Phrasal verbs Flashcards
(106 cards)
1
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add up
A
to fine the total of
The shop assistant added up what I’d bought and told me the total
2
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blow up
A
to explode
Luckily, the bomb didn’t blow up
3
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break down
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to stop working (For a machine, etc)
Our car broke down on the motorway
4
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break in(to)
A
to enter illegally
A house in Brecon Place was broken into last night
5
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bring up
A
to take care of a child until he or she becomes an adult
She brought up three sons on her own
6
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built up
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to increase
These excercises are good for building up leg strength
7
Q
call back
A
to ring again on the phone
I’ll call you back later when you’re not so busy
8
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call off
A
to cancel
The concert has been called down and explained what had happened
9
Q
carry on
A
to continue
The phone rang, but Mark just carried on watching TV
10
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catch up (with)
A
to reach the same point/level as
He’s missed so much school that he’s going to find it hard to catch up
11
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cheer up
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to become/make happier
I started to cheer up when the s un came out
12
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clear up
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to tidy
I’ll clear up if you want to go to bed
13
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came across
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to find something by chance
I came across a word I’d never seen before
14
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come back (from)
A
to return (from)
Give me a call when you come back from Greece
15
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come on
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to be quicker
Come on, or we’ll be late!
16
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come out
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to be published
When does her new book come out?
17
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cross out
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to draw a line through something written
Just cross it out and rewrite it correctly
18
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cut down (on)
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to do less of something (smoking, etc)
I’m trying to cut down on the amount of sugar I eat
19
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cut off
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to disconnect (phone, electricity, etc)
Pay the electricity bill tomorrow or they might cut us off
20
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cut off
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to completely remove by cutting
Keep your roses healthy by cutting off any dead flowers
21
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do up
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to button/zip up a piece of clothing
It’s very windy, so do your coat up
22
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eat out
A
to eat at a restaurant
Would you like to stay in or eat out tonight?
23
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fall down
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to trip and fall
I fell down and hurt my knee
24
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fall out (with)
A
to have an argument with someone and stop being friends
Have you two fallen out?
25
fill in *a form, etc*
to add information in the spaces on
*Just fill in this application form, please*
26
fill up
to make something completely full
*Just fill in this bowl up with sugar and put in an the table*
27
find out
to discover information, etc
*I don't want Jerry to find out about this*
28
get away with
to escape punishment for
*They have repeatedly broken the law and got away with it*
29
get in(to)
to enter a car
*I hurt my head as I was getting into the car*
30
get off
to leave a bus/train/etc
*You need to get off the bus opposite the supermarket*
31
get on (with)
to have a good relationship (with)
*She seems to get on with every body*
32
get on(to)
to enter a bus/train/etc
*You can buy a ticket when you get on the bus*
33
get out (of)
to leave a car/building/room/etc
*Quick! Get out of the car!*
34
get over
to recover from (an illness, etc)
*It can take weeks to get over an illness like that*
35
get up
to leave your bed
*He never gets up before nine*
36
give away
to give something you've taken/borrowed
*Could you give my CDs back because you've had them for two weeks*
37
give up
to stop doing something you do regularly
*You should give up smoking*
38
go away
to leave a place/someone
*Why don't you just go away and leave me alone?*
39
go back (to)
to return (to)
*I can't wait to go back to Italy*
40
go off
to no longer be fresh
*Has this milk gone off?*
41
go on
to continue happening or doing something
*Please go on with your work while I speak to the head teacher*
42
go on
to happen
*There isn't much going on in this town in the evening*
43
go out
to stop burning
*the fire must have gone out during the night*
44
go out with
to be the boyfriend/girlfriend of
*Greg used to go out with Katy*
45
grow up
to become older (for children)
*He rarely saw his father while he was growing up*
46
hang on
to wait
*Just hang on - I'll be ready in a minute*
47
hang up
to put clothes in a wardrobe, etc
*The women hung up their coats and sat down*
48
hang up
to put the receiver down to end a phone call
*I can't believe that Jessica hung up without saying goodbye*
49
have on
to wear (a piece of clothing)
*The man had a strange hat on*
50
hurry up
to do something more quickly
*We haven't got much time, so hurry up!*
51
join in
to participate in, take part in
*Ask them if you can play - I'm sure they'll let you join in*
52
keep out
to prevent from entering
*Cars should be kept out of the city centre*
53
leave out
to not include
*Don't leave your brother out - let him play with you and your friends*
54
let down
to disappoint
*You've really let me down*
55
lie down
to start lying (on a bed.etc)
*I;m going to go and lie down for a while*
56
log off
to disconnect from the Internet/a website
*Don't forget to log off when you've finished checking your e -mail*
57
log on(to)
to connect to the internet/a website
*You need your password to log on*
58
look after
to take care of
*It's hard work looking after three children all day*
59
look up
to try to find information in a book, etc
*I had to look the word up in a dictionary*
60
make up
to invent an explanation, excuse, etc
*He made up some excuse about the dog eating his homework*
61
move in
to start living in a new house, etc
*We've moving in next week*
62
pay back
to return money (to someone)
*Did you pay Denise back?*
63
pick up
to lift something from the floor, a table, etc
*Please pick those toys up and put them away*
64
point out
to tell someone important information
*He pointed out that we had two hours of free time before dinner*
65
print out
to make a paper copy of something on a computer
*Let me print those photographs out for you*
66
pull off
to break by pulling
*I pulled off the arm of my sunglasses by mistake*
67
put away
to return something to where it belongs
*He put the notebook away and stood up*
68
put back
to return something to where it was
*Can you put the book back when you've finished with it?*
69
put down
to stop holding
*Emma put her bag down and went upstairs*
70
put off
to delay to a later time
*Can we put the meeting off until tomorrow?*
71
put on
to gain (weight)
*I don't want to put on any more weight!*
72
put on
to start wearing (a piece of clothing)
*Put your gloves and scarf on - it's cold outside*
73
put out
to make something stop burning
*It took three firefighters to put the fire out*
74
put up
to put something on a wall (eg a picture)
*The teacher will put a notice up about the new courses*
75
read out
to say something out loud which you are reading
*He read the list of names out*
76
rip up
to tear into pieces
*Rip up this piece of paper when you've finished reading it*
77
rub out
to remove with a rubber
*I can't rub it out because I wrote it in pen*
78
run away (from)
to escape by running
*The thief ran away from the police officers*
79
run out (of)
to not have any left
*Many hospitals are running out of money*
80
save up (for)
to save money (for a specific purpose)
*I'm saving up for a new electric guitar*
81
send off (eg football)
to make a player leave a game
*It was a very bad foul and the referee sent the player off*
82
set off
to start a journey
*Go to sleep because we're setting off early in the morning*
83
set up
to start (a business, organization,etc)
*My dad is going to set up a taxi company*
84
share out
to give a part of something to a group of people
*The money will be shared out between 30 different environmental organizations*
85
shut up
to stop talking, stop making a noise
*Just shut up a minute and let me tell you what happened!*
86
sit down
to (start to) sit
*Please, sit down and make yourselves comfortable*
87
sort out
to solve a problem
*Investigators are still trying to sort out why the accident happened*
88
speak up
to talk more loudly so someone can hear you
*You have to speak up a bit because my gran's a bit deaf*
89
split up
to end a relationship
*Tommy and Liz have just split up. It's very sad!*
90
stand up
to (start to) stand
*You have the chair. I don't mind eating standing up*
91
stay up
to go to bed late
*We stayed up until two o'clock last night*
92
take away
to remove
*Have they taken the rubbish away yet?*
93
take back
to return something to the place it came from
*I'm going to take my library books back*
94
take down
to remove (from a high place)
*The old man took a large book down from a shelf*
95
take off
to leave the ground
*Let's go and watch the planes taking off while we wait*
96
take off
to remove (a piece of clothing)
*It felt good to finally take my shoes off after a long day*
97
take over
to take control of (a business, etc)
* The shopping centre has been taken over by an American company*
98
take up
to start (a hobby, sport, etc)
*I've taken up stamp collecting and it's really interesting*
99
throw away
to put something in a rubbish bin
*Have you thrown the papers away?*
100
try on
to put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks and if it fits
*You should try it on to see if it's the right size*
101
turn down
to lower the volume of
*We asked our teacher to turn the CD up, so that we could hear it*
102
wake up
to stop being asleep
*Wake up! It's nearly ten o'clock!*
103
wash up
to wash plates, cups, cutlery, etc
*I can help to cook and wash up*
104
watch out
to be careful
*Watch out - you're going to hit that car!*
105
work out
to find the solution to a problem, etc
*We can't work out how to get the Internet connection going*
106
write down
to write information on a piece of paper
*Do you want to write down my phone number?*
