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Phrasal verbs: relationships and emotions

Learn the phrasal verbs English speakers use to talk about relationships, feelings, and how people treat each other.

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Terms in this deck

break up
to end a romantic relationship
break up with
to end a relationship with a specific person
get along with
to have a friendly relationship with someone
make up
to become friends again after an argument
fall for
to fall in love with someone
fall apart
for a relationship or plan to fail
cheer up
to become happier, or to make someone feel happier
calm down
to become less upset or angry
let down
to disappoint someone
give in
to finally agree after refusing
hold back
to stop yourself from showing your feelings
ease up
to become less strict or intense with someone
lighten up
to stop being so serious
look down on
to think you're better than someone
look up to
to admire and respect someone
stand up for
to support and defend someone
stand up to
to bravely oppose someone
own up to
to admit you did something wrong
get away with
to not be punished for doing something wrong
talk into
to persuade someone to do something
talk out of
to persuade someone not to do something
shy away from
to avoid something because of fear or discomfort
storm out
to leave a place angrily
split up
to end a relationship
move in
to start living with someone
move out
to leave a home you shared
get over
to recover emotionally from something
work out
for a relationship to succeed
hang out
to spend relaxed time with someone
grow up
to become an adult, or to mature emotionally
put up with
to tolerate someone or something annoying
give up
to stop trying, like in a relationship
run into
to meet someone unexpectedly
hit it off
to immediately like and get along with someone
ask out
to invite someone on a romantic date
get back together
to become a couple again after breaking up
settle down
to start living a stable life, often with a partner
open up
to start sharing your feelings with someone
act up
to behave badly or unusually, often due to emotions
freak out
to become very upset, scared, or excited suddenly
lash out
to suddenly say or do something angry
choke up
to become too emotional to speak
tear up
for your eyes to fill with tears from emotion
warm up to
to gradually start liking someone or something
fall out with
to have an argument that damages a friendship
make up with
to become friends again with a specific person
come clean
to admit the truth about something
bottle up
to hold in your feelings instead of expressing them
let out
to release an emotion instead of holding it in
clam up
to suddenly stop talking, especially about feelings
speak out
to publicly express an opinion, often against something
stir up
to cause trouble or strong feelings between people
stick around
to stay in a place instead of leaving
hang around
to spend time somewhere with someone, without a specific purpose
drift apart
to gradually become less close to someone
cheat on
to be unfaithful to a partner
come between
to cause a problem between two people
walk out on
to leave a person or relationship suddenly
make it up to
to do something nice for someone you disappointed
close off
to stop sharing your feelings with others
act out
to behave badly because of stress or strong emotions
blow up at
to suddenly get very angry at someone
take out on
to treat someone badly because you're upset about something else
win over
to gain someone's approval or affection

How to study this deck

These phrasal verbs are used to talk about friendship, dating and family: break up, get along with, look up to, let down. Learn each with a concrete sentence, because the meaning is almost never guessable from the separate words. Also check whether the verb can be split: "make it up" or "make up".

The trickiest words

break up: it means to end a relationship. It takes "with": "She broke up with him".
look up to: it means to admire someone; look down on means to think less of someone. They are opposites.
get along with: it means to have a good relationship with someone.

Examples in context

They broke up after two years.
He felt like he let his family down.
He finally stood up to his father.
They moved in together last month.
I ran into my ex at the store.
He lashed out at his friend for no reason.
She let out a sigh of relief.
Money came between them.

Mini dialogue

A: Did you break up with your boyfriend?
B: Yes. We did not get along anymore.
A: Don't worry. Cheer up and calm down.
B: I will. I look up to my sister. She always stands up for me.