Phrasal verbs that you should know:
Phrasal verbs that you should know:
Phrasal verbs are phrases that indicate actions. They are generally used in spoken English and informal texts. Examples of such verbs include: turn down, come across and run into. His father is his model.
The List of Some Phrasal verbs
1. Call off = cancel
2. Turn down = reject
3. Bring up = mention
4. Come up= arise/ produce
5. Hand over = relinquish / give a chance
6. Take over= take control /responsibility
7. Take up= require
8. Get on= continue / have a good relationship
9. Talk over = discuss / interrupt
10. Use up = exhaust / use completely
11. Look forward to = await
12. Go on = continue
13. Catch up = discuss latest news
14. Fill in = complete
15. Hand in = submit
16. Look up= find/search
17. Look into = check/ investigate
18. Figure out = understand / solve
19. Go over = review
20. Show up = arrive
21. Ring up= call
22. Go back = return to a place
23. Pick out= choose
24. chip in = help
25. Break in on = interrupt
26. Come apart = separate
27. Go ahead = start / proceed
28. Cut in = interrupt
29. Own up= confess
30. Figure out = discover
31. Get back = return
32. Get away = escape
33. Work out= exercise
34. Hang in = stay positive
35. Put down = insult
36. Pass out = faint
37. Leave out = omit/ skip
38. Show off = boast / brag
39. Peter out = finish / come to an end gradually
40. Lay off= dismiss
41. Take on = employ( someone)
42. Cross out = delete / cancel / erase
43. Sort out = solve
44. Make out = understand / hear
45. Abide by = follow ( a rule / decision / instruction)
46. Pile up = accumulate
47. Pig put = eat a lot
48. Pick up = collect
49. mix up = confuse
50. Make of = understand / have an opinion
51. Opt for = choose
52. Pass back = return
53. Patch up = fix/ make things better
54. Plump for = choose
55. Polish off = finish / consume
56. Decide upon = choose / select
57. Die down = decrease
58. Get along = leave
59. Hook up = meet ( someone)
60. Jack up= increase sharply
61. Kick about = discuss
62. Talk about = discuss
63. Kick out = expel
64. Lay on = organise/ supply
65. Link up = connect /join
66. Make after = chase
67. Make away with = steal
68. Big up = exaggerate the importance
69. Blow up = explode
70. Book in = check in at a hotel
71. Call up= telephone
72. Cap off = finish / complete
73. Care for = like
74. carry off = win/succeed
75. Carry on = continue
76. Add on = include
77. Ask over = invite
78. Back away = retreat / go backwards
79. Back off = retreat
80. Bag out = criticize
81. Bull up = confuse / complicate
82. Bear on = influence / affect
83. Give up = quit / stop trying
84. Keep on = continue
85. Put off = postpone
86. Turn up = appear suddenly
87. Take after = resemble
88. Bring up = raise (children)
89. Fill out = complete a form
90. Drop out of = leave school
91. Do over = repeat a job / task
92. Fill up = fill to capacity
93. Look over = examine / check
94. Put away = save / store
95. Put out = extinguish
96. Set up = arrange/ begin
97. Throw away = discard
98. Cut down on= curtail ( expenses)
99. Try out = test
100. Turn off = repulse
101. Call on = visit
102. Go through = use up/ consume
103. Check up on = examine / investigate
104. wait on = serve
105. get rid of = eliminate/ eradicate/ erase
106. Get through with = finish
107. Look down on = despise
108. Look up to = respect & admire
109. Make sure of = verify
110. Put up with = tolerate
111. Run out of= exhaust supply
112. Think back on = recall/ remember
113. Walk out on = abandon
114. Get by= survive
115. Get up = arise
116. Grow up = get older
117. Walk up = arouse from sleep
118. Back up = support
119. Make up for = compensate
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