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Common B2 Exam Phrasal Verbs Flashcards

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1
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Break down

A

to stop working

Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.

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Call off

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to cancel sth

Tomorrow’s match has been called off because of the icy weather.

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Carry on

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to continue sth

  • similar to get on
  • carry on used for less emphasis

Let’s carry on this discussion at some other time.

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Catch up with

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to cause problems

His lies will catch up with him one day.

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Come across sth

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to encounter sth unexpectedly

He came across some of his old love letters in his wife’s desk.

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Come down with

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to start to suffer from an illness (especially not serious)

I think I’m coming down with a cold.

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Come up with

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to suggest or think an idea ( to think of)

She’s come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.

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Count on sb

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to rely on sb

You can always count on Michael in a crisis.

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Cut down

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to reduce

I’m trying to cut down on caffeine.

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Deal with

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To manage

She’s used to dealing with difficult customers.

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Face up to

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to accept

She’s going to have to face up to the fact that he’s not going to marry

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Fall through

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plans cancelled due to a reason

We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.

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fit in (with)

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To be accepted

His lifestyle doesn’t fit in with the group.

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Get away (from)

  • recommended -
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to disconnect (usually work-related)

I just need to get away for a few days.

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Get away (with)

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to do sth without consequence

If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn’t pay my taxes at all.

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Get on (with)

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to continue (with)

  • similar to carry on
  • get on used for more emphasis

Stop talking and get on with it.

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Get over

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to recover from

She was only just getting over the flu when she got a stomach bug.

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Get round to

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to do something as soon as you can because you are so busy

I’ll get round to it when I can.

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Get together

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to meet

Shall we get together on Friday and go for a drink or something?

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Give up

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to stop trying

I’ve given up trying to help her.

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Go over

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to examine sth carefully
to study sth

I’ve gone over the problem several times, but I can’t think of a solutio

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Hand over

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To give (documents)

We were ordered to hand over our passports.

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Head for (sth)

A

to be in the direction of (sth)

They’re heading for disaster if they’re not careful.

24
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Keep down

A

To reduce and mantain down (volume, voice, etc.)

We need to work hard to keep our prices down.

25
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Keep up with

A

to continue being up to date

He’s never made an effort to keep up with current events.

26
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Let down

A

To disappoint

When I was sent to prison, I really felt I had let my parents down.

27
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Let off

A

To release sb

Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine.

28
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Live up to

A

to do as expected

The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.

29
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Look back

A

to think about sth that happened in the past

When I look back I can see where we went wrong.

30
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Look forward to

A

to feel excited about sth

I’m really looking forward to my holiday.

31
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Look into

A

to investigate

We’re looking into the possibility of merging the two departments.

32
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Look out for

A

to watch and be careful
to search for and find something

The police have warned shopkeepers to look out for forged notes.

33
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Look up to (sb)

A

to admire and respect (sb)

He’d always looked up to his uncle.

34
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Make up for

A

to compensate

No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.

35
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Miss out on (sb/sth)

A

to fail including (sb/sth)

You’ve missed out your address on the form.

36
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Pay off

A

To give good results
To pay back money you owe

All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam.

37
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Point out

A

to indicate

I feel I should point out how dangerous it is.

38
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Put aside

A

to save
to stop allowing sth to affect you negatively

Let’s put our differences aside and make a fresh start.

39
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Put off

A

to postpone

The meeting has been put off for a week.

40
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Put up with

A

to accept and unpleasant situation or experience

They have a lot to put up with

41
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Run into

A

to encounter sb unexpectedly

  • same as bump into

They ran into a bear in the woods.

42
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Run out (of)

A

to finish

I’ve run out of milk/money/ideas/patience.

43
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Set up

A

to create or establish

She plans to set up her own business.

44
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Stand out

A

DESTACAR

The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.

45
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Stand up for

A

to defend sb/sth

It’s high time we all stood up for our rights around here.

46
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Take after

A

to look like sb (in your family)

He takes after his mother/his mother’s side of the family.

47
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Take off

A

to remove
to leave the ground (plane)

The plane took off at 8.30 a.m.

48
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Take over

A

to get control

The company he works for has recently been taken over.

49
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Take to

A

to start to like

He took to smoking a pipe.

50
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Take up

A

to ocupate
to start doing sth

He’s taken up the position of supervisor.

51
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Turn down

A

to reject
to diminish

He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down.

52
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Turn out

A

to happen

As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early.

53
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Turn to

A

to look for help or advice

She has nobody she can turn to.

54
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Turn up

A

to arrive or appear somewhere (usually unexpectedly)

She turned up at my house late one night.

55
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Watch out

A

to warn sb of danger

Watch out for thieves round here.

56
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Work out

A

to calculate
to understand, to figure/find out
to exercise
to result

We need to work out the total cost of the project.

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