Phrasal verbs
1) Call
back return a phone call I'll call you back as
soon as possible.
2) call
off cancel The
meeting was called off because of the strike.
3) call
on/upon formally invite or request I now call upon the President to address
the assembly.
4) Call
for publicly ask for or demand
5) hold
on wait, -grip tightly Hold on please. I'll put
you through to Mr. Brown."
She
held on to the railing as she crossed the bridge.
6) break
up come to an end (marriage, relationship) After her marriage broke up, Emma went to
live in London.
7) bring
up raise (a child) She stopped working in
order to bring up her children.
8) check
in register at a hotel or airport For security
reasons you have to check in
two hours before your flight.
9) check
out 1) pay one's bill
and leave (a hotel ), 2 ) investigate
1)
Is Mr. Blair still at the hotel? No, he checked out this morning.
2) I don't know
if the address is still valid. I'll check it out
10) get out of avoid doing something
Some husbands manage to get out of doing any housework.
11) get over recover from (illness,
disappointment) My grandmother
had pneumonia but she got over it.
12) get rid of eliminate It's difficult to get rid of old habits.
13) get together
meet each other Let's get together for lunch on day.
14) get up rise, leave bed I usually get up at 7 o'clock.
15) give up stop doing something Sarah gave up smoking 5 years ago.
16) go through experience Pete went through a lot
of pain after the accident.
17) Kick off
begin, start The football match kicked off at 3
o'clock.
18) look after take care of A babysitter looks after the children
when they go out.
19) look ahead think of the future It's time to forget the past
and look ahead.
20) look for try to find something Jane went to the shops to look for a pair
of shoes.
21) sign away Give up one's rights or
ownership He signed away
his property and joined a religious community.
22) sign in Register (e.g. at a hotel) Let's
go and eat as soon as we've signed in.
23) sign out Pay your bill and leave (e.g. a hotel) He signed out and left for the airport.
24) sign over (to) Transfer ownership of something He signed over the house to his two
children.
25) sign up (for) Enroll in an activity Emma
signed up for a computer course.
26) sign up (with) Sign an agreement to work for
somebody Paul has signed
up with a news agency.
27) single out Select for special attention Two boys were singled out for extra
coaching.
28) sink in To be fully understood It took a while for the scale of the disaster
to sink in.
29) rule out Eliminate The police ruled out political
motives.
30) set off Start a journey Early
Saturday morning we set off for the ski slopes.
31) set up Start a business
She set up her own company 10
years ago.
32) shop around Compare prices It's
always wise to shop around before buying anything.
33) miss out (on) Lose an opportunity to do
something. If you leave before
Saturday you'll miss out on the party.
32) mix up Mistake one thing or person for
another I don't know the members' names yet.
I tend to
mix them up
33) move in Arrive in a new home or office You've bought a new house? When are you moving in?
34) move out Leave your home/office for
another one.
My neighbour is leaving. He's moving out next Saturday.
35) nail down Make someone say something
precisely
He promised to come but we'll have
to nail him down to a date.
36) fit in (with) Feel comfortable or be in
harmony with
He just doesn't fit in with the
others.
37) fizzle out Gradually end Over the years their friendship fizzled out.
38) ease off/up
Reduce, become less severe or slow down
(pain, traffic, work ...) After
Christmas, the workload generally eases off.
39) face up (to) Accept ad deal with something unpleasant.
Sam will have
to face up to the fact that Jenny is not in love with him.
40) name after Give the same name as another person
William was named after his
grandfather.
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