200 Most Common Phrasal Verbs (Part 1) Flashcards
I ______ him/her _____ to dinner and a movie.
If he ______ her _____, she would say no.
ask (someone) out
[invite on a date]
I usually ______ ______ to see what other people think about it.
ask-around
[ask a lot of people the same question]
Everything _____ _____ _____ around $1,000.
add-up to (something)
[the total of everything]
Excuse me, could you please _____ (your car) _____ a little bit? I can’t get out of my parking spot. Your car is blocking me.
back (something) up
[reverse, go backward]
My parents _______ (my decision to go to college) ______.
back (someone) up
[support, give support to]
The terrorist ______ (the building) ___ with explosives.
blow (something) up
[explode]
We ______ ____ (a hundred balloons) for my brother’s birthday.
blow (a balloon) up
[fill with air]
(My car) ________ ______ last week.
(A machine) breaks-down
[stop functioning; not work anymore]
(Sarah) ________ ______ in tears because her boyfriend broke up with her.
(A person) breaks-down
[feel very sad and/or upset]
If you ________ (this sentence) ______, you will see that it includes many different parts of a sentence.
James _______ (his iPhone) _______ to see how it was made.
break (something) down
[take a large thing and divide into smaller parts]
A thief _______ ____ last night.
The police _______ ____ (the home) of the suspected criminal.
break-in (when) / break-into (something/place)
[enter illegally and without permission]
I bought some new shoes. They are too stiff right now. I need to _______ (them) ____.
I have to _______ (these new baseball gloves) ____.
break (something) in
[wear or use something so that it does not feel new anymore]
I _______ ____ with my girlfriend yesterday.
My sister is _______ ____ with her boyfriend as we speak.
break-up
[end a relationship with your boyfriend or girlfriend]
I _______ (them) ____ because they were fighting.
She ______ (them) _____ because she didn’t like the new girlfriend.
I _______ (him) _____ (with her) because she was mean.
break (someone) up
[to separate two people; or cause another person’s relationship to end]
Did the prisoner in Shawshank Redemption _______ ____ of prison?
We are going to _______ _____ of here!
break-out
[escape]
I _______ ______ (in pimples) all over my face the night before my prom.
I am _______ ______ (in rashes) on the back of my neck.
He will _______ _____ (in hives) if he eats that mango.
break-out (in something)
[develop a skin condition, like a rash or pimples]
The depressing movie _______ (her) _____.
The sad music is _______ (her) _____.
That story has _______ (me) _____ before.
bring (someone) down
[make unhappy; make sad; create a bad mood for]
Steve Jobs’ adoptive parents _______ (him) ____, not his biological parents.
I was _______ _____ by my grandparents.
bring (someone) up
[raise; take care of; teach/educate]
We wanted to talk about money, but nobody _______ (it) ____ yet.
We usually don’t _______ (religion) ____ when talking with new co-workers.
bring (something) up
[start talking about a subject; introduce a new subject in the conversation]
The disgusting smell _______ (my food) _____.
The gross movie _______ (her dinner) _____.
bring (someone’s food) up
[make food come up from the stomach; feel sick; vomit]
I _______ _______ to see which store had the best price.
Can you _______ _______ to find the best deal for us?
call-around
[call many different people/places with the same question]
I will _______ (you) _______ after I’m done.
He _______ (me) _______ right away.
call (someone) back
[return a phone call]
I should _______ (the meeting) _______ because I can’t make it tonight.
They will _______ (the baseball game) _______ because it’s going to rain tonight.
Julia Roberts _______ (many weddings) _______ in the movie, “Runaway Bride.”
call (something) off
[cancel a meeting or appointment]
The teacher _______ ___ (the student) for an answer.
This professor usually _______ ____ (students) that are not paying attention.
call-on (someone)
[ask for an answer or opinion, usually from a student]
My brother _______ (me) ___ to ask for $1,000.
If you need anything, _______ (this guy) ____. He will help you.
call (someone) up
[to call by telephone, usually to request something]
I need to _______ _______ because I’m too upset right now.
She needs to _______ _______. She is way too excited right now.
calm-down
[relax yourself after being angry, upset or too excited]
You need to _______ (your friend) _______ because he is creating a lot of problems right now.
I will _______ (my friend) _______.
calm (someone) down
[make SOMEONE ELSE more relaxed after being angry, upset or too excited]
I do not _______ ____ (spending $900) on sweaters.
They don’t _______ ____ (those things).
not care for (s.o. / s.t.)
[formal way of saying ‘do not like’]
I need to _______ _____ with all material.
All the other runners usually have to _______ ____ to Usain Bolt because they are almost always slower than him.
catch-up
[get to the same point as another person]
I can _______ ____ after 3:00 p.m. The hotel doesn’t allow people to get their room keys before that.
When I arrive at JFK airport, I will _______ ___ and get my tickets.
check-in
[get your room at the hotel; get your airplane tickets at the airport]
We need to _______ ____ by tomorrow at noon.
I bought something on Amazon.com. When I _______ ___, I realized that it all added up to a lot.
check-out
[leave a hotel room and pay the bill]
[pay for an online purchase]
I found a great apartment online. However, I need to _______ (the apartment) _______ before I sign the lease.
Hey, look at this! _______ (it) _______!
The FBI is _______ (this person) _______ to see if he is good or bad.
check (s.o. / s.t.) out
[look at it carefully; inspect it; investigate it]
Hey, _______ ____ (that hot guy).
Hey, _______ ____ (that hot girl) over there.
Did you _______ ____ (the schedule)?
check out (s.o / s.t.)
[take a look at (informal)]
I need to _______ _____.
You need to _______ ____ more.
She needs to _______ ____ because she has a pretty good life.
cheer-up
[become happier; make yourself happy]
I need to _______ (you) _____.
You need to _______ (her) _____ more.
She needs to _______ (her sister) ____ because she looks really sad right now.
cheer (someone) up
[make someone else happier]
Volunteers _______ ____ to feed the victims of hurricane Sandy.
I have great neighbors who _______ ____ to keep our neighborhood clean and safe.
chip in
[to provide extra help]
My assistant _______ (my office) _____ every morning.
My sister never _______ (her bedroom) ____.
clean (something) up
[tidy, clean]
I _______ ______ (a $50 bill) on the street as I was walking.
I hope I _______ _____ (a briefcase full of money) because I’m broke.
come-across (something)
[find something and did not expect to find it]
Do I _______ _______ as a mean girl to you?
Does he _______ _______ as a smart person?
They _______ _______ as people who likes to chip in.
come-across as (something)
[seem like something to someone]
The wires on my earphones are always tangled. They don’t _______ _______ no matter how hard I try.
Cornbread _______ _______ as soon as you pull on it.
come-apart
[separates by itself or separates easily]
I _______ _______ with (the flu).
He doesn’t feel well. I think he _______ _______ with (some kind of illness) last night.
come-down with (something)
[become sick with something]
The police want witnesses to _______ _______ with any information about the crime.
The teacher wants the student who threw the paper to _______ _______. He will not let anyone leave until someone admits that he/she threw it.
come-forward
[give information; or admit doing something]
He _______ _______ (Italy). That is where he was born and raised.
This nut _______ _______ (Hawaii). It is called a Macadamia nut.
come-from (somewhere)
[originate from; the original location is from here]
I am _______ _____ (my stocks) to go up.
We are going camping tomorrow. Jim is the only one with a tent. We need him to bring it tomorrow. If he doesn’t we will not have a tent and it will be very uncomfortable. So we are _______ _____ (Jim) to bring the tent tomorrow.
count-on (s.o. / s.t.)
[rely on; put trust and hope on]
I don’t need this item on my list anymore. I am _______ (it) _______.
This word is not a commonly used word. _______ (it) _____.
cross (something) out
[cancel; draw a line through; delete]
I need to _______ _______ _____ (shopping). I am spending too much money on clothes.
I need to _______ _______ ____ (eating fatty foods). I am gaining too much weight.
I have to _______ _______ _____ (drinking alcohol) every weekend. It is not good for my health.
cut-back on (something)
[consume less; eat less; drink less; buy less; do less]
The people _______ (the tree) _______ because it was getting dangerous to the homes around it.
The lumberjacks _______ (all the trees in our forest) _______.
cut (something) down
[cut it and make it fall to the ground]
I don’t like it when people _______ ____ while I’m telling a story. They should just let me finish before saying what they have to say.
My brother _______ _____ to stop me from saying something I will probably regret later.
cut-in
[interrupt while doing something]
The impatient driver _______ ____and almost caused an accident.
Why did you _______ ____ like that? You didn’t even signal before changing lanes.
(s.o. / vehicle) cut-in
[person or vehicle drives their car in front of someone and too close to the person]
