Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
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come apart
separate
The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough.
come down with sthg
become sick
My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend.
come forward
volunteer for a task or to give evidence
The woman came forward with her husband's finger prints.
come from some place
originate in
The art of origami comes from Asia.
count on sby/ sthg
rely on
I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.
cross sthg out
draw a line through
Please cross out your old address and write your new one.
cut back on sthg
consume less
My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.
cut sthg down
make sthg fall to the ground
We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.
cut in
interrupt
Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.
cut in
pull in too closely in front of another vehicle
The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.
cut in
start operating (of an engine or electrical device)
The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C.
cut sthg off
remove with sthg sharp
The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured.
cut sthg off
stop providing
The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill.
cut sby off
take out of a will
My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.
cut sthg out
remove part of sthg (usually with scissors and paper)
I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
do sby/ sthg over
beat up, ransack (BrE, informal)
He's lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang.
do sthg over
do again (AmE)
My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn't like my topic.
do away with sthg
discard
It's time to do away with all of these old tax records.
do sthg up
fasten, close
Do your coat up before you go outside. It's snowing!
dress up
wear nice clothing
It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.
drop back
move back in a position/group
Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike.
drop in/ by/ over
come without an appointment
I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week.
drop sby/ sthg off
take sby/ sthg somewhere and leave them/it there
I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over.
drop out
quit a class, school etc
I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult.
eat out
eat at a restaurant
I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's eat out.
end up
eventually reach/do/decide
We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre.
fall apart
break into pieces
My new dress fell apart in the washing machine.
fall down
fall to the ground
The picture that you hung up last night fell down this morning.
fall out
separate from an interior
The money must have fallen out of my pocket.
fall out
(of hair, teeth) become loose and unattached
His hair started to fall out when he was only 35.
figure sthg out
understand, find the answer
I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.
fill sthg in
to write information in blanks, as on a form (BrE)
Please fill in the form with your name, address, and phone number.
fill sthg out
to write information in blanks, as on a form (AmE)
The form must be filled out in capital letters.
fill sthg up
fill to the top
I always fill the water jug up when it is empty.
find out
discover
We don't know where he lives. How can we find out?
find sthg out
discover
We tried to keep the time of the party a secret, but Samantha found it out.
get sthg across/ over
communicate, make understandable
I tried to get my point across/over to the judge but she wouldn't listen.
get along/on
ike each other
I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister got along/on.
get around
have mobility
My grandfather can get around fine in his new wheelchair.
get away
go on a vacation
We worked so hard this year that we had to get away for a week.
