Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
Aim At
To point at a specific target
Back Down
To surrender your claim or position
Beef Up
To make better or bigger
Blow Off
When the wind moves something from its original place
Blow Out
To put out a flame
Boil Down To
To determine a specific conclusion or reasoning
Break Down
When someone is mentally exhausted or frustrated
Break Through
To create a path through
Break Up
To stop something from happening
Bring Up
To carry or take something low to a higher place
Brush Off
To get rid of with your hand
Brush Up
To review a particular skill or piece of knowledge you haven’t used in awhile
Build In/Into
To construct something in a certain place
Burn Down
When fire is used to destroy something
Burn Up
To be destroyed with fire
Burst Out
To say something suddenly or out of the blue
Butt In
To insert yourself into a conversation or event
Call Back
To call again
Call In
To request someone’s presence
Care For
To be responsible for someone’s wellbeing
Carry Away
To act on emotions when doing something
Carry On
To continue
Carry Out
To move from one place to another
Catch On
To eventually realize something
Catch Up
To get closer to something that became far away
Chicken Out
To get too scared to do something
Clear Up
To solve a misunderstanding or issue
Clog Up
To prevent something from coming through
Close Off
To block something
Come About
To happen or occur
Come Across
The way something is perceived; to move sides
Come Apart
To break into pieces
Come Down To
To narrow down a situation
Come Down With
To become ill or experience symptoms of an illness
Come Off
When something is removed; how something is perceived
Come Through
To arrive expectedly; to cause a result
Come Up With
To think of something
Con Into
To deceptively convince someone to do something
Con Out Of
To convince someone to give you something by lying
Cross Off
To mark as complete
Cut Back
To reduce
Cut Down
To lessen something
Do Away With
To get rid of something
Do Over
To do again in a better way
Do Without
To be fine without
Doze Off
To fall asleep on accident
Dress Up
To look good or more formal
Drop In
To come by unexpectedly
Dry Out
To take away all water or liquid
Eat Up
To consume all of
Empty Out
To remove all items from
End Up
The way something finishes
Fall Behind
To progress slower than the rest
Fall Out
To drop down
Fall Through
To be cancelled; to fail
Feel Up To
To feel well enough to participate
Fill Out
To complete or finish
Flip Out
To get uncontrollably angry
Follow Up
To do more investigating
Get Along
To be able to do; to interact well with others
Get Back
To return somewhere
Get Back To
To return an answer or fulfill a request
Get Behind
To support; to be slower than others
Get By
To survive; to pass
Get Over
To stop being upset about; to clear an obstacle
Get Through
To understand; to finish; to endure
Get Together
To meet up for a specific reason; to gather
Give In
To accept defeat
Give Out
To produce or distribute
Go About
To act normally; to follow the correct process to get something done
Go After
To follow even if it’s difficult
Go Along With
To agree with in order to avoid conflict
Go Beyond
To do more than what is expected of you
Go Off
To express your anger verbally; to leave without warning; to leave the normal path
Go With
To join; to combine; to match
Gross Out
To feel disgusted by something
Hand Back
To return something after borrowing it
Hang Around
To be in a specific place for a period of time
Hold Against
To refuse forgiving someone
Hold Off
To delay or pr
Hurry Up
To quickly do something
Keep At
To continue trying
Keep Down
To minimize noise
Keep Up
To continue taking care of or doing something
Kick Back
To hang out; to relax
Knock Off
To cause something to fall or stop
Knock Out
To hit someone hard enough that they are unconscious; to be surprised
Lay Off
To cut an employee’s job; to stop doing
Lead Up To
When a series of certain events cause something to happen or occur
Leave Off
To not include something
Leave Out
To purposefully exclude
Let Down
To disappoint; to make lower or longer
Let In
To allow; to invite
Let On
To allude to
Let Up
To ease up
Lighten Up
To make less serious
Line Up
To create a row; to organize
Lock In
To secure; to save; to keep at a specific level
Lock Up
To shut the doors or windows
Look Down On
To believe you are better than someone or something
Look Forward To
To anticipate with excitement
Look Into
To investigate further
Look Out
To stay alert; to do a favor for someone
Look Over
To examine
Look Up To
To respect or revere someone
Luck Out
To unexpectedly experience luck
Make Up
To create a story; to do something that is better than what you missed out on
Mess Up
To be unorganized; to ruin
Mix Up
To combine; to confuse; to upgrade or change
Monkey Around With
To mess around; to be silly
Narrow Down
To reduce your options
Pay Back
To return money that you owe; to reciprocate
Pay Up
To give all the money you owe
Pay Off
To repay; to give money in exchange for secrecy; to be rewarded for hard work
Pick On
To tease or bully
Pile Up
To place or be in a pile
Piss Off
To make someone angry
Plan On
To have the intention of doing
Plug In
To connect to electricity
Point Out
To bring attention to
Print Out
To create a paper copy
Pull Off
To do successfully
Pull Over
To drive onto the side of the road and stop
Pull Through
To recover; to continue through difficulty
Punch In
To record time
Put Away
To hide something in a specific place
Put Back
To return to its original place; to postpone
Put In
To place inside; to install; to contribute money
Put Together
To assemble; to plan; to position close together
Put Up With
To tolerate something that you don’t necessarily like
Ring Up
To call on the phone; to add up the total cost at a register
Rip Off
To be asked to pay too much for something; to remove something from where it was using force
Rip Up
To tear into pieces; to remove something off of a specific surface
Rule Out
To eliminate as possible
Run Across
To move from one side to another
Run Around
To go from place to place quickly; to play while running
Run Down
To gradually get worse; to explain a plan; to quickly get lower
Run Into
When two objects accidentally hit each other; to see someone you know unexpectedly; to have unexpected issues; to go inside quickly
Run Over
To be injured by a car; to practice all the way through; to continue past the allotted time; to explain again; to have too much liquid inside
Screw On
To seal a container’s lid; to connect parts with a screw
Screw Up
To make a mess of something
See About
To look into doing something
Sell Out
To be rid of all available inventory; to give up your morals when doing something
Settle Down
To start living routinely with more stability; to relax
Shake Up
Shaking to mix something; to upset someone
Show Off
To display something in a large way
Shut Up
To not talk
Sign In
To write your name down with the time and date you arrived; to input a username and password online
Sign Out
To signify your departure by signing your name and the date; to exit online
Sit Down
To start sitting; to assist someone in sitting
Slow Down
To start being slower
Sneak In/Into
To go inside somewhere without being detected
Sneak Out
Let’s sneak out tonight and go to the club
Sort Out
To resolve a misunderstanding; to place things into specific groups
Space Out
To gravitate your attention elsewhere; to not focus on what’s around you
Stand Around
To gather in one area instead of doing what you need to
Stand For
To back up or support
Start Off
To begin; to have intentions to do something
Start Up
To begin something; to make it work
Stay Out
To leave your home; to not go inside; to remain uninvolved
Stay Up
To be above level ground; to be awake longer than usual
Step On
To move quickly; to place your foot
Stick Around
To remain in one place for a while
Stick Out
To extend outward; to be recognized; to persevere
Stick Up
To put something where it can be seen more easily; to stand out from the group
Stick With
To continue; to stay loyal; to endure an uncomfortable situation or person
Stop Over
To visit for a moment; to stop quickly
Straighten Out
To make straight; to fix an issue; to make someone’s attitude or behavior better
Switch Off
To turn something previously on to be off
Switch On
To turn something previously off to be on
Take Apart
To disassemble or separate
Take Out
To remove; to withdraw money; to pay for a dinner
Take Up On
To accept an invitation or offer
Talk Down To
To talk to someone as if you are better and/or smarter than them
Talk Into
To convince
Talk Out Of
To convince someone against something
Talk To
To converse with someone
Tear Down
To destroy physical or mentally
Tear Off
To remove forcefully
Tell Apart
To differentiate
Tell On
To inform someone of something that happened but was not supposed to
Think About
To ponder something before it happens; to have on your mind
Think Ahead
To plan for the future
Think Up
To come up with an idea using your imagination
Throw Away
To get rid of
Track Down
To seek out and find
Trade In
To exchange an old item for something new
Trick Into
To persuade using dishonesty
Try On
To see how something fits on your body before buying it
Try Out
To demonstrate a specific skill; to test something
Turn Down
To refuse an offer; to decrease something
Turn Off
To stop from being on; to offend or cause someone to lose interest
Turn On
To stop from being off; to entice or cause attraction; to suddenly become against someone
Turn Over
To flip to the other side; to pass on authority duties; to replace continuously
Turn Up
To increase volume; to be found; to learn though research
Use Up
To exhaust the resources of something
Wake Up
To finish sleeping; to become aware
Wash Off
To clean using water
Wash Up
To clean yourself; to be carried ashore by water; to no longer be of any use
Watch Out
To be cautious of something happening
