Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
bring up
to mention
She is upset about last night, so do not bring up the topic.
to raise someone
I was brought up in Sao Paolo.
blow up
to explode
Terrorists have blown up a Christian church in New York recently.
do over
repeat a job
I’m afraid we’ll have to do it over.
Do your homework over.
fill out
complete a form
In order to be eligible, first, you have to fill out infinite forms
fill up
fill to capacity
My car’s trunk was totally filled up.
find out
discover
My sister found out that her boss had been planning to fire her.
give away
give something to someone else for free
That filling station was giving away free gas.
give back
to return an object
My brother borrowed my car and I have this feeling he is not about to give it back
hand it over
give something (or the responsibility of something) to someone else
Sometimes you must hand your problems over to the universe.
Hand the matter over to the police
hand in
submit something (entregar algo)
The students handed in their papers and left the room.
Unfortunately, not many people will be able to hand in their documents on time.
hang up
put the phone on the hook, end a phone conversation suddenly and unexpectedly, or hang clothes
He totally hung up on me.
After hanging up the phone, I noticed…
I left my jacket hung up on the chair.
hold up
delay
The presentation was held up due to technical problems.
rob
The masked gunmen had entered into the bank to hold it up when the police arrived.
leave out
omit
When you hear her talking, you almost feel sorry for her. However, she left out the detail that she killed her friend by choking her.
look over
examine, check
The best thing to do is to look over all the specific details in order to be fair with the victim.
They looked it over and it seems everything is in order.
look up
search
You’ve misspelled this word again. You’d better look it up.
