Teacher: Bruno Arajo
List of Phrasal Verbs (Part 1)
Add up (make sense) His evidence just doesnt add up. Ask after (inquire about) Jim was asking after you. Back down (yield in an argument) Sheila was right, so aul had to back down. Bargain for (take into account) !e hadnt bargained for there being so much tra""ic, and we missed the #lane. Bear out (con"irm the truth) Helens alibi was borne out by her sister. Break down (lose control o" the emotions) $avid broke down and we#t when he heard the news. Break off (sto# talking) He broke off to answer the #hone. Break up (come to an end) %he #arty "inally broke up at & am. Bring about (cause to ha##en) %he crisis was brought about by 'rendas resignation. Bring off (succeed in doing something) %he team tried "or years to win the com#etition and they "inally brought it off. Bring on (cause the onset o" an illness) Sitting in the dam# brought on his rheumatism. ( (cause trouble to ha##en to) )ou have brought this on/upon yoursel". Bring round (in"luence someone to your #oint o" view) *"ter much discussion, + brought the committee round to my #oint o" view. Bring up (mention) + "eel + ought to bring up another small matter.
Call up (mobili,e "or military service) -ark was called up when the war broke out. Carry off (com#lete success"ully . #erha#s des#ite a #roblem) Jane had a di""icult role to #lay, but she carried it off. Carry out (com#lete a #lan) %he attack was success"ully carried out. Catch on (become #o#ular . colloquial) %his new hair style is beginning to catch on. Come about (ha##en) /et me e0#lain how the situation came about. Come down to (be in the end a matter o") +t all comes down to whether you are #re#ared to acce#t less money. Come in for (receive . es#ecially criticism, blame) %he government has come in for a lot o" criticism over the decision. Come off (take #lace success"ully) +m a"raid that deal didnt come off a"ter all. Come out (a##ear) *ll the "lowers have come out. Come up (occur . usually a #roblem . colloquial) /ook, something has come up, and + cant meet you. Come up against (meet a di""iculty) !eve come up against a bit o" a #roblem. Come up to (equal . es#ecially e0#ectations, standard) %he #lay didnt come up to e0#ectations. Come up with (think o" . es#ecially an answer, a #lan, a solution) !e still havent come up with a solution to the #roblem. Count on (rely on) $ont worry, you can count on me. Crop up (ha##en une0#ectedly . colloquial) + cant come to you #arty. Something has cropped up. Do away with (abolish . colloquial) $og licenses have been done away with. ( (murder . colloquial) !hat i" they do away with the old man1
Do up (decorate . colloquial) !e are having our living room done up. Draw up (come to a sto#) * white s#orts car drew up outside the door. Draw up (organi,e . es#ecially a document) %he contract is being drawn up at the moment. Drop in (#ay a visit . colloquial) Drop in any time youre #assing. Drop off ("all aslee# . colloquial) %he baby has just dropped off. End up ("inish in a certain way, or #lace) !e ended up staying there "or lunch. Face up to (have courage to deal with . es#ecially res#onsibilities) )ou have to face up to your res#onsibilities. Fall about (show amusement . es#ecially laughing . colloquial) 2veryone fell about when Jane told her joke. Fall back on (use as a last resort) +" the worst comes to the worst, weve got our savings to fall back on. Fall for (be deceived by . colloquial) +t was an unlikely story, but he fell for it. ( ("all in love with . colloquial) + fell for you the moment + saw you. Fall out with (quarrel with) eter has fallen out with his boss. Fall through ("ail to come to com#letion) %he #lan fell through at the last minute. Feel up to ("eel ca#able o" doing) 3ld -r Smith didnt feel up to walking all the way. Follow up (act u#on a suggestion) %hanks "or the in"ormation about that book. +ll follow it up. ( (take more action) !ell follow up this lesson ne0t week. Get across (be understood . es#ecially get an idea across) + had the "eeling + wasnt getting across. Get at (im#ly . about #ersonal matters . colloquial) !hat are you getting at e0actly1 Get down (make to "eel de#ressed . colloquial) %his cold weather really gets me down.
Get down to (begin to seriously deal with) +ts time we got down to some real work. Get off with (avoid #unishment) %hey were lucky to get off with such light sentences. Get on for (a##roach a certain age(time(number) He must be getting on for seventy. Get on (make #rogress . es#ecially in li"e) Sue is getting on very well in her new job. Get over (be sur#rised) + couldnt get over how well she looked. ( ("orget) + cant get over him. Get over with (come to the end o" something, usually un#leasant) +ll be glad to get this aw"ul business over with. Get round to ("ind time to do . also around) Sorry, but + havent got round to "i0ing the ta# yet. Get up to (do something . usually bad when about children . colloquial) %he children are getting up to something in the garden.
