Common phrasal verbs

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• give upto stop trying to do something
• look forto try to find something
• turn onto make a device start working
• turn offto make a device stop working
• get upto rise from bed or a seated position
• wake upto stop sleeping
• put onto place clothing on your body
• take offto remove clothing, or for a plane to leave the ground
• pick upto lift something, or to go get someone
• drop offto take someone or something to a place and leave it there
• come backto return to a place
• find outto learn or discover information
• figure outto understand or solve something
• look afterto take care of someone or something
• look forward toto feel excited about something that will happen
• run out ofto have no more of something
• break downfor a machine or vehicle to stop working
• call backto return a phone call
• hang upto end a phone call
• hang outto spend time relaxing with someone
• check into arrive and register at a hotel or airport
• check outto leave a hotel after paying, or to look at something
• fill outto complete a form with information
• show upto arrive somewhere, especially unexpectedly or late
• throw awayto put something in the trash
• go outto leave a place, often for fun
• grow upto become an adult
• work outto exercise, or for a plan to succeed
• set upto arrange or prepare something
• take care ofto be responsible for something or someone
• bring upto start talking about a topic
• put offto delay doing something until later
• take outto remove something, or to take food to eat outside a restaurant
• sign upto register for something
• deal withto handle a problem or situation
• come up withto think of an idea or plan
• turn upto arrive unexpectedly, or to increase volume
• turn downto refuse an offer, or to lower volume
• get along withto have a friendly relationship with someone
• move into start living in a new home
• move outto leave a home you were living in
• get overto recover from something difficult, like an illness or a breakup
• get throughto succeed in finishing something difficult, or to reach someone by phone
• get byto manage to live or survive with the little you have
• get awayto leave or escape from a place or situation
• get backto return to a place
• get onto have a good relationship with someone, or to board a bus, train, or plane
• get offto leave a bus, train, or plane
• get outto leave a place
• get into enter a place, or to get into a car
• go onto continue happening or doing something
• go overto review or examine something carefully
• go throughto experience something difficult
• go backto return to a place
• go offfor an alarm to make a loud sound, or for food to become bad
• go downto decrease or become lower
• go upto increase or become higher
• go awayto leave a place
• come acrossto find or meet something by chance
• come overto visit someone at their home
• come into enter a place
• come outto appear or be published
• run intoto meet someone by chance
• run awayto leave a place suddenly, especially to escape something
• run overto hit someone or something with a vehicle
• break upto end a romantic relationship
• break into enter a building illegally, by force
• break outfor something bad to start suddenly, like a fire or a fight, or to escape from prison
• bring backto return something, or to bring someone or something back with you
• carry onto continue doing something
• carry outto do or complete a task or plan
• cut offto stop the supply of something, or to interrupt someone
• cut down onto reduce the amount of something you do or use
• cheer upto become happier, or to make someone feel happier
• calm downto become less angry or upset
• clean upto make a place tidy and clean
• clear upto become clear, especially the weather, or to solve a misunderstanding
• cover upto hide a mistake or something wrong that happened
• dress upto wear formal or special clothes
• drop byto visit someone briefly, often without planning ahead
• eat outto eat a meal at a restaurant instead of at home
• end upto finally be in a certain situation, often unplanned
• fall apartto break into pieces, or for a plan or relationship to fail
• fall forto fall in love with someone, or to be tricked by something
• fill into complete a form, or to temporarily replace someone at work
• give awayto give something to someone for free
• give backto return something to its owner
• give into finally agree to something after refusing at first
• hand into give a piece of work, like homework, to someone in charge
• hand outto give something to each person in a group
• hang onto wait for a short time
• hold upto delay something or someone
• keep up withto stay at the same speed or level as something or someone
• knock outto hit someone hard enough to make them unconscious
• lay offto end someone's job because a company needs to reduce staff
• leave outto not include someone or something
• let downto disappoint someone by not doing what they expected
• log into enter a username and password to access an account
• log outto exit an account you were logged into
• look intoto examine or investigate something
• look upto search for information, like in a dictionary or online
• make upto invent a story or excuse, or to become friends again after an argument
• mix upto confuse two things or people with each other
• pass awaya polite way to say that someone died
• pass outto lose consciousness suddenly
• pay backto return money you owe to someone
• pay offto have a good result after a lot of effort
• point outto make someone notice something
• pull overto move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop
• put awayto put something back in its usual place
• put up withto accept or tolerate something annoying without complaining
• set offto start a trip or journey
• show offto try to impress people by showing your abilities or things
• shut downto turn off a machine, or to close a business permanently
• stand outto be noticeably different or better than others
• stay upto not go to sleep
• switch onto turn on a device or light
• switch offto turn off a device or light
• take afterto look or behave like an older family member
• take overto take control of something
• think overto think carefully about something before deciding
• try onto put on clothes to see if they fit
• turn intoto become something different
• turn outto happen in a particular way, or to be discovered to be true
• use upto use all of something so none is left
• warm upto prepare your body before exercise, or to make something warmer
• wear outto make something old and damaged from use, or to make someone very tired
• work onto spend time and effort trying to improve or finish something
• write downto write information on paper so you don't forget it