Lista completa verbos frasais (Complete list of phrasal verbs)

Samuel S Santos

19 de agosto de 2009

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Complete phrasal verb list

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	Phrasal Verb	Definition	Example
.	act up	behave or function improperly	I think I need to take my car to the mechanic because it’s acting up again.
.	add * up +	calculate a sum	I added up the receipts and it totaled $135.46.
.	add up	make sense	Her story doesn’t add up. I think she is lying.
.	add up to +	equal an amount	The total expenses added up to $325.00.
.	ask * out +	invite on a date	I can’t believe that Joe finally asked me out on a date!
.	ask * over +	invite to one’s home	Why don’t we ask the Johnsons over for dinner?
.	back * up +	give support	You need examples to back up your opinion.
.	back down	stop defending your opinion in a debate	Jane never backs down. She always wins arguments.
.	back out	not keep (a promise, agreement,deal)	Sam backed out at the last second.
.	back out of +	not keep (a promise, agreement, deal)	Sam backed out of the agreement at the last second.
.	back up	move backwards, reverse	Could you back up a little so I can open this drawer.
.	bawl * out	criticize, reprimand (inf.)	She bawled him out for arriving late.
.	bear down on +	bite	The soldier had to bear down on the leather strap while the doctor removed a bullet from the soldier’s arm.
.	bear down on +	take strong measures against	The U.S.A. is bearing down on drug traffickers.
.	bear on +	have to do with	This information may bear on this case.
.	bear up	withstand	I didn’t think he would bear up so well in that situation.
.	bear up under +	withstand	How did he bear up under such extreme pressure.
.	bear with +	be patient	Please bear with me while I fill out the paperwork.
.	blow * up +	make explode;destroy using explosives	The terrorists blew the bridge up.


.	blow in	visit unexpectedly (inf.)	My cousin blew in unexpectedly with his entire family.
.	blow over	pass without creating a problem	All this negative publicity will blow over in a couple of weeks.
.	blow up	explode	The bomb blew up before they could defuse it.
.	blow up	suddenly become very angry	When Joan heard the news, she blew up and rushed out of the room.
.	break * down +	analyze in detail	We need to break this problem down in order to solve.
.	break * in +	wear or use something new until it is comfortable	I need to break these shoes in before I go hiking.
.	break * off +	end something	Sally broke her engagement to John off.
.	break * up +	break into pieces	I broke the cracker up into pieces and put it in the soup.
.	break * up +	disperse (a crowd), stop (a fight)	The police broke the demonstration up before it got out of control.
.	break down	stop working properly	The truck broke down in the desert.
.	break down	become mentally ill	She broke down after her husband died.
.	break in	interrupt	While we were discussing the situation, Terri broke in to give her opinion.
.	break in	enter a place unlawfully	The burglar broke in between midnight and 3 AM.
.	break in on +	interrupt (a conversation)	Jane broke in on the conversation and told us to get back to work.
.	break into +	enter a house unlawfully	The burglar broke into the house between midnight and 3 AM.
.	break into +	interrupt (a conversation)	Jane broke into the conversation and told us what she knew.
.	break out	appear violently	Violent protests broke out in response to the military coup.
.	break out +	use something extravagant for celebration	He broke out the champagne to celebrate his promotion.
.	break out of +	escape	The murderer broke out of the prison.
.	break up	end a relationship	Sam and Diane broke up again. What a rocky relationship.


.	bring * about +	cause to happen	Democracy brought about great change in the lives of the people.
.	bring * along +	bring with	When we go to the forest, bring your wildlife guide along.
.	bring * around	change someone’s mind, convince someone	She doesn’t want to go, but we’ll eventually bring her around.
.	bring * away	learn or gain (from an experience)	My trip across the Sahara was difficult, but I brought a new appreciation for life away from the experience.
.	bring * off +	succeed at something difficult or unexpected	You robbed the bank! I can’t believe you brought that off.
.	bring * on +	cause something	I can’t believe she got so angry. What brought that on?
.	bring * out +	highlight, stress	Your new shirt brings out the color of your eyes.
.	bring * over +	bring to someone’s house	When you visit me, why don’t you bring over your son.
.	bring * to	revive consciousness	We used smelling salts to bring her to after she fainted.
.	bring * up +	mention	I didn’t want to bring up the fact that she was unemployed.
.	bring * up +	raise ( a child)	Sam was brought up in South Carolina.
.	brush * off +	ignore something or someone (inf.)	Mary brushed her ex-boyfriend off at the party.
.	burn * down +	destroy by setting fire to	The children burned the house down while playing with matches.
.	burn * up +	destroy by fire	He burnt up the files.
.	burn down	burn until completely gone (building)	Two buildings burnt down in the fire.
.	burn up	be hot	I am burning up in here – open the window.
.	burn up	consume by fire	The papers were burned up in the fire.
.	buy * out +	buy the shares of a company or the shares the other person owns of a business	Pacific Inc. was bought out by a company from Oregon.
.	buy * up +	purchase the entire supply of something	We bought up all the beer in the store.
.	call * off +	cancel something	They called the picnic off because of the rain.


.	call * off +	order to stop (an invasion, guard dogs)	He called off the dogs when he saw it was his neighbor.
.	call * up +	telephone	I called Sam up to see if he wanted to go to the movies.
.	call for +	require (as in a recipe)	This recipe calls for milk, not water.
.	call on +	visit	Mark called on Naomi while he was in town.
.	call on +	invite someone to speak in a meeting or a classroom	Professor Tanzer called on Tim to answer the question.
.	calm * down +	make someone relax	You can calm the baby down by rocking her gently.
.	care for +	nurse someone or something	He cared for the bird until its wing healed.
.	care for +	like someone or something	I don’t care for sour cream on my potato.
.	carry * out +	complete and/or accomplish something	The secret agent carried out his orders exactly as planned.
.	carry * over +	continue on a subsequent day, page, etc.	The meeting carried over into lunch time.
.	carry on +	continue (a conversation, a game)	Please, carry on. I didn’t mean to interrupt you.
.	carry on about +	continue in an annoying way	He kept carrying on about how much money he makes.
.	carry on with +	continue	I want you to carry on with the project while I am out of town.
.	catch on	slowly start to understand (inf.)	He caught on after a few minutes.
.	catch up	make up for lost time	I will never catch up. I am too behind in my work.
.	catch up on +	become up-to-date	I need to catch up on world events. I haven’t seen the news in ages.
.	catch up with +	speed up to be at the same place as a person or thing in front of you	I had to run to catch up with the others.
.	check * off +	make a mark next to (an item on a list)	Check each name off the list.
.	check * out +	investigate, take a look at	He checked out the new restaurant down the street.
.	check * over +	closely examine the condition of something	He checked over the old car to see if it was worth buying.


.	check * through	send luggage through (to a destination)	Your luggage will be checked through to Paris.
.	check back	return to see if everything is OK	We will check back tomorrow to make sure the project is finished.
.	check by +	go to a place to see if everything is OK	We need to check by the office to see if the documents are ready.
.	check for +	try to find	They checked for termites before they bought the house.
.	check in	enter a hospital, hotel etc.	They need to check in before noon.
.	check into +	enter a hospital, hotel etc.	They checked into the hotel at 11:00 AM.
.	check into +	investigate, look for (often through a service)	We are checking into discount flights to London.
.	check on +	make sure something is OK	Let’s check on the baby again before we go to sleep.
.	check out	leave a hotel, hospital	It’s already eleven. We need to check out.
.	check out of +	leave a hotel, hospital	We checked out of the hotel before ten.
.	check up on +	investigate someone or something	The police are checking up on the bomb threats.
.	check with +	ask a person for confirmation	He needs to check with his parents before he goes.
.	cheer * up	make someone feel cheerful	The party really cheered me up.
.	cheer up	become cheerful	Cheer up. Everything will be all right.
.	chew * up +	chew into small pieces	The dog chewed up my shoe.
.	chop * down +	fell/cut ( a tree)	The lumberjack chopped the tree down.
.	chop * up +	chop/cut into small bits	He chopped the meat up into little pieces.
.	clean * up +	tidy	Susan cleaned the mess up before she left.
.	clear * up +	tidy	Susan cleared up the mess before she left.
.	clear out	leave ( inf.)	Everybody clear out! We’re closed.


.	close * down +	close a place permanently	The corner market closed down because they didn’t have many customers.
.	close * up +	close temporarily	They are closing the ski resort up for the summer.
.	close down	close permanently	The bar was closed down because they served alcohol to minors.
.	close in on +	approach and threaten	The rebels were closing in on the capital, so the government called in the army.
.	close up	close temporarily	The ski resort is closing up for the summer.
.	come about	occur / happen	How did you idea for the book come about.
.	come across +	discover by accident	They came across some lost Mayan ruins in the jungle.
.	come across +	initially seem or have the appearance	He comes across as rather rude, but he isn’t.
.	come along	accompany someone	If you want, you can come along.
.	come along	progress	How’s the research paper coming along.
.	come along with +	accompany	Sam came along with us to the beach.
.	come along with +	progress	How are you coming along with the research paper.
.	come away	leave a place with a particular feeling or impression	I came away from the meeting feeling like the presentation was a success.
.	come back	return	What time are you coming back?
.	come by	visit a person at their house	I’ll come by later this afternoon.
.	come by +	get, receive	How did you come by that new Mercedes?
.	come down with +	become sick with	He came down with the flu.
.	come into +	inherit	He came into a large sum of money when his aunt died.
.	come off +	fall off, break off	The handle came off the suitcase when I picked it up.
.	come out	appear	I didn’t see the car at first. It came out of nowhere.


.	come out	reveal you are homosexual	Sam finally came out last month.
.	come out	turn out, end up	The pictures came out great.
.	come out with +	produce and distribute a product	Microsoft is coming out with a new video game system next month.
.	come over	visit someone at their house	Why don’t you come over after work for dinner.
.	come through	do what is needed or expected	Terry really came through for us in the end.
.	come to	regain consciousness	Don’t worry! She faints all the time. She always comes to after a few minutes.
.	come up to +	approach; to equal	The job offer didn’t come up to her expectations.
.	come up with +	produce or create (an idea, a plan)	She came up with a great proposal for the new advertising campaign.
.	come with +	include (an accessory)	The computer system doesn’t come with a printer.
.	count * in +	include	Did you count expenses in?
.	count * out +	exclude	You can count James out. He hates playing poker.
.	count * up +	add	Count the change up and see how much we have.
.	count on +	depend/rely on	You can really count on Sarah.
.	crack down on +	become tougher on, better enforce laws on	The police have been cracking down on drunk driving.
.	crack up	laugh uncontrollably, laugh a lot	When I told the joke, they all cracked up.
.	crack up at +	laugh uncontrollably about, laugh a lot about	I cracked up at his joke.
.	cross * out +	draw a line through something, eliminate	Why did you cross my name out on the list?
.	cut * off	interrupt someone while they were speaking	She cut him off before he said something he would regret later.
.	cut * off +	sever ( with a knife)	His finger was accidentally cut off in an industrial accident.
.	cut * out	stop an action	Cut it out! You’re bothering me.


.	cut * out +	remove	He cut the bone out of the steak.
.	cut * up +	cut into small pieces	He cut the beef up and put the pieces in the soup.
.	cut down	decrease the amount of	You eat too much fat. You need to cut down.
.	cut down on +	decrease the amount of	You need to cut down on your fat intake.
.	cut in	interrupt	She suddenly cut in and delivered the news
.	cut in on +	interrupt	She cut in on the conversation and delivered the news.
.	die away	diminish in intensity	The applause died away after 5 minutes.
.	die down	diminish in intensity	The controversy about the president’s affair finally died down.
.	die off/out	become extinct	Whales are in danger of dying off.
.	disagree with +	cause to feel sick due to food or drink	Spicy food disagrees with me.
.	do * over +	repeat	You made many mistakes, so I want you to do the report over.
.	do away with +	abolish	Some Americans want to do away with the death penalty.
.	do without +	manage without something one wants or needs	I couldn’t do without a car in California.
.	draw * up +	create ( a contract)	Let’s draw an agreement up before we go any further with this project.
.	dress * down	reprimand severely	The mother dressed her son down for skipping school.
.	dress * up +	decorate	You could dress this house up with some bright colors
.	dress down	dress casually	I am dressing down because we’re going to a barbecue by the beach.
.	dress up	wear elegant clothes	She always dresses up at work.
.	drive * back +	repulse	The invaders were driven back by the army.
.	drop in	visit someone unexpectedly	Meg dropped in yesterday after dinner.


.	drop in on +	visit someone unexpectedly	Let’s drop in on Julie since we’re driving by her house.
.	drop out	quit an organized activity	Yuri isn’t on the team any more. He dropped out.
.	drop out of +	quit an organized activity (school)	It’s difficult to get a good job if you drop out of high school.
.	drop over	visit someone casually	Drop over any time you feel like talking.
.	eat * up +	devour	Ken ate the cookies up.
.	eat away	gradually destroy, erode	The heavy rains ate away at the sandstone cliffs.
.	eat in	eat inside the home	We usually eat in instead of going out for dinner.
.	eat out	eat outside the home	They eat out once a week.
.	face up to +	acknowledge something difficult or embarrassing	I’ll never be able to face up to my colleagues after getting so drunk last night at the work party.
.	fall back on +	be able to use in case of emergency	Yuki can fall back on her degree in biology if she doesn’t succeed in her acting career.
.	fall behind	go slower than scheduled, lag	Hurry up or you will fall behind!
.	fall behind in +	go slower than scheduled, lag	Cheryl has missed several days of school and now she is falling behind in her homework.
.	fall off	decrease	Interest in the project fell off when they realized it wouldn’t be profitable.
.	fall out with +	have an argument with	I had a falling out with my sister last month and we haven’t talked to each other since.
.	fall through	fail to happen	Unfortunately, my trip to Indonesia fell through because I couldn’t save enough money.
.	feel * up +	grope	She sued her boss for sexual harassment after he felt her up.
.	feel up to +	have the energy to do something	I don’t feel up to going out tonight because I had a long day at work.
.	fight back	Defend oneself – fight against or resist strongly	The pocice fought back when the criminals started attacking
.	figure * out +	solve something, understand	I finally figured the joke out. Now I understand why everybody was laughing.
.	figure * up +	calculate	I need to figure my expenses up before I give you an estimate.


.	figure on +	expect	Where do you figure on living when you move to the the U.S.A.?
.	fill * in +	complete	Don’t forget to fill in all the blanks on the application.
.	fill * out +	complete (an application)	I filled out an application to rent the apartment last week.
.	fill * up +	fill to the top	Fill the car up with unleaded gas, please.
.	fill in	substitute	Who is going to fill in while you’re gone?
.	fill in for +	substitute for	Miguel filled in for me at the meeting yesterday because I was sick.
.	fill out	mature, get breasts	Now that you’re filling out honey, we need to get you a bra.
.	find out	discover	Vicky’s parents are going to be so mad when they find out she got a tattoo.
.	find out +	discover	You will never find out all my secrets!
.	fix * up +	repair, renovate, remodel	My neighbors are fixing their house up.
.	get * across +	cause to be understood	It’s difficult to get humor across in another language.
.	get * off	remove ( a spider from your shirt)	Can you get this spider off my shirt?
.	get * off +	send (a package)	I finally got my sister’s birthday present off yesterday.
.	get * on	put on (clothes)	You should get your jacket on because it’s going to be cold.
.	get * up	cause someone to rise (from a sitting position or a lying position)	Ahmed got Abdul up at 5:30 in the morning by turning the music up really loud.
.	get ahead	make progress	I can’t get ahead even though I work two jobs.
.	get ahead of +	surpass	You need to work overtime in order to get ahead of schedule.
.	get along	have a good relationship	Do you and your sister get along?
.	get along with +	have a good relationship	Giovanna doesn’t get along with her two brothers.
.	get around	go many places	It’s easy to get around town with public transportation.


.	get around +	avoid someone or something	Some people get around paying taxes by hiring a good accountant.
.	get away	escape	The bank robbers got away.
.	get away with +	do something against the rules or illegal and not get caught or punished	My sister gets away with everything!
.	get by	survive without having the things you need or want	I lost my job, so I am having a hard time getting by this year.
.	get by on +	survive with minimal resources	It’s nearly impossible to get by on making minimum wage.
.	get by with +	manage with	You don’t need a computer. You can get by with the typewriter.
.	get down to +	get serious about a topic	Enough small talk. Let’s get down to business.
.	get in	enter	Get in. I will give you a ride to school
.	get in +	enter ( a car, a small boat)	Get in the front seat. You will have more leg room.
.	get off	leave	It’s dangerous to sit on the roof. Get off!
.	get off	idiomatic phrase – How does he justify saying that?!	Where does he get off saying that?!
.	get off +	leave (a bus, plane, train, boat)	We need to get off the bus at the next stop.
.	get on	enter (a bus, train), mount (a horse, a bike)	The train is leaving. Quick, get on!
.	get on	have a good relationship	Natasha doesn’t get on with her co-workers.
.	get on +	enter (a bus, train), mount ( a horse, a bike)	Get on my bike and I will give you a ride home.
.	get on with +	have a good relationship	Do you get on with your neighbors?
.	get on with +	continue an activity	Now that the police have left, let’s get on with the party!
.	get out of +	exit (a small boat, car, an enclosed area)	I fell into the water when I tried to get out of the canoe.
.	get over +	recover (a cold, a disease, an ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend)	Jennifer still hasn’t gotten over her breakup with Peter.
.	get through	penetrate	The door was jammed, so we couldn’t get through.


.	get through (with) +	finish	Have you gotten through with your homework yet?
.	get through +	complete	We will never get through all of these boxes by 9:00 PM.
.	get through +	penetrate	We need a stronger drill to get through this wall.
.	get through to +	make contact	It’s hard to get through to Janet because her telephone line is always busy.
.	get up	rise (from sitting position or a bed)	What time did you get up this morning?
.	give * away +	give something without asking for anything in exchange	Why did Nancy give all of her furniture away?
.	give * away +	betray (a secret)	We are having a surprise party for Susan next Saturday, so don’t give our surprise away by acting suspicious.
.	give * back +	return something you borrowed	When are you going to give that book back to your teacher?
.	give * out +	distribute	I earn extra money by giving out brochures on the street.
.	give * up +	surrender something	The police told the thief to give his gun up.
.	give in	stop trying	Never give in! You can do it!
.	give out	become very tired (inf.)	I hope this car doesn’t give out in the middle of the desert.
.	give up	surrender	Never give up learning English!
.	give off +	release (a smell, light)	That white flower gives off a beautiful smell.
.	go away	leave	I yelled at the dogs to make them go away.
.	go back	return	When are you going back to your house?
.	go back on +	not keep (one’s word, a promise)	Don’t trust him. He always goes back on his promises.
.	go by +	go past, go close to, visit quickly	We go by the coffee shop everyday.
.	go down	decrease	The cost of flight tickets is going down.
.	go for	idiomatic phrase – I am craving pepperoni pizza.	I could go for pepperoni pizza.


.	go for +	try to achieve	Our team is going for the gold medal in the Olympics.
.	go in for +	participate ( inf.)	Are you going to go in for soccer this year at school?
.	go into +	discuss in detail	I really don’t want to go into that now.
.	go off	explode	The bomb could go off at any moment.
.	go off	begin, start (used with signals, alarms, warning sounds)	The alarm clock went off at 6:00 AM.
.	go off	stop (said of a machine)	The DVD player goes off automatically if you are not using it.
.	go off	become angry	Maria went off last night after I told her about losing her bike.
.	go on	continue	Please, go on. Don’t let me interrupt you.
.	go on	happen	This place is a mess! What went on here last night?
.	go on with +	continue ( a plan, a conversation)	I think we should go on with the meeting and stop wasting time.
.	go out	stop burning ( a fire)	The fire went out after three days.
.	go out	take part in social activities (usually at night)	They love to go out every Saturday night.
.	go over	be well received, succeed	That didn’t go over well.
.	go over +	review	Do you usually go over your notes before class?
.	go through +	examine in detail, study carefully	I need to have my lawyer go through this contract before I sign it.
.	go through +	endure; experience challenges, difficulties or traumas	She has gone through so much in her life.
.	go through with +	continue or proceed despite difficulties or fears	I have decided to go through with the operation.
.	go with +	match (clothing)	That shirt doesn’t go with those pants.
.	go with +	accompany a person	I am going with Alejandro to the party.
.	go with +	have a boyfriend/girlfriend	I am going with Yuri.


.	go without +	abstain from something you want or need	A person can go without water for three days.
.	grow under	go out of business	The restaurant went under after it lost its liquor license.
.	grow up	mature	Your brother needs to grow up and start thinking about his future.
.	hand * back +	return	Is the teacher going to hand back our tests today?
.	hand * down +	pronounce formally	The president is going to hand his decision down on health care tonight.
.	hand * down +	give as an inheritance	When my clothes got too small for me as a child, I handed them down to my sister.
.	hand * in +	submit	I have to hand in an offer by March 12.
.	hand * out +	distribute	We should hand the concert fliers out at school.
.	hand * over +	relinquish control of	Hand your car keys over. You’re too drunk to drive.
.	hang * up +	suspend (clothes on a hanger)	You can hang your jacket up in the front closet.
.	hang around	stay in a place for fun	Those guys just hang around all day.
.	hang around +	stay in a place for fun ( inf.)	Maria and Salvador usually hang around the beach after school.
.	hang out	stay in a place for fun	What are you doing? – – I’m just hanging out.
.	hang out +	stay in a place for fun (inf.)	Let’s go hang out at the mall tonight.
.	hang up	put down the telephone receiver	Don’t hang up. I’m going to change phones.
.	have * on +	wear	Do you have your hiking boots on?
.	have * over	invite guests to your home	Why don’t we have Mr. and Mrs. Jones over for dinner tonight.
.	hear from +	receive news from (a letter, an e-mail)	Have you heard from Steve lately?
.	hear of +	know about something or somebody	Have you heard of chocolate covered ants?
.	hit on +	find on accident	I hit on the idea while watching the Simpsons show.


.	hit on +	flirt with	Jay’s friend Marc was trying to hit on my sister last night.
.	hold * back +	restrain	The police held the demonstrators back while the politicians entered the building.
.	hold * off +	restrain	Mr. Johnson held the dog off while we crossed the yard.
.	hold * up +	delay (a flight, traffic);	The accident held traffic up for an hour.
.	hold * up +	rob (a bank, a person) with a weapon	Five men held the bank up yesterday.
.	hold back	not allow to advance in school	The teacher held Frank back a year, so he couldn’t enter fifth grade.
.	hold off on +	delay	We should hold off on making dinner until your parents arrive.
.	hold on	grasp tightly	Hold on tight! The roller coaster is about to take off.
.	hold on	tell someone to wait on the telephone	Hold on a minute. I’ll get Carol.
.	hold on to +	grasp tightly	Make sure you hold on to the hand rail as you walk down the stairs.
.	hold out	not give in, continue to resist	Stop holding out and tell us where you found all of these old records.
.	hold out against +	not give in, resist	They held out against enemy attack.
.	hook * up +	make the electrical connections required for a machine or information service	Can you hook up the fax machine for me?
.	iron * out	eliminate	We need to have a meeting this week in order to iron out the distribution problems.
.	jack up +	to raise	We need to jack up the car before we change the tire.
.	joke around	to be humorous	Mike is always joking around at work.
.	jump in	enter a conversation	Feel free to jump in at any moment while we are talking.
.	jump to +	make a quick, poorly thought out decision	You shouldn’t jump to conclusions.
.	keep * around	have handy, have accessible	I always keep a dictionary around to translate new words.
.	keep * away	prevent access to, hold back	Keep the kids away from the cookies.


.	keep * back	maintain a safe distance, cause to maintain a safe distance	Keep back! The burning building is about to collapse.
.	keep * down	not vomit, not throw up, keep in one’s stomach	If I ate that, I down know if I could keep it down.
.	keep * in	keep in a particular place, have something in a specific location	When I am not using it, I keep my passport in this drawer.
.	keep * off	prevent from stepping or climbing on to something	Keep the cat off the couch.
.	keep * out	prevent from entering	Keep the dog out of the garden; he keeps digging up the flowers.
.	keep * over	cover something with, put something above	I keep a tarp over my bicycle at night to prevent it from getting wet.
.	keep * up +	continue	You are doing a great job! Keep it up.
.	keep at +	not give up (an activity), to persevere	You should keep at your studies.
.	keep on	continue	He kept on talking after everybody asked him to stop.
.	keep to +	continue, persist in (an activity)	Everybody said she would never finish the puzzle, but she kept to it until it was done.
.	keep up	stay on the required schedule	You have to keep up if you want to work here.
.	keep up with +	stay on schedule with (a person, the workload, homework)	I have so much reading that I can’t keep up with the writing exercises.
.	kick back	sit or lie back (to relax)	After work, I like to kick back in front of the TV and relax.
.	kick in	begin taking effect	The medicine takes one hour to kick in.
.	lay * off +	suspend someone from a job (during a slow period)	The company was losing money, so they had to lay off 100 workers.
.	lay * out +	arrange	Why don’t we lay the pieces of the table out before we put it together.
.	lay down +	establish (laws, rules)	Lori lays down the law in her class. English only!
.	lay in on +	scold or criticize severely	My mom really laid in on me when I got home at 4:00 in the morning last night.
.	lay into +	scold or criticize severely	I saw Reto’s mom lay into him when he came home late last night.
.	lay away +	save for the future	Why don’t you lay away your wedding outfit?


.	leave * out +	not include, omit	Why did your parents leave you out of their vacation plans?
.	let * down	disappoint	I felt let down when I didn’t receive a birthday card from my sister.
.	let * down	lengthen (pants in sewing)	My uncle is a tailor, so he can let your pants down.
.	let * out	release	I am happy my brother was let out of prison early.
.	let * out	make bigger (in sewing)	I need to let out this skirt because I have gained weight.
.	let up	weaken in intensity	I told her NO a thousand times, but she won’t let up.
.	lie down	rest, recline	I need to lie down before we go out tonight.
.	lie down on +	rest, recline ( on a couch, bed)	I’m going to lie down on the sofa for a while.
.	lie with +	be decided by	Whether or not you can go to the party lies with your father.
.	light * up +	illuminate	Let’s get some candles to light this room up.
.	light up +	to smoke	Do you have to light up another cigarette? I thought you were trying to cut down.
.	live * down +	live in a way that a shameful or embarrassing event is forgotten	Jose will never live down singing that song at the karaoke bar.
.	live on +	survive from	I could live on bread and cheese.
.	live up to +	keep a standard	It would be hard to live up to her parent’s expectations. They are so demanding.
.	look * over +	examine, review	When I’m camping, I look my shoes over before I put them on.
.	look * up +	search for (in a dictionary)	I takes time to look up new vocabulary words.
.	look * up +	locate and visit	If you ever travel to California, you should look me up.
.	look after +	take care of (a child, a house, a pet)	When my sister goes on vacation, I look after her dog.
.	look back on +	to remember nostalgically	When I look back on my childhood, I often feel angry.
.	look down on +	see as inferior	She’s so conceited. She looks down on everybody else.


.	look for +	to seek or search for	I’m looking for my keys. Have you seen them?
.	look forward to +	anticipate with pleasure	I am looking forward to traveling to New York next year.
.	look into +	investigate	The police are looking into the murder.
.	look on	observe as a spectator	Everybody just looked on as the two men fought.
.	look out	be careful, pay attention, heed a certain danger	Look out, there’s a black widow spider on the wall.
.	look up to +	respect, admire someone	He looks up to his father.
.	make * out	decipher	I can’t make out your handwriting. What does this say?
.	make * out +	write a check or other document	Who should I make this check out to?
.	make * over	do again	The teacher made me do my homework over.
.	make * up +	invent ( a story)	Don’t believe anything she says. She always makes things up.
.	make * up +	complete what was missed	Fortunately, my professor let me make up the exam I missed yesterday.
.	make * up +	put on cosmetics	I takes me 10 minutes to make my face up.
.	make out	succeed	He really made out in the stock market last year.
.	make out	progress	How is your son making out in his new job?
.	make out	kiss passionately	I saw Benno and Isabelle making out in the movie theater last night!
.	make out with +	kiss someone passionately	Did you make out with Sally?
.	make up	reconcile	You two have been friends for so long that I think you should make up.
.	make up for +	compensate for	Allen made up for being late by getting me flowers.
.	mix * up +	confuse	I sometimes mix the verb tenses up.
.	mix * up +	blend	We need to mix up these different kinds of nuts before we put them in a bowl.


.	mix * up +	make lively (a party)	Let’s mix up this party with a little disco music.
.	name * after +	name a child using another family member’s name	I was named after my grandfather.
.	nod off	fall asleep	The movie was so boring that I nodded off before it was finished.
.	nose around +	sneak around	I hate it when my mother noses around my room.
.	occur to +	pop into one’s mind, come to one’s mind	It didn’t occur to us that we had left the iron on.
.	open up	share feelings	I’m glad that John feels comfortable enough around me to open up.
.	out to + verb	try to	She is out to get revenge now that her husband left her for another woman.
.	pan out	be successful, turn out well	The trip to Vegas didn’t pan out.
.	pass * off +	try to convince someone that something is real	He tried to pass the fake watch off as a real Rolex.
.	pass * on +	transmit	Please pass this message on to your co-workers.
.	pass * out +	distribute	We need to pass out these flyers for the concert tomorrow.
.	pass * up +	not take advantage (of an opportunity)	I can’t believe she passed up the opportunity to study in Rome.
.	pass away	die	After battling cancer for several years, he finally passed away at the age of 87.
.	pass on	die	I am afraid Professor Johnson has passed on.
.	pass on +	not accept (an invitation to eat or do something)	Jennifer passed on the invitation to join us for dinner.
.	pass out	become unconscious	He passed out because the room was too hot.
.	pay * back +	repay	If I loan you money, will you pay me back.
.	pay * off +	complete payment on a debt	It took me ten years to pay off my credit card debt.
.	pay * off +	to bribe	Don’t try to pay the police officer off if you get pulled over for speeding.
.	pick * out +	choose	Diane picked out a lovely dress for the dance.


.	pick * up +	to lift an object with the hands	Keep your back straight when you lift the TV up.
.	pick * up +	come and get someone in a car	What time are you going to pick me up.
.	pick * up +	learn something without effort	It’s possible to pick up enough English in two weeks to get by on your trip to Los Angeles.
.	pick * up +	try to initiate a relationship with someone (often in a bar)	Some weird guy tried to pick Patricia up at the bar.
.	pick on +	to tease, bully	She keeps picking on me! Make her stop.
.	pick up	grow, increase (inf.)	Business is really picking up this quarter.
.	play * down +	make less important (inf.)	The President played down his affair with the intern.
.	play * up	highlight something (inf.)	She played up her part in the new movie, but it was actually a very small role.
.	play up to +	flatter someone for your personal advantage	She has been playing up to the boss because she wants a promotion.
.	point * out +	indicate	I’d like to point out that figures in column two might be outdated.
.	pull down	earn	He pulls down about $300,000 a year.
.	pull in	park (a vehicle)	Mark pulled in too quickly and crashed into the wall.
.	pull out	depart (a vehicle)	Our train pulls out at 8:00, so don’t be late.
.	pull through	barely survive	I didn’t think she was going to make it, but she pulled through in the end.
.	put * across +	communicate (an idea or suggestion) clearly so that it is understood	I thought Ms. Smith put her ideas across rather clearly in the meeting.
.	put * away +	return to the proper place of storage	I told you kids to put your toys away.
.	put * down +	insult, say bad things about	She always puts down people who don’t share her opinions.
.	put * off +	postpone	Don’t put off your work – do it now!
.	put * on +	wear	Make sure you put on a sweater before you go outside.
.	put * on +	deceive	I didn’t believe a thing he said. I think he was putting me on.


.	put * out +	extinguish (a fire)	Don’t use water to put out a grease fire.
.	put * out +	inconvenience someone	I don’t want to put you out, but could you pick me up at the airport.
.	put * up	have a guest stay in your house for a short time	Can you put me up while I’m in town.
.	put in +	officially submit a request (in the armed forces or public services)	He put in for a transfer to the division in Los Angeles.
.	put out +	spend (usually used with unreasonably large sums of money)	I can’t put out that much money each month.
.	put up with +	tolerate	Sandy will not put up with smoking in her house.
.	quiet * down +	be quiet, or cause to be quiet	The neighbors told us to quiet down last night or they would call the police.
.	read up on +	research a topic for a reason	I need to read up on the company before I go on the job interview.
.	ring * up	telephone	Jack rung me up last night at 3:00 in the morning.
.	rule * out +	eliminate	I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of moving to another country if I get a good job offer.
.	run * down	trace	Have you run down those phone numbers I asked for last week?
.	run * down	criticize	My boss runs everyone down.
.	run * down	hit with a car	My dog was run down by a bus.
.	run * off	reproduce (photocopies)	Would you mind running off 10 copies of this document for me?
.	run * off +	make leave	The new government is trying to run the drug traffickers off.
.	run across +	find or meet unexpectedly	I ran across some old photos while I was cleaning my house.
.	run against +	compete in an election	Gore ran against Bush in the 2000 elections in the U.S.A.
.	run away	leave home permanently before you are a legal adult	The child ran away because her parents beat her.
.	run away from +	escape from	The child ran away from its parents.
.	run down	loose power, be very tired	You need to wind your watch so it doesn’t run down.


.	run for +	campaign for a government position	Gore is running for president of the U.S.A.
.	run into +	meet unexpectedly	I ran into my English teacher at the movies last night. She’s so nice!
.	run off	leave quickly	Why did you run off after the party?
.	run off	waste water	You shouldn’t swim where the sewage runs off into the ocean.
.	run out of +	not have any more of something	We ran out of milk this morning, so we need to go to the store.
.	save * up +	accumulate (money)	I hope I will be able to save up enough money to go to school.
.	see * off	say good-bye to someone at the beginning of their trip (at the airport, train station)	Did you see your sister off at the train station?
.	see * through	finish something despite difficulties	Are you going to be able to see your studies through now that you have a baby?
.	see about +	arrange or consider something	My dad said he was going to see about buying me a car.
.	see to +	make sure something happens, arrange	I’ll see to it that Mr. Ramirez gets your message.
.	sell * out	tell on someone	My partner in crime sold me out for a reduced jail sentence.
.	set * up	falsely incriminate a person	I don’t think he killed those men. Somebody set him up.
.	set * up	arrange a relationship	My mom set me up with her friend’s son.
.	set up +	arrange (an appointment, a meeting,etc.)	I set up an appointment with my doctor at 3:30 this afternoon.
.	settle on +	make a decision after a period of time	I settled on the job at the oil company.
.	settle up	pay one’s debts	We need to settle up before you move.
.	show * off +	show to everybody with a lot of pride	He always shows off his new things.
.	show * up	make someone seem inferior	He’s always trying to show up his co-workers in order to get ahead.
.	show off	boast, draw attention to oneself	Young boys show off in order to impress girls.
.	show up	arrive without previous notice	I hadn’t seen my cousin for years, and all of a sudden, he showed up at my workplace yesterday!


.	shut * off	stop from functioning	If you don’t pay your electric bill, your power is going to get shut off.
.	shut * up	make quiet	Would someone shut him up! He’s talking so loudly that we’re going to get in trouble.
.	slow * down +	make move more slowly	Because Mary’s level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class down.
.	slow * up +	make move more slowly	Because Mary’s level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class up.
.	spell * out +	to explain something in a detailed way so that the meaning is clearly understood	He’s so stupid that you have to spell everything our for him.
.	stand * up	not arrive to a date or an appointment (inf.)	I arranged to meet Joe at the library at 8:00, but he stood me up. I hope he has a good excuse.
.	stand by	wait	I need you to stand by and answer the phone when my broker calls.
.	stand for +	represent	SCUBA stands for "self contained underwater breathing apparatus."
.	stand for +	tolerate	I won’t stand for people criticizing me.
.	stand out	be very noticeable	Soledad is so beautiful! She really stands out in a crowd.
.	stand up for +	defend (something one believes in)	Every individual must stand up for what they believe in.
.	stand up to +	defend oneself against someone or something	I think you should stand up to your older brother and tell him to stop pushing you around.
.	stay over	spend the night at a person’s house	It takes you so long to take the bus home, so why don’t you just stay over?
.	stick it to +	severely criticize a person (inf.)	My boss really stuck it to me when I arrived late to work for the third time this week.
.	stick to +	persevere, keep trying	Even though English is a hard language to master, you must stick to it!
.	stick up for +	defend oneself or opinions	Joseph joined the army because he believes he must stick up for his country.
.	take * away +	remove, seize or capture	The soldiers took the captives away.
.	take * back +	retract something you said	I demand that you take back what you said.
.	take * back +	return an item to a store	The dress my grandmother bought for me didn’t fit, so I took it back and exchanged it for a pair of pants.
.	take * down +	write down what is said	Would you mind taking down my messages while I am on vacation?


.	take * down +	remove (from a high place)	The city government made the shop take down their bright, neon sign.
.	take * for	consider, view as	Do you take me for an idiot?
.	take * in +	learning	Are you taking in all of these phrasal verbs?
.	take * in +	deceive a person	He was taken in by the con artist.
.	take * in +	make smaller when sewing	I lost weight, so I need to take some of my skirts to the tailor to have them taken in.
.	take * off	when a plane or rocket leaves the ground	My stomach felt funny when the plane took off.
.	take * off +	remove	In many cultures, it is appropriate to take off your shoes when entering a house.
.	take * off +	leave work or school for a period of time	I was sick last week, so I took a few days off of work.
.	take * out +	accompany a person on a date (for dinner, the movies)	I can’t meet you tonight because I am taking Fernanda out to dinner.
.	take * over +	take control of	Who is going to take over the family business when Aretha’s father dies?
.	take * up +	begin a new hobby	Have you taken up any new hobbies since you moved here?
.	take * up +	discuss (at a later date)	We should take this issue up in the meeting tomorrow.
.	take * up +	shorten a garment when sewing	This dress is too long, I am going to take it up.
.	take after +	resemble a parent or relative	I take after my father. Who do you take after?
.	take off	leave	We took off after dinner.
.	take on +	accept (responsibilities, work)	She has taken on too much responsibility in this project.
.	take over	take control of	If the President is assassinated, the Vice-president will take over.
.	take up +	occupy space	This couch takes up too much space in the living room.
.	talk * over +	discuss	I hope my parents talk their relationship problems over before they get divorced.
.	talk back	respond in an impolite way to an adult	Don’t talk back!


.	talk back to +	respond in an impolite way to an adult	Children should not talk back to their parents.
.	tear * down +	destroy	The county decided to tear down the dilapidated school and build a new one.
.	tear * up +	tear or rip into small pieces	I always tear up my personal papers before I throw them out.
.	tell * off +	criticize a person severely, reprimand (inf.)	Carolina told me off when she found out I was gossiping about her date with Martin.
.	tell on +	report a crime to the police or bad behavior to a parent	Every time I did something wrong when I was a child, my sister would tell on me.
.	think * over +	consider	Think over the offer before you sign the contract.
.	think * through +	consider carefully	You need to think this through carefully before you make a decision.
.	think * up +	create or invent a false story	I need to think up an excuse for not going to her party.
.	throw * away +	discard	Don’t throw away those bottles; we can recycle them.
.	throw * out +	discard	I asked him not to throw out the Sunday newspaper because I wanted to save an article.
.	throw * out +	remove by force from (a room, school, a house, etc.)	Mary threw out her roommate because she stopped paying rent.
.	throw up	vomit	If you drink too much alcohol, you might throw up.
.	tie * up +	tie securely	When we dock, make sure you tie the boat up.
.	tire * out	cause someone to be very tired	Speaking English all day tires me out.
.	touch * up	make the final improvements	We didn’t paint the whole kitchen, we just touched up the cabinets.
.	touch on +	talk about for a short time	The presidential candidates touched on the subject of health care during the debates.
.	try * on +	put on to make sure a piece of clothing fits	Try on the pants before you buy them.
.	try * out	test	Try out this massage chair – it feels great!
.	turn * around	change or reverse direction	Turn the car around and go back home.
.	turn * away	refuse to deal with or give service	They turned us away at the border because we didn’t have visas.


.	turn * down +	refuse an offer; reject an application	She turned down the new job in New York, because she didn’t want to move.
.	turn * down +	lower the volume or intensity of a TV, radio, or other machine	I’m studying! Please turn down the TV.
.	turn * in	submit	You need to turn your essays in next week.
.	turn * off +	stop the function of (a stove, a water faucet, a car, etc.)	Don’t forget to turn off the iron before you leave the house.
.	turn * on	cause to be excited sexually	Scientists have discovered that the smell of cinnamon turns many people on.
.	turn * on +	start the function of a TV, a radio, a machine	Turn on the TV. The baseball game starts in a few minutes.
.	turn * out	produce	The weavers can turn out two or three rugs a month.
.	turn * out	switch off a light	Turn out the light before you go to bed.
.	turn * over	give to authorities (said of evidence or stolen / lost property)	They turned the wallet over to the police.
.	turn * up +	increase the volume or intensity of a TV, radio, or other machine	Turn up the TV. I can’t hear what they’re saying.
.	turn in	go to bed (inf.)	It’s getting late. I think it is about time to turn in.
.	turn into +	become something different, transform	When she kissed the frog, it turned into a handsome prince.
.	turn on +	attack unexpectedly	The pit bull suddenly turned on the small child.
.	turn out	audience members to a function	Over 100,000 people turned out for the concert.
.	turn out	end up being	She turned out to be the murderer after all.
.	turn up	find unexpectedly	My keys turned up in the bedroom.
.	use * up	use all of something	I used up all of the soap, so we need to buy some more.
.	veer away from +	stay away from, avoid	I veer away from the same old summer blockbuster films
.	yak on	to continue talking in an annoying way ("on" can be repeated for emphasis)	He just yakked on and on and on.
.	yak on about +	to continue talking in an annoying way about something ("on" can be repeated for emphasis)	She just yakked on and on about her husband’s new job.


.	yammer on	to talk in an annoying way or complain ("on" can be repeated for emphasis)	They yammered on and on and on.
.	yammer on about +	to talk in an annoying way about something or complain about ("on" can be repeated for emphasis)	He just yammered on and on about how horrible the waiter was.
.	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	I zipped around town after work today.
.	zone out	stop paying attention	He zoned out during class.
.	zonk out	fall asleep	Jill was so exhausted after taking the TOEFL test that she zonked out before dinner.
.	zoom in	focus	You need a telephoto lens to zoom in.
.	zoom in on +	focus on something, pinpoint	She zoomed in on his face while taking the picture.
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