Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
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Cartes-fiches
ask sby out
invite on a date
Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
ask around
ask many people the same question
I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
add up to sthg
equal (gleich)
Your purchases add up to $205.32. (Ihr Einkauf...)
back sthg up
reverse (umkehren, zurücksetzen)
You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
back sby up
support (unterstützen)
My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
blow up
explode
The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.
blow sthg up
add air
We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
break down
stop functioning (vehicle, machine)
Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
break down
get upset
The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.
break sthg down
divide into smaller parts (unterteilen)
Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
break in
force entry to a building
Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
break into sthg
enter forcibly (gewaltsam einbrechen)
The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
break sthg in
wear sthg a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new
I need to break these shoes in before we run next week.
break in
interrupt (unterbrechen)
The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.
break up
end a relationship
My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.
break up
start laughing (informal)
The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
break out
escape
The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.
break out in sthg
develop a skin condition
I broke out in a rash after our camping trip.
bring sby down
make unhappy
This sad music is bringing me down.
bring sby up
raise a child (aufziehen)
My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
bring sthg up
start talking about a subject
My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports.
bring sthg up
vomit (erbrechen)
He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.
call around
phone many different places/people
We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed.
call sby back
return a phone call
I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.
call sthg off
cancel
Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
call on sby
ask for an answer or opinion
The professor called on me for question 1.
call on sby
visit sby
We called on you last night but you weren't home.
call sby up
phone
Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.
calm down
relax after being angry
You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.
not care for sby/ sthg
not like (formal)
I don't care for his behaviour.
catch up
get to the same point as sby else
You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.
check in
arrive and register at a hotel or airport
We will get the hotel keys when we check in.
check out
leave a hotel
You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.
check sby/ sthg out
look at carefully, investigate
The company checks out all new employees.
check out sby/ sthg
look at (informal)
Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
cheer up
become happier
She cheered up when she heard the good news.
cheer sby up
make happier
I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.
chip in
help
If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.
clean sthg up
tidy, clean
Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.
come across sthg
find unexpectedly (unerwartet finden)
I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.
