Phrasal verbs Flashcards

1
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Ask out

A

Invite on a date

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2
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Ask around

A

Ask many people the same question

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3
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Add up to

A

Equal

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4
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Back (something) up

A

Reverse

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5
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Back (somebody) up

A

Support

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6
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Blow up

A

Explode

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7
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Blow (something) up

A

Add air

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8
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Break down

A

Stop functioning
Get upset

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9
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Break (something) down

A

Divide into smaller parts

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10
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Break in

A

Force entry to a building
Interrupt

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11
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Break (something) in

A

Wear something a few times so that it doesn’t look/feel new

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12
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Break into (something)

A

Enter forcibly

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13
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Break up

A

End a relationship
Laugh
Separate (Break apart)

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14
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Break out

A

Escape
Happen suddenly

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15
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Bring (something) down

A

Make unhappy

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16
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Bring (something) up

A

Raise a child
Start to talk about
Vomit

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17
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Bring back

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Return

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18
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Call around

A

Phone many different people

19
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Call back

A

Return a phone call

20
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Call off

21
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Call on (somebody)

A

Ask for an answer or opinion
Visit somebody

22
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Call up

23
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Catch up

A

Get to the same point as somebody else

24
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Check in

25
Check out
Leave
26
Check (somebody/something) up
Look at carefully, investigate
27
Cheer up
Make happier
28
Clean up
Make clean
29
Come accross
Find unexpectedly
30
Come apart
Separate
31
Come along with
Accompagny
32
Come forward
Volunteer for a task or to give evidence
33
Come from
Originate
34
Come in
Enter
35
Come over to
Visit someone
36
Count on
Rely on
37
Cross out
Draw a line through
38
Cut back on
Consume less
39
Cut down
make something fall to the ground
40
Cut in
Interrupt pull in too closely in front of another vehicle Start operating
41
Cut off
remove with something sharp stop providing take out of a wil
42
Cut out
remove part of something
43
Do over
Do again