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PhrasalVerb:

Ask sme. out

(<>)

Meaning:

To ask someone

to

go

on

a date

(a

romantic

dinner

etc.)

Context/

Example:

"l asked

Grace

out last

weekend.

Luckily

she said

yes!"

Phrasal

Verb: Ask around

Meaning:

To ask different_people

about

something

to

get

their

opinions

Context/

Example:

"l'fn

not

sure

if we are

going

out tonight,

l'll ask

around

and see

who

wants to

Bo

to

the

party"

PhrasalVerb:

Break

up with sme.

Meaning:

To stop

being

in a

relationship

with someone

Context/

Example:

"l

broke

up with

my

girlfriend

last summer,

it was

awful."

Phrasal

Verb: Break down

Meaning:

To stop working

(machine,

mechanical

object)

Context/

Example:

"My car

broke

down

in the

middle

of the

road !"

PhrasalVerb:

Break

in

Meaning:

To

enter

a house

illegally

(usually

with

the

intent

to steal)

Context/

Example:

"Someone

broke

into our

house

last

month,

they stole

my

necklace!

PhrasalVerb:

Bring smth.

UP

(<>)

Meaning:

To introduce

a

new

topic

into

a

conversation

i

I

i

t_,.

:-

context/

Example:

"My

car

broke

down

in

the

middle

of

the road!,,

PhrasalVerb:

Carry

on

Meaning:

To

continue

context/

Example:

"l

was

working

when

you

interrupted

me...can

I carry

on now?

PhrasalVerb:

Call

sme.

back

Meaning:

To

return

a

phone

callfrom

someone

t

Contextl

Example:

"My boss

called

me

but

I was

in

the

cinema,

so l'll

call him

back

soon!,,

Phrasal

Verb:

Call

smth.

off

(<>l

Meaning:

To

cancel

something

(usually

an

event)

context/

Example:

"l'm

afraid

the

meeting

has

to

be called

off

due

to

the rain,,

Phrasal

Verb;

Call

sme.

up

Meaning:

To

call

someone.

Context/

Example:

"you

can

call

me

up

at

around

6 if

that,s

ok?!,,

PhrasalVerb:

Catch

up

(with)

srne.

Meaning:

To

be at

the

same

level

as

someone

Context/

Example:

"l

was last

in

the race,

but

then

finally

I

caught

up

with

everyone!

PhrasalVerb:

Check

(up)

on

sme.

Meaning:

To

monitor

sorneone

closely

to

see

their

status/progress

Context/

Example:

"our

baby has

been

silent

for

a long

time,

can

you

check

up on

her?,,

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PhrasalVerb: Cotne up

with smth.

Meaning: To have an idea spontaneously

Contextl Example: "We

were

trying

to

plan

the

party

and

Margret came up

with a

great

idea!"

Phrasal Verb: Come across sme./smth.

Meaning:

To

meet

someone

or discover

something by chance.

Context/ Example: "l came across

an old

friend

of

mine in the

supermarket

last week/

I

came across

my

old

music set

yesterday;

completely unexpectedlyl"

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PhrasalVerb: Come

from

smwh.

Meaning: To

originate

from a

location.

Context/ Example:

"l'm British but

my

Grandmother

comes

from Nigeria

/

Where did

that

sound come

from?

PhrasalVerb:

Cut down on

smth.

Meaning: To reduce the amount

of smth.

Context/ Example: "l'm

going

to try

to

stop eating chocolate

the

first step

is to cut down

on

the amount

I

eat every day."

PhrasalVerb:

Dress

up

Meaning:

To wear

special

clothing

for an event

Context/ Example:

"l

dressed

up

for

the

party

because

it

was a

very

posh

event."

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Phrasal

Verb;

Drop

in

(on)

Meaning:

To

visit

someone

unexpectedly

(they

do

not

know)

context/

Exampre:

"r

might just

drop

in

on

peterto

see

what

he,s

doingtonight..,,

Phrasal

Verb:

Drop

out

(of)

smth.

Meaning:

To quit

a

course/class

context/

Exampre:

"r

worked

reary

hard,

but

in

the

end

the photography

crass

wasn,t

interesting

so

I

dropped

out

after

1

week.

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Phrasal

Verb:

Eat

out

Meaning:

To

have

dinner

at

a

restaurant

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Exampre:

"usuailv

mv

wife

and

r

stay

at

home,

but

we

occasionaily

eat

out

once

a

Phrasal

Verb:

End

up

smwh.

Meaning:

To

eventuaily

do

some

thing/

get

somewhere/

be

something

you

didn,t

expect.

context/

Example:

"l

thought

the

movie

would

be

interesting,

but

it

ended

up

being

really

boring

/

we

all

got

dressed

up

to

party

but

we

ended

up

staying

at

home

drinking

instead,,

PhrasalVerb:

Fall

out

(with)

sme.

Meaning:

To

have

a

disagreement

and

not

be

friends

any

more.

context/

Example:

"l

used

to

love

my

best

friend

but

then

one

day

we

fell

out

because

of

something

silly.

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Ptrrasal

Verb: Fallfor

sme.

Meaning:

To

start to love someone

C-ontextl

Example: "l've

known her for about

5

years

but

recently l've been falling

for her.

¡hrasal

Verb:

Figure smth. out

(<>)

lJeaning:

To try to find the answer to something

Context/ Example: "l've

been trying to

figure

out how to use

phrasal

verbs

for over

two

i'ears!

PhrasalVerb:

Find

smth. out

{<>)

1"1eaning:To

discover

Context/

Example:

"l've

just

found out that my sister

is

pregnant!"

PhrasalVerb:

Get

smth.

across

(<>)

M

eaning: To

give

information/communicate

Context/

Example:

"He

spoke for two hours but said

nothing,

I think

he was trying to

get

across

how important it is to work hard"

PhrasalVerb:

Get on with sme.

Meaning: To have a

good

relationship

with someone

Context/ Example:

"l

get

on

really wellwith my boss, she's

really nice."

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Phrasal

Verb:

Get away

with

smth.

Meaning:

To

escape

with no

pun¡shment

Context/

Example:

"He

stole

€7000 from

the

bank but no

one caught

him

so he's

managed

to

get

away

with

it.

PhrasalVerb:

Get over

smth.

Meaning:

To

overcome

something ñard

/

illness

Context/

Example:

"She is

seriously ill

but

doctors

think she

will

get

over

it soon."

PhrasalVerb:

Get

(álrdund

to smth.

Meaning:

To

find

time to

do something

Contextl

Example:

"l know

I have to

do my

project

by tomorrow

but I

haven't

got

around

to

it

yet."

PhrasalVerb:

Get

up to smth.

Meaning:

To do

something

(used

in

questions

mainly)

Context/

Example:

"What

did

you get

up

to this

weekend?"

Phrasal

Verb:

Give

smth. away

l'4eaning:

To

distribute

/

to

give

something

for free

Context/

Example: "He

didn't need his

old

clothes

so

he

gave

them away

to homeless

people."

¡hrasal

Verb:

Give smth.

up

(<>)

f.ieaning:

To

quit

a habit

/

stop doing

something

Context/

Example:

"l

smoke too

much,

l'm thinking

about

giving

it

up."

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Phrasal

Verb:

Go on

/

ga

ahead

Meaning:To

proceed

Context/ Example:

"l'm

sorry

I interrupted

you, please go

on."

PhrasalVerb:

Go out

(with

sme.)

Meaning: To

go

on a social event/ occasion

(maybe

a

date)

Context/ Example:

"l've

been

going

out with my

girlfriend

for a week

now

/

l'm

going

out

tonight to

a bar,

it will be

funl"

PhrasalVerb:

Go over smth.

It4eaning: To review

something

Context/ Example: "l don't think

I understand

phrasalverbs

exactly,

can we

go

overthem

again

please?"

PhrasalVerb:

Grow

up

Meaning:To

become

more mature/ to become an

adult

Context/ Exarnple:

"You

have

grown

up a

lot

since I

last

saw

you."

PhrasalVerb: Hand smth.

out

(<>)

Meaning:

To

distribute

Context/

Example:

"He handed out

a leaflet detailing

the information

of

the

project"

Phrasal Verb: Hang on

/

hold

on

Meaning: To wait

(usually

on the

phone)

Context/ Example:

"Can

you

just

hang on for one

second,

I need to

get

something."

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PhrasalVerb:

Hang

out

with

sme.

Meaning:

To spend

your

free

time

with

someone

/

people

Context/

Example:

"Last

weekend

I hung

out

with a

few

friends

of

mine

at the

local

cinefna."

Phrasal

Verb:

KeeP

on

Meaning:To

continue

Context/

Example:

"l

have

to

keep

on studying

this

list of

phrasal

verbs

to

be

prepared"

PhrasalVerb:

KeeP

uP

(with)

sme.

Meaning:

To be

at

the

same

level

as someone

Context/

Example:

"Jlm

iS the

smartest

boy

in the

class,

other

people

can't

keep

up

with

him"

PhrasalVerb:

Let sme.

down

Meaning:

To disaPPoint

someone.

Context/

Example:

"When

you

didn't

pass

your

exam

you

really

let

rne

down,

I had

high

expectations

of

You.

Phrasal

Verb:

Log

in

I

logoft

Meaning:

To

sign

in

/

out

of

a

website

Context/

Example:

"l haven't

logged

in

to

my

Facebook

account

in

about

6

months'"

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Phrasal

Verb:

Look

after

sme.

Meaning:

To

take

care of someone

Context/

Example: "My

parents

are leaving

town for

a

few

days and I

have to look

after my

little

brother"

PhrasalVerb:

Look

for smth.

Meaning:

To

try to find

something

Context/ Example:

"l've

been

looking for

my keys for

over

3

hours!"

Phrasal

Verb:

Look for{rard

to

smth.

Meaning:

To be

excited

(in

anticipation

of something)

Contextl

Example: "l'm

really looking

folward

to

going

on holiday

this

winter,

it will be

great!"

PhrasalVerb:

Look

smth. up

Meaning:To

find by

using a dictionary/

reference

context/

Example: "lf

you

don't know

the word

then

you

should

just

look

it

up in the

dictionary''

Phrasal

Verb:

Look

up to sme.

Meaning:

To

admire

Context/

Example: "l

really look up to my

older

brother, he's

a

great

role

model."

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PhrasalVerb:

Make

smth.

uP

{<>}

Meaning:To

invent

/

lie about

something

Contextl

Example:

"Tom always

tells

us stories

but

l'm

sure

that

half

of

them

are

made

up..."

PhrasalVerb:

Mix

smth.

uP

(<>l

Meaning:

To confqse

the

order

of

something

Contextl

Example: "l'm

trying

to

use

phrasalverbs

but

I always

get

the

words

mixed

up'"

PhrasalVerb:

Pass

smth.

on

{<>}

Meaning:

To die

/

to

give

someone

something

of

yours

Context/

Example:

"My

grandmother

passed

on

last

Year

ll

pass

on

all

of

my old

clothes

to

my

brother."

PhrasalVerb:

PaY

sme.

back.

Meaning:

To

return

money

context/

Example:

"l lent

my

brother

€100

but

he

hasn't

paid

me back

yet!"

Phrasal

Verb:

Pick

smth/sme.

out

Meaning:To

select

something

(usually from

a

group)

Context/

Example:

"My

teacher

always

picks

me out

to

read

aloud

in

the

classroom"

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PhrasalVerb:

Point

smth.

out

{<>}

Meaning:

To

draw

someone's

attention

to

something

context/

Example:

"ln

this

part

of the

essay

I

would

like

to

point

out

the

difference

between

cookies

and

biscuits"

PhrasalVerb:

Put

smth.

off

(<>l

Meaning:

To

postpone

context/

Example:

"l'rn

sorry

but

the

meeting

has

to

be

put

off

until

tornorrora/,

t

Phrasal

Verb:

Put

up

with

sme.

Meaning:

To

tolerate

Context/

Example:

"l

really

don't

like

her

but

I have

to

put

up

with

her

because

I

work

with

her

every

day!"

PhrasalVerb:

Put

smth.

on

(<>)

Meaning:

To

wear

Context/

Example:

"l

don't

know

if

this fits

me

so l,ll

put

it

on

and

you

can

tell me,,

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Phrasal

Verb:

Run

into

sme.

i,4eaning:

To

meet

by

chance

context/

Example:

"l

was

shopping

last

week

and

guess

who

I ran

into?"

:hrasal

Verb:

Run

out

of

smth.

',1eaning:

To have

no

more

of

something

icntext/

Example:

"Darling,

l've

been

looking

in

the fridge

and

lthink

we've

run

out

of

-rlk."

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PhrasalVerb:

Set

smth.

up

(<>)

Meaning:

To

organize/

establish

Context/

Exampre:

"r've

been

reary

busy

recentry

trying

to

set

up

my

own

business,,

Phrasal

Verb:

Show

smth.

off (<>)

Meaning:

To

boast

(say/show

how

good

something

is.)

context/

Exampre:

"r

reaily

hate

John,

he

arways

drives

his

Ferrari

down

the

street

so

everyone

can

hear,

he

loves

showing

ft

off

.,,

PhrasalVerb:

Sort

smth.

out (<>|

Meaning:

To

organize

/

fix

a

problem

context/

Exampte:

"My

brother

is

planning

to

come

and

visit

but

I

haven,t

got

the

details,

I

relay

need

to

sort

out

when

he

is

coming,,

Phrasal

Verb:

Take

after

sme.

Meaning:

To

resemble

(usually

in

appearance)

context/

Exampre:

"r

have

a

reaily

big

nose,

r

guess

r

take

after

my

father.,,

PhrasalVerb:

Take

smth.

apart.

(<>)

Meaning:

To

disassemble

/

dismantle

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bike

doesn't

work

that

wer

anvrnore,

so

rm going

to

take

it

apart

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Phrasal

Verb:

Take

smth.

off

(<>l

Meaning:

To

remove

ctothing

Contextl

Example:

,,lt,s

reafly

hot

in

here,

can

I

take

my

jacket

off?

PhrasalVerb:

Take

up

smth.

{<>)

Meaning:

To

start (usuaily

a

hobby

or

regular

activity)

context/

Example:

"l

stopped

running

last year

because

of

my

knee,

but

now

that

it

has

healed

lthink

l,ll

take

it

up

again.,,

PhrasalVerb:

Throw

j*tn.

away (<>)

Meaning:

To

dispose

of

something

context/

Exampre:

"Make

sure you

throw

away

your

paper

cup

after

using

it!,,

Phrasal

Verb:

Turn

smth/sme.

down

Meaning:

To

refuse

an

offer

context/

Example:

"They

offered

me

an

indefinite

contract

and

more

money

at

work,

but

r

already

have

another

job

which

is

better

so

r

had

to

turn

them

down.

Phrasal

Verb:

Turn

up

Meaning:

To

appear

unexpectedly

context/

Example:

"l

was

looking

for

my phone

all

day

and

then

it

suddenly

turned

up

in

my

bag!

/We

were

at

the party

when

Jill

suddenly

turned

up,,

:hrasalVerb:Try

smth.

out

(<>)

','eaning:

To

test

something

i:ntext/

Exampre:

"r

bought

some

new

deodorant,

so

r,il

try

it

out

for

a

few

days

but

if

r

::n't

like

it

l'llgo

back

to

my

old

one.

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Phrasal

Verb:

Wake

sme.

up

Meaning:

To

open

your

eyes

after

sleeping

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"rom

usuailv

wakes

up

at

8.30

but

today

r

had

to

wake

him

up

earrier

for

Phrasal

Verb:

Wear

smth.

down

Meaning:

To

use

to

a

point

where

it

starts

to

deteriorate

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these

shoes

a

vear

ago,

but

r

wear

them

every

day

so

they

are

Phrasal

Verb:

Wear

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