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have to do with
bear up
withstand
calculate a sum
bear up under +
withstand
equal an amount
be patient
Phrasal Verb
Definition
Example
act up
behave or function
improperly
add * up +
add up to +
add up
make sense
ask * out +
invite on a date
blow in
ask * over +
blow over
blow * up +
blow up
explode
blow up
break * down +
analyze in detail
break down
break down
break * in +
break in
interrupt
B
back down
back out
back out of +
back * up +
give support
back up
bawl * out
bear down on +
bite
bear down on +
break in
break in on +
interrupt (a conversation)
break into +
break into +
break * off +
interrupt (a conversation)
end something
experience)
bring * off +
bring * on +
cause something
bring * out +
highlight, stress
bring * over +
break out
appear violently
bring * to
revive consciousness
break out +
bring * up +
mention
break out of +
escape
raise ( a child)
brush * off +
burn * down +
burn down
burn up
be hot
burn up
consume by fire
break * up +
break * up +
break up
bring * about +
bring * along +
bring * around
bring * away
cause to happen
bring with
burn * up +
destroy by fire
buy * out +
buy * up +
carry * out +
carry * over +
catch on
catch up
catch up with +
catch up on +
become up-to-date
C
call for +
call * off +
cancel something
call * off +
call on +
visit
call on +
check back
call * up +
telephone
check by +
go to a place to see if
everything is OK
calm * down +
check for +
try to find
care for +
check in
care for +
check into +
carry on +
continue (a conversation, a
game)
check into +
carry on about +
check * off +
carry on with +
continue
check on +
check * out +
check out
check out of +
close * down +
close down
close permanently
close in on +
close * up +
close temporarily
close up
close temporarily
come about
occur / happen
come across +
discover by accident
come across +
come along
accompany someone
accompany
come along
progress
progress
come away
come back
return
check * over +
check up on +
investigate someone or
something
check * through
check with +
cheer * up
cheer up
become cheerful
chew * up +
chop * down +
fell/cut ( a tree)
chop * up +
clean * up +
tidy
clear out
leave ( inf.)
clear * up +
tidy
come by +
get, receive
count * in +
include
come by
count on +
depend/rely on
count * out +
exclude
come into +
inherit
count * up +
add
come off +
cross * out +
come out
appear
cut down
come out
cut down on +
come out
interrupt
cut in on +
interrupt
cut * off
cut * off +
cut * out +
remove
cut * out
stop an action
cut * up +
come over
come to
regain consciousness
come through
come up to +
approach; to equal
come up with +
come with +
D
die away
diminish in intensity
die down
diminish in intensity
drop out of +
die off/out
become extinct
drop over
disagree with +
do away with
+
abolish
do * over +
repeat
do without +
draw * up +
create ( a contract)
dress * down
reprimand severely
dress down
eat away
eat * up +
devour
eat in
eat out
F
face up to +
acknowledge something
difficult or embarrassing
fall back on +
dress casually
fall behind
dress * up +
decorate
fall behind in +
dress up
decrease
fall through
fail to happen
feel * up +
grope
drive * back +
repulse
drop in
drop in on +
drop out
feel up to +
get ahead of +
surpass
figure on +
expect
get along
figure * out +
solve something,
understand
get around +
figure * up +
calculate
fill * in +
complete
get around
go many places
fill in
substitute
get away
escape
fill in for +
substitute for
fill * out +
get by
fill out
get by on +
fill * up +
manage with
get down to +
get in +
get in
Enter
get * off +
send (a package)
find out +
discover
find out
discover
fix * up +
G
get * across +
get ahead
cause to be understood
make progress
get * off
get through
penetrate
get off +
finish
get off
Leave
get through to +
make contact
get off
get * up
get * on
put on (clothes)
get up
get on
give * away +
get on +
get on
give * away +
betray (a secret)
get on with +
give * back +
give in
stop trying
get on with +
continue an activity
get out of +
give off +
get over +
give * out +
distribute
get through +
complete
give out
get through +
penetrate
give * up +
surrender something
give up
surrender
go on
continue
go away
leave
go on
happen
go on with +
continue ( a plan, a
conversation)
go out
go out
decrease
go over +
review
go over
go back
go by +
go back on +
go down
go for +
return
try to achieve
go for
idiomatic phrase - I am
craving pepperoni pizza.
go through +
go in for +
participate ( inf.)
go through +
go into +
discuss in detail
go through with +
go with +
match (clothing)
go with +
accompany a person
go with +
have a boyfriend/girlfriend
go without +
grow under
go out of business
go off
go off
go off
go off
explode
become angry
grow up
Mature
have * over
hear from +
hear of +
know about
something or
somebody
H
hand * back +
return
hand * down +
pronounce formally
hit on +
find on accident
hand * down +
give as an inheritance
hit on +
flirt with
hand * in +
submit
hold * back +
restrain
hand * out +
distribute
hold back
hand * over +
relinquish control of
hold * off +
restrain
hang around +
hold off on +
delay
hang around
hold on
grasp tightly
hang * up +
suspend (clothes on a
hanger)
hold on
hold on to +
grasp tightly
hold out
hang up
hang out +
hang out
have * on +
wear
hold * up +
hold * up +
I
iron *
out
eliminate
jack up +
climbing on to something
keep on
continue
keep * out
keep * over
keep to +
keep up
keep * up +
continue
keep up with +
lay away +
lay down +
lay in on +
to raise
joke
around
to be humorous
jump in
enter a conversation
jump to +
K
Keep * around
keep at +
keep * away
keep * back
keep * down
lay into +
keep * in
lay * off +
keep * off
lay * out +
arrange
leave * out +
look after +
let * down
disappoint
look back on +
to remember nostalgically
let * down
look down on +
see as inferior
let * out
release
look for +
let * out
look forward to +
let up
weaken in intensity
look into +
investigate
lie down
rest, recline
look on
observe as a spectator
lie down on +
look out
lie with +
be decided by
look * over +
examine, review
light * up +
illuminate
look * up +
light up +
to smoke
look * up +
look up to +
live * down +
live on +
survive from
live up to +
keep a standard
M
make * out
decipher
make * out +
make out
succeed
make out
progress
make out
kiss passionately
kiss someone
passionately
nose around +
sneak around
O
occur to +
open up
share feelings
out to + verb
try to
make * over
do again
make * up +
invent ( a story)
make * up +
make * up +
put on cosmetics
make up
reconcile
make up for +
compensate for
mix * up +
confuse
mix * up +
blend
mix * up +
name * after +
nod off
fall asleep
pan out
pass away
die
pass * off +
pass * on +
transmit
pass on +
pass on
die
pass * out +
distribute
pass out
become unconscious
pass * up +
pay * back +
repay
pay * off +
pull in
park (a vehicle)
pay * off +
to bribe
pull out
depart (a vehicle)
pick on +
to tease, bully
pull through
barely survive
pick * out +
choose
put * across +
pick * up +
put * away +
put * down +
put in +
put * off +
postpone
pick * up +
pick * up +
pick * up +
pick up
put * on +
wear
play * down
+
put * on +
deceive
play * up
put * out +
extinguish (a fire)
put * out +
inconvenience someone
play up to +
put out +
point * out +
indicate
pull down
earn
put * up
put up with
+
tolerate
Q
quiet * down +
be quiet, or cause
to be quiet
meet unexpectedly
run * off +
make leave
run * off
reproduce (photocopies)
run off
leave quickly
run off
waste water
run out of +
R
read up on +
run into +
ring * up
telephone
rule * out +
eliminate
run across +
save * up +
accumulate (money)
run against +
compete in an election
see about +
run away
see * off
escape from
run * down
trace
see * through
run * down
criticize
run * down
sell * out
tell on someone
run down
set * up
arrange a relationship
run for +
set * up
set up +
stand for +
represent
settle on +
stand for +
tolerate
settle up
stand out
be very noticeable
show * off +
stand * up
show off
stand up for +
show * up
stand up to +
show up
stay over
stick it to +
stick to +
stick up for +
shut * off
shut * up
make quiet
slow * down +
slow * up +
spell * out +
stand by
to explain something in a
detailed way so that the meaning
is clearly understood
wait
T
take after +
take * away +
take * back +
you said.
take * back +
take * down +
take * down +
take * for
consider, view as
take * in +
learning
take * in +
take * in +
take * out +
accompany a person on a
date (for dinner, the movies)
take * up +
take * up +
take * up +
take up +
occupy space
deceive a person
talk back
talk back to +
talk * over +
discuss
tear * down +
destroy
tear * up +
tell * off +
tell on +
think * over +
consider
take * off
take * off +
remove
take * off +
take off
leave
take on +
accept (responsibilities,
work)
take * over +
take control of
take over
take control of
think * through +
think * up +
consider carefully
the contract.
turn * around
turn * down +
turn * down +
turn * in
submit
turn in
go to bed (inf.)
turn into +
turn * off +
turn on +
attack unexpectedly
turn * on
turn * on +
turn * out
produce
turn * out
turn out
audience members to a
function
turn out
end up being
throw * away +
discard
throw * out +
discard
throw * out +
throw up
vomit
tie * up +
tie securely
tire * out
touch on +
touch * up
try * on +
try * out
turn * away
after all.
watch out
be careful
be careful of
wear off
wear * out
wear * out
wind up +
finish (inf.)
wind * up +
wind * up +
wipe * out +
massacre or destroy
wipe * out
work * out +
solve
turn * over
turn * up +
find unexpectedly
turn up
U
use * up
V
veer away
from +
W
wait on +
wait up
wake * up +
awaken someone
work out
exercise
wake up
awaken
work out
be successful
wash up
clean oneself
write * down +
record
wash * up +
clean
write * out +
wait up for +
saying.
write * up +
prepare a report
Y
yak on
yak on about +
yammer on
yammer on about +