DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
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Double comparatives are often shortened in spoken English, especially when used as a cliche. Here are some examples of typical cliches using double comparatives.
The more the merrier
means...
🔹The more people there are, the merrier everyone will be.
Double comparatives can also be turned into commands in the imperative form when recommending certain actions:
🔹Study more, learn more.
🔹Play less, study more.
🔹Work more, save more.
🔹Think harder, get smarter.
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SHORT FORM
A short form of this structure is used in sentences ending in 'better', and the expression 'the more the merrier'.
1. How do you like your coffee? The stronger the better.
2. What price range are you interested in? The cheaper the better.
3. What time would you like me to come? The earlier the better.
4. What sort of presentation should I prepare? The shorter the better!
5. Can I bring a friend? Sure. The more the merrier!
comma can be omitted in such expressions.
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Double Comparatives to Show Change
Finally, double comparatives are also used to show a continual increase or decrease.
🔹There are more and more people coming to this vacation spot.
🔹It seems like there is less and less time to spend with the family these days.
🔹Recently, people are finding more and more time to spend with their families.
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Double comparatives are often shortened in spoken English, especially when used as a cliche. Here are some examples of typical cliches using double comparatives.
The more the merrier
means...
🔹The more people there are, the merrier everyone will be.
Double comparatives can also be turned into commands in the imperative form when recommending certain actions:
🔹Study more, learn more.
🔹Play less, study more.
🔹Work more, save more.
🔹Think harder, get smarter.
=======================
SHORT FORM
A short form of this structure is used in sentences ending in 'better', and the expression 'the more the merrier'.
1. How do you like your coffee? The stronger the better.
2. What price range are you interested in? The cheaper the better.
3. What time would you like me to come? The earlier the better.
4. What sort of presentation should I prepare? The shorter the better!
5. Can I bring a friend? Sure. The more the merrier!
comma can be omitted in such expressions.
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Double Comparatives to Show Change
Finally, double comparatives are also used to show a continual increase or decrease.
🔹There are more and more people coming to this vacation spot.
🔹It seems like there is less and less time to spend with the family these days.
🔹Recently, people are finding more and more time to spend with their families.
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SV RAMANUJ
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List of phrasal verbs with GIVE
PART:1
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🌿Give away
Meaning: Make a gift of (something)
Example: I didn’t like that book, so I gave it away.
🌿Give away
Meaning: Formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father
Example: Who give away this woman to this man in Holy matrimony?
🌿Give away
Meaning: Unintentionally reveal a secret, or expose someone
Example: He gave himself away with a stupid lie.
🌿Give away
Meaning: Concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.
Example: Despite giving away twenty pounds in weight, the challenger found a knock-out blow in the second round.
🌿Give back
Meaning: Return, restore
Example: Give me back my book!
🌿Give back
Meaning: Contribute money, goods or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one’s own success
Example: We organize this Thanksgiving dinner at the old-age home to give back to the community.
🌿Give forth
Meaning: Emit or release something
Example: The chimney gave forth a cloud of grey smoke.
🌿Give forth
Meaning: Give off an emanation
Example: The roses give forth a very heady scent at this time of the year.
🌿Give in
Meaning: Collapse or fall
Example: The roof gave in under the weight of the snow.
🌿Give in
Meaning: Relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat
Example: I finally gave in and let him stay up to watch TV.
🌿Give in to
Meaning: Allow a feeling or desire to control you
Example: If you feel the urge for a cigarette, try not to give in to it.
🌿Give in to
Meaning: Criticise harshly or punish someone for something.
Example: She would not give in to these men.
🌿Give it up for/to
Meaning: Applaud.
Example: Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the star of our show, Amy Jones!
🌿Give of oneself
Meaning: Devote oneself unselfishly to a task, especially to give time and energy
Example: Thank you to all our dedicated volunteers who have given of themselves to make this project a success.
🌿Give off
Meaning: Emit; to produce and send forth
Example: The substance was giving off smoke.
🌿Give out
Meaning: Issue; to distribute
Example: Can you help me to give out the new books to the class, please?
🌿Give out
Meaning: Break down, get out of order, fail
Example: So your old car finally gave out, did it?
🌿Give out
Meaning: Complain, sulk, chastise
Example: You shouldn’t give out to your brother like that.
🌿Give over
Meaning: Entrust (something) to another
Example: She gave the deeds over to the solicitor.
🌿Give over
Meaning: Devote or resign to a particular purpose or activity
Example: He gave himself over to a monastic life.
🌿Give over
Meaning: Give up; abandon; desert; stop
Example: Give over with your nonsense, will you!
🌿Give up
Meaning: Surrender (someone or something)
Example: They gave him up to the police.
🌿Give up
Meaning: Stop or quit (an activity, etc)
Example: They gave up the search when it got dark.
🌿Give up
Meaning: Relinquish (something)
Example: He gave up his seat to an old man.
🌿Give up
Meaning: Lose hope concerning (someone or something)
Example: They gave him up for dead.
🌿Give up
Meaning: Abandon (someone or something)
Example: I gave up my faith years ago.
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🌿Give away
Meaning: Make a gift of (something)
Example: I didn’t like that book, so I gave it away.
🌿Give away
Meaning: Formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father
Example: Who give away this woman to this man in Holy matrimony?
🌿Give away
Meaning: Unintentionally reveal a secret, or expose someone
Example: He gave himself away with a stupid lie.
🌿Give away
Meaning: Concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.
Example: Despite giving away twenty pounds in weight, the challenger found a knock-out blow in the second round.
🌿Give back
Meaning: Return, restore
Example: Give me back my book!
🌿Give back
Meaning: Contribute money, goods or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one’s own success
Example: We organize this Thanksgiving dinner at the old-age home to give back to the community.
🌿Give forth
Meaning: Emit or release something
Example: The chimney gave forth a cloud of grey smoke.
🌿Give forth
Meaning: Give off an emanation
Example: The roses give forth a very heady scent at this time of the year.
🌿Give in
Meaning: Collapse or fall
Example: The roof gave in under the weight of the snow.
🌿Give in
Meaning: Relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat
Example: I finally gave in and let him stay up to watch TV.
🌿Give in to
Meaning: Allow a feeling or desire to control you
Example: If you feel the urge for a cigarette, try not to give in to it.
🌿Give in to
Meaning: Criticise harshly or punish someone for something.
Example: She would not give in to these men.
🌿Give it up for/to
Meaning: Applaud.
Example: Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the star of our show, Amy Jones!
🌿Give of oneself
Meaning: Devote oneself unselfishly to a task, especially to give time and energy
Example: Thank you to all our dedicated volunteers who have given of themselves to make this project a success.
🌿Give off
Meaning: Emit; to produce and send forth
Example: The substance was giving off smoke.
🌿Give out
Meaning: Issue; to distribute
Example: Can you help me to give out the new books to the class, please?
🌿Give out
Meaning: Break down, get out of order, fail
Example: So your old car finally gave out, did it?
🌿Give out
Meaning: Complain, sulk, chastise
Example: You shouldn’t give out to your brother like that.
🌿Give over
Meaning: Entrust (something) to another
Example: She gave the deeds over to the solicitor.
🌿Give over
Meaning: Devote or resign to a particular purpose or activity
Example: He gave himself over to a monastic life.
🌿Give over
Meaning: Give up; abandon; desert; stop
Example: Give over with your nonsense, will you!
🌿Give up
Meaning: Surrender (someone or something)
Example: They gave him up to the police.
🌿Give up
Meaning: Stop or quit (an activity, etc)
Example: They gave up the search when it got dark.
🌿Give up
Meaning: Relinquish (something)
Example: He gave up his seat to an old man.
🌿Give up
Meaning: Lose hope concerning (someone or something)
Example: They gave him up for dead.
🌿Give up
Meaning: Abandon (someone or something)
Example: I gave up my faith years ago.
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List of phrasal verbs with GIVE
PART:2
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🌿Give up
Meaning: Admit defeat, to capitulate
Example: OK, I give up, you win.
🌿Give up on
Meaning: Lose faith in or stop believing in something or someone.
Example: Most of the teachers gave up on her years ago.
🌿Give up on
Meaning: Stop feeling hope.
Example: At that point, I hadn’t completely given up on the marriage.
🌿Give yourself up
Meaning: Surrender to the police or authorities
Example: The gunman gave himself up to the police.
🌿Give way
Meaning: Yield to persistent persuasion
Example: The mother gave way to her crying child.
🌿Give way
Meaning: Collapse or break under physical stresses
Example: After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time.
🌿Give way
Meaning: Give precedence to other road users
Example: At the crossing, cars must give way to pedestrians.
🌿Give way to
Meaning: Be replaced by something better, cheaper, more modern, etc
Example: The storm gave way to bright sunshine.
🌿Give way to
Meaning: Allow a vehicle to pass in front.
Example: Let’s give way to traffic coming from the right.
🌿Give way to
Meaning: Surrender to strong emotions
Example: Flinging herself on the bed, she gave way to helpless misery.
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🌿Give up
Meaning: Admit defeat, to capitulate
Example: OK, I give up, you win.
🌿Give up on
Meaning: Lose faith in or stop believing in something or someone.
Example: Most of the teachers gave up on her years ago.
🌿Give up on
Meaning: Stop feeling hope.
Example: At that point, I hadn’t completely given up on the marriage.
🌿Give yourself up
Meaning: Surrender to the police or authorities
Example: The gunman gave himself up to the police.
🌿Give way
Meaning: Yield to persistent persuasion
Example: The mother gave way to her crying child.
🌿Give way
Meaning: Collapse or break under physical stresses
Example: After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time.
🌿Give way
Meaning: Give precedence to other road users
Example: At the crossing, cars must give way to pedestrians.
🌿Give way to
Meaning: Be replaced by something better, cheaper, more modern, etc
Example: The storm gave way to bright sunshine.
🌿Give way to
Meaning: Allow a vehicle to pass in front.
Example: Let’s give way to traffic coming from the right.
🌿Give way to
Meaning: Surrender to strong emotions
Example: Flinging herself on the bed, she gave way to helpless misery.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with GO
PART:1
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🍁Go after
Meaning: Pursue in an attempt to catch another
Example: Go after him and apologize.
🍁Go after
Meaning: Pursue an object or a goal
Example: Inspired, the scientist went right after the new idea.
🍁Go against
Meaning: Violate; to breach; to break
Example: What he did goes against the rules.
🍁Go against
Meaning: Be unfavourable to someone
Example: The court’s decision went against them.
🍁Go against
Meaning: Be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle
Example: This goes against my instincts.
🍁Go against
Meaning: Oppose; to resist
Example: He dared not go against the King.
🍁Go ahead
Meaning: Proceed; to begin
Example: Go ahead and eat without me; I expect to be very late.
🍁Go all out
Meaning: Reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources
Example: They went all out for his eightieth birthday party and chartered a tour boat on the bay.
🍁Go along
Meaning: Participate, cooperate, or conform
Example: I refuse to go along with another of his dangerous schemes.
🍁Go around
Meaning: Move or spread from person to person
Example: There’s a cough going around.
🍁Go around
Meaning: Share with everyone
Example: There’s plenty of fish to go around.
🍁Go at
Meaning: Try to solve a problem a specific way; to undertake a task
Example: I went at the issue for hours but could not come up with a way around it.
🍁Go away
Meaning: Depart or leave a place
Example: I’m not going to buy it. Please go away and don’t come back.
🍁Go away
Meaning: Travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation
Example: Are you going away this year?
🍁Go away
Meaning: Become invisible, vanish or disappear
Example: This cold just won’t go away.
🍁Go back
Meaning: Abandon, desert, betray or fail someone or something
Example: You promised me that you’d pay up today, no going back on your word.
🍁Go below
Meaning: Go below deck on a ship; to leave the top deck of a ship
Example: The weather’s getting bad; you had better go below!
🍁Go by
Meaning: Pass or go past without much interaction
Example: I like to sit and watch the world go by.
🍁Go by
Meaning: Be called, to use as a name
Example: His full name is Ernest Tinkleton, but he goes by Ernie.
🍁Go by
Meaning: Follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.
Example: I’m only going by what my teacher said.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one
Example: You’ll need to go down two floors to get to that office.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Disappear below the horizon; to set
Example: It’ll be cooler once the sun goes down.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one
Example: The unemployment rate has gone down significantly in recent months.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Fall (down), fall to the floor
Example: The boxer went down in the second round, after a blow to the chin.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Be received or accepted
Example: The news didn’t go down well with her parents.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Be recorded or remembered (as)
Example: Today will go down as a monumental failure.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Take place, happen
Example: A big heist went down yesterday by the docks.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Perform oral sex
Example: He felt nervous about going down on his girlfriend for the first time.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Stop functioning, to go offline
Example: Did the server just go down again? We’ll have to reboot it.
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🍁Go after
Meaning: Pursue in an attempt to catch another
Example: Go after him and apologize.
🍁Go after
Meaning: Pursue an object or a goal
Example: Inspired, the scientist went right after the new idea.
🍁Go against
Meaning: Violate; to breach; to break
Example: What he did goes against the rules.
🍁Go against
Meaning: Be unfavourable to someone
Example: The court’s decision went against them.
🍁Go against
Meaning: Be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle
Example: This goes against my instincts.
🍁Go against
Meaning: Oppose; to resist
Example: He dared not go against the King.
🍁Go ahead
Meaning: Proceed; to begin
Example: Go ahead and eat without me; I expect to be very late.
🍁Go all out
Meaning: Reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources
Example: They went all out for his eightieth birthday party and chartered a tour boat on the bay.
🍁Go along
Meaning: Participate, cooperate, or conform
Example: I refuse to go along with another of his dangerous schemes.
🍁Go around
Meaning: Move or spread from person to person
Example: There’s a cough going around.
🍁Go around
Meaning: Share with everyone
Example: There’s plenty of fish to go around.
🍁Go at
Meaning: Try to solve a problem a specific way; to undertake a task
Example: I went at the issue for hours but could not come up with a way around it.
🍁Go away
Meaning: Depart or leave a place
Example: I’m not going to buy it. Please go away and don’t come back.
🍁Go away
Meaning: Travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation
Example: Are you going away this year?
🍁Go away
Meaning: Become invisible, vanish or disappear
Example: This cold just won’t go away.
🍁Go back
Meaning: Abandon, desert, betray or fail someone or something
Example: You promised me that you’d pay up today, no going back on your word.
🍁Go below
Meaning: Go below deck on a ship; to leave the top deck of a ship
Example: The weather’s getting bad; you had better go below!
🍁Go by
Meaning: Pass or go past without much interaction
Example: I like to sit and watch the world go by.
🍁Go by
Meaning: Be called, to use as a name
Example: His full name is Ernest Tinkleton, but he goes by Ernie.
🍁Go by
Meaning: Follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.
Example: I’m only going by what my teacher said.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one
Example: You’ll need to go down two floors to get to that office.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Disappear below the horizon; to set
Example: It’ll be cooler once the sun goes down.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one
Example: The unemployment rate has gone down significantly in recent months.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Fall (down), fall to the floor
Example: The boxer went down in the second round, after a blow to the chin.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Be received or accepted
Example: The news didn’t go down well with her parents.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Be recorded or remembered (as)
Example: Today will go down as a monumental failure.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Take place, happen
Example: A big heist went down yesterday by the docks.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Perform oral sex
Example: He felt nervous about going down on his girlfriend for the first time.
🍁Go down
Meaning: Stop functioning, to go offline
Example: Did the server just go down again? We’ll have to reboot it.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with GO
PART:2
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🍁Go for
Meaning: Try for, to attempt to reach
Example: I’ll go for the world record.
🍁Go for
Meaning: Undertake (an action)
Example: His phone was off so I couldn’t ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it.
🍁Go for
Meaning: Attack
Example: Careful, he’ll go for your throat!
🍁Go for
Meaning: Develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with
Example: Clyde took one look at Bonnie and really went for her.
🍁Go for
Meaning: Favor, accept
Example: Management won’t go for such a risky project now.
🍁Go for
Meaning: Apply equally to
Example: Stop taking my food from the fridge! That goes for you too, Nick!
🍁Go for it
Meaning: Put maximum effort into achieving something
Example: He really went for it.
🍁Go for it
Meaning: Decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
Example: May I use your bathroom? ― Go for it!
🍁Go in
Meaning: Be obscured by clouds
Example: It’s chilly now the sun’s gone in.
🍁Go into
Meaning: Get involved in; to investigate or explore
Example: I don’t want to go into the details now.
🍁Go into
Meaning: Divide exactly; to be a factor of
Example: 11 goes into 88 and 99 but not 100.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Explode
Example: The bomb went off right after the president left his office.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Fire, especially accidentally
Example: The gun went off during their struggle.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Explode metaphorically; to become very angry
Example: When the boss came to know about the scheme, he went off, shouting and throwing everything away.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Begin clanging or making noise
Example: The alarm will go off at six a.m.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Depart; to leave
Example: He went off without a word.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Like less
Example: Ever since falling off my bike, she’s gone off cycling to work.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Continue in extent
Example: The meeting seemed to go on forever.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Continue an action
Example: I think I’ve said enough now; I’m not sure I should go on.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Proceed
Example: He went on to win a gold medal.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Talk about a subject frequently or at great length
Example: Will you stop going on about your stupid holiday.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.
Example: I didn’t make a decision because I didn’t have anything to go on.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Happen (occur)
Example: What’s going on?!
🍁Go out
Meaning: Leave, especially a building
Example: Please go out through the back door.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Leave one’s abode to go to public places
Example: They were going to stay in and read, but instead went out shopping.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Be eliminated from a competition
Example: Our team went out in the third round.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Be turned off or extinguished
Example: The lights went out.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Discard or meld all the cards in one’s hand
Example: Leon made two canastas, then went out by melding treys.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Become out of fashion
Example: He thought Nehru jackets went out in the late seventies.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates
Example: They’ve been going out for three years now, but still live apart.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Fail
Example: I’d like to help clear the field, but my knee went out on me.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Spend the last moments of a show (while playing something)
Example: Thank you for introducing us to your new album. Which song should we go out on?
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🍁Go for
Meaning: Try for, to attempt to reach
Example: I’ll go for the world record.
🍁Go for
Meaning: Undertake (an action)
Example: His phone was off so I couldn’t ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it.
🍁Go for
Meaning: Attack
Example: Careful, he’ll go for your throat!
🍁Go for
Meaning: Develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with
Example: Clyde took one look at Bonnie and really went for her.
🍁Go for
Meaning: Favor, accept
Example: Management won’t go for such a risky project now.
🍁Go for
Meaning: Apply equally to
Example: Stop taking my food from the fridge! That goes for you too, Nick!
🍁Go for it
Meaning: Put maximum effort into achieving something
Example: He really went for it.
🍁Go for it
Meaning: Decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
Example: May I use your bathroom? ― Go for it!
🍁Go in
Meaning: Be obscured by clouds
Example: It’s chilly now the sun’s gone in.
🍁Go into
Meaning: Get involved in; to investigate or explore
Example: I don’t want to go into the details now.
🍁Go into
Meaning: Divide exactly; to be a factor of
Example: 11 goes into 88 and 99 but not 100.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Explode
Example: The bomb went off right after the president left his office.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Fire, especially accidentally
Example: The gun went off during their struggle.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Explode metaphorically; to become very angry
Example: When the boss came to know about the scheme, he went off, shouting and throwing everything away.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Begin clanging or making noise
Example: The alarm will go off at six a.m.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Depart; to leave
Example: He went off without a word.
🍁Go off
Meaning: Like less
Example: Ever since falling off my bike, she’s gone off cycling to work.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Continue in extent
Example: The meeting seemed to go on forever.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Continue an action
Example: I think I’ve said enough now; I’m not sure I should go on.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Proceed
Example: He went on to win a gold medal.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Talk about a subject frequently or at great length
Example: Will you stop going on about your stupid holiday.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.
Example: I didn’t make a decision because I didn’t have anything to go on.
🍁Go on
Meaning: Happen (occur)
Example: What’s going on?!
🍁Go out
Meaning: Leave, especially a building
Example: Please go out through the back door.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Leave one’s abode to go to public places
Example: They were going to stay in and read, but instead went out shopping.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Be eliminated from a competition
Example: Our team went out in the third round.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Be turned off or extinguished
Example: The lights went out.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Discard or meld all the cards in one’s hand
Example: Leon made two canastas, then went out by melding treys.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Become out of fashion
Example: He thought Nehru jackets went out in the late seventies.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates
Example: They’ve been going out for three years now, but still live apart.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Fail
Example: I’d like to help clear the field, but my knee went out on me.
🍁Go out
Meaning: Spend the last moments of a show (while playing something)
Example: Thank you for introducing us to your new album. Which song should we go out on?
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List of useful phrasal verbs with GO
PART:3
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🍁Go over
Meaning: Look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze
Example: Please go over the reports to make sure we haven’t missed anything.
🍁Go over
Meaning: Create a response or impression
Example: Playing a radio in the office did not go over well with his coworkers.
🍁Go so far as
Meaning: Reach an unexpected extent in doing something
Example: I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn’t go so far as to kill himself?
🍁Go through
Meaning: Travel from one end of something to the other
Example: The train went through the tunnel.
🍁Go through
Meaning: Examine or scrutinize (a number or series of things), especially in a regular order
Example: Every morning, she went through her mail over a cup of coffee.
🍁Go through
Meaning: Undergo, suffer, experience
Example: She’s yet to go through puberty, although she’s already 17.
🍁Go through
Meaning: Wear out (clothing etc. )
Example: I’ve gone through two pairs of shoes already this holiday.
🍁Go through
Meaning: Progress to the next stage of something
Example: If United don’t lose by more than 2 goals, they should go through to the next round.
🍁Go through
Meaning: Reach an intended destination after passing through some process
Example: My payment hasn’t gone through yet.
🍁Go through with
Meaning: Carry out (something planned or promised)
Example: If you decide to go through with the surgery, remember to leave time to recover.
🍁Go to
Meaning: Attend an event or a sight
Example: We went to a concert for my birthday.
🍁Go to
Meaning: Attend classes at a school as a student
Example: He went to the University of Kansas for almost two years before he dropped out.
🍁Go to
Meaning: Tend to support
Example: The study goes to the point I was making earlier about subsidies.
🍁Go towards
Meaning: Be a contribution to
Example: This money will go towards paying off the debt.
🍁Go under
Meaning: Descend into a body of water; to founder
Example: The boat was too heavy and went under.
🍁Go under
Meaning: Collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt
Example: In the crisis, the company was forced to reduce its costs in order to avoid going under.
🍁Go under
Meaning: Be named; to call oneself
Example: He goes under the name of Mr X to remain anonymous.
🍁Go up
Meaning: Be built or erected
Example: There are new offices going up in town.
🍁Go up
Meaning: Rise or increase in price, cost, or value
Example: Bananas have gone up because of a shortage.
🍁Go up
Meaning: Be consumed by fire
Example: The building went up in smoke.
🍁Go up
Meaning: Forget lines or blocks during public performance
Example: The producer hopes nobody goes up opening night.
🍁Go up for
Meaning: Of the fielding side, to appeal for the batsman or batswoman to be out
Example: The keeper went up for a caught behind.
🍁Go with
Meaning: Choose or accept (a suggestion)
Example: Although I liked your suggestion, I’ll go with my original idea.
🍁Go with
Meaning: Correspond or fit well with, to match
Example: Does this red skirt go with this pink blouse?
🍁Go without
Meaning: Be deprived of
Example: The poor man’s children went without supper.
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🍁Go over
Meaning: Look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze
Example: Please go over the reports to make sure we haven’t missed anything.
🍁Go over
Meaning: Create a response or impression
Example: Playing a radio in the office did not go over well with his coworkers.
🍁Go so far as
Meaning: Reach an unexpected extent in doing something
Example: I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn’t go so far as to kill himself?
🍁Go through
Meaning: Travel from one end of something to the other
Example: The train went through the tunnel.
🍁Go through
Meaning: Examine or scrutinize (a number or series of things), especially in a regular order
Example: Every morning, she went through her mail over a cup of coffee.
🍁Go through
Meaning: Undergo, suffer, experience
Example: She’s yet to go through puberty, although she’s already 17.
🍁Go through
Meaning: Wear out (clothing etc. )
Example: I’ve gone through two pairs of shoes already this holiday.
🍁Go through
Meaning: Progress to the next stage of something
Example: If United don’t lose by more than 2 goals, they should go through to the next round.
🍁Go through
Meaning: Reach an intended destination after passing through some process
Example: My payment hasn’t gone through yet.
🍁Go through with
Meaning: Carry out (something planned or promised)
Example: If you decide to go through with the surgery, remember to leave time to recover.
🍁Go to
Meaning: Attend an event or a sight
Example: We went to a concert for my birthday.
🍁Go to
Meaning: Attend classes at a school as a student
Example: He went to the University of Kansas for almost two years before he dropped out.
🍁Go to
Meaning: Tend to support
Example: The study goes to the point I was making earlier about subsidies.
🍁Go towards
Meaning: Be a contribution to
Example: This money will go towards paying off the debt.
🍁Go under
Meaning: Descend into a body of water; to founder
Example: The boat was too heavy and went under.
🍁Go under
Meaning: Collapse or fail, e.g. by going bankrupt
Example: In the crisis, the company was forced to reduce its costs in order to avoid going under.
🍁Go under
Meaning: Be named; to call oneself
Example: He goes under the name of Mr X to remain anonymous.
🍁Go up
Meaning: Be built or erected
Example: There are new offices going up in town.
🍁Go up
Meaning: Rise or increase in price, cost, or value
Example: Bananas have gone up because of a shortage.
🍁Go up
Meaning: Be consumed by fire
Example: The building went up in smoke.
🍁Go up
Meaning: Forget lines or blocks during public performance
Example: The producer hopes nobody goes up opening night.
🍁Go up for
Meaning: Of the fielding side, to appeal for the batsman or batswoman to be out
Example: The keeper went up for a caught behind.
🍁Go with
Meaning: Choose or accept (a suggestion)
Example: Although I liked your suggestion, I’ll go with my original idea.
🍁Go with
Meaning: Correspond or fit well with, to match
Example: Does this red skirt go with this pink blouse?
🍁Go without
Meaning: Be deprived of
Example: The poor man’s children went without supper.
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List of phrasal verbs with HANG
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🌼Hang about
Meaning: Stay, linger or loiter
Example: If you hang about after the show, you can meet the cast.
Hang about
🌼Meaning: Spend time or be friends
Example: My daughter likes to hang about with older kids after school.
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Wait a moment (usually imperative)
Example: Hang on. Let me check
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Hold, grasp, or grip
Example: Hang on to the handle so you don’t drop it.
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Keep; to store something for someone
Example: Hang on to my jacket until I get back.
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Pay close attention
Example: The audience hangs on his every word.
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Continually believe in something; to have faith in
Example: He’s got a philosophy he hangs on to.
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Persevere
Example: Just hang on and keep going; this pain won’t last forever.
🌼Hang out
Meaning: Spend time doing nothing in particular
Example: He hung out with his friends all day yesterday.
🌼Hang out
Meaning: Be unyielding; to hold out
Example: The juryman hangs out against an agreement.
🌼Hang over
Meaning: Be threatening, to be imminent
Example: A shadow of doubt hung over my academic future.
🌼Hang together
Meaning: Be self-consistent
Example: The story does not hang together.
🌼Hang up
Meaning: Put up to hang
Example: I hung up my wash on the line.
🌼Hang up
Meaning: Terminate a telephone call
Example: When my mother started telling me to be careful over the phone, I threatened to hang up on her.
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🌼Hang about
Meaning: Stay, linger or loiter
Example: If you hang about after the show, you can meet the cast.
Hang about
🌼Meaning: Spend time or be friends
Example: My daughter likes to hang about with older kids after school.
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Wait a moment (usually imperative)
Example: Hang on. Let me check
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Hold, grasp, or grip
Example: Hang on to the handle so you don’t drop it.
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Keep; to store something for someone
Example: Hang on to my jacket until I get back.
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Pay close attention
Example: The audience hangs on his every word.
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Continually believe in something; to have faith in
Example: He’s got a philosophy he hangs on to.
🌼Hang on
Meaning: Persevere
Example: Just hang on and keep going; this pain won’t last forever.
🌼Hang out
Meaning: Spend time doing nothing in particular
Example: He hung out with his friends all day yesterday.
🌼Hang out
Meaning: Be unyielding; to hold out
Example: The juryman hangs out against an agreement.
🌼Hang over
Meaning: Be threatening, to be imminent
Example: A shadow of doubt hung over my academic future.
🌼Hang together
Meaning: Be self-consistent
Example: The story does not hang together.
🌼Hang up
Meaning: Put up to hang
Example: I hung up my wash on the line.
🌼Hang up
Meaning: Terminate a telephone call
Example: When my mother started telling me to be careful over the phone, I threatened to hang up on her.
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List of phrasal verbs with HOLD
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🌷Hold up
Meaning: Wait or delay
Example: Hold up a minute. I want to check something.
🌷Hold up
Meaning: Impede; detain
Example: I’ve got to be to work now. Why are you holding me up?
🌷Hold up
Meaning: Support or lift
Example: Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.
🌷Hold up
Meaning: Fulfil / fulfill or complete one’s part of an agreement
Example: I don’t think he’s holding up his end of the bargain.
🌷Hold up
Meaning: Rob at gunpoint
Example: The guy tried to hold up a bank.
🌷Hold back
Meaning: Act with reserve; to contain one’s full measure or power out
Example: Don’t hold back. Hit it as hard as you can.
🌷Hold back
Meaning: Contain; stop
Example: The dam can’t hold back that much water.
🌷Hold back
Meaning: Delay the progress of, especially in school
Example: He’s a year older than his classmates, because he was held back in second grade.
🌷Hold down
Meaning: Restrain; to check
Example: You hold him down while I search him.
🌷Hold down
Meaning: Continue, to hold and to manage well
Example: I held down that job for years.
🌷Hold in
Meaning: Restrain oneself
Example: He wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.
🌷Hold off
Meaning: Delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay
Example: Let’s try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them.
🌷Hold off
Meaning: Delay commencing
Example: Hold off the decision one more day so I can answer your question.
🌷Hold off
Meaning: Delay commencing an action
Example: Hold off on baking until I get there.
🌷Hold on
Meaning: Grasp or grip firmly
Example: Hold on tightly to the railing.
🌷Hold on
Meaning: Keep; to store something for someone
Example: Hold on to my umbrella while I ride the roller coaster.
🌷Hold on
Meaning: Wait a short while
Example: Hold on while I get my coat.
🌷Hold on
Meaning: Remain loyal
Example: He didn’t give up his fandom when others did; he held on.
🌷Hold out
Meaning: Wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better
Example: I am holding out for more money.
🌷Hold out
Meaning: Survive, endure
Example: How long can they hold out without water?
🌷Hold out
Meaning: Withhold something
Example: You’ve got a key! Why have you been holding out on me?
🌷Hold out
Meaning: Set something aside or save it for later
Example: Pack the boxes, but hold out a few blue ones for later.
🌷Hold over
Meaning: Save, delay
Example: We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
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🌷Hold up
Meaning: Wait or delay
Example: Hold up a minute. I want to check something.
🌷Hold up
Meaning: Impede; detain
Example: I’ve got to be to work now. Why are you holding me up?
🌷Hold up
Meaning: Support or lift
Example: Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.
🌷Hold up
Meaning: Fulfil / fulfill or complete one’s part of an agreement
Example: I don’t think he’s holding up his end of the bargain.
🌷Hold up
Meaning: Rob at gunpoint
Example: The guy tried to hold up a bank.
🌷Hold back
Meaning: Act with reserve; to contain one’s full measure or power out
Example: Don’t hold back. Hit it as hard as you can.
🌷Hold back
Meaning: Contain; stop
Example: The dam can’t hold back that much water.
🌷Hold back
Meaning: Delay the progress of, especially in school
Example: He’s a year older than his classmates, because he was held back in second grade.
🌷Hold down
Meaning: Restrain; to check
Example: You hold him down while I search him.
🌷Hold down
Meaning: Continue, to hold and to manage well
Example: I held down that job for years.
🌷Hold in
Meaning: Restrain oneself
Example: He wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.
🌷Hold off
Meaning: Delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay
Example: Let’s try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them.
🌷Hold off
Meaning: Delay commencing
Example: Hold off the decision one more day so I can answer your question.
🌷Hold off
Meaning: Delay commencing an action
Example: Hold off on baking until I get there.
🌷Hold on
Meaning: Grasp or grip firmly
Example: Hold on tightly to the railing.
🌷Hold on
Meaning: Keep; to store something for someone
Example: Hold on to my umbrella while I ride the roller coaster.
🌷Hold on
Meaning: Wait a short while
Example: Hold on while I get my coat.
🌷Hold on
Meaning: Remain loyal
Example: He didn’t give up his fandom when others did; he held on.
🌷Hold out
Meaning: Wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better
Example: I am holding out for more money.
🌷Hold out
Meaning: Survive, endure
Example: How long can they hold out without water?
🌷Hold out
Meaning: Withhold something
Example: You’ve got a key! Why have you been holding out on me?
🌷Hold out
Meaning: Set something aside or save it for later
Example: Pack the boxes, but hold out a few blue ones for later.
🌷Hold over
Meaning: Save, delay
Example: We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with JUMP
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❄️Jump around
Meaning: Move erratically by jumping
Example: He was jumping around with excitement.
❄️Jump at
Meaning: Accept something enthusiastically
Example: I jumped at the position as soon as it was offered.
❄️Jump down
Meaning: Leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump
Example: I jumped down the small flight of stairs.
❄️Jump in
Meaning: Enter something quickly. Usually a mode of transport
Example: I jumped in the car, and we sped off to the meeting.
❄️Jump off
Meaning: Move from an elevated place by one jump
Example: The cat jumped off the table.
❄️Jump on
Meaning: Board a vehicle
Example: Jump on a no.9 bus, and it will take you more or less to the door.
❄️Jump on
Meaning: Attack verbally, to criticise excessively
Example: I hate the way she’s always jumping on me for the slightest little mistake.
❄️Jump out
Meaning: Be obviously different or special; to capture an observer’s attention at once
Example: All are class acts, but Mary’s picture jumps out as the best overall.
❄️Jump up
Meaning: Move from one position to a higher position by one jump
Example: I jumped up onto the top of the wall.
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❄️Jump around
Meaning: Move erratically by jumping
Example: He was jumping around with excitement.
❄️Jump at
Meaning: Accept something enthusiastically
Example: I jumped at the position as soon as it was offered.
❄️Jump down
Meaning: Leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump
Example: I jumped down the small flight of stairs.
❄️Jump in
Meaning: Enter something quickly. Usually a mode of transport
Example: I jumped in the car, and we sped off to the meeting.
❄️Jump off
Meaning: Move from an elevated place by one jump
Example: The cat jumped off the table.
❄️Jump on
Meaning: Board a vehicle
Example: Jump on a no.9 bus, and it will take you more or less to the door.
❄️Jump on
Meaning: Attack verbally, to criticise excessively
Example: I hate the way she’s always jumping on me for the slightest little mistake.
❄️Jump out
Meaning: Be obviously different or special; to capture an observer’s attention at once
Example: All are class acts, but Mary’s picture jumps out as the best overall.
❄️Jump up
Meaning: Move from one position to a higher position by one jump
Example: I jumped up onto the top of the wall.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with KEEP
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☘️Keep down
Meaning: Repress
Example: China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently.
☘️Keep down
Meaning: Restrain or control (a sound)
Example: We must keep the noise down, or the neighbours will complain.
☘️Keep down
Meaning: Cause not to increase or rise
Example: It is essential to keep the numbers down to avoid overcrowding.
☘️Keep down
Meaning: Not to vomit
Example: It is difficult to keep anything down when you have the flu.
☘️Keep down
Meaning: Stay concealed by not standing up
Example: You had better keep down or they will see you.
☘️Keep on
Meaning: Persist or continue
Example: Mum, Jimmy keeps on poking me!
☘️Keep on
Meaning: Persist in talking about a subject to the annoyance of the listener
Example: For goodness sake, will you stop keeping on about it!
☘️Keep on
Meaning: Cause or allow to remain in an existing position
Example: The new boss would like to keep on the present secretary.
☘️Keep out
Meaning: Refrain from entering a place or condition
Example: After being warned, he kept out.
☘️Keep out
Meaning: Restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition
Example: The warning kept him out.
☘️Keep out of
Meaning: Stay away from (a place or condition)
Example: I am keeping out of trouble.
☘️Keep out of
Meaning: Restrain someone or something from entering (a place or condition)
Example: He kept me out of the house while he was redecorating.
☘️Keep across
Meaning: Keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of
Example: We’ll keep across this story for you as the events unfold.
☘️Keep around
Meaning: Keep something near one
Example: It’s worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.
☘️Keep at
Meaning: Continue with something difficult
Example: The secret of dieting is to keep at it.
☘️Keep away
Meaning: Refrain from coming (near)
Example: I’m keeping away from Joe until he calms down.
☘️Keep away
Meaning: Prevent from coming (near)
Example: Keep your children away from the construction site: it’s dangerous!
☘️Keep away from
Meaning: Avoid or evade
Example: He tried to keep away from danger.
☘️Keep away from
Meaning: Deny (someone) access to
Example: He tried to keep Jack away from his daughter.
☘️Keep back
Meaning: Maintain a safe distance
Example: Police were warning people to keep back.
☘️Keep from
Meaning: Control yourself, refrain
Example: These worries kept her from sleeping properly.
☘️Keep in
Meaning: Not allow someone out
Example: They were kept in after school.
☘️Keep off
Meaning: Not talk about
Example: John kept one the subject off his divorce.
☘️Keep off
Meaning: Not touch something
Example: Keep the flies off the food.
☘️Keep to oneself
Meaning: Purposely avoid interaction with others; to be introverted
Example: She preferred to keep to herself after her husband died.
☘️Keep up
Meaning: Stay even or ahead
Example: They ran so fast I could hardly keep up.
☘️Keep up
Meaning: Ensure that one remains well-informed about something
Example: I always try to keep up with current affairs.
☘️Keep up with
Meaning: Move at the same rate
Example: She walks so fast I can never keep up with her.
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☘️Keep down
Meaning: Repress
Example: China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently.
☘️Keep down
Meaning: Restrain or control (a sound)
Example: We must keep the noise down, or the neighbours will complain.
☘️Keep down
Meaning: Cause not to increase or rise
Example: It is essential to keep the numbers down to avoid overcrowding.
☘️Keep down
Meaning: Not to vomit
Example: It is difficult to keep anything down when you have the flu.
☘️Keep down
Meaning: Stay concealed by not standing up
Example: You had better keep down or they will see you.
☘️Keep on
Meaning: Persist or continue
Example: Mum, Jimmy keeps on poking me!
☘️Keep on
Meaning: Persist in talking about a subject to the annoyance of the listener
Example: For goodness sake, will you stop keeping on about it!
☘️Keep on
Meaning: Cause or allow to remain in an existing position
Example: The new boss would like to keep on the present secretary.
☘️Keep out
Meaning: Refrain from entering a place or condition
Example: After being warned, he kept out.
☘️Keep out
Meaning: Restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition
Example: The warning kept him out.
☘️Keep out of
Meaning: Stay away from (a place or condition)
Example: I am keeping out of trouble.
☘️Keep out of
Meaning: Restrain someone or something from entering (a place or condition)
Example: He kept me out of the house while he was redecorating.
☘️Keep across
Meaning: Keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of
Example: We’ll keep across this story for you as the events unfold.
☘️Keep around
Meaning: Keep something near one
Example: It’s worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.
☘️Keep at
Meaning: Continue with something difficult
Example: The secret of dieting is to keep at it.
☘️Keep away
Meaning: Refrain from coming (near)
Example: I’m keeping away from Joe until he calms down.
☘️Keep away
Meaning: Prevent from coming (near)
Example: Keep your children away from the construction site: it’s dangerous!
☘️Keep away from
Meaning: Avoid or evade
Example: He tried to keep away from danger.
☘️Keep away from
Meaning: Deny (someone) access to
Example: He tried to keep Jack away from his daughter.
☘️Keep back
Meaning: Maintain a safe distance
Example: Police were warning people to keep back.
☘️Keep from
Meaning: Control yourself, refrain
Example: These worries kept her from sleeping properly.
☘️Keep in
Meaning: Not allow someone out
Example: They were kept in after school.
☘️Keep off
Meaning: Not talk about
Example: John kept one the subject off his divorce.
☘️Keep off
Meaning: Not touch something
Example: Keep the flies off the food.
☘️Keep to oneself
Meaning: Purposely avoid interaction with others; to be introverted
Example: She preferred to keep to herself after her husband died.
☘️Keep up
Meaning: Stay even or ahead
Example: They ran so fast I could hardly keep up.
☘️Keep up
Meaning: Ensure that one remains well-informed about something
Example: I always try to keep up with current affairs.
☘️Keep up with
Meaning: Move at the same rate
Example: She walks so fast I can never keep up with her.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with KICK
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🌺Kick off
Meaning: Make the first kick in a game or part of a game
Example: The players kick off for the third quarter and the clock starts.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Start; to launch
Example: Let’s kick off this project with a planning meeting.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position
Example: I got kicked off the team after a string of poor performances.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Die or quit permanently
Example: It’s a wonder that old dog hasn’t kicked off yet.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Shut down or turn off suddenly
Example: The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Suddenly become more active
Example: The party kicked off when the third bottle of wine was opened.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight
Example: When she called him a drunk, it was the last straw. He just kicked off.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Have a fight or argument start
Example: It really kicked off in town when the team lost.
🌺Kick out
Meaning: Eject, throw out, or forcefully remove
Example: I got kicked out for eating inside.
🌺Kick out
Meaning: Stop, stall, or disconnect suddenly
Example: I was driving and the motor just kicked out.
🌺Kick up
Meaning: Raise, to increase (a price)
Example: The rent has been kicked up again.
🌺Kick up
Meaning: Show anger (about something)
Example: He kicked up about it when they told him the train had been cancelled.
🌺Kick up
Meaning: Function improperly, to show signs of disorder, (of an illness) to flare up
Example: The car is kicking up.
🌺Kick around
Meaning: Abuse or mistreat; to bully
Example: Don’t be afraid to kick it around a little. It is sturdy.
🌺Kick around
Meaning: Wander loose; to float around; to hang around
Example: Is this your pen I found kicking around in my drawer?
🌺Kick back
Meaning: Relax
Example: I’m going to stay at home on Saturday and just kick back.
🌺Kick down
Meaning: Break or demolish something by physical bodily force
Example: Some young thugs tried to kick her door down last night. She was terrified.
🌺Kick in
Meaning: Start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way
Example: You have to push the switch hard to get the heater to kick in.
🌺Kick in
Meaning: Contribute, especially to a collection of money
Example: For the year-end party, we’re asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars.
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🌺Kick off
Meaning: Make the first kick in a game or part of a game
Example: The players kick off for the third quarter and the clock starts.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Start; to launch
Example: Let’s kick off this project with a planning meeting.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position
Example: I got kicked off the team after a string of poor performances.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Die or quit permanently
Example: It’s a wonder that old dog hasn’t kicked off yet.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Shut down or turn off suddenly
Example: The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Suddenly become more active
Example: The party kicked off when the third bottle of wine was opened.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight
Example: When she called him a drunk, it was the last straw. He just kicked off.
🌺Kick off
Meaning: Have a fight or argument start
Example: It really kicked off in town when the team lost.
🌺Kick out
Meaning: Eject, throw out, or forcefully remove
Example: I got kicked out for eating inside.
🌺Kick out
Meaning: Stop, stall, or disconnect suddenly
Example: I was driving and the motor just kicked out.
🌺Kick up
Meaning: Raise, to increase (a price)
Example: The rent has been kicked up again.
🌺Kick up
Meaning: Show anger (about something)
Example: He kicked up about it when they told him the train had been cancelled.
🌺Kick up
Meaning: Function improperly, to show signs of disorder, (of an illness) to flare up
Example: The car is kicking up.
🌺Kick around
Meaning: Abuse or mistreat; to bully
Example: Don’t be afraid to kick it around a little. It is sturdy.
🌺Kick around
Meaning: Wander loose; to float around; to hang around
Example: Is this your pen I found kicking around in my drawer?
🌺Kick back
Meaning: Relax
Example: I’m going to stay at home on Saturday and just kick back.
🌺Kick down
Meaning: Break or demolish something by physical bodily force
Example: Some young thugs tried to kick her door down last night. She was terrified.
🌺Kick in
Meaning: Start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way
Example: You have to push the switch hard to get the heater to kick in.
🌺Kick in
Meaning: Contribute, especially to a collection of money
Example: For the year-end party, we’re asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with KNOCK
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🐚Knock down
Meaning: Hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls
Example: As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.
🐚Knock down
Meaning: Demolish
Example: We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.
🐚Knock down
Meaning: At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel
Example: The picture was knocked down for £50.
🐚Knock down
Meaning: Reduce the price of
Example: They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it.
🐚Knock down
Meaning: Drink fast
Example: I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager.
🐚Knock down
Meaning: Disassemble for shipment
Example: The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Bump or hit so that something falls off
Example: Don’t knock off the ornament with your clumsy arms.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Quit; stop doing work or other activity
Example: I think I’ll knock off for the evening and go to bed.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Kill someone
Example: The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Reduce or remove
Example: They agreed to knock off 20% of the price.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Rob
Example: They decided to knock off a liquor store downtown.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Make a copy of, as of a design
Example: They send people to the shows in Milan for “ideas”, which means knocking off the designs they guess would sell.
🐚Knock it off
Meaning: Stop doing something; desist
Example: Would you two please knock it off with the shouting? I’m trying to sleep.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Strike or bump (someone or something) out
Example: I accidentally knocked out the glass in my picture frame.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Render unconscious, as by a blow to the head
Example: The boxer knocked out his opponent in the third round.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Put to sleep
Example: The allergy pill knocked him out for a good three hours.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Exhaust
Example: Running errands all day really knocked him out.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Complete, especially in haste; knock off
Example: They knocked out the entire project in one night.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Cause a mechanism to become non-functional by damaging or destroying it
Example: The antitank gun knocked out the enemy tank.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Communicate (a message) by knocking
Example: The prisoner knocked out a message on the wall for the prisoner in the adjoining cell.
🐚Knock about
Meaning: Spend time companionably; to hang around
Example: I used to knock about with John when we were younger.
🐚Knock about
Meaning: Engage in a relaxing activity in; to hang around in
Example: I like to knock about the garden on Saturdays.
🐚Knock about
Meaning: Be located in or mislaid in
Example: I’ve got some scissors knocking about the house.
🐚Knock about
Meaning: Hit or behave violently towards
Example: It was known that he would knock his wife about when he had been drinking.
🐚Knock back
Meaning: Stun; to surprise
Example: I was knocked back by the sheer size of the hall.
🐚Knock back
Meaning: Reject; to refuse
Example: How many job seekers did you knock back today?
🐚Knock over
Meaning: Bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
Example: I knocked over a can of paint and spent the next hour cleaning up.
🐚Knock over
Meaning: Rob; to stage a heist of
Example: The bandits knocked over another bank, making three this week.
🐚Knock together
Meaning: Assemble something quickly; to knock up
Example: I’ll just knock together a quick demo.
🐚Knock up
Meaning: Put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily.
Example: I’ll just knock up a quick demo for the sales presentation.
🐚Knock up
Meaning: Impregnate, especially out of wedlock
Example: I guess his summer plans are shot now that he knocked his girlfriend up.
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🐚Knock down
Meaning: Hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls
Example: As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.
🐚Knock down
Meaning: Demolish
Example: We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.
🐚Knock down
Meaning: At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel
Example: The picture was knocked down for £50.
🐚Knock down
Meaning: Reduce the price of
Example: They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it.
🐚Knock down
Meaning: Drink fast
Example: I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager.
🐚Knock down
Meaning: Disassemble for shipment
Example: The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Bump or hit so that something falls off
Example: Don’t knock off the ornament with your clumsy arms.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Quit; stop doing work or other activity
Example: I think I’ll knock off for the evening and go to bed.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Kill someone
Example: The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Reduce or remove
Example: They agreed to knock off 20% of the price.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Rob
Example: They decided to knock off a liquor store downtown.
🐚Knock off
Meaning: Make a copy of, as of a design
Example: They send people to the shows in Milan for “ideas”, which means knocking off the designs they guess would sell.
🐚Knock it off
Meaning: Stop doing something; desist
Example: Would you two please knock it off with the shouting? I’m trying to sleep.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Strike or bump (someone or something) out
Example: I accidentally knocked out the glass in my picture frame.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Render unconscious, as by a blow to the head
Example: The boxer knocked out his opponent in the third round.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Put to sleep
Example: The allergy pill knocked him out for a good three hours.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Exhaust
Example: Running errands all day really knocked him out.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Complete, especially in haste; knock off
Example: They knocked out the entire project in one night.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Cause a mechanism to become non-functional by damaging or destroying it
Example: The antitank gun knocked out the enemy tank.
🐚Knock out
Meaning: Communicate (a message) by knocking
Example: The prisoner knocked out a message on the wall for the prisoner in the adjoining cell.
🐚Knock about
Meaning: Spend time companionably; to hang around
Example: I used to knock about with John when we were younger.
🐚Knock about
Meaning: Engage in a relaxing activity in; to hang around in
Example: I like to knock about the garden on Saturdays.
🐚Knock about
Meaning: Be located in or mislaid in
Example: I’ve got some scissors knocking about the house.
🐚Knock about
Meaning: Hit or behave violently towards
Example: It was known that he would knock his wife about when he had been drinking.
🐚Knock back
Meaning: Stun; to surprise
Example: I was knocked back by the sheer size of the hall.
🐚Knock back
Meaning: Reject; to refuse
Example: How many job seekers did you knock back today?
🐚Knock over
Meaning: Bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
Example: I knocked over a can of paint and spent the next hour cleaning up.
🐚Knock over
Meaning: Rob; to stage a heist of
Example: The bandits knocked over another bank, making three this week.
🐚Knock together
Meaning: Assemble something quickly; to knock up
Example: I’ll just knock together a quick demo.
🐚Knock up
Meaning: Put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily.
Example: I’ll just knock up a quick demo for the sales presentation.
🐚Knock up
Meaning: Impregnate, especially out of wedlock
Example: I guess his summer plans are shot now that he knocked his girlfriend up.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with LAY
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🌻Lay down
Meaning: Give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon)
Example: The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.
🌻Lay down
Meaning: Intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision
Example: He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus.
🌻Lay down
Meaning: Specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate
Example: Let’s lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent.
🌻Lay down
Meaning: Lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting
Example: I feel a bit ill, so I’m going to go lay down for a while.
🌻Lay by
Meaning: Put away for future use; put aside; store; save; hoard; to build up as savings
Example: He had managed to lay by money for college through his years as a paperboy.
🌻Lay low
Meaning: Topple or overcome; to cause to fall; (of a person) to knock out
Example: He was laid low by a vicious blow to the head.
🌻Lay off
Meaning: Cease, quit, stop (doing something)
Example: When are you gonna lay off smoking?
🌻Lay of
Meaning: Stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone
Example: I told him to lay off me but he wouldn’t stop.
🌻Lay on
Meaning: Provide (food or drinks) for free
Example: At the conference, they laid on a wonderful buffet.
🌻Lay on
Meaning: Repeatedly say (particular things)
Example: He laid on compliments.
🌻Lay out
Meaning: Arrange in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart
Example: She laid the blocks out in a circle on the floor.
🌻Lay up
Meaning: Make a layup with (a basketball)
Example: He takes the pass, he drives, he lays it up and in.
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🌻Lay down
Meaning: Give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon)
Example: The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.
🌻Lay down
Meaning: Intentionally take a fall while riding a motorcycle, in order to prevent a more serious collision
Example: He laid down his brand-new Harley-Davidson to avoid the oncoming bus.
🌻Lay down
Meaning: Specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate
Example: Let’s lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent.
🌻Lay down
Meaning: Lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting
Example: I feel a bit ill, so I’m going to go lay down for a while.
🌻Lay by
Meaning: Put away for future use; put aside; store; save; hoard; to build up as savings
Example: He had managed to lay by money for college through his years as a paperboy.
🌻Lay low
Meaning: Topple or overcome; to cause to fall; (of a person) to knock out
Example: He was laid low by a vicious blow to the head.
🌻Lay off
Meaning: Cease, quit, stop (doing something)
Example: When are you gonna lay off smoking?
🌻Lay of
Meaning: Stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone
Example: I told him to lay off me but he wouldn’t stop.
🌻Lay on
Meaning: Provide (food or drinks) for free
Example: At the conference, they laid on a wonderful buffet.
🌻Lay on
Meaning: Repeatedly say (particular things)
Example: He laid on compliments.
🌻Lay out
Meaning: Arrange in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart
Example: She laid the blocks out in a circle on the floor.
🌻Lay up
Meaning: Make a layup with (a basketball)
Example: He takes the pass, he drives, he lays it up and in.
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: A
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Account for: Explain by relating circumstances
Account for: Be the primary cause of
Account for: Constitute in amount or portion
Account for: Destroy or put out of action
Account to: Answer to; to be responsible to
Admire to: Be enthusiastic about doing
Adopt out: Send a son or daughter away to live in another country
Age out: Become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior
Aim at: Design for a particular audience
Aim at/to: Intend to do or achieve
Allow for: Take into account when making plans
Attend to: Diligently work on; to pay attention to
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: B
Bail out: Rescue, especially financially
Bail out: Leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation
Bail out: Sell all or part of one’s holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc.
Ball out: Cry intensely; to sob or weep
Ball up: Crush into a ball shape
Ball up: Coil up into a ball
Ball up: Hunch over and pull in one’s arms and legs
Balls up: Do something badly. To ruin a job
Bear on: Be relevant to
Bear out: Corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate
Bear upon: Be relevant to
Bear with: Be patient with
Believe in: Ascribe existence to
Believe in: Believe that (something) is right or desirable
Believe in: Have confidence in the ability or power of
Block off: Obstruct
Block off: Book, set aside
Block out: Prevent from entering or penetrating
Block out: Prevent (a thought) from entering one’s mind
Boil down: Become reduced
Boil off: Remove by boiling
Boil off: Be removes by boiling
Boil over: Boil to such an extent as to overflow its container
Boil up: Cook or prepare by boiling
Book in: Reserve an appointment for
Bottom out: Touch or drag along the ground
Branch out: Expand in the manner of branches
Branch out: Attempt something new or different, but related
Brighten up: Make cheerful
Bubble over: Be very enthusiastic, or highly excited
Bubble over: Be successful on a modest scale, without yet being fully established
Buck up: Become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful
Buck up: Encourage or refresh; to hearten
Buck up: Pass on to higher authority for resolution
Buckle down: Put forth the needed effort
Buckle up: Fasten one’s seat belt or safety belt
Build up: Accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages
Build up: Strengthen
Bump into: Collide with
Bump into: Cause (a thing) to collide with
Bump into: Meet by chance
Burn down: Cause (a structure) to burn to nothing
Burn down: Burn completely, so that nothing remains
Burn out: Become extinguished due to lack of fuel
Burn out: Tire due to overwork
Burn up: Catch fire and burn until destroyed
Burn up: Anger; to annoy
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Account for: Explain by relating circumstances
Account for: Be the primary cause of
Account for: Constitute in amount or portion
Account for: Destroy or put out of action
Account to: Answer to; to be responsible to
Admire to: Be enthusiastic about doing
Adopt out: Send a son or daughter away to live in another country
Age out: Become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior
Aim at: Design for a particular audience
Aim at/to: Intend to do or achieve
Allow for: Take into account when making plans
Attend to: Diligently work on; to pay attention to
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: B
Bail out: Rescue, especially financially
Bail out: Leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation
Bail out: Sell all or part of one’s holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc.
Ball out: Cry intensely; to sob or weep
Ball up: Crush into a ball shape
Ball up: Coil up into a ball
Ball up: Hunch over and pull in one’s arms and legs
Balls up: Do something badly. To ruin a job
Bear on: Be relevant to
Bear out: Corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate
Bear upon: Be relevant to
Bear with: Be patient with
Believe in: Ascribe existence to
Believe in: Believe that (something) is right or desirable
Believe in: Have confidence in the ability or power of
Block off: Obstruct
Block off: Book, set aside
Block out: Prevent from entering or penetrating
Block out: Prevent (a thought) from entering one’s mind
Boil down: Become reduced
Boil off: Remove by boiling
Boil off: Be removes by boiling
Boil over: Boil to such an extent as to overflow its container
Boil up: Cook or prepare by boiling
Book in: Reserve an appointment for
Bottom out: Touch or drag along the ground
Branch out: Expand in the manner of branches
Branch out: Attempt something new or different, but related
Brighten up: Make cheerful
Bubble over: Be very enthusiastic, or highly excited
Bubble over: Be successful on a modest scale, without yet being fully established
Buck up: Become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful
Buck up: Encourage or refresh; to hearten
Buck up: Pass on to higher authority for resolution
Buckle down: Put forth the needed effort
Buckle up: Fasten one’s seat belt or safety belt
Build up: Accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages
Build up: Strengthen
Bump into: Collide with
Bump into: Cause (a thing) to collide with
Bump into: Meet by chance
Burn down: Cause (a structure) to burn to nothing
Burn down: Burn completely, so that nothing remains
Burn out: Become extinguished due to lack of fuel
Burn out: Tire due to overwork
Burn up: Catch fire and burn until destroyed
Burn up: Anger; to annoy
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: C
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Calm down: Become less excited, intense, or angry
Cancel out: Neutralize the effect of something
Catch on: Begin to understand; to realize
Catch on: Become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard
Catch up: Entangle
Catch up: Be brought up to date with news
Catch up: Bring someone else up to date with the news
Catch up: Reach something that had been ahead
Cheer up: Become happy
Cheer up: Make someone happy
Chew out: Lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke
Chew up: Chew so as to make something pulpy
Chicken out: Shy away from a daring task
Chill out: Relax or take time out; to calm down
Chill out: Hang out; spend time together with another person or group
Clean out: Clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents
Clean out: Empty completely; to remove all money or possessions from
Clean up: Make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy
Clean up: Become clean, handsome, smart in appearance
Clean up: Make a large profit
Clear away: Leave, disappear
Clear out: Completely empty
Clear out: Remove or eject (from), especially forcibly
Clear out: Leave quickly
Clear out: Become empty
Close down: Stop trading as a business
Close down: Surround someone, as to impede their movement
Close in on: Enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse
Close in on: Catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit
Close in on: Near a goal or completion
Close off: Seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter
Close up: Move people closer together
Close up: Shut a building or a business for a period of time
Close up: Heal a cut or other wound
Clock in: Begin working time, especially by punching in
Clock in: Be measured at
Clock off: End work
Clock out: End work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work
Clock out: Officially record a work-termination time for
Consist in: Have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part
Consist of: Be composed or made up of something
Cool down: Become cooler, to be reduced in temperature
Cool down: Cause the temperature of an item to decrease
Cool down: Become less agitated
Cool down: Cause to become less agitated
Count down: Announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event
Count down: Await a precisely timed expected event
Count in: Include (someone) in an activity, etc.
Count in: Do a countdown before the start of something, especially a musical performance
Count off: Count (a series of numbers) aloud
Count on: Rely on, trust, or expect
Count out: Exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility
Count out: Enumerate items while organizing or transferring them.
Count up: Add to get a total
Crop out: Come to light; to be manifest; to appear
Cross off: Finish; to regard something as complete
Cross out: Strike out; to draw a line through
Cross over: Pass from one side or area, physical or abstract, to another
Cross over: Die
Cry off: Cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone
Cry out for: Be in urgent need (of)
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Calm down: Become less excited, intense, or angry
Cancel out: Neutralize the effect of something
Catch on: Begin to understand; to realize
Catch on: Become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard
Catch up: Entangle
Catch up: Be brought up to date with news
Catch up: Bring someone else up to date with the news
Catch up: Reach something that had been ahead
Cheer up: Become happy
Cheer up: Make someone happy
Chew out: Lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke
Chew up: Chew so as to make something pulpy
Chicken out: Shy away from a daring task
Chill out: Relax or take time out; to calm down
Chill out: Hang out; spend time together with another person or group
Clean out: Clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents
Clean out: Empty completely; to remove all money or possessions from
Clean up: Make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy
Clean up: Become clean, handsome, smart in appearance
Clean up: Make a large profit
Clear away: Leave, disappear
Clear out: Completely empty
Clear out: Remove or eject (from), especially forcibly
Clear out: Leave quickly
Clear out: Become empty
Close down: Stop trading as a business
Close down: Surround someone, as to impede their movement
Close in on: Enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse
Close in on: Catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit
Close in on: Near a goal or completion
Close off: Seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter
Close up: Move people closer together
Close up: Shut a building or a business for a period of time
Close up: Heal a cut or other wound
Clock in: Begin working time, especially by punching in
Clock in: Be measured at
Clock off: End work
Clock out: End work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work
Clock out: Officially record a work-termination time for
Consist in: Have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part
Consist of: Be composed or made up of something
Cool down: Become cooler, to be reduced in temperature
Cool down: Cause the temperature of an item to decrease
Cool down: Become less agitated
Cool down: Cause to become less agitated
Count down: Announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event
Count down: Await a precisely timed expected event
Count in: Include (someone) in an activity, etc.
Count in: Do a countdown before the start of something, especially a musical performance
Count off: Count (a series of numbers) aloud
Count on: Rely on, trust, or expect
Count out: Exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility
Count out: Enumerate items while organizing or transferring them.
Count up: Add to get a total
Crop out: Come to light; to be manifest; to appear
Cross off: Finish; to regard something as complete
Cross out: Strike out; to draw a line through
Cross over: Pass from one side or area, physical or abstract, to another
Cross over: Die
Cry off: Cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone
Cry out for: Be in urgent need (of)
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: D
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Deal with: Handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject
Deal with: Take action with respect to (someone or something)
Deal with: Consider, as an example
Deal with: Come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by
Deal with: Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Deal with: Behave in a certain way towards
Do for: Doom; to bring about the demise of
Do in: Kill or end
Do in: Exhaust, to tire out
Do up: Fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten
Do up: Redecorate
Do up: Execute a task or performance
Do up: Pack together and envelop; to pack up
Do without: Manage despite the lack of
Draw in: Attract
Draw in: Get someone involved
Draw in: Approach
Draw on: Advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.
Draw on: Approach, come nearer, as evening
Draw out: Make something last for more time than is necessary
Draw out: Improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards
Draw up: Compose a document, especially one having a standard form
Draw up: Arrange in order or formation
Draw up: Cause to come to a halt
Draw up: Come to a halt
Drink in: Absorb; to be completely attentive to
Drink to: Raise one’s glass as a toast
Drink up: Finish one’s drink
Drive at: Mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point
Drive away: Depart by driving a vehicle
Drive away: Force someone or something to leave
Dry out: Have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.
Dry up: Become dry (often of weather); to lose water
Dry up: Cause to become dry
Dry up: Deprive someone of (something vital)
Dry up: Cease to exist; to disappear
Dry up: Manually dry dishes
Dry up: Stop talking, to forget what one was going to say
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Deal with: Handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject
Deal with: Take action with respect to (someone or something)
Deal with: Consider, as an example
Deal with: Come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by
Deal with: Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Deal with: Behave in a certain way towards
Do for: Doom; to bring about the demise of
Do in: Kill or end
Do in: Exhaust, to tire out
Do up: Fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten
Do up: Redecorate
Do up: Execute a task or performance
Do up: Pack together and envelop; to pack up
Do without: Manage despite the lack of
Draw in: Attract
Draw in: Get someone involved
Draw in: Approach
Draw on: Advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.
Draw on: Approach, come nearer, as evening
Draw out: Make something last for more time than is necessary
Draw out: Improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards
Draw up: Compose a document, especially one having a standard form
Draw up: Arrange in order or formation
Draw up: Cause to come to a halt
Draw up: Come to a halt
Drink in: Absorb; to be completely attentive to
Drink to: Raise one’s glass as a toast
Drink up: Finish one’s drink
Drive at: Mean, signify; to aim or tend to a point
Drive away: Depart by driving a vehicle
Drive away: Force someone or something to leave
Dry out: Have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.
Dry up: Become dry (often of weather); to lose water
Dry up: Cause to become dry
Dry up: Deprive someone of (something vital)
Dry up: Cease to exist; to disappear
Dry up: Manually dry dishes
Dry up: Stop talking, to forget what one was going to say
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: E
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Eat away: Erode or corrode gradually
Eat into: Consume gradually, especially by erosion
Eat out: Perform cunnilingus or anilingus
Eat up: Consume completely
Eat up: Accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: F
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Find out: Discover, as by asking or investigating
Find out: Discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
Find out: Uncover a weakness (in someone)
Finish off: Finish completely
Finish off: Kill
Finish up: Complete the last details of a task
Finish with: Put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally
Finish with: Complete; to complete use of
Fit in: Be physically capable of going into a space
Fit in: Be confident in a social situation
Fit into: Be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location
Fit into: Be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people
Fit up: Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person
Fit up: Furnish with suitable things; to prepare; to fit out
Fix up: Provide (someone) (with something); to furnish
Fix up: Repair or refurbish
Fix up: Prepare or provide (something)
Force out: Cause something to be ejected
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: G
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Gear up: Prepare for an activity
Grow up: Mature and become an adult
Grow up: Start to develop; to flourish
Grow up: Stop acting as or like a child
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Eat away: Erode or corrode gradually
Eat into: Consume gradually, especially by erosion
Eat out: Perform cunnilingus or anilingus
Eat up: Consume completely
Eat up: Accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: F
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Find out: Discover, as by asking or investigating
Find out: Discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
Find out: Uncover a weakness (in someone)
Finish off: Finish completely
Finish off: Kill
Finish up: Complete the last details of a task
Finish with: Put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally
Finish with: Complete; to complete use of
Fit in: Be physically capable of going into a space
Fit in: Be confident in a social situation
Fit into: Be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location
Fit into: Be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people
Fit up: Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person
Fit up: Furnish with suitable things; to prepare; to fit out
Fix up: Provide (someone) (with something); to furnish
Fix up: Repair or refurbish
Fix up: Prepare or provide (something)
Force out: Cause something to be ejected
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: G
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Gear up: Prepare for an activity
Grow up: Mature and become an adult
Grow up: Start to develop; to flourish
Grow up: Stop acting as or like a child
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: H and K
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Hand in: Give something to a responsible person
Hand off: Pass or transfer
Hand over: Relinquish control or possession of something to someone
Hand round: Pass something to everyone in a group
Hash out: Work through the details of something; especially to work through difficulties
Head off: Begin moving away
Head off: Intercept
Head off: Avoid some usually negative consequence
Knuckle down: Get to work; to focus on a task
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: L
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Lead in: Introduce, to mark the beginning of something, especially in music
Lead off: Be the first batter of an inning
Lean on: Put pressure on; to attempt to compel a person to do something; to exert influence on
Leave behind: Abandon
Leave behind: Forget about
Leave behind: Not live longer than; to be survived by
Leave behind: Leave (a trace of something)
Leave behind: Outdo; to progress faster than (someone or something else)
Leave behind: Pass
Leave off: Desist; to cease
Leave out: Omit, to not include, to neglect to mention
Leave out: Allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed
Lie around: Do nothing in particular, to be idle
Lie around: Be in an unknown place
Lie before: Put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to
Lie down: Assume a reclining position
Lie down: Be lazy or remiss
Lie in: Stay in bed (longer than usual)
Lie low: Conceal oneself; to remain hidden
Lift up: Lighten the mood of someone
Light up: Show an increase in activity or mood
Light up: Light a cigarette, pipe etc.
Lighten up: Become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax
Liven up: Improve a person’s mood by making them more energetic
Liven up: Become more happy, energetic or positive
Lock in: Fix the value of something potentially variable
Lock out: Prevent from entering a place, particularly oneself, inadvertently
Lock out: Prevent from accessing a data structure
Log in: Gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously agreed upon username and password
Log on: Visit a Web site; construed with to
Log out: Exit a user account in a computer system
Luck out: Experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky
Luck out: Run out of luck
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Hand in: Give something to a responsible person
Hand off: Pass or transfer
Hand over: Relinquish control or possession of something to someone
Hand round: Pass something to everyone in a group
Hash out: Work through the details of something; especially to work through difficulties
Head off: Begin moving away
Head off: Intercept
Head off: Avoid some usually negative consequence
Knuckle down: Get to work; to focus on a task
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: L
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Lead in: Introduce, to mark the beginning of something, especially in music
Lead off: Be the first batter of an inning
Lean on: Put pressure on; to attempt to compel a person to do something; to exert influence on
Leave behind: Abandon
Leave behind: Forget about
Leave behind: Not live longer than; to be survived by
Leave behind: Leave (a trace of something)
Leave behind: Outdo; to progress faster than (someone or something else)
Leave behind: Pass
Leave off: Desist; to cease
Leave out: Omit, to not include, to neglect to mention
Leave out: Allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed
Lie around: Do nothing in particular, to be idle
Lie around: Be in an unknown place
Lie before: Put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to
Lie down: Assume a reclining position
Lie down: Be lazy or remiss
Lie in: Stay in bed (longer than usual)
Lie low: Conceal oneself; to remain hidden
Lift up: Lighten the mood of someone
Light up: Show an increase in activity or mood
Light up: Light a cigarette, pipe etc.
Lighten up: Become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax
Liven up: Improve a person’s mood by making them more energetic
Liven up: Become more happy, energetic or positive
Lock in: Fix the value of something potentially variable
Lock out: Prevent from entering a place, particularly oneself, inadvertently
Lock out: Prevent from accessing a data structure
Log in: Gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously agreed upon username and password
Log on: Visit a Web site; construed with to
Log out: Exit a user account in a computer system
Luck out: Experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky
Luck out: Run out of luck
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: M and N
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Meet up: Meet somebody, by arrangement
Miss out: Miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed
Mix up: Mix or blend thoroughly and completely
Mix up: Prepare something from ingredients that are mixed
Mix up: Confuse or reverse
Mix up: Combine thoroughly
Mix up: Become involved with, especially socially or romantically
Monkey around: Act foolishly
Narrow down: Make more specific
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: O and P
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Open up: Open
Open up: Reveal oneself; to become communicative
Open up: Commence firing weapons
Pack away: Store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially for the longer term
Pack away: To eat (a great deal of food)
Pack off: Send away, with belongings, for a long time
Pack out: Fill with spectators
Pack up: Move one’s residence
Pay back: Pay an amount of money owed to another, to repay
Pay back: Exact revenge
Pay for: Exchange for, especially money for goods or services
Pay for: Be punished or held accountable for
Pay off: Bribe, especially to deter oversight
Pay off: Become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit
Pay off: Pay back; to repay
Pay off: Pay back (repay, pay off) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on
Phase in: Introduce something little by little
Phase out: Remove or relinquish the use of something little by little
Plan on: Expect; to anticipate future actions based on
Plough back: Reinvest profits into a business
Plough back: Continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boring
Plough through: Persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively
Plough through: Forcefully make a passage to move through
Point out: Identify among a group of similar subjects
Point out: Tell, remind, indicate
Pour out: Serve a drink into a cup or glass
Pour out: Leave a place quickly, and in large numbers
Pour out: Talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth
Press out: Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
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Meet up: Meet somebody, by arrangement
Miss out: Miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed
Mix up: Mix or blend thoroughly and completely
Mix up: Prepare something from ingredients that are mixed
Mix up: Confuse or reverse
Mix up: Combine thoroughly
Mix up: Become involved with, especially socially or romantically
Monkey around: Act foolishly
Narrow down: Make more specific
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: O and P
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Open up: Open
Open up: Reveal oneself; to become communicative
Open up: Commence firing weapons
Pack away: Store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially for the longer term
Pack away: To eat (a great deal of food)
Pack off: Send away, with belongings, for a long time
Pack out: Fill with spectators
Pack up: Move one’s residence
Pay back: Pay an amount of money owed to another, to repay
Pay back: Exact revenge
Pay for: Exchange for, especially money for goods or services
Pay for: Be punished or held accountable for
Pay off: Bribe, especially to deter oversight
Pay off: Become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit
Pay off: Pay back; to repay
Pay off: Pay back (repay, pay off) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on
Phase in: Introduce something little by little
Phase out: Remove or relinquish the use of something little by little
Plan on: Expect; to anticipate future actions based on
Plough back: Reinvest profits into a business
Plough back: Continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boring
Plough through: Persevere with an activity of consuming something, both literally and figuratively
Plough through: Forcefully make a passage to move through
Point out: Identify among a group of similar subjects
Point out: Tell, remind, indicate
Pour out: Serve a drink into a cup or glass
Pour out: Leave a place quickly, and in large numbers
Pour out: Talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth
Press out: Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
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