Raise a child: _____ up
bring up
Remove something: ____ off
take off
Understand: ______ out
figure out
Prepare for exercise: ____ up
warm up /She warmed up before her run.
Make something fall by cutting: ___ down
cut down
Go to a restaurant: ___ out
eat out
Postpone: put ___
put off
Meet unexpectedly: run ____
run into
Get out of bed: get __
get up
Cancel something: ____ off
call off
Wait a short time: hold __
hold on
Choose: ____ out
pick out
Return by mail: ____ back
send back
Rely: count __
count on
Originate in: ____ from
come from
What is a phrasal verb?
A verb that has one or two prepositions
Look at carefully: _____ out
check out
Fill to the top: fill __
fill up
Explode: blow __
blow up
Discover: ____ out
find out
Reverse: back __
back up
Arrange: ___ up
set up
Return money: ___ back
pay back
Relax: _____ out
chill out
End a relationship: break __
break up
Return somewhere: __ back
go back
Stop trying: ____ up
give up
Leave home with telling anyone: ___ away
run away
Write information: ____ in
fill in
Invite on a date: ask ___
ask out
End a phone call: ____ up
hang up
Get cleaner: clean __
clean up
Excited about future: look _______ to
look forward to
Faint: ____ out
pass out
Draw a line through: _____ out
cross out
Return something: ____ back
give back
Use all of something: use __
use up: The children used up all the paint, so we couldn't finish the project.
Try to find: ____ for
look for
Force entry: _____ into
break into
Decrease volume: ____ down
turn down: Please turn down the volume on the TV. I can't hear you well.
Phone somebody: call __
call up
Have none left: ___ out
run out
Sample clothes/shoes: ___ on
try on: You should always try on shoes before buying them.
Find unexpectedly: come ______
come across
Review: go ____
go over
Wait a short time: hang __
hang on
Return a phone call: call ____
call back
Remove with something sharp: ___ off
cut off
Become an adult: ____ up
grow up
Die: ____ away
pass away
Return: get ____
get back
Submit something: ____ in
hand in
Something hits the ground: ____ down
fall down
Wear nice clothes: _____ up
dress up
Relax after anger: ____ down
calm down
Investigate: look ____
look into
Confuse things: ___ up
mix up
Be careful: look ___
look out
Dispose of: _____ away
throw away
Quit school: drop ___
drop out