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200 PHRASAL VERB FOR IELTS SPEAKING
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phrasal verb meaning example sentence

ask sby out invite on a date Brian asked Judy out to dinner and
a movie.

ask around ask many people I asked around but nobody has
the same seen my wallet.
question

add up to sthg equal Your purchases add up to $205.32.

back sthg up reverse You'll have to back up your car so

that I can get out.

back sby up support My wife backed me up over my

decision to quit my job.

blow up explode The racing car blew up after it

crashed into the fence.
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blow sthg up add air We have to blow 50 balloons up for

the party.

break down stop functioning Our car broke down at the side of
(vehicle, the highway in the snowstorm.
machine)

break down get upset The woman broke down when the
police told her that her son had died.

break sthgdown divide into Our teacher broke the final

smaller parts project down into three separate
parts.

break in force entry to a Somebody broke in last night and

building stole our stereo.

break into sthg enter forcibly The firemen had to break into the
room to rescue the children.

break sthg in wear sthg a few I need to break these

times so that it shoes in before we run next week.
doesn't look/feel
new

break in interrupt The TV station broke in to report the

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news of the president's death.

break up end a relationship My boyfriend and I broke up before

I moved to America.

break up start laughing The kids just broke up as soon as

(informal) the clown started talking.

break out escape The prisoners broke out of jail when

the guards weren't looking.

break out insthg develop a skin I broke out in a rash after our
condition camping trip.

bring sbydown make unhappy This sad music

is bringing me down.

bring sby up raise a child My

grandparents brought me up after
my parents died.

bring sthg up start talking My mother walks out of the room

about a subject when my father brings up sports.

bring sthg up vomit He drank so much that

he brought his dinner up in the
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toilet.

call around phone many We called around but we weren't

different able to find the car part we needed.
places/people

call sby back return a phone I called the company back but the
call offices were closed for the weekend.

call sthg off cancel Jason called the

wedding off because he wasn't in
love with his fiancé.

call on sby ask for an answer The professor called on me for

or opinion question 1.

call on sby visit sby We called on you last night but you
weren't home.

call sby up phone Give me your phone number and I

will call you up when we are in
town.

calm down relax after being You are still mad. You need to calm
angry down before you drive the car.
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not care forsby/ not like (formal) I don't care for his behaviour.
sthg

catch up get to the same You'll have to run faster than that if
point as sby else you want to catch up with Marty.

check in arrive and We will get the hotel keys when

register at a hotel we check in.
or airport

check out leave a hotel You have to check out of the hotel
before 11:00 AM.

check sby/ look at carefully, The company checks out all new
sthgout investigate employees.

check out sby/ look at (informal) Check out the crazy hair on that
sthg guy!

cheer up become happier She cheered up when she heard the

good news.

cheer sby up make happier I brought you some flowers

to cheer you up.
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chip in help If everyone chips in we can get the

kitchen painted by noon.

clean sthg up tidy, clean Please clean up your bedroom

before you go outside.

come acrosssthg find unexpectedly I came across these old photos

when I was tidying the closet.

come apart separate The top and bottom come apart if

you pull hard enough.

come down become sick My nephew came down

with sthg with chicken pox this weekend.

come forward volunteer for a The woman came forward with her
task or to give husband's finger prints.
evidence

come from some originate in The art of origami comes from Asia.
place

count on sby/ sthg rely on I am counting on you to make

dinner while I am out.
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cross sthg out draw a line Please cross out your old address
through and write your new one.

cut back onsthg consume less My doctor wants me to cut back

on sweets and fatty foods.

cut sthg down make sthg fall to We had to cut the old tree in our
the ground yard down after the storm.

cut in interrupt Your father cut in while I was

dancing with your uncle.

cut in pull in too closely The bus driver got angry when that
in front of car cut in.
another vehicle

cut in start operating The air conditioner cuts in when the

(of an engine or temperature gets to 22°C.
electrical device)

cut sthg off remove with sthg The doctors cut off his leg because it
sharp was severely injured.

cut sthg off stop providing The phone company cut off our
phone because we didn't pay the bill.
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cut sby off take out of a will My grandparents cut my

father off when he remarried.

cut sthg out remove part of I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
sthg (usually with
scissors and
paper)

do sby/ sthgover beat up, ransack He's lucky to be alive. His shop
(BrE, informal) was done over by a street gang.

do sthg over do again (AmE) My teacher wants me to do my

essay over because she doesn't like
my topic.

do away withsthg discard It's time to do away with all of

these old tax records.

do sthg up fasten, close Do your coat up before you go

outside. It's snowing!

dress up wear nice clothing It's a fancy restaurant so we have

to dress up.

drop back move back in a Andrea dropped back to third place

position/group when she fell off her bike.
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drop in/ by/ over come without an I might drop in/by/over for tea
appointment sometime this week.

drop sby/ sthgoff take sby/ sthg I have to drop my sister off at work
somewhere and before I come over.
leave them/it
there

drop out quit a class, I dropped out of Science because it

school etc was too difficult.

eat out eat at a I don't feel like cooking tonight.

restaurant Let's eat out.

end up eventually We ended up renting a movie

reach/do/decide instead of going to the theatre.

fall apart break into pieces My new dress fell apart in the
washing machine.

fall down fall to the ground The picture that you hung up last
night fell down this morning.

fall out separate from an The money must have fallen out of
interior my pocket.
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fall out (of hair, teeth) His hair started to fall out when he
become loose and was only 35.
unattached

figure sthg out understand, find I need to figure out how to fit the
the answer piano and the bookshelf in this room.

fill sthg in to write Please fill in the form with your

information in name, address, and phone number.
blanks, as on a
form (BrE)

fill sthg out to write The form must be filled out in

information in capital letters.
blanks, as on a
form (AmE)

fill sthg up fill to the top I always fill the water jug up when it
is empty.

find out discover We don't know where he lives. How

can we find out?

find sthg out discover We tried to keep the time of the

party a secret, but
Samantha found it out.
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get sthgacross/ communicate, I tried to get my

over make point across/over to the judge but
understandable she wouldn't listen.

get along/on like each other I was surprised how well my new
girlfriend and my sister got
along/on.

get around have mobility My grandfather can get around fine

in his new wheelchair.

get away go on a vacation We worked so hard this year that we

had to get away for a week.

get away do without being Jason always gets away

withsthg noticed or with cheating in his maths tests.
punished

get back return We got back from our vacation last

week.

get sthg back receive sthg you Liz finally got her Science
had before notes back from my room-mate.

get back at sby retaliate, take My sister got back at me for

revenge stealing her shoes. She stole my
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favourite hat.

get back intosthg become I finally got back into my novel and
interested in sthg finished it.
again

get on sthg step onto a We're going to freeze out here if you
vehicle don't let us get on the bus.

get over sthg recover from an I just got over the flu and now my
illness, loss, sister has it.
difficulty

get over sthg overcome a The company will have to close if it

problem can't get over the new regulations.

get round tosthg finally find time I don't know when I am going to get
to do (AmE: get round to writing the thank you
around to sthg) cards.

get together meet (usually for Let's get together for a BBQ this
social reasons) weekend.

get up get out of bed I got up early today to study for my

exam.
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get up stand You should get up and give the

elderly man your seat.

give sby away reveal hidden His wife gave him away to the
information about police.
sby

give sby away take the bride to My father gave me away at my

the altar wedding.

give sthg away ruin a secret My little sister gave the surprise
party away by accident.

give sthg away give sthg to sby The library was giving away old
for free books on Friday.

give sthg back return a borrowed I have to give these skates back to
item Franz before his hockey game.

give in reluctantly stop My boyfriend didn't want to go to the

fighting or ballet, but he finally gave in.
arguing

give sthg out give to many They were giving out free perfume
people (usually at samples at the department store.
no cost)
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give sthg up quit a habit I am giving up smoking as of

January 1st.

give up stop trying My maths homework was too difficult

so I gave up.

go after sby follow sby My brother tried to go after the thief

in his car.

go after sthg try to achieve I went after my dream and now I

sthg am a published writer.

go against sby compete, oppose We are going against the best

soccer team in the city tonight.

go ahead start, proceed Please go ahead and eat before the

food gets cold.

go back return to a place I have to go back home and get my

lunch.

go out leave home to go We're going out for dinner tonight.

on a social event
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go out withsby date Jesse has been going out with Luke
since they met last winter.

go over sthg review Please go over your answers before

you submit your test.

go over visit sby nearby I haven't seen Tina for a long time. I
think I'll go over for an hour or two.

go withoutsthg suffer lack or When I was young, we went

deprivation without winter boots.

grow apart stop being friends My best friend and I grew

over time apart after she changed schools.

grow back regrow My roses grew back this summer.

grow into sthg grow big enough This bike is too big for him now, but
to fit he should grow into it by next year.

grow out ofsthg get too big for Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes
because she has grown out of her
old ones.
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grow up become an adult When Jack grows up he wants to be

a fireman.

hand sthgdown give sthg used to I handed my old comic

sby else books down to my little cousin.

hand sthg in submit I have to hand in my essay by

Friday.

hand sthg out to distribute to a We will hand out the invitations at

group of people the door.

hand sthg over give (usually The police asked the man to hand
unwillingly) over his wallet and his weapons.

hang in stay positive Hang in there. I'm sure you'll find a

(informal) job very soon.

hang on wait a short time Hang on while I grab my coat and

(informal) shoes!

hang out spend time Instead of going to the party we are

relaxing just going to hang out at my place.
(informal)
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hang up end a phone call He didn't say goodbye before

he hung up.

hold sby/ prevent from I had to hold my dog back because

sthgback doing/going there was a cat in the park.

hold sthg back hide an emotion Jamie held back his tears at his
grandfather's funeral.

hold on wait a short time Please hold on while I transfer you

to the Sales Department.

hold onto sby/ hold firmly using Hold onto your hat because it's very
sthg your hands or windy outside.
arms

hold sby/ sthgup rob A man in a black mask held the

bank up this morning.

keep on doingsthg continue doing Keep on stirring until the liquid

comes to a boil.

keep sthg fromsby not tell We kept our relationship from our
parents for two years.
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keep sby/ sthgout stop from Try to keep the wet dog out of the
entering living room.

keep sthg up continue at the If you keep those results up you will
same rate get into a great college.

let sby down fail to support or I need you to be on time.

help, disappoint Don't let me down this time.

let sby in allow to enter Can you let the cat in before you go
to school?

log in (or on) sign in (to a I can't log in to Facebook because

website, database I've forgotten my password.
etc)

log out (or off) sign out (of a If you don't log off somebody could
website, database get into your account.
etc)

look after sby/ take care of I have to look after my sick

sthg grandmother.

look down onsby think less of, Ever since we stole that chocolate
consider inferior bar your dad has looked down
on me.
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look for sby/ sthg try to find I'm looking for a red dress for the
wedding.

look forward be excited about I'm looking forward to the

to sthg the future Christmas break.

look into sthg investigate We are going to look into the price
of snowboards today.

look out be careful, Look out! That car's going to hit you!
vigilant, and take
notice

look out forsby/ be especially Don't forget to look out for snakes
sthg vigilant for on the hiking trail.

look sthg over check, examine Can you look over my essay for
spelling mistakes?

look sthg up search and find We can look her phone

information in a number up on the Internet.
reference book or
database

look up to sby have a lot of My little sister has always looked

respect for up to me.
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make sthg up invent, lie about Josie made up a story about why we
sthg were late.

make up forgive each We were angry last night, but

other we made up at breakfast.

make sby up apply cosmetics My sisters made me up for my

to graduation party.

mix sthg up confuse two or I mixed up the twins' names again!

more things

pass away die His uncle passed away last night

after a long illness.

pass out faint It was so hot in the church that an

elderly lady passed out.

pass sthg out give the same The professor passed the
thing to many textbooks out before class.
people

pass sthg up decline (usually I passed up the job because I am

sthg good) afraid of change.
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pay sby back return owed Thanks for buying my ticket.

money I'll pay you back on Friday.

pay for sthg be punished for That bully will pay for being mean to
doing sthg bad my little brother.

pick sthg out choose I picked out three sweaters for you
to try on.

point sby/ sthgout indicate with your I'll point my boyfriend out when he
finger runs by.

put sthg down put what you are You can put the groceries down on
holding on a the kitchen counter.
surface or floor

put sby down insult, make sby The students put the substitute
feel stupid teacher down because his pants
were too short.

put sthg off postpone We are putting off our trip until
January because of the hurricane.

put sthg out extinguish The neighbours put the

fire out before the firemen arrived.
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put sthgtogether assemble I have to put the

crib together before the baby
arrives.

put up withsby/ tolerate I don't think I can put up with three

sthg small children in the car.

put sthg on put clothing/ Don't forget to put on your new

accessories on earrings for the party.
your body

run into sby/ sthg meet I ran into an old school-friend at the
unexpectedly mall.

run over sby/ sthg drive a vehicle I accidentally ran over your bicycle
over a person or in the driveway.
thing

run over/ rehearse, review Let's run over/through these lines

through sthg one more time before the show.

run away leave The child ran away from home and
unexpectedly, has been missing for three days.
escape

run out have none left We ran out of shampoo so I had to

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wash my hair with soap.

send sthg back return (usually by My letter got sent back to me

mail) because I used the wrong stamp.

set sthg up arrange, organize Our boss set a meeting up with the
president of the company.

set sby up trick, trap The police set up the car thief by
using a hidden camera.

shop around compare prices I want to shop around a little before

I decide on these boots.

show off act extra special He always shows off on his

for people skateboard
watching (usually
boastfully)

sleep over stay somewhere You should sleep over tonight if the
for the night weather is too bad to drive home.
(informal)

sort sthg out organize, resolve We need to sort the bills out before
a problem the first of the month.
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stick to sthg continue doing You will lose weight if you stick
sthg, limit to the diet.
yourself to one
particular thing

switch sthg off stop the energy The light's too bright. Could
flow, turn off you switch it off.

switch sthg on start the energy We heard the news as soon as

flow, turn on we switched on the car radio.

take after sby resemble a family I take after my mother. We are

member both impatient.

take sthg apart purposely break He took the car brakes apart and
into pieces found the problem.

take sthg back return an item I have to take our new

TV back because it doesn't work.

take off start to fly My plane takes off in five minutes.

take sthg off remove sthg Take off your socks and shoes and
(usually clothing) come in the lake!
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take sthg out remove from a Can you take the garbage out to the
place or thing street for me?

take sby out pay for sby to go My grandparents took us out for
somewhere with dinner and a movie.
you

tear sthg up rip into pieces I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters

and gave them back to him.

think back remember (often When I think back on my youth, I

+ to, sometimes wish I had studied harder.
+ on)

think sthg over consider I'll have to think this job

offer over before I make my final
decision.

throw sthgaway dispose of We threw our old

furniture away when we won the
lottery.

turn sthg down decrease the Please turn the TV down while the
volume or guests are here.
strength (heat,
light etc)
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turn sthg down refuse I turned the job down because I

don't want to move.

turn sthg off stop the energy Your mother wants you to turn the
flow, switch off TV off and come for dinner.

turn sthg on start the energy, It's too dark in here. Let's turn some
switch on lights on.

turn sthg up increase the Can you turn the music up? This is
volume or my favourite song.
strength (heat,
light etc)

turn up appear suddenly Our cat turned up after we put

posters up all over the
neighbourhood.

try sthg on sample clothing I'm going to try these jeans on, but
I don't think they will fit.

try sthg out test I am going to try this new brand of

detergent out.

use sthg up finish the supply The kids used all of the
toothpaste up so we need to buy
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some more.

wake up stop sleeping We have to wake up early for work

on Monday.

warm sby/ sthgup increase the You can warm your feet up in front
temperature of the fireplace.

warm up prepare body for I always warm up by doing sit-ups

exercise before I go for a run.

wear off fade away Most of my make-up wore

off before I got to the party.

work out exercise I work out at the gym three times a

week.

work out be successful Our plan worked out fine.

work sthg out make a We have to work out the total cost
calculation before we buy the house.