Phrasal verbs

You learnt some phrasal verbs at the end of the pre-intermediate level. As there are thousands of phrasal verbs, you need to learn some more.

GET

GET ON / OFF (a bus / a train)

GET ON WITH – have a good relationship

GET OVER – overcome

GET THROUGH WITH – finish

GO

GO OFF – explode

GO AFTER – follow

GO ON – continue, spend

GO THROUGH – pass, suffer

COME

COME OUT – end

COME OFF – succeed

COME UP – happen

RUN

RUN OUT OF – to have short of something

RUN OVER – hit while driving

RUN THROUGH – study quickly

RUN LOW – be on a low level

RUN OUT – terminate

TAKE

TAKE AFTER – resemble

TAKE OFF – leave the ground

TAKE UP – occupy

TURN

TURN OFF / ON (the radio)

TURN UP / DOWN (the volume)

TURN UP – appear, come

TURN DOWN – reject

TURN OUT – end

SET

SET OFF – start a journey

SET UP  (your computer, watch)

PUT

PUT UP WITH – tolerate

PUT OUT – extinguish

PUT OFF – postpone

PUT DOWN (notes)

LOOK

LOOK AFTER – take care of

LOOK UP – search and find

LOOK OUT – be careful

LOOK FORWARD TO – be excited about some future event

LOOK INTO – investigate

LOOK FOR – search

BREAK

BREAK DOWN – stop working

BREAK UP – stop relationship

BREAK INTO – burgle

HANG

HANG ON / HOLD ON – wait

HANG UP – finish a call

GIVE

GIVE UP – quit

GIVE AWAY – reveal

GIVE IN – you put your hands up

SOME MORE

CUT DOWN – reduce

FALL BEHIND – to have lower level

LET OUT (information to public)

DO AWAY WITH – throw away

FEEL ABOUT – think about

LEAVE OUT – not to fill in

SHOW OFF – exhibit

SHOW ROUND – give a tour

CARRY OUT – execute

DOZE OFF – fall asleep

DROP OUT – not to continue

SEE OFF – accompany (to the airport)

KEEP UP WITH – keep the same level with somebody

KEEP OFF – not to enter