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List of useful phrasal verbs with GO
PART:2
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๐ŸGo for
Meaning: Try for, to attempt to reach
Example: Iโ€™ll go for the world record.

๐ŸGo for
Meaning: Undertake (an action)
Example: His phone was off so I couldnโ€™t ask his permission, so I decided to just go for it.

๐ŸGo for
Meaning: Attack
Example: Careful, heโ€™ll go for your throat!

๐Ÿ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.

๐ŸGo for
Meaning: Favor, accept
Example: Management wonโ€™t go for such a risky project now.

๐ŸGo for
Meaning: Apply equally to
Example: Stop taking my food from the fridge! That goes for you too, Nick!

๐ŸGo for it
Meaning: Put maximum effort into achieving something
Example: He really went for it.

๐ŸGo for it
Meaning: Decide to do something; especially after a period of hesitation
Example: May I use your bathroom? โ€• Go for it!

๐ŸGo in
Meaning: Be obscured by clouds
Example: Itโ€™s chilly now the sunโ€™s gone in.

๐ŸGo into
Meaning: Get involved in; to investigate or explore
Example: I donโ€™t want to go into the details now.

๐ŸGo into
Meaning: Divide exactly; to be a factor of
Example: 11 goes into 88 and 99 but not 100.

๐ŸGo off
Meaning: Explode
Example: The bomb went off right after the president left his office.

๐ŸGo off
Meaning: Fire, especially accidentally
Example: The gun went off during their struggle.

๐Ÿ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.

๐ŸGo off
Meaning: Begin clanging or making noise
Example: The alarm will go off at six a.m.

๐ŸGo off
Meaning: Depart; to leave
Example: He went off without a word.

๐ŸGo off
Meaning: Like less
Example: Ever since falling off my bike, sheโ€™s gone off cycling to work.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Continue in extent
Example: The meeting seemed to go on forever.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Continue an action
Example: I think Iโ€™ve said enough now; Iโ€™m not sure I should go on.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Proceed
Example: He went on to win a gold medal.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Talk about a subject frequently or at great length
Example: Will you stop going on about your stupid holiday.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.
Example: I didnโ€™t make a decision because I didnโ€™t have anything to go on.

๐ŸGo on
Meaning: Happen (occur)
Example: Whatโ€™s going on?!

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Leave, especially a building
Example: Please go out through the back door.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Leave oneโ€™s abode to go to public places
Example: They were going to stay in and read, but instead went out shopping.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Be eliminated from a competition
Example: Our team went out in the third round.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Be turned off or extinguished
Example: The lights went out.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Discard or meld all the cards in oneโ€™s hand
Example: Leon made two canastas, then went out by melding treys.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Become out of fashion
Example: He thought Nehru jackets went out in the late seventies.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates
Example: Theyโ€™ve been going out for three years now, but still live apart.

๐ŸGo out
Meaning: Fail
Example: Iโ€™d like to help clear the field, but my knee went out on me.

๐Ÿ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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SV RAMANUJ
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List of useful phrasal verbs with GO
PART:3
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๐ŸGo over
Meaning: Look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze
Example: Please go over the reports to make sure we havenโ€™t missed anything.

๐ŸGo over
Meaning: Create a response or impression
Example: Playing a radio in the office did not go over well with his coworkers.

๐ŸGo so far as
Meaning: Reach an unexpected extent in doing something
Example: I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldnโ€™t go so far as to kill himself?

๐ŸGo through
Meaning: Travel from one end of something to the other
Example: The train went through the tunnel.

๐Ÿ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.

๐ŸGo through
Meaning: Undergo, suffer, experience
Example: Sheโ€™s yet to go through puberty, although sheโ€™s already 17.

๐ŸGo through
Meaning: Wear out (clothing etc. )
Example: Iโ€™ve gone through two pairs of shoes already this holiday.

๐ŸGo through
Meaning: Progress to the next stage of something
Example: If United donโ€™t lose by more than 2 goals, they should go through to the next round.

๐ŸGo through
Meaning: Reach an intended destination after passing through some process
Example: My payment hasnโ€™t gone through yet.

๐Ÿ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.

๐ŸGo to
Meaning: Attend an event or a sight
Example: We went to a concert for my birthday.

๐Ÿ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.

๐ŸGo to
Meaning: Tend to support
Example: The study goes to the point I was making earlier about subsidies.

๐ŸGo towards
Meaning: Be a contribution to
Example: This money will go towards paying off the debt.

๐ŸGo under
Meaning: Descend into a body of water; to founder
Example: The boat was too heavy and went under.

๐Ÿ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.

๐ŸGo under
Meaning: Be named; to call oneself
Example: He goes under the name of Mr X to remain anonymous.

๐ŸGo up
Meaning: Be built or erected
Example: There are new offices going up in town.

๐ŸGo up
Meaning: Rise or increase in price, cost, or value
Example: Bananas have gone up because of a shortage.

๐ŸGo up
Meaning: Be consumed by fire
Example: The building went up in smoke.

๐ŸGo up
Meaning: Forget lines or blocks during public performance
Example: The producer hopes nobody goes up opening night.

๐Ÿ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.

๐ŸGo with
Meaning: Choose or accept (a suggestion)
Example: Although I liked your suggestion, Iโ€™ll go with my original idea.

๐ŸGo with
Meaning: Correspond or fit well with, to match
Example: Does this red skirt go with this pink blouse?

๐ŸGo without
Meaning: Be deprived of
Example: The poor manโ€™s children went without supper.
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SV RAMANUJ
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List of phrasal verbs with HANG
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๐ŸŒผHang about
Meaning: Stay, linger or loiter
Example: If you hang about after the show, you can meet the cast.

Hang about
๐ŸŒผMeaning: Spend time or be friends
Example: My daughter likes to hang about with older kids after school.

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Wait a moment (usually imperative)
Example: Hang on. Let me check

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Hold, grasp, or grip
Example: Hang on to the handle so you donโ€™t drop it.

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Keep; to store something for someone
Example: Hang on to my jacket until I get back.

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Pay close attention
Example: The audience hangs on his every word.

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Continually believe in something; to have faith in
Example: Heโ€™s got a philosophy he hangs on to.

๐ŸŒผHang on
Meaning: Persevere
Example: Just hang on and keep going; this pain wonโ€™t last forever.

๐ŸŒผHang out
Meaning: Spend time doing nothing in particular
Example: He hung out with his friends all day yesterday.

๐ŸŒผHang out
Meaning: Be unyielding; to hold out
Example: The juryman hangs out against an agreement.

๐ŸŒผHang over
Meaning: Be threatening, to be imminent
Example: A shadow of doubt hung over my academic future.

๐ŸŒผHang together
Meaning: Be self-consistent
Example: The story does not hang together.

๐ŸŒผHang up
Meaning: Put up to hang
Example: I hung up my wash on the line.

๐ŸŒผHang 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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SV RAMANUJ
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List of phrasal verbs with HOLD
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๐ŸŒทHold up
Meaning: Wait or delay
Example: Hold up a minute. I want to check something.

๐ŸŒทHold up
Meaning: Impede; detain
Example: Iโ€™ve got to be to work now. Why are you holding me up?

๐ŸŒทHold up
Meaning: Support or lift
Example: Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.

๐ŸŒทHold up
Meaning: Fulfil / fulfill or complete oneโ€™s part of an agreement
Example: I donโ€™t think heโ€™s holding up his end of the bargain.

๐ŸŒทHold up
Meaning: Rob at gunpoint
Example: The guy tried to hold up a bank.

๐ŸŒทHold back
Meaning: Act with reserve; to contain oneโ€™s full measure or power out
Example: Donโ€™t hold back. Hit it as hard as you can.

๐ŸŒทHold back
Meaning: Contain; stop
Example: The dam canโ€™t hold back that much water.

๐ŸŒทHold back
Meaning: Delay the progress of, especially in school
Example: Heโ€™s a year older than his classmates, because he was held back in second grade.

๐ŸŒทHold down
Meaning: Restrain; to check
Example: You hold him down while I search him.

๐ŸŒทHold down
Meaning: Continue, to hold and to manage well
Example: I held down that job for years.

๐ŸŒทHold in
Meaning: Restrain oneself
Example: He wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.

๐ŸŒทHold off
Meaning: Delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay
Example: Letโ€™s try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them.

๐ŸŒทHold off
Meaning: Delay commencing
Example: Hold off the decision one more day so I can answer your question.

๐ŸŒทHold off
Meaning: Delay commencing an action
Example: Hold off on baking until I get there.

๐ŸŒทHold on
Meaning: Grasp or grip firmly
Example: Hold on tightly to the railing.

๐ŸŒทHold on
Meaning: Keep; to store something for someone
Example: Hold on to my umbrella while I ride the roller coaster.

๐ŸŒทHold on
Meaning: Wait a short while
Example: Hold on while I get my coat.

๐ŸŒทHold on
Meaning: Remain loyal
Example: He didnโ€™t give up his fandom when others did; he held on.

๐ŸŒทHold out
Meaning: Wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better
Example: I am holding out for more money.

๐ŸŒทHold out
Meaning: Survive, endure
Example: How long can they hold out without water?

๐ŸŒทHold out
Meaning: Withhold something
Example: Youโ€™ve got a key! Why have you been holding out on me?

๐ŸŒทHold out
Meaning: Set something aside or save it for later
Example: Pack the boxes, but hold out a few blue ones for later.

๐ŸŒทHold over
Meaning: Save, delay
Example: We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.
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SV RAMANUJ
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List of useful phrasal verbs with JUMP
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โ„๏ธJump around
Meaning: Move erratically by jumping
Example: He was jumping around with excitement.

โ„๏ธJump at
Meaning: Accept something enthusiastically
Example: I jumped at the position as soon as it was offered.

โ„๏ธJump down
Meaning: Leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump
Example: I jumped down the small flight of stairs.

โ„๏ธJump in
Meaning: Enter something quickly. Usually a mode of transport
Example: I jumped in the car, and we sped off to the meeting.

โ„๏ธJump off
Meaning: Move from an elevated place by one jump
Example: The cat jumped off the table.

โ„๏ธJump on
Meaning: Board a vehicle
Example: Jump on a no.9 bus, and it will take you more or less to the door.

โ„๏ธJump on
Meaning: Attack verbally, to criticise excessively
Example: I hate the way sheโ€™s always jumping on me for the slightest little mistake.

โ„๏ธJump out
Meaning: Be obviously different or special; to capture an observerโ€™s attention at once
Example: All are class acts, but Maryโ€™s picture jumps out as the best overall.

โ„๏ธ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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SV RAMANUJ
List of useful phrasal verbs with KEEP
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โ˜˜๏ธKeep down
Meaning: Repress
Example: China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep down
Meaning: Restrain or control (a sound)
Example: We must keep the noise down, or the neighbours will complain.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep down
Meaning: Cause not to increase or rise
Example: It is essential to keep the numbers down to avoid overcrowding.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep down
Meaning: Not to vomit
Example: It is difficult to keep anything down when you have the flu.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep down
Meaning: Stay concealed by not standing up
Example: You had better keep down or they will see you.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep on
Meaning: Persist or continue
Example: Mum, Jimmy keeps on poking me!

โ˜˜๏ธ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!

โ˜˜๏ธKeep on
Meaning: Cause or allow to remain in an existing position
Example: The new boss would like to keep on the present secretary.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep out
Meaning: Refrain from entering a place or condition
Example: After being warned, he kept out.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep out
Meaning: Restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition
Example: The warning kept him out.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep out of
Meaning: Stay away from (a place or condition)
Example: I am keeping out of trouble.

โ˜˜๏ธ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.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep across
Meaning: Keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of
Example: Weโ€™ll keep across this story for you as the events unfold.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep around
Meaning: Keep something near one
Example: Itโ€™s worth keeping a dictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliar word.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep at
Meaning: Continue with something difficult
Example: The secret of dieting is to keep at it.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep away
Meaning: Refrain from coming (near)
Example: Iโ€™m keeping away from Joe until he calms down.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep away
Meaning: Prevent from coming (near)
Example: Keep your children away from the construction site: itโ€™s dangerous!

โ˜˜๏ธKeep away from
Meaning: Avoid or evade
Example: He tried to keep away from danger.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep away from
Meaning: Deny (someone) access to
Example: He tried to keep Jack away from his daughter.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep back
Meaning: Maintain a safe distance
Example: Police were warning people to keep back.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep from
Meaning: Control yourself, refrain
Example: These worries kept her from sleeping properly.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep in
Meaning: Not allow someone out
Example: They were kept in after school.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep off
Meaning: Not talk about
Example: John kept one the subject off his divorce.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep off
Meaning: Not touch something
Example: Keep the flies off the food.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep to oneself
Meaning: Purposely avoid interaction with others; to be introverted
Example: She preferred to keep to herself after her husband died.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep up
Meaning: Stay even or ahead
Example: They ran so fast I could hardly keep up.

โ˜˜๏ธKeep up
Meaning: Ensure that one remains well-informed about something
Example: I always try to keep up with current affairs.

โ˜˜๏ธ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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๐ŸŒบKick 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.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Start; to launch
Example: Letโ€™s kick off this project with a planning meeting.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position
Example: I got kicked off the team after a string of poor performances.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Die or quit permanently
Example: Itโ€™s a wonder that old dog hasnโ€™t kicked off yet.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Shut down or turn off suddenly
Example: The washer was working fine until it kicked off in the middle of a cycle.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Suddenly become more active
Example: The party kicked off when the third bottle of wine was opened.

๐ŸŒบKick 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.

๐ŸŒบKick off
Meaning: Have a fight or argument start
Example: It really kicked off in town when the team lost.

๐ŸŒบKick out
Meaning: Eject, throw out, or forcefully remove
Example: I got kicked out for eating inside.

๐ŸŒบKick out
Meaning: Stop, stall, or disconnect suddenly
Example: I was driving and the motor just kicked out.

๐ŸŒบKick up
Meaning: Raise, to increase (a price)
Example: The rent has been kicked up again.

๐ŸŒบKick up
Meaning: Show anger (about something)
Example: He kicked up about it when they told him the train had been cancelled.

๐ŸŒบKick up
Meaning: Function improperly, to show signs of disorder, (of an illness) to flare up
Example: The car is kicking up.

๐ŸŒบKick around
Meaning: Abuse or mistreat; to bully
Example: Donโ€™t be afraid to kick it around a little. It is sturdy.

๐ŸŒบKick around
Meaning: Wander loose; to float around; to hang around
Example: Is this your pen I found kicking around in my drawer?

๐ŸŒบKick back
Meaning: Relax
Example: Iโ€™m going to stay at home on Saturday and just kick back.

๐ŸŒบKick 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.

๐ŸŒบKick 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.

๐ŸŒบKick in
Meaning: Contribute, especially to a collection of money
Example: For the year-end party, weโ€™re asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars.
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List of useful phrasal verbs with KNOCK
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๐ŸšKnock 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.

๐ŸšKnock down
Meaning: Demolish
Example: We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.

๐ŸšKnock down
Meaning: At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel
Example: The picture was knocked down for ยฃ50.

๐ŸšKnock down
Meaning: Reduce the price of
Example: They knocked it down by another ยฃ5, so we bought it.

๐ŸšKnock down
Meaning: Drink fast
Example: I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager.

๐ŸšKnock down
Meaning: Disassemble for shipment
Example: The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Bump or hit so that something falls off
Example: Donโ€™t knock off the ornament with your clumsy arms.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Quit; stop doing work or other activity
Example: I think Iโ€™ll knock off for the evening and go to bed.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Kill someone
Example: The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Reduce or remove
Example: They agreed to knock off 20% of the price.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Rob
Example: They decided to knock off a liquor store downtown.

๐ŸšKnock off
Meaning: Make a copy of, as of a design
Example: They send people to the shows in Milan for โ€œideasโ€, which means knocking off the designs they guess would sell.

๐ŸšKnock it off
Meaning: Stop doing something; desist
Example: Would you two please knock it off with the shouting? Iโ€™m trying to sleep.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Strike or bump (someone or something) out
Example: I accidentally knocked out the glass in my picture frame.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Render unconscious, as by a blow to the head
Example: The boxer knocked out his opponent in the third round.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Put to sleep
Example: The allergy pill knocked him out for a good three hours.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Exhaust
Example: Running errands all day really knocked him out.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Complete, especially in haste; knock off
Example: They knocked out the entire project in one night.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Cause a mechanism to become non-functional by damaging or destroying it
Example: The antitank gun knocked out the enemy tank.

๐ŸšKnock out
Meaning: Communicate (a message) by knocking
Example: The prisoner knocked out a message on the wall for the prisoner in the adjoining cell.

๐ŸšKnock about
Meaning: Spend time companionably; to hang around
Example: I used to knock about with John when we were younger.

๐ŸšKnock about
Meaning: Engage in a relaxing activity in; to hang around in
Example: I like to knock about the garden on Saturdays.

๐ŸšKnock about
Meaning: Be located in or mislaid in
Example: Iโ€™ve got some scissors knocking about the house.

๐ŸšKnock about
Meaning: Hit or behave violently towards
Example: It was known that he would knock his wife about when he had been drinking.

๐ŸšKnock back
Meaning: Stun; to surprise
Example: I was knocked back by the sheer size of the hall.

๐ŸšKnock back
Meaning: Reject; to refuse
Example: How many job seekers did you knock back today?

๐ŸšKnock 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.

๐ŸšKnock over
Meaning: Rob; to stage a heist of
Example: The bandits knocked over another bank, making three this week.

๐ŸšKnock together
Meaning: Assemble something quickly; to knock up
Example: Iโ€™ll just knock together a quick demo.

๐ŸšKnock up
Meaning: Put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily.
Example: Iโ€™ll just knock up a quick demo for the sales presentation.

๐ŸšKnock 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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๐ŸŒปLay down
Meaning: Give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon)
Example: The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.

๐ŸŒปLay 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.

๐ŸŒปLay down
Meaning: Specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate
Example: Letโ€™s lay down the rules right at the beginning, so we are consistent.

๐ŸŒปLay 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 Iโ€™m going to go lay down for a while.

๐ŸŒปLay 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.

๐ŸŒปLay 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.

๐ŸŒปLay off
Meaning: Cease, quit, stop (doing something)
Example: When are you gonna lay off smoking?

๐ŸŒปLay of
Meaning: Stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone
Example: I told him to lay off me but he wouldnโ€™t stop.

๐ŸŒปLay on
Meaning: Provide (food or drinks) for free
Example: At the conference, they laid on a wonderful buffet.

๐ŸŒปLay on
Meaning: Repeatedly say (particular things)
Example: He laid on compliments.

๐ŸŒปLay 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.

๐ŸŒปLay 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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SV RAMANUJ
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 oneโ€™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 oneโ€™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 oneโ€™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 oneโ€™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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SV RAMANUJ
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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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SV RAMANUJ
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 oneโ€™s glass as a toast

Drink up: Finish oneโ€™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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SV RAMANUJ
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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SV RAMANUJ
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 personโ€™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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SV RAMANUJ
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 oneโ€™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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SV RAMANUJ
List of commonly used phrasal verbs: Q and R
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Quiet down: Become quieter

Quiet down: Make someone or something become quieter

Quiet down: Diminish in intensity

Read in: Accept as input

Read off: Dictate from a list

Read out: Read something and say the words to inform other people

Read out: Read some data and inform the person using the device

Rely on: Be confident in

Rely on: Be dependent upon

Roll around: Move about on the ground while rotating and turning oneโ€™s body

Roll around: Be considered, without much coherence, in someoneโ€™s mind

Roll around: Indulge in sexual intercourse (with)

Roll around: Return to a prior state

Roll around: Postpone

Roll in: Arrive casually at a place

Roll in: Come in an unstoppable flow

Roll out: Deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.)

Roll over: Make a rolling motion or turn

Roll over: Cause a rolling motion or turn

Roll over: Give in to

Roll up: Make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like

Roll up: Arrive by vehicle, usually by car

Round out: Make more complete by adding details

Rule in: Consider (something) as a possible option among others

Rule out: Make a decision in an official capacity regarding some matter

Rule out: Reject an option from a list of possibilities

Rule out: Make something impossible

Rush off: Produce in great haste
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SV RAMANUJ
List of commonly used phrasal verbs: S
Part: 1
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Scale back: Make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something

Scare off: Cause (something) to flee by frightening it

Scare off: Deter

Scarf down: Eat something quickly

Sell down: Become less by being sold

Sell out: Sell all of a product that is in stock

Sell out: Abandon or betray oneโ€™s supporters or principles to seek profit

Sell out: Betray a person, usually a close friend or family member, for personal gain

Settle down: Become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness

Settle down: Get comfortable with oneโ€™s new accommodation or circumstances

Settle for: Accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable

Settle in: Get comfortable or established, as in a new place

Settle on: Make a decision or selection; to decide, arrange, or agree on

Shake off: Remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking

Shake off: Dissociate oneself from

Shake off: Lose someone who is tracking you

Shake off: Rid oneself of a malady or its symptoms

Shake up: Agitate by shaking

Shake up: Upset or distress

Shake up: Reorganize, to make reforms in

Shade up: Improve; to correct oneโ€™s bad habits or behavior

Shade up: Take shape; to transform into or become

Show in: Lead or direct someone to an enclosed space, usually a room

Show off: Exhibit the best attributes of something

Show off: Attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism

Show off: Show someone the important parts of something (a building, town etc.)

Show up: Appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically

Show up: Make visible or expose faults and deficiencies in, usually by comparison

Shower with: Give to someone an abundance of (something)

Shut down: Close, terminate, or end

Shut down: Turn off or stop

Shut in: Lock in

Shut out: Hide from sight

Shut up: Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise

Shut up: I donโ€™t believe it!, no way!

Sign off: Log off; to stop using a computer, radio, etc., especially to stop talking

Sign off: Cease broadcasting a radio or television signal, usually at the end of a broadcasting day

Sign off: Give oneโ€™s official approval to something for which it is needed

Sign out: Sign oneโ€™s name as an indication that one is leaving some location

Sign up: Add a name to the list of people who are participating in something

Sign up: Add oneโ€™s own name to the list of people who are participating in something

Sign up: Agree to purchase some good or service

Sing along: Sing some music while someone else is singing

Sink in: Become clear in oneโ€™s mind

Sit back: Recline while still in a seated position, with oneโ€™s back on the frame of the seat

Sit down: Assume a low or sunken position

Sit on: Block, suppress, restrain

Sit on: Restrain (a person)

Sit on: Take no action on

Sit on: Be a member of

Sit out: Decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance

Sit through: Unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event

Sit up: Assume a sitting position from a position lying down

Sit up: Sit erect

Sit up: Show sudden interest or surprise

Sit up: Not go to bed (notionally remaining in a sitting position)

Skip out: Shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission

Sleep in: Sleep late; to go on sleeping past oneโ€™s customary or planned hour

Sleep on: Postpone (a decision) at least overnight

Sleep with: Share a bed or bedroom with

Slide off: Leave a place, a meeting, etc., without being noticed; to slip away, slip off

Slow down: Decelerate

Smoke out: Drive out (something or somebody) using smoke

Smoke out: Expose (something or somebody)

Smoke out: Offer to smoke cannabis with someone; to smoke cannabis with someone

Smoke out: Smoke too much (usually cannabis); to become too stoned

Smoke out: Run out of tobacco or cannabis; to be emptied of tobacco or cannabis

Smooth down: Render smooth, to remove roughness from
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SV RAMANUJ
List of commonly used phrasal verbs: S
Part: 2
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Sort out: Clarify by reviewing mentally

Sort out: Arrange

Sort out: Fix, as a problem

Sort out: Organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy

Sort out: Separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from

Sort out: Attack physically

Sort out: Provide (somebody) with a necessity, or a solution to a problem

Sound off: Hold forth about something in an opinionated manner

Speed up: Accelerate; to increase speed

Speed up: Increase the speed of something; to make something go faster

Spell out: Form (a word) from its component letters

Spell out: Explain in clear and simple terms

Split up: Cease to be together, break apart from the group

Split up: Separate, disassociate, cause to come apart

Spread out: Become further apart

Spread out: Place items further apart

Sump up: Summarize

Start afresh: Start or restart doing something from the beginning or with a clean sheet

Start off: Begin

Start off: Set out on a trip

Start off: Begin oneโ€™s life, or occupation

Start off: Begin again; to return to the beginning

Start up: Rise suddenly

Start up: Begin to operate

Start up: Begin

Stay in: Remain at home, to not leave oneโ€™s home

Stay on: Continue in a place or situation, while others leave

Stay up: Remain in a raised or upright position

Stay up: Remain awake, to not go to bed

Stay up: Maintain an erection

Step back: Stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation

Step back: Prevent oneself from becoming emotionally involved in a certain situation

Step on it: Drive fast; to step on the accelerator

Step on it: Act quickly

Step up: Increase speed or rate

Stick around: Stay; to linger; to remain

Stick at: Continue practising (a skill), even it is difficult

Stick down: Cause to stick to a surface

Stick down: Stick to a surface

Stick down: Write something casually

Stick it out: Persist or continue

Stick out: Protrude; to extend beyond

Stick out: Be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive

Stick to: Persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.

Stick up: Put up by sticking

Stick up: Rob at gunpoint

Stick up: Be prominent; to point upwards

Stick up: Speak or act in defence

Stick up for: Defend or protect

Stick with: Follow or adhere to

Stick with: Follow loyally

Stick with: Persist in using or employing

Stick with: Endure in the memory of
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SV RAMANUJ
List of commonly used phrasal verbs: T
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Talk down: Negotiate a lower price

Talk into: Convince (someone) by talking and suggesting

Talk out of: Talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something

Talk over: Persuade someone; to talk around

Talk over: Interrupt the speech of with oneโ€™s own speech

Talk through: Tell someone step by step how to do something

Talk through: Comfort someone as they endure trauma; to help someone consider an issue or see certain aspects of it

Think back: Think about a time or experience; to recall

Think over: Ponder or reflect on a subject

Think up: Create in oneโ€™s mind; to invent

Tip off: Alert or inform someone, especially confidentially

Try out: Undergo a test before being selected; to audition
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List of commonly used phrasal verbs: U, W & Y
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Used to: Accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of

Wait for: Wait until the specified event occurs

Wait for: Await the arrival of

Wait for: Wait for an event

Wait for: Wait for a person to do something

Wait for: Serve someone

Wait up: Wait

Wait upon: Wait on; to serve

Wake up: Awaken somebody

Wake up: Become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand

Warm up: Make an audience enthusiastic or animated before a show

Warm up: Become warmer

Warm up: Prepare for executing an already-learned activity by a limited amount of additional practice

Watch out: Be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution

Watch over: Guard and protect

Wipe away: Remove or erase with a wiping motion

Wipe down: Clean the exterior surface of an object, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth

Wipe up: Dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed

Wipe up: Completely remove spilled liquid or solids, typically by hand using a dishcloth

Wipe up: Clean thoroughly, particularly with a dishcloth or rag

Wipe up: Thoroughly defeat an opponent

Write in: Write a letter to, e.g. a publication

Write in: Fill in something required, by writing

Write off: Assign a low value to something

Write out: Write at full length or in expanded form

Yield up: Give something against oneโ€™s will

Yield up: Disclose something hidden
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SV RAMANUJ
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Phrasal Verbs Used in Sentences: 1
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1. After a long battle with cancer, the professor passed away (die) yesterday.
2. After his father died, he came into (inherit) a large fortune.
3. As I backed away, he came at (attack) me with a knife.
4. Because of the big sale, the price of these shirts is now down to (be reduced) four dollars
5. Before we start the project, letโ€™s just run over (describe briefly) who is doing what.
6. Can you tell me how the accident came about (happen)?
7. Careful, heโ€™ll go for (attack) your throat!
8. Children may act up (cause trouble) in class in an effort to get attention.
9. Children who do not receive enough attention may begin to play up (misbehave).
10. Could you back off (lower the setting of) the volume a bit? Itโ€™s really loud.

11. Could you speak up (talk more loudly)? I canโ€™t hear you.
12. Did the trip to Paris ever come off (take place)?
13. Did you pick up (notice) his nervousness?
14. Different drugs act on (affect) different parts of our body in many different ways.
15. Donโ€™t bring up (mention) politics if you want to have a quiet conversation with that guy.
16. Donโ€™t mess around (play) with electricity if you donโ€™t understand it.
17. Donโ€™t try to come after (follow) me.
18. F comes before (precede) G in the alphabet.
19. Give me back (return) my book!
20. Hang on (wait a moment). Let me check

21. He accidentally let out (disclose) the location for the meeting.
22. He came up (appear) before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars.
23. He checked out (investigate) the rumour, and managed to verify that it was true.
24. He got up (criticise) me about the mess I made in the kitchen.
25. He has his work cut out (arrange) for him.
26. He has the ability to bring forth (create) new ideas when they are needed.
27. He passed up (refuse) my invitation for dinner.
28. He pulls in (earn) a lot of money.
29. He tried to keep away from (avoid) danger.
30. He turned down (refuse) all our offers of help.

31. He went off (leave) without a word.
32.He went on (proceed) to win a gold medal.
33. Hold up (wait) a minute. I want to check something.
34. How are you getting along with (handle) your schoolwork?
35. How long can they hold out (survive) without water?
36. How much do you suppose that fancy dress set her back (cost money)?
37. Hundreds of people turned out (attend) to see the parade.
38. I apologise for my behaviour last night. I donโ€™t know what came over (affect) me.
39. I beat off (waste time) at work all day; I didnโ€™t get anything done.
40. I canโ€™t find my keys, so Iโ€™ll look around (search).

41. I canโ€™t simply stand by (do nothing) and watch you ruin your life.
42. I couldnโ€™t see how to finish the project, so I backed up (undo) and tried it another way.
43. I donโ€™t understand. What are you getting at (mean)?
44. I expect John will be along (arrive) soon.
45. I finally broke into (opened) the second package of cookies.
46. I got some bad news this morning, so Iโ€˜m a bit down (depressed) at the moment.
47. I held down (continue) that job for years.
48. I hope to bring about (achieve) a successful conclusion.
49. I left work and came back (return) home early.
50. I looked at (consider) the possibility of buying a new car.
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51. I need a truck to carry off (transport away) all this furniture.
52. I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down (disappoint).
53. I put in (contribute) an extra hour at work today.
54. I think you are down with (be ill) the flu.
55. I want to pass over (ignore) this quite quickly.
56. I was very ill today; I kept bringing up (vomit) everything I ate.
57. I will answer for (guarantee) his debt, if he canโ€™t pay on the day.
58. Iโ€˜m fed up (be bored) with my job.
59. Iโ€˜ve got some things to do for about an hour. After that, get at (contact) me.
60. Iโ€™d like you to come along (accompany) with me to the opera.

61. Iโ€™ll let you know if any vacancies come up (happen).
62. Iโ€™ll pass on (skip) dessert, thanks.
63. Iโ€™ll take off (quantify) the concrete and steel for this construction project.
64. Iโ€™m calling him, but he just isnโ€™t picking up (answer)!
65. Iโ€™m going to stay at home on Saturday and just kick back (relax).
66. Iโ€™m going to take off (depart) now.
67. Iโ€™m sorry; Iโ€™m not with (agree with) you on this point.
68. Iโ€™m trying to get over (overcome) my fear of flying.
69. Iโ€™ve decided to break it off (end a relationship) with her.
70. Iโ€ฒm not going to come at (try) that again. Too risky.

71. If I wake up during the night, I cannot get off (fall asleep) again.
72. If we cut out (remove) the middle-man, we will both have better profits.
73. In case of fire, get out (escape) by the nearest exit.
74. It is difficult to carry on (maintain) a conversation with so many distractions.
75. It seemed like a good idea, so we fell in with (accept) it.
76. Itโ€™ll be warmer once the sun comes up (rise).
77. Janeโ€™s always getting down on (criticise) the kids.
78. Kids! Stop messing about (misbehave) and do your work!
79. Letโ€™s kick off (start) this project with a planning meeting.
80. Letโ€™s take up (resume) where we left off.

81. Malaria carried off (cause death) many people.
82. Management wonโ€™t go for (accept) such a risky project now.
83. Nothing gets me down (discourage) so much as a rainy day.
84. Please come in (enter) and look around.
85. Please go out (leave) through the back door.
86. Please hold the line a moment while I put you through (connect) to the sales office.
87. Please take out (remove) the trash before the whole house starts to smell.
88. Put down (write) the first thing you think of on this piece of paper.
89. Real estate prices have come down (decrease) since the peak of the boom.
90. Sam was sure he could bring them around (convince) to the deal.

91. She claims the publishers never really got behind (support) her new book.
92. She did well enough bringing up (raise) two sons and a daughter on her own.
93. She finally carried out (fulfil) her lifelong ambition when she appeared in a Hollywood blockbuster.
94. She got through (finish) her book this morning!
95. She was brought up in a very religious household, but broke away (leave suddenly) from the church in her teens.
96. That beeping sound indicates that the truck is backing up (moving backwards).
97. That dog will get hurt if he continues to run after (chase) cars.
98. That flight just came in (arrive).
99. That is where your reasoning falls down (fail).
100. The baby threw up (vomit) all over my shirt.
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