Phrasel verbs

most common phrasel verbs

most common phrasel verbs


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become sick

My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend.

volunteer for a task or to give evidence

The woman came forward with her husband's finger prints.

originate in

The art of origami comes from Asia.

rely on

I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.

draw a line through

cross

Please cross out your old address and write your new one.

consume less

My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.

make something fall to the ground

We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.

interrupt

Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.

pull in too closely in front of another vehicle

cut

The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.

start operating (of an engine or electrical device)

cut

The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C.

remove with something sharp

cut something off

stop providing

The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill.

take out of a will

My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.

remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper)

I cut this ad out of the newspaper.

beat up, ransack (BrE, informal)

He's lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang.

do again (AmE)

My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn't like my topic.

to discard (wegwerfen)

It's time to do away with all of these old tax records.

fasten, close

Do your coat up before you go outside. It's snowing!

wear nice clothing

It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.

move back in a position/group

Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike.

come without an appointment

I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week.

take somebody/ something somewhere and leave them/it there

I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over.

quit a class, school etc

I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult.

eat at a restaurant

I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's eat out.

eventually reach/do/decide

We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre.

break into pieces

My new dress fell apart in the washing machine.

fall to the ground

The picture that you hung up last night fell down this morning.

separate from an interior

fall

The money must have fallen out of my pocket.

(of hair, teeth) become loose and unattached

fall

His hair started to fall out when he was only 35.

understand, find the answer

figure

I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.

to write information in blanks, as on a form (BrE)

fill

Please fill in the form with your name, address, and phone number.

to write information in blanks, as on a form (AmE)

The form must be filled out in capital letters.

fill to the top

I always fill the water jug up when it is empty.

discover

find

We don't know where he lives. How can we find out?

discover

We tried to keep the time of the party a secret, but Samantha found it out.

communicate, make understandable

get

I tried to get my point across/over to the judge but she wouldn't listen.

like each other

got

I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister got along/on.

have mobility

get

My grandfather can get around fine in his new wheelchair.

go on a vacation

We worked so hard this year that we had to get away for a week.

do without being noticed or punished

Jason always gets away with cheating in his maths tests.