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