.tay study the tollowing phrasal verbs that arecurrently in use.

1. Account for (explain the reason, answer for) I can't account for his unusual
behaviour in this matter.
2. Ask after (ask about the welfare, inquire after) Imet your brother at the party, he
asked after you.
Ask for (request for) She asked for a glass of wat
Back out (go back on, withdraw from promise) He agreed to help but backed out at
the last moment.
5. Be in for about totake place (unpleasant)]On account of his bad habits he is
in for trouble.
6. Bear away (win) Suhani bore away the first prize in the dance competition.
7. Bear on/upon [relevant, (bearing on)]Your remarks have no bearing on the main
problem.
sure my classmates will bear out
&Bear out (support the argument, corroborate) Iam
my statement.

(to show patience, co-operate) In view of the heavy losses suffered by

9. Bear with
requested to bear with.
thecompany, the shareholders were
blew out as the gust of wind came in.
H. Blow out (extinguish) The candle
without harm, come to an end) Don't worry, the crisis are likely
M. Blow over (pass off
toblow Over.
suddenly) The plan of the enemy to blow up the fly-over
12. Blow up (eiplode, start
was foiled by the police. the
(emotional colapse, stop functioning) While giving evidence in
13. Break down
court, she broke down.
The robbers broke into his house last night.
force)
14. Break into (enter by talks between India and
China
end, unsuccessfully) The
15. Break off (come to an
broke off. riots)]The fear that aids has broken out in
epidemic, fire,
t6: Break out [spread (war,
India is not unfounded. There is nohope of break
major achievement)
(discover asecret,
11. Break through
through in the murder case. break up next
school, session)]The college wvill
8. Break up [terminate (neeting,
week for summer vacation.
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18. Break up with (quarrel) After friendship the two friends

long and fruitful
broken upwith each other.
Break open (open by force) The theif broke open the lock and stole money.
20. Bring about (cause to hampeu) The administration helped to bring about a
peaceful settlement.
s Dring out (eplain the meaning, publish) When asked to explain, she could not
bring out the meaning of the poem.
22. Bring round (to make one agree, bring tosenses) I was able to bring my ouicr
round to my views with great difficulty.
23. Bring up (rear, educate) Fathers are beginning to play a bigger role in brmgig 4p
their children.
24. Call at (visit a place to meet) Icalled at the residence of my boss yesterday.
Call for (necessary, require) For the unity of the country discipline among the
Pepple is called for.
Z5. Call in/call out (send for hely) The police were called in without delay by the
residents.
27. Call off (suspend or abandon) We decided tocall off the strike.
28. Callon (go and visit a person) It is a tradition for the Prime Minister to call on
the President.
29. Call out (ask to come for help) The National Guards has been called out.
8. Call up (to telephone, recall) Many of my friends called me up to congratulate me.
3 Callupon (4ypeal, exhort) He was called upon to prove the correctness of the
press reports.
32. Carry away by (lose control) On hearing the news of his success he was carried
away by joy.
38. Carry on (continue) Now it is difficult to carry on this business in the teeth of
stiff competition.
34. Carry out (implement, obey, execute) It is not likely that your father will carry out
the threat of disinheriting you.
85. Cast away (throw away as useless) We usually give our servants the old clothes
which we cast away.
36. Cast down (dejected, down cast) Now-a-days he is cast down as a result of his
failure in the examination.
81. Cast off (release, remove) Organization must cast off old fashioned practices in
order to survive.
38. Catch up with (make up for deficiency, overtake) He remained ill for many days
but caught up with the pending work very soon.
39. Come about (happen) It is not good that such an unfortunate accident ame
about.
A0, Come across (meet by chance) I came across my old friend in the market
yesterday.
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tome by (get) Fiow have
you
Come of (belong to) Reeta come by such a precious diamond?
Come off (take place as Comes of afamily of freedom fighters.
arranged, fade, get Separated) I was surprised to see that
plaster had come off the walls.
WCome over get over, overcome) You
can come over vour problems by
means.
honest
Come round (agree, recover from
continue study but he came round inillness)
the end.
My father at first refused to let me
A6. Come upon (come across, get by chance) My
chance. friend came upon the evidence just by
A7 Cope with (manage) They coped with all
their problems
ARCut down (Curtail, reduce) Since you are out of job cheerfully.
these days, you must cut
down your expenditure.
A0 Cut off (discontinue, die, remove) Gas supplies have
now been cut off.
s (Be) Cut out for (suitable) He is Cut out for an administrative career.
Cut out (to take a piece from the whole) He cut out a piece of the cake and put it in
my plate.
52. Cut up (distressed, cut into small pieces) She was cut up because she had been
scolded by her teacher.
58. Die down [gradually disappear (riots, excitement, storm etc.)) The wind has died
down.

54. Die out (become out of use or existence) Hethought that the custom had died outa
long time ago.
house.
55. Dispose of (sell off) She has decided to dispose of her old
disposed to discussing the
56. Dispose to (willing, incdined favourably) My friend is
problems thoroughly.
should do away with social evils.
57. Do away with (eradicate) We
book will do for the SSC examination.
58. Do for (serve the purpose) This of his
Done with (have no relation)
Ihave done with him because
59. (Have)
dishonesty. without) We cannot do
without fan in
with, to manage
60. Do without (dispense
heavily
done for since he has lost
summer.
(be ruined) He appears to be
61. Done for, done in
new
in gambling was
I busy drawing up plans for the
compose, draft)
b2. Draw up (to write,
reserves of
COurse. able to draw 0n vast
money from) He was
63. Draw on or upon (to get
how you were.
talent.
I thought I'd just drop in and see
pay a short visit) could not qualify
for the
A04, Drop in (to doing something) She
out (retire in the midst of in progress.
00. Drop
dropped out while the race was
selection as she
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A6. Fall back (retreat) The ioterssfell back vwhen the poolice arrived.
67. Fall back on (depend on) You must save money to fall back on it in old age.
68. Fall off (derease in munber, get separated) In the wake of roof tragedy the
admissions in the sclhool have fallen off.
Fall out(quarrel) The two friends. appearto have fallenout over a minor issue,
70. Fall in with (agrec with) Instead of challenging the lie, she fell in with their
views.
rall through (to remain incomplete. ail) For want of sufficient funds your new
project is likely to fall through.
Follow up (pursue after the first attemyt) The idea has been followed «p by agroup
of researchers.
(o. Get ahead (go forward) You can get ahead of vour rivals only by hard work.
74. Get along (be friendly) They just can't get along together because of
temperamental differences.
BGet at (reach, understand) It is very difficult toget at the truth etc.
76. Get away (escape) They got away on scooter.
77. Get away with (without being punished or with little punishment) Although his
fault was serious, he got away with light punishment.
78. Get on (progress) How is your son getting on with your study?
79. Get on with (ive together, pull with) Both husband and wife are getting on well
with each other.
80. Get over (recover from illness or shock, come over) He is still trying to get over the
financial crises.
81. Get through (pass through, succeed) It is not possible to get through examination
without labour.
82. Get up (rise from bed, dressed) The woman got up from her chair with the baby in
her arms.
s8. Give away (distribute) She has given away jewellery worth thousands of Rupees.
4. Givein (surrender, agree) At first she was adamant but at last she gave in to the
request of her friend.
88. Give out (announce verbally, emit) It was given out that she had failed.
88. Give up (stop, abstainfrom) He gave up smoking to save money.
81. Give way (collapse under pressure, break) The contractor was charged with
negligence when the roof of a new building gave way.
88. Given to (accustomed to) He is given to smoking.
89. Go back on (withdraw, back out) One should not go back on one's promise.
90. Godown (be believed) Yourexcuse will not go down.
91. Go in for (buy, practise, to enter a contest) Ithought of going in for teaching.
g2 Go off (explode and be discharged) When he was cleaning his gun it vent off and
killed him.
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99. Go on (continue) There is no need to go on
94 Go over (examine carefuly, look over) On going overabout
arguing it,
the balance sheet of the
company the auditors have
found serious
95. Go through (read huredly, endure) He didn'tmistakes.
lend me the newspaper because
he was going through it.
o6 Go up (rise, tncrease) As a result of a sharp rise
soap has gone wp.
in prices the price of wasning
Hand out (distribute) Hand out the books to the students.
98. Hand over (give charge or authority) He has not handed over charge to the new
manager.
9. Hang about (stay waiting, roam about) The boys hanging about girls' hostel were
rounded up by the police.
Afold on (carry on, bear dificulties, persist) Inspite of financial difficulties he held
0n and succeeded in the long run.
Hold out (resist) When the robbers ran short of ammunition, they could no
longer hold out.
102. Hold over (postpone) Most of the bills are held over till the next session of the
Parliament.
108. Holdup (tostop in order to rob, delay) The terrorists held up the motor car and
kept the ladies as hostages.
job
104. Jump at (accept happily) He jumped at the offer of his boss to accept the
abroad.
never jump to conclusions.
105. Jump to (arrive suddenly [conclusion]) You should
keep from selfish people because
106. Keep from (refrain from, not mix with) Always
they can harm you anytime.
Keep off (keep at a distance) There was anotice at the site, "Keep off the bushes."
197.
crying inspite of my assurance of help.
108. Keep on (continue) She kept on the face of
up (maintain) Always try to keep up the standard of life even in
109. Keep
crises. with
to move with, not to fall behind) Young men should keep up
110. Keep up with (try international field.
the latest development in money for their old age.
The wise men always lay by
M.Lay by (save money) not going out as she is laid up
with the
(confined to bed) She is
112. (Be) Laid up with
down by the
surrender) The conditions laid
flu.
a rule, sacrifice,
113. Lay down (establish were violated by the nursing homes.
Department of Health
temporarily) The workers
have been laid off
discontinue work, dismiss
l14. Lay off (to
for want of raw
material.
gardens were laid out by
the
building, garden etc.) A number of
Jo. Lay out (plan
Moghuls. should never let down our friends.
(humiliate. to lower down) We
116. Let down
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the classroom.
into
requests he was let
117. Let into (allow to enter) After repeated
let off by the
Principal with light
118. Let off (to fre from punishment, pardon) She was
punishment. my plans.
I will not let her in on
119. Let (somebodv) in on (shar asecret)
heat during May.
120. Let up (oessation, respite) There is no let wp in carnivorous andlives on flesh.
121. Live on (depend for food (staple food) Thelion is honest means.
learn to live by
122. Live by (means/manner) You must
rental income.
123. Live off (sour of income) They were living off water
about (in search of. on the watch) The thirsty crow was looking about
4. Look
here & there.
age she has no one to look after ner.
, L0ok after (take care of) In her old
A26. Look at (see carefuly) The boys are looking at the sky. on
People can often look back and reflect
. Look back on (to think of the past)
happy childhood memories.
her lost books.
28: Look for (search for a lost thing) She was looking for the
down upon
l29. Look down upon (hate, despise) It is folly on your part to look
poor students.
set up to look into the
139. Look into (investigate the matter) A committee was
problem.
triumphant smile.
1. Look on (to see as a spectator) His parents looked on with a
practice
132. Look over (examine carefully, go over) The examiner has yet to look over
note books.
J83. Look out (watch out, careful, beware) Look out, there is a snake under the bush.
134. Look out for (in search of, on the watch) He is looking out for a decent job.
138. Look to (rely upon, be careful) The poor look to financial help from the
government.
ja6. Look up (consuit some book for a word, rise) Please look up this word in the
dictionary.
132. Look upto (respect) His younger brother looks upto him and obeys his every
order.
J88. Look upon (consider, regard) We must look uponsocial evils as nuisance.
139. Make off with/away with (runaway, destroy) They nade off with the cash and
fled.
140. Make out (understand the meaning) The police could not make out the coded
message they intercepted.
141. Makeover (transfer possession, convert) Since she had no legal heir, she made over
her house in charity.
142, Make up (to end (quarrel), compose) You should make an effort to make up a
quarrel with your friend.
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Make up for (compensate 213

her deficiency in for) Aiter her long
study.
away (die, eapire) On the
Pass
illness she is trying her best to make
144.
condolence. passing avay of his father I
sent him a nessage o1
Pass for
J46. (regurded to be) The TATAs
Pass off (take place) The pass for philanthropistsin the
146.
elections country.
147. P'asS
oneselF
off (show off) The are likely to pass off peacefully.
persons. hypocrites always pass themselves off as honest
Pass
through (go
difficulties these days.through,
148.
undergo, endure) He is passing through financial
Pass out (leave after completing
after completing their training, cducation) The cadets will pass out next month
150. PulU down (demolish a structure) Why
did they pull the shops down?
J61. Pull off (succeed) India pulled off victory in the last stage
of the match.
O Pull through (recover from illness) Ithink she'll pull
very soon,
through her serious ilness
Pull up (stop, scold) The students were pulled up by the Principal for their
misbehaviour with the class teacher.
154. Pull with (live together, get on with) He is pulling well with his wife these days.
158. Put down (erush, keep down) The riots were put down by the local police.
156. Put off (postpone, avoid, discourage) The meeting had to be put off because the
President could not come.
innocence for a
57. Put on (wear, pretend) ltis difficult to put on the appearance of
long time.
suddenly.
58. Put out (extinguish) The firewas put out
putting up at a hostel these days.
159. Put up (stays, question) He is
honourable person it is difficult to put up
160. Putup with (tolerate patiently) For an
of the Directors.
with the haughty behaviour last night.
(arrest) The police rounded up anti-social elements
161. Round up money.
hanker after) We should not run after lot.
illness she has run down a
l62. Run after (pursue,
As a result of long
(criticise, poor health) along the roadside, I
ran
B8. Rkn down chance) While walking
(come across, meet by
l64. Run into was
into my old
schoolmates.
out, the head office
the rations ran
(come to an end) When
105. Run out
informed. speeding car.
wnder) He was run over by a his fortune Over
(orush run through
that he has
Jo6, Runover It is a pity
money)
167. Run through (waste at the station
present
gambling and drinking. were
His friends
his departure)
168. See off (to escort a guest for
to see him off.
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Man has grown so
clever that it
htdden, motlve)
169, See through(discover sonething
is difficult to see through his tricks. when her husband fell ill.
doctor
J70. Send for (summon) She sent for. a home, she set about calling up her
As soon as she reached
171. Set about (start doing)
friends. verdict of
down, tum dow) TheHigh court set aside the
strike
172. Set aside (allocate,
the lower court in this sensitive matter. reptiles Come out of
summer sets in, the
A73. Set in (begin) As soon as the
hibernation.
74. Set off (tostart a series of events, process, improve)
(i)) Cosmetics set off the natural grace.
of liberalisation in foreign trade.
(ii) Privatisation has set off theprocess
uncle.
5. Set up (establish)The factory was set up by his will set forth its views on
A6. Set forth (start on a journey, explain) The party
glpbalisation at a public rally.
No sooner was the hunter informned of a
. Set out (start on a journey, set forth)
lion's presence in the forest than he set out.
sit back while others should
8. Sit back (relax)He believes that he has the right to
work hard.
returned.
9. Situp (stay out of bed, stay up) She sat up tillher son
he
138. Stand by (support, help) Although he promised to stand by me in difficulties,
did not live up to it.
181. Stand for (represent) T.E.C. stands for Technical Education Certificate.
182. Stand out (to be conspicuous) She stood out from the crowd because of her
amiable manners.
183. Stand up for (defend) It is your duty to stand up always for the poor.
194. Strike off (remove from the list) His name has been struck off the admission list.
188. Take after (resemble) She always reminds me of her mother since she takes after
her mother.
186. Take down (write) She was busy in taking down the dictation which the teacher
was giving
187. Takeoff (renove, leave the ground, improve) It is difficult for Indian economy to
take off in the absence of heavy investment.
LS6. Take over (take up responsibility) The agency tried to take over another
company.
189, (Be) Taken to (form a habit) He took to wearing black leather jackets.
190. Take up (start a hobby or study, occupy) He has taken up modelling as a career.
191. Tellupon (affect adversely) Ihave warned him that heavy work will tell upon his
health.
192: (Be) Taken in (be decetvea) For all your intelligence you are likely to be taken in
hy impostors.
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ke for (suppose to be, identify) Itook the
scoundrel forahearnobleof the
194. (Be) Taken aback (besrprised) I was taken aback to person.
news of his
failure.

195. Talk over (discuss a matter) l agreed to go home and talk over the matter.

196:
Turn down (reject, strike down) Iturned down the: request of my friend to go to
Simla.

197. Turn off (stop, svith ot)) Please make it a point toturn off water tap before you
goout.
198. Turn on (switch on, start) She turned on the shower to take bath.
199, Turn over (change, apsize, upset) The boat turned over and ten persons were
drowned.

ann Turn out (prove, reveal, expel) Nothing ever turned out right for me in life.
901.Turn up (arrive, take place) Who can say what will turn up next?
o Watch out (look out, careful) If you do not watch out, he might harm you.
wiped avay by the
08. Wipe away (cleanse, remove) The marks of blood were
accused.

out poverty from the country.

264. Wipeout (destroy completeBy) We must try to wipe up the business on account of
were forced to wind
205. Wind up (bring to anend) We
heavy loss.
the problem) He is very intelligent and can work out any difficult
206. Work out (solve
problem. up communal
politicians should not try to work
207. Workup (incite, instigate) The
frenzy. work upon the mob.
leader tried to
208. Work upon (influence) The

Addenda As I entered the conference hall I

something (learn about)
Hang of
209. (Get the) together with
got the hang of conspiracy. Your present statement does not hang
together (fit together)
Z10. Hang friends on
the past one. used to hang round with my
(spend time together)
I
round with
l1. Hang here and there.
the Mall road. passengers ran
pulled in,the work done
within time.
(enter) As the train get the
*2. Pull in to, we can break with past
( d e t e r m i n e d ) If
we really set very difficult to
213. Set to customs) It is
(tradition and
214. Break with
Customners.