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FCE 120 Phrasal Verbs B2 (edited)

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  • recover after the end of a relationship with someone - get ___
    get over
  • slowly become an adult - grow ___
    grow up
  • disappoint - let _____
    let down
  • organize an event - ____ on
    put
  • to hang clothes or an object on a hook or line OR to end a phone call - _____ up
    hang up
  • go away for a period of time for a break - ____ away
    get away
  • to use something until it becomes unusable - wear ___
    wear out
  • be mentioned, arise or appear (in class / an exam / a meeting) - _____ up
    come up
  • discover - ___ out
    find out
  • continue - ____ on
    carry on
  • to remove from a surface or your body (clothes) - _____ off
    take off
  • argue and stop being friendly with someone - ___ out with
    fall out with
  • get distant from someone, like a friend - grow ____
    grow apart
  • to stop trying to do something (often because it is too difficult) - ____ up
    give up
  • return towards the place you started from - turn ____
    turn back
  • finish a supply of something - ____ up
    use up
  • to take something (or someone) to a place and leave it there - ___ off
    drop off
  • speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong - tell ___
    tell off
  • (for the night) – accommodate (stay for the night) – ____ up
    put up
  • to continue - ___ on
    go on
  • arrange or order by classes or categories OR find a solution to a problem - ____ out
    sort out
  •  telling someone to stop doing something that you do not like - cut __ out
    cut it out
  • use up (e.g. money, petrol, time) - run ___ of
    run out of
  • find out more about something; take further action - ____ up
    follow up
  • try to impress people - ____ off
    show off
  • to represent - stand ___
    stand for
  • raise (a child) - bring ___
    bring up
  • cancel (an event) - ____ off
    call off
  • spend time relaxing (informal) - ____ out
    hang out
  • complete a promise or plan - go ______ with
    go through with
  • arrive, usually unexpectedly, early or late - turn ___
    turn up
  • think of and suggest an idea - come ____ with
    come up with
  • resemble a member of your family in appearance, behaviour or character - _____ after
    take after
  • return (something) - ____ back
    give back
  • put on different clothes in order to disguise yourself - dress ___
    dress up
  • demand / request - call ___
    call for
  • compensate for - make ___ for
    make up for
  • to wait or spend time somewhere, doing nothing - hang ______
    hang around
  • explode or become bad (food) - go ____
    go off
  • separate / isolate / interrupt - cut ___
    cut off
  • an end result of something planned or unplanned - end ___
    end up
  • to disconnect (e.g. a computer) - ____ off
    turn off
  • to draw attention to something or someone - ____ out
    point out
  • eliminate (rubbish) - get ___ of
    get rid of
  • meet / collect someone (e.g. at the station / from school) - _____ up
    pick up
  • inherit (money) – come ____
    come into
  • find by chance - come ____
    across
  • be easy to see because of being different - _____ out
    stand out
  • to meet someone unexpectedly - ____ into
    bump into
  • meet (usually for social reasons) - get _______
    get together
  • feel happy about something that is going to happen - look _____ __
    look forward to
  • tolerate - ____ up with
    put up with
  • to visit informally or unexpectedly - drop ___
    drop by
  • take care of - look _____
    look after
  • establish / start (e.g. a company) - ___ up
    set up
  • return money - ____ back
    pay back
  • reveal (secrets) – give _____
    give away
  • stop demanding something - _____ down
    back down
  • make happier - _____ up
    cheer up
  • have a good relationship with - ___ on ___
    get on with
  • lose consciousness - ____ out
    pass out
  • admire and respect - _____ up to
    look up to
  • reject or refuse - turn ____
    turn down
  • recover from (illness) - get ___
    get over
  • to end; to separate (a marriage / a relationship / etc.) - ____ up
    break up, split up
  • change to a different job, activity or place - move ___
    move on
  • give someone a lighter punishment than they expected (or not punish at all) - ___ off
    let off
  • have a good relationship with - get ____ with
    get along with or get on with
  • draw a line through (eg a spelling mistake) - ____ out
    cross out
  • put something back in the correct place (storage) - put _____
    put away
  • to close (computer or finish a business) - ____ down
    shut down
  • stop taking part in (a competition, a university, etc.) - ___ out
    drop out
  • to continue - _____ on
    keep on
  • feel superior to - look ____ on
    look down on
  • extinguish (e.g. fire) - put ___
    put out
  • stop living in a house or flat - ____ out
    move out
  • meet by accident - ___ into
    run into
  • attempt something new; employ - take ___
    take on
  • distribute to a group of people - give ___
    give out
  • to connect (e.g. the TV) - ____ on
    turn on
  • start to like, especially after only a short time - take ___
    take to
  • try to find - look ____
    look for
  • invent (stories, excuses) - _____ up
    make up
  • come to your house - ____ around
    come around
  • prevent someone from making progress - hold _____
    hold back
  • produce and send into the air (a smell) – give ____
    give off
  • find information about (e.g. a word in a dictionary) - ____ up
    look up
  • take control of - take ____
    take over
  • to distribute to a group of people, usually free - ____ out
    hand out
  • get rid of something you do not need any more - _____ away
    throw away
  • postpone - ____ off
    put off
  • support an idea or agree with someone’s opinion - go ____ with
    go along with
  • reduce the amount you consume - cut ____ ___
    cut down on
  • finish paying for something; have a positive result from hard work - ___ off
    pay off
  • submit school work, submit documentation - ____ in
    hand in
  • stop working - _____ down
    break down
  • go towards - head ____
    head for
  • manage to survive / live - get ___
    get by
  • leave the ground (e.g. a plane) - ____ off
    take off
  • fall in love with - ___ for
    fall for
  • not be punished for doing something - ____ away ____
    get away with
  • to rely on - _____ on
    count on
  • purchase - ___ for
    pay for
  • start or continue doing something (especially work) - get ___ with
    get on with
  • agree to something you do not want (to someone’s requests) – ____ in
    give in
  • become friends again - make ___ ___
    make up with
  • do something more quickly - _____ up
    hurry up
  • increase (weight) - _____ on
    put on
  • have a romantic relationship with someone - go ___ with
    go out with
  • to transform - turn ____
    turn into
  • charge someone too much for something - rip ___
    rip off
  • to become popular (an idea or a style); to understand - ______ on
    catch on
  • fasten, button up clothes; repair, redecorate or modernize a building or room - ___ up
    do up
  • think about and find a solution OR do exercise - _____ out
    work out
  • investigate - _____ into
    look into
  • lift into the air (your hand) – ____ up
    put up
  • start a journey - ___ off
    set off
  • start doing (a hobby) - ____ up
    take up
  • place something on your body (clothes /make up) – ___ on
    put on