Phrasal Verbs U-Z

• use up
  • Finish a product ( so that there's none left).
    "What a nuisance! The kids have used up all the toothpaste. "
    
• veer away from
  • Avoid, stay away from.
    "I veer away from hypochondriacs if I can."
    
• vouch for.
  • Express confidence in, or guarantee something.
    "You can give the keys to Andy. I can vouch for him. "
    
• ward off
  • Keep away or repel (something dangerous or unpleasant).
    "I take plenty of vitamin C in winter to ward off colds."
    
• warm up
  • Reheat something.  
    "She didn't have time to cook so she warmed up some left-over soup."
    
  • Make more lively or more relaxed.
    "He told a few jokes to warm up the atmosphere."
    
• wash up
  • Wash the dishes after a meal.
    "Who's going to help me wash up?"
    
• watch out
  • Be careful.
    "Watch out! There's a car coming."
    
• water down
  • Dilute or make weaker by adding water.
    "If you water down the medicine it will be easier to take."
    
  • Make less severe.
    "He watered down his remarks so as not to offend anyone."
    
• wear away
  • Disappear after use or over time.
    "The words printed on the cover had worn away."
    
• wear down
  • Make someone feel weary or tired.
    "Kim is exhausted. The baby's constant crying is wearing her down."
    
• wear off
  • Gradually disappear.
    "The effect of the painkiller began to wear off."
    
• wear out
  • Become unusable.
    "During the trip Julie wore out her shoes sightseeing.
    
  • Become very tired
    "At the end of the every day Julie was worn out."
    
• whip up
  • Prepare quickly.
    "I can whip up something to eat if you're hungry."
    
• wolf down
  • Eat greedily and quickly.
    "The boys wolfed down the whole cake in no time!"
    
• work out
  • Do physical exercise.
    "Tanya works out twice a week at the gym club."
    
  • Find a solution or calculate something.
    "It's going to be expensive but I haven't worked out the exact cost yet."
    
• wind up
  • Finish or put an end to something.
    "Before winding up his speech he thanked everyone for their presence."
    "Larry decided to wind up his business and retire."
    
  • Arrive finally in a place.
    "After a long drive we finally wound up in a village with a spectacular view."
    
• wipe off
  • Clean (board, table).
    "The teacher asked one of the children to wipe off the board."
    
• wrap up
  • Cover; enclose.
    "She's busy right now. She's wrapping up her Christmas presents."
    
  • Complete (a task, a discussion).
    "The salesman hoped to wrap up a few deals at the end of  the demonstration."
    
• write back
  • Reply to a letter.
    "Lucy and Steve sent me an invitation and I wrote back to accept it."
    
• write (something) down
  • Note something on a piece of paper.
    "Richard wrote down the address of the hotel."

Phrasal Verbs T

• take after
  • Resemble in appearance or character.
    " Jamie really takes after his dad."
    
• take apart
  • Dismantle or separate the components.
    "The technician has to take the machine apart in order to repair it."
    
• take away
  • Cause something to disappear.
    "The doctor gave my father tablets to take away the pain."
    
  • Buy food at a restaurant and carry it elsewhere to eat it.
    "Two beef curries to take away please."
    
• take back
  • Agree to receive back/ be returned.
    "We will take back the goods only if you can produce the receipt."
    
  • Retract or withdraw something said.
    "I take back what I said about cheating. I didn't mean it."
    
• take care of
  • Look after.
    "I'll take care of your plants while you're away."
    
• take off
  • Leave the ground.
    "The plane took off at 7 o'clock."
    
• take in
  • Allow to stay in one's home.
    "The old lady next door is always taking in stray cats and dogs!"
    
  • Note with your eyes and register.
    "Amanda took in every detail of her rival's outfit."
    
  • Understand what one sees, hears or reads; realise what is happening.
    "The man immediately took in the scene and called the police."
    
• take on
  • Hire or engage staff.
    "Business is good so the company is taking on extra staff."
    
• take out
  • Remove ; cause to disappear.
    "Try this. It should take out the stain."
    
  • Extract from somewhere.
    "She took out a pen to note down the supplier's address."
    
  • Invite someone to dinner, the theatre, cinema, etc.
    "Her boyfriend took her out for a meal on her birthday."
    
  • Obtain a service or document (insurance, mortgage ...).
    "Many homeowners take out a mortgage when they buy  property."
    
• take to
  • Begin to like someone or something.
    "My parents took to James immediately."
    
  • Make a new habit of something.
    "Dad had taken to walking in the park every morning.' 
    
• take up
  • Fill or occupy space or time.
    "There's not much space here. The big table takes up too much room.
    
  • Adopt as a hobby or pastime.
    "My father took up golf when he retired."
    
  • Start something e.g. a job.
    "While writing his first book he took up a job as a teacher."
    
  • Make something shorter.
    "That skirt is too long for you. It will need to be taken up.
    
  • Continue something interrupted.
    "She took up the story where Bill had left off."
    
• talk into
  • Persuade someone to do something.
    "Caroline talked John into buying a new car."
    
• talk out of
  • Persuade someone not to do something.
    "Her parents tried to talk Amy out of leaving her job."
    
• tear up
  • Rip into pieces
    "Tear up the pizza boxes before you put them in the bin."
    
• tell off
  • Reprimand; criticise severely
    "The teacher told her off for not doing her homework."
    
• test out
  • Carry out an experiment.
    "The theory hasn't been tested out yet."
    
• think over
  • Consider something fully.
    "I'll have to think over your proposal before I decide."
    
• think up
  • Invent, find, produce by thought.
    "The kids put the cat in the oven because it was cold. What are they going to think up next!" 
    


• throw away/out
  • Discard as useless or unwanted.
    "You can throw away that book - it's a load of rubbish! "
    
• throw up
  • Vomit ; be sick.
    "I nearly threw up when I saw the injured passengers."
    
• tire out
  • Exhaust completely.
    "The children were so turbulent they tired out their grandmother."
    
• touch down
  • Land on the runway.
    "There were no delays. The plane touched down exactly on time."
    
• toy with
  • Think about, without serious intent.
    "I've been toying with the idea of walking to work, but it would mean getting up earlier."
    
• track down
  • Search until found.
    "The police finally tracked down the main suspect."
    
• trade in
  • Give as part payment for a new article.
    "I traded in my old car for a new model."
    
• try on
  • Put on or wear something to see if it suits or fits.
    "I'm not sure about the size. Can I try it on?"
    
• turn away
  • Refuse entrance to someone.
    "Tickets were sold out and hundreds of fans were turned away from the football stadium."
    
• turn down
  • Lower the volume.
    Please turn down the music; it's too loud.
    
  • Refuse.
    "It would be silly to turn down a generous offer like that!
    
• turn off
  • Stop by turning a switch, tap or knob.
    "Please remember to turn off the lights before you leave."
    
• turn up
  • Arrive; appear.
    "Her train was delayed so she turned up an hour late at the meeting.
    
  • Raise the volume.
    Could you turn up the radio please? I'd like to listen to the news.

Phrasal Verbs R-S

• reel off
  • Recite without effort or pause.
    "Stella amazed everyone by reeling off all the phrasal verbs she had learned."
    
• rely on
  • Count on; depend on; trust
    "Don't worry. You can rely on me. I can keep a secret."
    
• rig out (verb)
  • Dress or equip.
    "The old lady arrived all rigged out in her best clothes."
    
• ring back (also: call back)
  • Return a phone call.
    "John rang this morning and asked if you could ring him back."
    
• ring off
  • End a phone call.
    "The caller gave his name and then rang off."
    
• rub out
  • Erase.
    Write it in pencil so that you can rub it out later if you want to change it.
    
• rule out
  • Eliminate.
    "The police are still investigating but they have ruled out political motives."
    
• run away
  • Escape from a place or suddenly leave.
    "He ran away from home at the age of fourteen."
    
• run into (also : bump into)
  • Meet by accident or unexpectedly .
    "Sophie ran into Maria at the shopping centre."
    
• run out of
  • Have no more of something.
    "What a nuisance! We've run out of coffee."
    


• scale back/scale down
  • Make something smaller than originally intended.
    "Due to the crisis the company had to scale down the size of the plant."
    
• scrape together/scrape up
  • Manage to find or collect enough of something you need, usually money.
    "We finally scraped together enough money to buy an old car."
    
• scrape through
  • Succeed with difficulty.
    "How I scraped through the exam is still a mystery to me!"
    
• set off
  • Start a journey.
    "Early Saturday morning we set off for the ski slopes."
    
• set up
  • Start a business.
    "Victoria set up her own company 10 years ago."
    
• settle for
  • Accept something not quite satisfactory
    "I was hoping for a better proposal but I'll settle for the amount you offer."
    
• shop around
  • Compare prices.
    "It's always wise to shop around before buying anything."
    
• show off
  • Brag or want to be admired.
    "There's Donald showing off in his new sports car!"
    
• show up
  • Appear; arrive.
    "We expected William to come but he didn't show up."
    
• shut up (impolite)
  • Be silent, stop talking.
    "Oh shut up you idiot!"
    
• sign away
  • Give up one's rights or ownership.
    "He signed away his property and joined a religious community."
    
• sign in
  • Register (e.g. at a hotel).
    "As soon as we've signed in we'll go and get something to eat ."
    
• sign out
  • Pay your bill and leave (e.g. a hotel).
    "At 9 o'clock he signed out and left for the airport."
    
• sign over (to)
  • Transfer ownership of something.
    "He signed over the house to his two children."
    
• sign up (for)
  • Enroll in an activity.
    Emma signed up for a computer course.
    
• sign up (with)
  • Sign an agreement to work for somebody.
    "Paul has signed up with a news agency."
    
• single out
  • Select for special attention.
    "Two of the boys were singled out for extra coaching.
    
• sink in
  • Be fully understood.
    "In spite of the detailed news reports, it took a while for the scale of the disaster to sink in."
    
• sit down
  • Take a seat.
    "Please come in and sit down."
    
• sleep in
  • Sleep later than usual.
    "Tomorrow is Saturday, so I can sleep in!"
    
• sleep over
  • Stay overnight at someone else's home.
    "You're welcome to sleep over if you don't want to drive in this weather."
    
• slip up
  • Make a mistake.
    "You slipped up there! His name is Alex, not Alan!"
    
• slow down
  • Decelerate; go more slowly.
    "George! You're going to cause an accident. Slow down!"
    
• sober up
  • Get rid of the effects of too much alcohol.
    "Jack decided to go for a long walk to sober up."
    
• sort out
  • Organise, resolve a problem.
    "There was a misunderstanding but Lea sorted it out."
    "Students should sort out their books at the end of the school year."
    
• speed up
  • Accelerate; go faster.
    "We need to speed up the registration procedure."
    
• stand for
  • Represent, mean.
    "VAT stands for value added tax."
    
  • Tolerate.
    "There's no way I'm going to stand for such bad behaviour!"
    
• stand up
  • Rise from a sitting position
    "The pupils stood up when the headmaster arrived."
    
• stand up for
  • Support or defend someone or something.
    "You must learn to be assertive and stand up for your personal views."
    
• stick around
  • Stay somewhere for some time.
    "I'll stick around until the end of the parade."
    
• stick out
  • Come out.
    "The speaker's shirt was sticking out from his trousers."
    
  • Become noticeable.
    "With that dress you'll really stick out!"
    
• stick (something) out
  • Tolerate, accept to continue.
    "Lunch with my girlfriend's colleagues was boring but I had to stick it out - I had no choice!"
    
• stick to
  • Continue without changing anything.
    "We must decide on a plan of action and stick to it."
    
• stick together
  • Support each other.
    "Good friends always stick together."
    
• stick with
  • Continue using or doing something.
    "I'll stick with this grammar book because it has everything I need."

Phrasal Verbs O-P-Q

• opt out (of)
  • Leave a system or decide not to participate.
    "I enjoy tennis but I'm so busy I had to opt out of the tournament. "
    
• own up
  • Admit or confess something.
    "The boy owned up. He said he kicked the ball through the window."
    
• pass away
  • Die.
    "The old lady passed away peacefully."
    
• pass on
  • Transmit.
    "Don't forget to pass on the information to all the members."
    
• pass out
  • Faint; lose consciousness.
    "She passed out when she received confirmation that the plane had crashed."
    
• pay back
  • Reimburse.
    "I will lend you 20€ provided you pay me back before the end of the week. "
    
• phase in/out
  • Introduce or discontinue something gradually.
    "The government decided to phase in the new regulations."
    
• pick on
  • Choose someone to blame, punish, bully, etc.
    "The other children were always picking on Charlie because of his red hair."
    
• pick out
  • Select; choose.
    "Will you help me pick out a handbag to go with my outfit?"
    
• pick up
  • Learn.
    "Children are quick to pick up a new language."
    
  • Collect somebody/something; give someone a lift.
    "James is coming to pick me up at the station.."
    
• play up
  • Cause pain or discomfort.
    "My stomach is starting to play up again after all that heavy food."
    
  • Emphasise the value or make something seem more important.
    "Donald always plays up his achievements."
    
• play down
  • Minimise the value or make something appear less important.
    "The government tried to play down the gravity of the situation."
    
• pop across/over/down/out
  • Come or go quickly in the direction specified.
    "She popped over to the shop to buy a sandwich."
    
• pop in
  • Make a brief visit.
    "My daughter sometimes pops in for a cup of coffee."
    
• pop up
  • Arise, occur.
    "The question of security popped up during the meeting."
    
• pull through
  • Overcome difficulties or illness.
    "My grandmother caught pneumonia last winter but she pulled through.
    
• put away
  • Return something to the place where it is usually kept.
    "Please put away the dictionary when you've finished using it.
    
• put back
  • Replace, return to its proper place.
    "Please put the dictionary back on the shelf beside the others."
    
• put forward
  • Propose or recommend something.
    "The chairman put forward a proposal to move to bigger offices."
    
• put off
  • Postpone; delay; arrange a later date.
    "The meeting has been put off until next week because of the strike."
    
• put on
  • Turn on / switch on.
    Could you put on the light please?
    
  • Wear a garment or piece of clothing.
    "You'd better put on your coat - it's cold outside today."
    


• put out
  • Extinguish.
    "It took the fire fighters a long time to put out the fire."
    
• put (yourself) out
  • Go to a lot of trouble; be inconvenienced.
    "Please don't put yourself out for us."
    
• put (something) out
  • Leave or place something outside the house.
    "Don't forget to put out the dustbin this evening".
    
• put through
  • Connect two people (on the phone).
    "Just a moment please. I'll put you through to Mr. Brown."
    
• put up
  • Erect, build.
    Danny put up a tent in the garden to keep the children happy."
    
• put (someone) up
  • Accommodate; give someone a bed
    "We can put you up if you'd like to come for the week-end."
    
• put up with
  • Tolerate.
    "I don't know how you can put up with the noise of all that traffic."
    
• point out
  • Indicate; direct attention to something.
    "My mother pointed out the house where she grew up."

Phrasal Verbs M-N

• make do with
  • Use something less satisfactory as an alternative.
    "There were no chairs to sit on so we had to make do with a pile of boxes."
    
• make for
  • Move in the direction of; head for.
    "Let's make for the exit before the crowd starts to leave."
    
• make fun of
  • Laugh at ; make jokes about.
    "The old lady dresses so strangely that the children make fun of her."
    
• make (something) into
  • Convert or change into.
    "We're going to make our garage into a playroom."
    
• make of
  • Have an opinion about something.
    "What do you make of his latest suggestion?"
    
• make off with
  • Steal and hurry away.
    "A young man made off with my briefcase while I was checking the timetable."
    
• make out
  • Be able to hear or read something.
    "I need glasses!  I can't make out what's written on the board."
    
  • Fill in the details (e.g. cheque).
    "Please make out the cheque to ABC Wizards."
    
• make oneself out (to be)
  • Claim to be/pretend to be.
    "In an attempt to find more details, he made himself out to be a journalist ."
    
• make over
  • Legally make someone the owner of something.
    Before she died she made over all her property to her children.
    
• make up
  • Invent (excuse, story).
    "Some employees make up excuses when they arrive late for work."
    
  • Prepare a bed for use.
    "You can stay here tonight. I'll make up a bed for you in the spare room."
    
  • Form, constitute.
    "In your opinion what qualities make up his character?
    
  • Put on powder, lipstick, etc.
    "Cynthia spends ages making herself up/putting on make-up
    
• make up (with)
  • End a quarrel and become friends again.
    "Come on you two! It's time to shake hands and make up." 
    
• make up for
  • Compensate for.
    "If I work longer the next few days I can make up for the time I was absent."
    
• mark down
  • Reduce the price.
    "The coat was marked down by 40% - a real bargain!"
    
• miss out on
  • Lose an opportunity to do something.
    "What a shame. If you leave before Saturday you'll miss out on the party."
    
• mix up
  • Mistake one thing or person for another.
    "I don't know the members' names yet. I tend to mix them up."
    
• move in
  • Arrive in a new home or office.
    "You've bought a new house? When are you moving in?"
    
• move out
  • Leave your home/office for another one.
    "My neighbour is leaving. He's moving out next Saturday."
    


• nail down
  • Make someone say something precisely.
    "Alex promised to come for a week-end but we'll have to nail him down to a date."
    
• name after
  • Give the same name as another person.
    "My husband wanted William to be named after his grandfather."
    
• narrow down
  • Reduce a list or a number of options.
    "The list of suspects has been narrowed down to three people."
    
• nod off
  • Fall asleep.
    "My grandfather very often nods off in front of the television."
    
• nose about/around
  • Try to discover by searching.
    "The boss hates people nosing around his desk."
    
• note down
  • Write something down.
    "I'll call the station and note down the departure times."

Phrasal Verbs L

• laugh off
  • Make light of something; minimise.
    "The author laughed off the unflattering review of his latest book."
    
• lay off
  • Fire, dismiss, let go.
    "Many factories have had to lay off workers." 
    
• leaf through
  • Turn over pages quickly.
    "Sophie leafed through a magazine in the waiting room."
    
• leak out
  • Become known to the public unofficially (information).
    "News of the planned merger leaked out before the end of the negotiations."
    
• leave out
  • Omit; not mention.
    "Tom's name was left out of the report so he got no credit for his work."
    
• let down
  • Disappoint.
    "You promised to come to the party, so don't let me down!
    
  • Lengthen (skirt, pants).
    "The skirt is too short? We can have it let down for you if you like."
    
• light up
  • Illuminate.
    "1 watched the floodlights light up the castle."
    "Her face always lights up when she sees her grandson."
    "The screen lights up when you turn on a computer."
    
• line up
  • Stand in a row.
    "The books were lined up neatly on the shelves."
    
• live through
  • Experience something and survive.
    "My grandparents lived through two wars and learned to survive."
    
• liven up
  • Make something livelier or more attractive.
    "We've got to find a way to liven up the presentation somehow. "
    
• log in/on (to)
  • "Access a program or database using a password."
    "You need to log in to your account before you can use our services."
    
• log off
  • End access to a database.
    "First log off the system and then turn off the computer."
    
• look after
  • Take care of.
    "A baby sitter looks after the children when their parents go out."
    
• look ahead
  • Think of the future.
    "Don't keep thinking about the past . It's time to look ahead and plan the future.
    




• look at
  • Pay attention to something you see.
    "Look at this picture of my grandfather when he was young."
    
• look at
  • Read in order to give an opinion.
    "Have you got time to look at my business plan?"
    
• look at
  • Examine closely.
    "That's a nasty bruise. You should ask a doctor to look at it."
    
• look at
  • Examine or study carefully.
    "We are going to look at all possible options."
    
• look away
  • Turn your head away so as not to see.
    "The scene was so horrible that I had to look away."
    
• look back on
  • Remember the past.
    "My parents and their friends like to look back on "the good old days"."
    
• look down on
  • Consider as inferior.
    "He tends to look down on anyone who is not successful."
    
• look for
  • Try to find something.
    "Jane went shopping to look for an outfit for the wedding."
    
• look forward to
  • Await or anticipate with pleasure.
    "I look forward to seeing you next week-end."
    
• look into
  • Examine or investigate.
    "Our after-sales service will look into the matter and call you back."
    
• look on
  • Be a spectator at an event.
    "Billy didn't take part in the fight. He just looked on. "
    
• look out
  • Be careful; pay attention.
    "Look out! There's a car coming."
    
• look over
  • Examine; review.
    "The editor will look over the article before it is published.
    
• look through
  • Examine, usually quickly.
    "I'll look through my mail to see if I can find your message."
    
• look up to
  • Admire.
    "He was a wonderful teacher and many students looked up to him."
    
• lose out
  • Be unsuccessful; suffer a loss.
    "I'm the one who will lose out if our plan goes wrong."
    
• lose out on
  • Miss or be deprived of something.
    "I watched the documentary until the end so as not to lose out on anything."
    "Because I left before the end of the year I lost out on the annual bonus."
    
• lose out to
  • Be less successful than another.
    "Jose was called for an interview but he lost out to a candidate who spoke fluent English."

Phrasal verbs I-J-K

• idle away
  • Waste time doing nothing much.
    "He idles away hours every day watching television."
    
• iron out
  • Resolve by discussion; eliminate differences.
    "The meeting tomorrow will be an opportunity to iron out difficulties."
    
• impose on/upon
  • Ask too much of someone.
    "Is it alright if I stay? I don't want to impose upon your hospitabity."
    
• improve on/upon
  • Make better.
    The runner trained regularly to improve on his previous performance.
    
• indulge in
  • Allow yourself to enjoy something.
    "I’ve been dieting all week but today I'm going to indulge in a dessert."
    
• insure against
  • Guarantee compensation for damage, injury, etc.
    "The passengers on the boat are all fully insured."
    
• invite out
  • Ask someone to join you for lunch, dinner, etc.
    "Harry invited her out for dinner." 
    


• join in
  • Participate in something.
    "We couldn't persuade Eva to join inthe game. She was too shy."
    
• join up
  • Engage in, become a member of.
    "John was in the army and Tom joined up as soon as he left school."
    
  • Meet and unite with.
    "The two groups of tourists joined up at the hotel."
    
• jot down
  • Take quick notes.
    "I jotted down the address while watching a documentary on television. "
    
• keep at
  • Persevere.
    "His father encouraged him to keep at his studies."
    
• keep back
  • Retain; force to stay back.
    "A barrier will be installed to keep back the fans."
    
• keep on
  • Continue doing something.
    "I told the children to be quiet but they kept on making noise."
    
• keep up with
  • Stay at the same level as someone or something.
    "Bill walks so fast it's difficult to keep up with him."
    
• kneel down
  • Go down on your knees.
    "Most people kneel down to pray."
    
• kick off
  • Begin; start.
    "The football match is planned to kick off at 3 p.m."
    
• knock back
  • Drink quickly (usually alcohol).
    "He knocked back a pint of beer and then went home."
    
• knock down
  • Strike someone or something to the ground.
    "The child was knocked down by a car on the way to school."
    "The tree was knocked down during the storm."
    
• knock out
  • Cause someone to fall unconscious.
    "The boxer was knocked out in the first round."
    
• know of
  • Have heard of; have knowledge about.
    "Do you know of anyone else attending the conference?"

Phrasal verbs H

• hand back
  • Return.
    "She read the article and then handed it back."
    
• hand down
  • Pass on (by tradition, inheritance...).
    "My clothes were handed down to me by my older sister."
    
• hand in
  • Submit (report, homework).
    "All application forms must be handed in before the end of the month."
    
• hand out
  • Distribute.
    "Samples will be handed out at the end of the demonstration."
    
• hand over
  • Give to someone in authority.
    "The boy was forced to hand over the mobile phone he had stolen."
    
• hang back
  • Be reluctant to do something.
    "All the children rushed towards the clown except one boy who hung back."
    
• hang on
  • Wait.
    "Hang on a minute. I'm nearly ready."
    
• hang on to
  • Keep a hold on something.
    "Be careful. Hang on to that rope and you'll be ok.
    
• hang out
  • Spend time in a particular place or with a group of friends.
    "Where does Danny hang out these days?"
    "Who does he hang out with?" 
    
• hang up
  • End a telephone conversation.
    "Please don't hang up. I haven't finished yet.
    




• head off
  • Start to go somewhere.
    "The group of tourists headed off to the train station."
    
• head for
  • Go towards or move in a certain direction.
    "We all started to shout because the boat was heading for the rocks."
    
• hit at
  • Aim a blow at something.
    The customer hit at the wasp with a newspaper."
    
• hit back
  • Retaliate; reply to an attack.
    "When he was attacked, the boy hit back with all his strength." 
    
• hit on/upon
  • Find unexpectedly or by inspiration.
    "As she watched the news she hit upon an idea for her new collection."
    
• hold off
  • Delay something until a later time.
    "Could you hold off your decision until after the meeting?
    
• hold on
  • Wait for a short time.
    "Hold on a moment please. I'll put you through to Mr. Brown."
  
  
  
  • Grip tightly.
    "She held on to the railing as she crossed the bridge."
    
• hold up
  • Show as a example.
    "The teacher held up the diagram for all to see."
    
• hook up
  • Fasten (a garment).
    "Can you help me to hook up my dress? It's a bit complicated."
    
• hook up (with)
  • Link broadcasting facilities.
    "Many networks are hooked up by satellite."
    
• hurry up
  • Be quick; act speedily.
    "Come on Harry. Hurry up! We're going to miss the bus!

Phrasal verbs G

• get about/around
  • Move from place to place.
    "It's not easy to get around the city without a map."
    
  • Spread, circulate.
    "News of their separation soon got about."
    
• get along (with)
  • Be on good terms; work well with.
    "I must say I get along (well) with my mother-in-law. 
    
• get at
  • Imply; insinuate.
    "I don't understand. What exactly are you trying to get at?
    
• get away
  • Escape.
    "According to the news report, the robbers got away in a black car."
    
• get by (on)
  • Manage to cope or have enough to survive.
    " It's difficult to get by on a low salary."
    
• get down to
  • Start to actually do something. 
    "That's enough chatting. It's time to get down to some serious work!"
    
• get into
  • Enter a place.
    "How did the burglar get in?"
    
• get off
  • Leave (bus, train, plane).
    "Your best option would be to get off the bus at Trafalgar Square."
    
  • Leave work (at the end of the day).
    "I'll pick you up after work. What time do you get off ?"
    
  • Remove something (clothes, stains).
    "I don't know how I'm going to get this stain off my dress!"
    
• get off with
  • Receive almost no punishment.
    "He was lucky. He got off with a small fine."
    
• get on
  • Board (bus, train, plane).
    "You can pay when you get on the bus."
    
• get on with
  • Continue to do something ; make progress.
    "Be quiet and get on with your homework."
    
• get on (well) with
  • Have a good relationship with.
    "Do you get on well with your colleagues?"
    
• get out
  • Spend some free time out of the house.
    "Her husband is very ill so she doesn't get out much."
    
  • Leave or go away.
    "We don't want you here. Get out!"
    
• get out of
  • Leave a place.
    "The window was closed. How did he get out of the house?"
    
  • Avoid doing something.
    "Some husbands manage to get out of doing any housework."
    
  • Receive; learn; gain from something.
    "What are you hoping to get out of the seminar?"
    
• get over
  • Recover from (illness, disappointment).
    "Charlie had the 'flu but he got over it."
    
• get rid of
  • Eliminate.
    "It's difficult to get rid of old habits."
    




• get round/around (to)
  • Finally do something.
    "He finally got round to tidying the garage."
    
• get together
  • Meet each other.
    "Let's get together for lunch one day next week."
    
• get up
  • Rise; leave bed.
    "Tony usually gets up at 7 o'clock."
    
• give away
  • Give something free of charrge.
    "The artist gave away most of his paintings."
    
  • Reveal something.
    "The names of the witnesses will not be given away."
    
• give back
  • Return something to its owner.
    "He promised to give back the book he borrowed."
    
• give in
  • accept defeat; surrender
    "The authorities refused to give in to the demands of the population."
    
• give over!
  • Stop doing something irritating
    "Give over complaining! It doesn't help at all!"
    
• give up
  • Stop doing something.
    "Sarah gave up smoking five years ago."
    
  • Admit defeat; capitulate.
    "Have you found the answer? No, I give up."
    
• gloss over
  • Treat something briefly (make it seem unimportant).
    "The director glossed over the recent drop in sales."
    
• go after
  • Pursue (an object or a goal).  
    "She went after her dream and is now an actress."
    
• go along (with)
  • Agree with; accept.  
    "Alex tends to go along with anything his wife says."
    
• go away
  • Leave a place.
    We decided to go away for a few days. 
    
  • Disappear; fade.
    "I've washed it twice but the stain still hasn't gone away."
    
• go back
  • Return.
    "Children go back to school after the holidays."
    
• go by
  • Pass.
    "A bus went by without stopping."
    "Time goes by so quickly!"
    
• go down
  • Decrease, reduce.
    "The price of property has gone down a bit."
    
• go down with
  • Become ill with an infectious disease.
    "The match will be difficult . Half of the team has gone down with the flu."
    
• go for
  • Try to gain or attain.
    "He trained hard and went for the gold medal."
    




• go in
  • Enter.
    "There's a nice restaurant. Let's go in and book a table for tonight." 
    
• go into
  • Go inside.
    "Go into the bakery and see if they sell croissants."
    
• go in for
  • Have something as an interest or hobby.
    "She doesn't really go in for sports."
    
• go off
  • Explode.
    "A bomb went off in a crowded restaurant"
    
  • Ring or make a loud noise.
    "The alarm clock was set to go off at 6 a.m."
    
  • Stop working
    "The heating has gone off. It's freezing!"
    
  • No longer be good to eat or drink.
    "The milk has gone off. Don't drink it."
    
  • No longer like or enjoy.
    "My grandmother has gone off crosswords."
    
• go on
  • Continue.
    "Sorry for interrupting. Please go on."
    
• go out
  • Leave one's home to attend a social event.
    "Many young people go out a lot."
    
• go out
  • Stop burning; be extinguished
    "The lights went out before we got to the door."
    
• go out
  • Be sent
    "The letter went out yesterday."
    
• go (out) with
  • Have someone as a boyfriend/girlfriend.
    "Is Julie going (out) with Tom?"
    
• go over
  • Review.
    "Please go over your answers before handing in your test."
    
• go through
  • Experience  or undergo something.
    "Pete went through a lot of pain after the accident."
    
  • Examine or study carefully.
    "I need time to go through the contract before I sign it."
    
• go through with
  • Proceed with something difficult.
    "Bill and Amy finally went through with the divorce."
    
• go up
  • Increase, rise.
    "According to the news report the price of petrol is likely to go up."
    
• go together/with
  • Match; look good or combine well with
    "The curtains don't go with the carpet."
    "The curtains and carpet don't go together."
    
• go without
  • Abstain from something; not have something.
    "I had to go without lunch to finish the report."
    "Camels can go without water for many days."
    
• grow up
• Spend one's childhood; become an adult.   
  "He grew up in a small village."
  "Don't be so childish. You need to grow up!"

Get (somebody) through (something): He got through the exams and got into college.

Get away: I thought I would never get away from that boring guy!

Get away with something: we all knew he was lying but he managed to get away with it.

Get back: when did you get back?

Get in: what time did you get in last night?

Get in (into): how did all of you manage to get into such a small car? The doors were closed and I couldn't get in.

Get off (something): to get to the museum you have to get off at fifth stop. What time do you usually get off work?

Get on: The bus was full so we couldn't get on.

Get on / along: how is she getting on in the marketing course?

Get on / along (with somebody): I and Susan get on with each other.

Get out: I got out of the car and went home.

Get out: Get out of my house!

Get out of something: I don't feel like going to her parents but I can't get out of it now.

Get over: It took him over two years to get over his wife's death.

Get over: There were many technical problems but they got over it.

Get round/around: We still have to get around the lack of resources.

Get somebody down: I hate autumn. It's always getting me down.

Get something back: Can I borrow this book? You'll get it back next week.

Get something down: Did you get her telephone number down?

Get through: I tried to contact her but I couldn't get through.

Get together (with somebody): Let's get together and talk about it.

Get up: Everyone got up as the president arrived.

Get up: Mike always gets up at 7 o'clock.

Give back: Please give me back my CDs.

Give in to somebody / something: She gave in to despair and refused to take medicine.

Give somebody away: The bride's father usually gives her away.

Give somebody/something away: He's so self-controlled that he never gives his true feelings away.

Give something away: Mary gave her old clothes away to poor people.

Give something out: Could you give out the leaflets to everyone?

Give up: Don't give up. There's still a chance.

Give up something: I gave up smoking two months ago.

Go ahead we can't go ahead with the project without him.

Go away: Leave me alone! Go away!

Go back: When are you going back to London?

Go by: As time went by, her fear grew more and more.

Go by: She was standing at the window and watching people go by.

Go down: Now, as the prices went down, I can afford this car.

Go down: The Titanic went down on her virgin voyage.

Go off: Two people died when a bomb went off in a shop.

Go off: All the lights went off when a thunderbolt hit the house.

Go on: Sorry for the interruption, please go on.

Go out: Mark doesn't go out much.

Go out: Let's go out for a walk.

Go out: The light went out as we sat for dinner.

Go out: Tom and Mary have been going out for seven years.

Go through something: During her marriage she went through hell with her husband.

Go together: In my opinion the dark shirt and this tie go together perfectly.

Go under: After being hit with a torpedo the ship went under in few minutes.

Go under: My Company went under and I was fired.

Go up: The price of bread has gone up again.

Go with something: White wine best goes with fish.

Go with something: Riots usually go with unnecessary bloodshed.

Go without: You'll have to go without bonus this month.

Grow up: Don't behave like a child! Grow up!