Phrasal verbs E

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• ease off/up
  • Reduce, become less severe or slow down (pain, traffic, work ...)
    "After Christmas, the workload generally eases off."
    
• egg on
  • Encourage someone to do something..
    "Egged on by his friends, the boy climbed over the wall"
    
• embark on/upon
  • Start or engage in something.
    "Lily embarked on a career that lead her to fame."
    
• end in
  • Finish in a certain way/result in.
    "Their tumultuous marriage ended in divorce."
    
• end up
  • Finally reach a state, place or action. 
    "If Jack continues his misconduct, he'll end up in prison."
    
• even out
  • Eliminate differences of opinion.  
    "After a long discussion they managed to even out their differences."
    
  • Become level or regular.
    "The old road was evened out to make it safer."
    
• explain away
  • Find an excuse or plausible explanation.  
    "How are you going to explain away the missing money?"
    


• face up (to)
  • Accept to deal with something unpleasant.  
    "Sam will have to face up to the fact that Jenny is not in love with him. 
    
• factor in
  • Include when calculating or trying to understand something.  
    "We must factor in the age of the patients."
    
• fall apart
  • Disintegrate; break; fall into pieces.
    "My car is so old it's falling apart."
    "Their marriage fell apart after they both lost their jobs."
    
• fall back on
  • Be able to use something in an emergency.  
    "We were lucky to have some tinned food to fall back on."
    
• fall behind
  • Fail to maintain a certain level.  
    "As a result of the accident she fell behind at school and had to study harder."
    
• fall through
  • Fail ; not happen.
    "Our planned boat trip fell through because of the storm."
    
• fall out
  • Become loose and drop.
    "When you grow old your hair starts to fall out."
    
  • Stop being friends because of a disagreement or argument.
    "Emma is not speaking to Julie anymore. They fell out during the school trip. " 
    
• figure out
  • Understand;  find the answer.
    "I've bought a new oven. Now I'm trying to figure out how to set the timer. 
    
• fill in for
  • Temporarily substitute for another person.
    "Eva is absent this morning and Julie is going to fill in for her."
    
• fill out
  • Complete (a form/application).
    "Please fill out the enclosed form and send it back as soon as possible."
    
• find out
  • Discover or obtain information.
    "I'm going to call the cinema to find out what time the film starts."
    
• fire away
  • Ask questions in quick succession.
    "May we ask some questions? Sure, fire away!"
    
• fire back
  • Shoot back.
    "The policemen fired back at the robbers."
    
• fit in (with)
  • Feel comfortable or be in harmony with. 
    "He has difficulty making friends. He just doesn't seem to fit in with the others." 
    
• fix up
  • Repair or renovate.
    "They're going to fix up the house before moving in. "
    
• fizzle out
  • Gradually end.    
    "They used to be very close but over the years their friendship fizzled out. 
    
• focus on
  • Concentrate on something.
    "The advertising campaign will focus on the quality of the product. "
    
• fold in
  • Mix one ingredient with another.
    "Beat the eggs then fold in the sugar." 
    
• freak out
  • Panic or go crazy.
    "She nearly freaked out when she saw the colour of her hair. It was a disaster!"
    
• frown on/upon
  • Disapprove.
    "My parents always frowned on smoking."
    
• fuss over
  • Pay excessive attention to somebody or somebody.
    "She's forever fussing over her grandson. It's just too much!"
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  • Fade away: the ink writing has faded away and now it is barely visible.
    Fall apart: her relationship fell apart after two years. When Mark left Eve, her whole world fell apart.
    Fall behind: The horse started the race quite promising but then fell behind on the last bend. Tom has fallen behind in his English recently.
    Fall for somebody / something: I fell for her the moment I saw her for the first time.
    Fall out: I haven't seen him since we fell out last week. And I don't think I want to...
    Feel for: We felt for her when her husband disappeared and left her with all his debts.
    Fight back: don't stand like this! Fight back!
    Fill (something) up: the room was filled up with people.
    Fill something in: Please fill in the application form.
    Find out: did you find out how much he had paid?
    Focus on / upon: His research focuses on developing new information technologies.
    Fold up: You can fold the map up - I know where we are.
    Fool around/about: Stop fooling around with the knife or you'll get hurt.
    Frolic about / around: He loves frolicking around with his dog.