30 Common Phrasal Verb Flashcards
get up
1) Don’t just sit there and watch; get up and help me!
2) It’s his mother who gets him up every morning and his father who puts him to bed.
1) stand - 2) informal (rouse, waken)
wake up
1) I wake up every day at six o’clock.
2) After seeing the note in his pocket, Marsha woke up to the fact that her husband was having an affair.
1) awake from sleep - 2) figurative (become aware of)
turn on
1) Carl turned on the radio to listen to the news.
2) We were getting along well and then suddenly he turned on me.
1) switch on - 2) become hostile to
turn off
1) Before I go to sleep I turn off the T.V.
2) Men who smoke really turn me off.
1) (switch off, extinguish) - 2) informal (disgust)
stress out
1) Work is really busy at the moment and it’s stressing me out.
2) The musical skills of the band members were also stressed out in this review.
1) make tense and anxious - 2) emphasize
come up with
1) Will you be able to come up with the cash by the end of the month?
2) I’ll have to come up with a plan.
1) deliver, produce - 2) informal (devise, invent)
bring up
1) It is not a good idea to bring up politics with my family.
2) The couple adopted the child and brought him up.
1) raise: a subject - 2) raise: a child
stand out
1) Wow, those bright colors really stand out.
2) Of all the applicants for the job, there was one who really stood out.
1) be noticeable - 2) be remarkable
look up
1) If you don’t know who Ada Lovelace was, look her up online.
2) I’ve been through a tough time this past year, but things are starting to look up.
1) seek information - 2) figurative, informal (situation: improve)
figure out
1) He finally figured out why his car wouldn’t start.
2) How did you figure out that math problem?
1) informal (understand) - 2) (solve)
run out of
1) If medical supplies are allowed to run out, lives will be put in danger.
2) Petra found the film so scary, she ran out of the cinema.
1) be depleted - 2) exit rapidly
pop into
1) I’ll be just a moment. I just need to pop into the pharmacy to pick up my prescription.
2) Her friends were having fun in the pool, so Emily popped into her swimsuit and joined them.
1) informar (enter quickly, in passing) - 2) informal (put on quickly)
pick up
1) I’ll pick up the kids from school today.
2) We hope that sales will pick up next month.
1) collect in vehicle - 2) informal (improve)
drop off
1) I drop my husband off at work every morning.
2) I dropped off at the wheel and crashed the car.
1) informal (let out of a vehicle) - 2) figurative, slang (fall asleep)
cut back on
1) Now that I am unemployed we are going to have to cut back on our spending.
2) I have obviously cut back a bit on the talks now because I am working full time.
1) reduce: to economize - 2) reduce
throw away
1) It would be a shame to throw away your talent by doing nothing with it.
2) I had to throw away a lot of old books that nobody wanted.
1) figurative (waste, squander) - 2) dispose of, discard
put up with
1) I will not put up with your whining any more. Go to bed this minute!
2) He seems to think it’s something I’ve just got to put up with.
1) 2) tolerate
bear with
1) I asked them to bear with me while I checked the details of their booking.
2) I know it’s boring, but bear with me for a bit.
1) 2) be patient
calm down
1) She gave the baby a bottle to calm him down.
2) It enables you to think clearly simply because you calm down and permit oxygen to reach the brain again.
1) 2) make calmer
get back to
1) It would be nice to get back to my hometown one day.
2) I’d love to talk more but I have to get back to my work now.
1) return - 2) informal (resume)
look forward to
1) I look forward to the day when I can afford to retire.
2) On New Year’s Day, many of us like to look forward and think about the positive changes we can make over the coming year.
1) long for [sth] - 2) figurative (think about the future)
catch up
1) You go on ahead; I’ll catch up with you as soon as I’ve finished my work here.
2) I phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home.
1) join, reach - 2) figurative, informal (get up to date)
fill out
1) John was thin as a child but began to fill out when he reached 16.
2) Its sheer mass made it difficult to move and, once below, it didn’t fill out the cargo spaces nicely like crates or pallets might.
1) informal (put on weight) - 2) occupy
get along
1) After she went blind, it took her a long time to learn how to get along without vision.
2) I have to get along now; it’s been nice chatting to you.
1) informal (cope) - 2) leave
