Phrasal Verbs Flashcards by Joel Alcantara

Her story didn’t add up. I think she’s lying.

Add up

Something that makes sense, usually in negative sentences

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My parents backed me up when I decided to apply for graduate school.
I’ve got your back.

Back somebody up

To support someone

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When I told her I couldn’t come to her party, she blew up.

Blow up

To become suddenly angry

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Fifty new phrasal verbs? Yeah, bring it on!

Bring it on

To accept a challenge with confidence

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You shouldn’t bring up politics in this house unless you’re ready for a long discussion

Bring up

To mention in conversation

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Instead of calling off the wedding the couple decide to elope

Call off

To cancel something that has been planned

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When I have a stressful day, I like to calm down by taking a nice long walk outside

Calm down

To relax

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I met my friend for lunch to catch up because we haven’t seen each other in a long time.

Wanna meet for coffee and catch up?

I want to catch up on what’s happening, so tell me all about it.

Catch up

To meet with someone you haven’t seen for a while

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I went to the hotel to check in while my husband parked the car

Check in

To register for a hotel stay

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I’m excited to check out the new park in my city.

Check it out!

Check out

To see or try something

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I couldn’t go to the party, but I still wanted to chip in for a gift.

My son likes to chip in and help me with the garden.

Chip in

To help or contribute money or energy

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Because of construction, they close down two lanes of the highway.

During the pandemic a lot of restaurants closed down.

Close down

To close completely or forever

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I’m not feeling so well. I think I’m coming down with something.

Sorry I think I’m coming down with a cold.

Come down with

To become sick

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I need to come up with a great present for my mom’s birthday.

I couldn’t come up with anything special, so I just baked the cake.

Come up with

To find an idea for something

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I’m trying to cut back on fried food, but it’s so tasty.

Why aren’t you eating ice cream?
- I’m trying to cut back.

Cut back on

To consume less of something

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The driver in the red car cut me off and almost caused a wreck.

He tried to tell the teacher his excuse, but she cut him off mid-sentence.

Cut off

To end abruptly usually driving or speaking

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Hey are you home? I’m in the neighborhood and I wanted to drop by.

Drop in whenever you want.

Drop by / in

To stop by for a visit

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We ended up just ordering pizza and not going to the fancy restaurant.

He doesn’t want to end up like his father.

End up

To eventually decide or reach something

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The mechanic tried to figure out what was wrong with my car.

I can’t figure it out! Can you help me, please?

Figure out
To understand or find the answer
Descobrir sozinho por causa do seu raciocínio

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I missed the meeting. Can someone fill me in?

Fill in

To provide information, usually spoken

When you go to a new doctor’s office, you need to fill out a lot of paperwork.

Can you please fill out these forms?

Fill out

To write information on a form

In the next episode we will find out who the mysterious man is!

Today I found out that phrasal verbs are really important.

Find out
To learn something you didn’t know before
Ficar sabendo de alguma coisa

I get along with my neighbors really well.

My neighbors and I get along well.

Get along (with)
To have a friendly relationship with someone

One day I’ll get around to cleaning the garage, but not today.

I’ll get around to that later.

I finally got around to cleaning the garage.

Get around (to it)
To delay doing something

My sister took my shoes to get back at me for taking her sweater. Are you just trying to get back at me for taking your sweater?

Get back at | To get revenge one someone

After trying to change the oil in my car for a couple hours, I finally gave up and went to a mechanic. Don’t give up! You can do it!

Give up | To quit

When I was a child, I couldn’t wait to grow up. That wasn’t funny. Grow up!

Grow up | To become older, or to tell someone to stop acting childish

Can you hang on for just a sec while I check this message? Hang on, you did what?

Hang on | To pause a conversation

Do you want to come over to my house and hang out? What did you do this weekend? - Oh, I just hung out.

Hang out | To casually spend time with someone

I’m holding on to hope that some day we’ll be able to travel again soon. Hold on, you did what?

Hold on | To cling to something or to pause a conversation

If you keep on practicing, you’ll get better! Keep on. Keeping on.

Keep on | To continue doing something

I’m looking forward to visit my family over the summer. No one looks forward to tax time.

Look forward | To be excited about something in the future

When you hike, look out for snakes. You need to keep an eye out for snakes.

Look out | To watch out for something

I didn’t know the meaning of the word “to hold on”, so I looked it up in the dictionary.

Look up | To research something in book, online, dictionary.

It was raining so hard that I had to pull over and wait for the rain stop. When I saw police lights behind me, I pulled over. I got pulled over on my way to the party.

Pull over | To steer the car to the side of the road and stop

I put off learning phrasal verbs for too long. It’s time to start today. I can’t put it off for any longer.

Put off | To postpone something

My sweet husband puts up with my terrible singing. I don’t know how he puts up with her.

Put up with To tolerate something or someone Eu não sei como ele aguenta ela.

My dog is too lazy to run away. Did you ever try to run away from home as a kid?

Run away | To leave or escape

I don’t want to run into a bear while I’m hiking. I ran into my English school teacher last week at the grocery store. You’ll never guess who I ran into today.

Run into | To meet unexpectedly

We ran out of milk and eggs yesterday so I need to go to the store. There’s no more milk? -Sorry, we ran out yesterday.

``` Run out (of) To have nothing left ```

I tried guitar, piano, violin, and finally, I decided to stick with the drums. Good friends stick with each other even through hard times.

Stick with | To continue to do something

It’s a good idea to think over big purchases before you buy them. Think it over.

Think over | To consider something

I was so full from dinner that I had to turn down dessert. She turned me down.

Turn down | To refuse something or someone

It’s a good habit to turn off you phone an hour or more before bed. Some people have trouble turning off their brain before bed.

Turn off | To stop the flow of something

I surprised my family when I turned up to the party unannounced. My cat was gone for two days. Then he just turned up out of nowhere.

Turn up | To appear suddenly

It took my cat a while to warm up to me. I didn’t want to get a trampoline but after some time I started to warm up to the idea.

Warm up to | To start liking someone or something

Watch out for falling rocks! Watch out, sometimes bees make a nest in the ground around there.

Watch out A caution to be aware Cuidado com as pedras caindo!

The energy from my morning tea starts to wear off around noon. The marker is starting to wear off.

Wear off To fade away Desaparecer aos poucos , ou desgastar (por atrito)

My husband likes the mountain and I like the beach, so for our next vacation we’re going to need to work something out. You guys need to work something out yourselves.

Work something out | To come up with a solution or compromise