support; defend
stand up to / resist; stay in good condition
T
be taken aback / be strongly surprised
take after / look like
take sth back / admit that one was wrong in what one said
take down / lengthen a garment (let down)
separate into pieces in order to repair or remove
write down
take in / give accomodation
deceive
take for / identify somebody or something wrong
take off / remove clothes
copy somebody's speech or manners especially for fun; imitate
take on / undertake responsibility
employ
take sb out / take somebody to the theatre etc
take over / take control or responsibility
take to / like
take up / begin to do something as a hobby
turn away / refuse to let in
refuse to help
turn down / reduce volume, power etc
reject
turn in / go to bed
turn into / convert into
turn off / switch off
turn on / switch on
turn out / prove to be in the end
force somebody to leave
produce
turn to / go to somebody for help, advice etc
turn over / go to the next page
turn up / increase the volume, pressure etc
W
work on / be busy with
work out / find by reasoning
turn out successfully
work up / develop