25 Must Have Phrasal Verbs

Question 1

Break down

Answer 1

Sth stop working

e.g. Our Car broke down on the motorway

Question 2

Bring sb up

Answer 2

Raise a child

e.g. Her grandparents brought her up after her parents died

Question 3

Call sth off

Answer 3

Cancel

e.g. The concert was called of because of the rain

Question 4

Come across sth

Answer 4

Find enexpectedly

e.g. I came across these old photos

Question 5

Count on sb

Answer 5

Rely on sb

e.g. You can count on me

Question 6

Fill sth in

Answer 6

Write sth in the gaps

e.g. Fill in the form with your personal informations

Question 7

Find sth out

Answer 7

Discover information

e.g. I found out the meeting have been canceled only when I’ve arrived at the office

Question 8

Get on with sb

Answer 8

Have a friendly relationship

e.g. I get on with most of my teachers

Question 9

Get along with sb

Answer 9

Have a friendly relationship

e.g. I get along quite well with my new boss

Question 10

Get around

Answer 10

Be mobile

e.g. I mostly get around on my scooter

Question 11

Give sth away

Answer 11

Give sth to sb for free

e.g. He gave all his winnings away to charity

Question 12

Give sth up

Answer 12

Quit a habit

e.g. She gave up playing tennis because she didn’t have enought time

Question 13

Grow up

Answer 13

Become an adult, mature

e.g. He grew up very well

Question 14

Keep on doing sth

Answer 14

Continue

e.g. Keep on practising and you’ll soon improve

Question 15

Let sb down

Answer 15

Fail to support or help, disappoint

e.g. Alessio let me down, he didn’t show up saturday

Question 16

Look sth up

Answer 16

Search for info (dictionary/database)

e.g. If you don’t know this word, look it up on Google

Question 17

Look forward to sth

Answer 17

Be excited about a future event

e.g. I’m looking forward to the party

Question 18

Put sth off

Answer 18

Postpone sth

e.g. My university has put the Erasmus off until the covid situation gets better

Question 19

Run out of sth

Answer 19

Have none left

e.g. We’ve run out of coffee, can you buy some?

Question 20

Set out

Answer 20

Leave a place to go somewhere

e.g. I set out for Catania at 5 p.m.

Question 21

Set off

Answer 21

Leave a place to go somewhere

e.g. I set off for Catania at 5 p.m.

Question 22

Take after sb

Answer 22

Resemble a family member

e.g. I take after my mother

Question 23

Take sth up

Answer 23

Learn/start to do sth (hobby/sport)

e.g. I took up gym last week

Question 24

Turn up

Answer 24

Arrive

e.g. We were loosing our reservation at the restaurant because Saro turned up late

Question 25

Throw sth away

Answer 25

Dispose of, discard

e.g. They bought new forniture and throw the old stuff away