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.
make up
invent a story
They are the masters of making things up.
She’s made it up just to get away with it.
make out
to hear, understand
It is not an easy task to make her out.
I can’t make out this book.
to claim something that is not true
It was totally made out.
He made out that he’d won the lottery.
pick out
choose
She picked out the ugliest sweater.
point out
call attention to
What is needed to be pointed out is the fact that the birth rate in developed countries has been decreasing rapidly.
put away
save or store
I have been putting away money so that I can retire without having to rely on the government.
Sally put away the cereal box.
put off
postpone
What is putting me off going there is my busy schedule.
We asked the boss to put off the meeting until tomorrow.
put on
put clothing on the body
I put them on very quickly.
put out
extinguish, make something stop burning
Put your cigarette out.
The firefighters put out the house fire before it could spread.
put someone out: cause trouble to someone
I’d love for you to stay, but I don’t want to put you out.
put yourself out: cause trouble for you
I cannot see any reason why should I put myself out for them.
She put herself out to surmount the difficulties for us.
read over
peruse/perused/perusing (read something in detail)
I read the book over but I could not make it out.
He has spent countless hours persuing art books in the library.
set up
arrange, begin
My wife has set up the living room exactly the way she wanted it.
I set up this business 4 years ago.
take down
writing something; taking notes
The examiner kept taking down something while I was talking.
Some notes have been taken down.
take off
aircraft start flying
The plane is ready to take off.
leave suddenly
After the argument, she took off.
have some time off work
I am taking this Monday off to study.
remove clothing
It was scorching hot, so I took off my shirt.
