Phrasal Verbs 2

Question 1

To meet and spend time together

Answer 1

to get together

Question 2

To manage your emotions or the important aspects in your life.

Answer 2

to get yourself together

Question 3

to accept or agree with a decision, rule, opinion, etc.

Answer 3

to go along with

Question 4

To avoid a barrier or obstacle. When something is distributed or spread around. (rumor)

Answer 4

to go around

Question 5

When you fail to fulfill a promise you made to someone.

Answer 5

to go back on a promise

Question 6

To be more than or better than what is normal or expected.

Answer 6

to go beyond

Question 7

When a period of time passes.

Answer 7

to go by

Question 8

To try to obtain.

Answer 8

to go for sth

Question 9

When an electronic device or system stops working. When an alarm clock starts, a gun fires or a bomb explodes.

Answer 9

to go off

Question 10

To carefully explain or review something important or complicated.

Answer 10

to go over

Question 11

When you make a decision to do something, and actually do it.

Answer 11

to go through with sth

Question 12

To waste time doing silly or unimportant things.

Answer 12

to goof around

Question 13

To become too big or too tall for your clothes. When you lose interest in something or someone due to age and/or maturity.

Answer 13

to grow out of sth

Question 14

When you return something to the person who owns it after the person has given it to you

Answer 14

to hand back

Question 15

To give something to a person of authority.

Answer 15

to hand in

Question 16

To distribute something free to other people.

Answer 16

to hand out

Question 17

To transfer control over something or someone to another person.

Answer 17

to hand over

Question 18

To spend time in a place or an area.

Answer 18

to hang around

Question 19

To hang something, usually wet clothes, to dry. To spend leisure time in a place.

Answer 19

to hang out

Question 20

To hang clothes or an object on a hook, hanger or rod. To end a telephone conversation.

Answer 20

to hang up

Question 21

To wear clothing, cosmetics, perfume, etc.

Answer 21

to have on

Question 22

To go to a place where you’ve been before or where you started from.

Answer 22

to head back

Question 23

To move towards a certain place.

Answer 23

to head for

Question 24

When you learn details about something or someone.

Answer 24

to hear about

Question 25

When you learn about something or someone.

Answer 25

to hear of

Question 26

To make something warmer or cause a rise in temperature. When a situation or event becomes serious, exciting or intense.

Answer 26

to heat up

Question 27

To assist people with something.

Answer 27

to help out

Question 28

To suddenly have a solution to a problem or an interesting idea.

Answer 28

to hit on sth

Question 29

When you don’t forgive or have little respect for someone because of something they did.

Answer 29

to hold against

Question 30

To delay something. To prevent something or someone from doing something.

Answer 30

to hold off

Question 31

To continue doing an activity even though it may be difficult.

Answer 31

to keep at sth

Question 32

To avoid getting close to someone or something.

Answer 32

to keep away

Question 33

To stop yourself or other people from doing something.

Answer 33

to keep from

Question 34

To stay within certain limits, topics or areas.

Answer 34

to keep to

Question 35

To continue to do something.To be up to date on things.

Answer 35

to keep up (with)

Question 36

To illegally pay extra money to someone as part of the price.

Answer 36

to kick back

Question 37

To force someone to leave an organization or place.

Answer 37

to kick out

Question 38

When someone is struck hard enough to cause them to lose consciousness.

Answer 38

to knock out

Question 39

To place something on a surface or an object. To create and implement a new policy, rule, etc.

Answer 39

to lay down

Question 40

When a period of time or a series of events cause an event, situation or conversation to happen.

Answer 40

to lead up to

Question 41

When you don’t take something or someone with you when you leave. To forget or try not to think about an unpleasant memory or experience.

Answer 41

to leave behind

Question 42

To not include someone or something.

Answer 42

to leave out

Question 43

To disappoint someone.

Answer 43

to let down

Question 44

To allow someone or something to enter a place.

Answer 44

to let in

Question 45

To allow someone to leave a car, bus, train etc.

Answer 45

to let off

Question 46

When you give permission for someone to leave or be released from a place.

Answer 46

to let out

Question 47

To make someone feel better.

Answer 47

to lift up

Question 48

To illuminate something.

Answer 48

to light up

Question 49

When a conversation is changed or a person changes to become less serious.

Answer 49

to lighten up

Question 50

To form in a row one after another or side-by-side.

Answer 50

to line up

Question 51

To endure an illness, disability or other kind of situation.

Answer 51

to live with sth

Question 52

To secure people or things behind a closed door.

Answer 52

to lock in

Question 53

When you don’t have the key or passcode to enter a secured place.

Answer 53

to lock out

Question 54

When you intentionally put people in prison/jail or in a confined space where they can’t get out.

Answer 54

to lock up

Question 55

When you consider someone or something as unimportant or with little to no value. The opposite of yesterday’s phrasal verb.

Answer 55

to look down on

Question 56

To anticipate a future event because it either makes you happy and/or you benefit from it.

Answer 56

to look forward to

Question 57

To investigate or get more facts about something.

Answer 57

to look into sth

Question 58

To remain alert.

Answer 58

to look out

Question 59

When a situation becomes better. To search and find someone or something.

Answer 59

to look up

Question 60

This particular phrasal verb is used to say you view someone with respect and/or admiration.

Answer 60

to look up to sb

Question 61

To go in a certain direction, typically in a hurry. To create a result or situation.

Answer 61

to make for

Question 62

To understand the meaning of something.

Answer 62

to make sth of sth

Question 63

To invent a story. To do something to compensate for what you didn’t get a chance to do at an earlier time. o apply cosmetics to your face.When people stop being mad at each other.

Answer 63

to make up

Question 64

To put or combine different things together so they’ll merge successfully. To confuse two things with each other. To confuse two things with each other.

Answer 64

to mix up

Question 65

To try to play with or repair a device that you have no true knowledge about. To behave in a careless and/or silly manner.

Answer 65

to monkey around

Question 66

To reduce the number of options or possibilities.

Answer 66

to narrow down

Question 67

An action meant to reciprocate or revenge a past action taken by someone else.

Answer 67

to pay back

Question 68

When your hard work is rewarded. To repay money that is owed to a person or entity.

Answer 68

to pay off

Question 69

When you are able to recognize something or someone from a group. To choose something or someone from a variety of choices.

Answer 69

to pick out

Question 70

To get someone or something from somewhere. To learn or acquire something new. To answer the phone. To increase or improve after a slow start.

Answer 70

to pick up

Question 71

When you accumulate more and more of something unpleasant.

Answer 71

to pile up

Question 72

To prepare for a future event or situation.

Answer 72

to plan ahead

Question 73

When you have the intention to do something.

Answer 73

to plan on

Question 74

To connect an electrical appliance/machine to another piece of equipment or to a power source.

Answer 74

to plug in/into

Question 75

To make someone aware of something.

Answer 75

to point out

Question 76

To produce a hard copy of a computer document.

Answer 76

to print out

Question 77

To succeed in doing something difficult or tricky. To start to move your vehicle.

Answer 77

to pull off

Question 78

In the context of vehicles, it means leaving a parking space and entering the street or other driving area. When someone reveals a weapon, usually in a threatening way. When someone wants to cancel an arrangement or agreement or to stop being involved in something.

Answer 78

to pull out

Question 79

To drive your vehicle to the side of the road to stop.

Answer 79

to pull over

Question 80

To place something where it cannot be seen or isn’t in the way of other things.

Answer 80

to put away

Question 81

To kill an animal because it’s ill, too old or considered a threat to society.

Answer 81

to put down

Question 82

When you invest or make a deposit. In this example, the amount almost always separates the verb. When you send someone to a place such as a hospital, jail, mental institution, etc. as needed or required. When you use time or effort to accomplish something.

Answer 82

to put in

Question 83

To become offended by someone or something. To postpone doing something.

Answer 83

to put off

Question 84

To extinguish a fire, cigarette, etc. To issue or publish a book, newsletter, magazine, etc.

Answer 84

to put out

Question 85

To assemble or connect the parts of something. To make or create plans or a meal.

Answer 85

to put together

Question 86

When you add something to a wall, door or window. To contribute money to help pay for something. To fight, resist, or argue about something you’re against.

Answer 86

to put up

Question 87

To tolerate or accept something that you’d rather not.

Answer 87

to put up with

Question 88

When someone asks for a price for something that is too high, when someone cheats or steals.

Answer 88

rip off

Question 89

When someone or something is excluded as a possibility.

Answer 89

to rule out

Question 90

To become very busy doing a lot of different things.

Answer 90

to run around

Question 91

To hit someone or something with a vehicle. To give a detailed explanation of something from start to end.

Answer 91

to run down

Question 92

When you have nothing left to use, consume, sell, etc.

Answer 92

to run out

Question 93

When someone is injured or killed by a vehicle. When you practice for something, typically a performance or speech. When someone or something continues past a limited time. When something contains too much liquid.

Answer 93

to run over

Question 94

To ensure the top of a container/bottle is sealed.

Answer 94

to screw on

Question 95

To make a mistake or do something really bad.

Answer 95

to screw up

Question 96

To seriously think about doing something.

Answer 96

to see about doing sth

Question 97

When all the inventory of a particular product has been purchased. To do something against your moral principles in exchange for success.

Answer 97

to sell out

Question 98

To begin living a stable and routine life.

Answer 98

to settle down

Question 99

To accept something even though it’s not what you want or need.

Answer 99

to settle for

Question 100

To mix something in a container by shaking it. To upset, shock, or frighten someone. To make major changes in a business or organization, especially to make improvements.

Answer 100

to shake up