Phrasal Verbs Phrasal Verbs examples – B1 and higher (A to C)

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Phrasal Verbs examples – B1 and higher (A to C)

Phrasal Verbs Phrasal Verbs examples – B1 and higher (A to C)

ask after

ask for news about something

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back out

decide not to do sth you agreed to do

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be away

leave or set out at once, not present

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bail out

to pay money to get someone released from prison

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be into

like/be enthusiastic about something

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blow down

fall to the ground because of the wind

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blow up

explode (out of anger, an actual or virtual explosion)

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boil down to

to identify the root cause or main reason for something happening

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break down

stop working (e.g. a car broke down)

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break in/into

enter a place illegally (e.g. someone broke into a house)

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break out

to escape (from prison) / to start suddenly (fire, war, etc.)

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break up

end a relationship with someone

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bring back

something brings back a memory and makes you think about it

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bring forward

change event to earlier date or time

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bring in

introduce a new law, a verdict

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bring on

cause something, typically something unpleasant

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bring out

produce and start to sell a new product

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bring someone up

care for a child until he/she becomes adult/raise a child

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bring something up

introduce a topic in a conversation

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bump into somebody

meet someone unexpectedly

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burst into

suddenly start doing something (burst into tears, laughter, flames, etc.)

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brush up on

to refresh on knowledge or a skill (e.g. driving)

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call for

require/demand

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call off

cancel (an event, an arrangement)

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calm down

relax/get control of your emotions

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carry out

perform an experiment

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catch up with

go faster to reach someone in front of you/meet someone after long time

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check out

leave the hotel/investigate

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clear up

positive change (e.g. weather) or a clarification (e.g. of an opinion)

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come across

find st/meet sb by chance

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come down with

to start to suffer from an illness

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come out

to get published / to testify publicly (e.g. to one's sexual orientation)

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come round

to come to somebody's house to visit them

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come up with

think of an idea, a plan

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count on

rely on/trust

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cut off

stop supply (of someth.) / end a phone call / remove by cutting

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call in/on

visit a person/place while you are on your way to somewhere else

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call out

order or request help, especially in emergency

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carry on

continue / resume (e.g. carry on with homework)

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catch on

understand/become popular or fashionable

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check in

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cheer up

make someone feel happier

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close down

to end operation of something (e.g. a business goes bankrupt)

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cheer up

make someone feel happier

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come into

suddenly receive money or property, especially by inheriting it

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come round/to

to become conscious / aware of something

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come (a)round (to)

to be persuaded / to change someone's mind

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cope with

deal successfully with something difficult

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cut down (on)

reduce the amount of food you consume/make a tree fall down

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cut out

to eliminate - stop doing/eating st/use scissors to remove st

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