Phrasal Verbs with BE

Phrasal Verbs with BE 

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
Be after	To try to obtain or find	What’s he after ? Is he looking for proof ?
Be against	Be opposed to	I must say I’m against the idea.
Be along	Arrive	Jack will be along soon. He’s on his way.
Be away	Be elsewhere	She is away today. She has gone to London.
Be down	Be depressed or sad.	The news is bad so John is a bit down today.
Be down	Decrease	Oil prices were down today.
Be down on	Disapprove of, dislike	Why is Charlie so down on the new recruit?
Be down with	Be ill or have caught a disease.	My mother is down with a bad  cold.
Be in	Be present (at work/at home)	I'll be in all day so you can call me anytime.
Be in for	Have reason to expect something.	I think we are in for snow today.
Be in on	Be involved with or participate in something.	Alex is in on the project too.
Be into	Be  interested or involved in something	He's into sports and she's into  poliltics.
Be off	Leave to go somewhere	I'm off!  I've got a plane to catch.
Be on	Be functioning	The television is on.
Be on	Take medication or drugs	The driver was on drugs at the time of the accident.
Be on about	Mean, try to say	What are you on about? I don't understand.
Be on to Be onto	Make a discovery	My colleague is excited. He must be on tosomething
Be out	Absent from home or work	Where's Peter? He's out today.
Be out of	Have no more left	We're out of coffee I'm afraid.
Be out to	Try to achieve; be determined	He's out to win the match.
Be up	Awake and out of bed	Tom was up at the crack of dawn!
Be up	Increase	The interest rates are up again.
Be up to	Misbehave, do wrong	What are those kids up to?
Be up to	Be somebody's responsibility	It's up to the government to find a solution.