Phrasal Verbs Advanced book

stop talking ( He broke off to answer the phone.)

come to an end ( The party finally broke up at 03:00 am.)

cause to happen ( The crisis was brought about by Brenda's resignation.)

succeed in doing something (The team tried for years to win the competition and they finally brought it off.)

cause the onset of an illness (Sitting in the damp brought on his rheumatism.) cause trouble to happen to oneself (You have brought this on/upon yourself.)

influence someone to your point of view (After much discussion, I brought the committee round to my point of view.)

mention (I feel I ought to bring up another small matter.)

complete successfully- perhaps despite a problem ( Jane had a difficult role to play, but she carried it off.)

complete a plan (The attack was successfully carried out.)

become popular- colloquial (This new hair style is beginning to catch on.)

happen (Let me explain how the situation came about.)

be in the end a matter of (It all comes down to whether you are prepared to accept less money.)

receive- especially criticism, blame (The government has come in for a lot of criticism over the decision.)

take place successfully ( I'm afraid that deal didn't come off after all.)

appear (All the flowers have come out./ When the news came out, everyone was shocked.)

occur- usually a problem- colloquial (Look, something has come up, and I can't meet you.)

meet a difficulty (We've come up against a bit of a problem.)

equal- especially expectations and standards ( The play didn't come up to expectations.)

think of- especially an answer, a plan, a solution (We still haven't come put with a solution to the problem.)

rely on (Don't worry, you can count on me.)

happen unexpectedly- colloquial (I can't come to your party, something has cropped up.)

abolish -colloquial (Dog licenses have been done away with. (abschaffen))/ murder- colloquial ( What if they do away with the old man?)

decorate- colloquial (We are having our living room done up.)

come to a stop (A white sports car drew up outside the door.)

organize- especially a document (The contract is being drawn up at the moment.)

pay a visit - colloquial (Drop in any time you're passing.)

fall asleep- colloquial (The baby has just dropped off.)

finish in a certain way or place (We ended up staying there for lunch./ The car ended up in a ditch.)

have courage to deal with- especially responsibilities (You have to face up to your responsibilities.)

show amusement- especially laughing- colloquial (Everyone fell about when Jane told her joke.)

use as a last resort (If the worst comes to the worst, we've got our savings to fall back on.)

be deceived by -colloquial (It was an unlikely story but he fell for it.) fall in love with - colloquial (I fell for you the moment I saw you.)

quarrel with (Peter has fallen out with his boss.)

fail to come to completion (The plan fell through at the last minute.)