50 common phrasal verbs

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To Add Up
- Her story didn’t add up, I think she is lying
To Back sb. up
- My parents backed me up when I decided to apply for graduate school
- I’ve got you back
To Blow up
- When I told her I couldn’t come to her party, she blew up
Bring It On
- Another 50 phrasal verbs? bring it on!
Bring Up
- You shouldn’t bring up politics in this house unless you are ready for a long conversation
To Call Off
- Instead of calling off the wedding, the couple decided to elope
To Calm Down
- When I have a stressful day, I like to calm down by taking a nice, long walk outside
To Catch Up
- Do you want to meet for coffee and catch up?
To Check In
- I checked in while my wife parked the car
To Check Out
- I’m excited to check out the new park in our city.

To Chip In
- I couldn’t participate in the party, but I still wanted to chip in for a gift
To Close Down
- During the pandemic, a lot of restaurants closed down.
To Come Down With
- I’m not feeling so well, I think I’m coming down with something.
To Come Up
- I need to come up with a great present for Mom’s birthday
To Cut Back On
- I’m trying to cut back on fried food, but it’s so tasty.
To Cut Off
- The driver in the red car cut me off and almost caused a wreck!
To Drop By or In (to stop for a short visit)
- Drop in whenever you want
To Ended Up
- He doesn’t want to end up like his father
To Figure Out
- The mechanic tried to figure out what was wrong with my car.
To Fill In
- I missed the meeting. Can someone fill me in?
To Fill out
- Can you fill out these forms?
To Find Out
- In the next episode, we will find out who the mysterious man is!

To Get Along
- I get along with my neighbors quite well
To Get Around
- I finally got around to cleaning the garage
To Get Back At
- My sister took my shoes to get back at me for taking her sweater.
To Give Up
- After trying to change the oil in my car for a couple of hours, I gave up and went to a mechanic
To Grow Up
- That wasn’t funny, Grow up!
To Hang On
- Can you hang on for just a second while I check this message?
To Hang Out
- Do you want to come over to my house and hang out
To Hold On
- I’m holding on to hope that someday we’ll be able to travel again.
To Keep On
- If you keep on practicing, you will get better. So keep on keeping on!

To Look Forward
- No one looks forward to tax time
To Look Out
- When you hike, look out for snakes.
To Look Up
- You can look it up in the dictionary
To Pull Over
- When I saw police lights behind me, I pulled over.
To Put Off
- I put off learning phrasal verbs for too long, It’s time to start today.
To Put Up With
- My friends put up with my terrible singing
To Run Away
- Have you run away from home as a kid?
To Run Into
- I don’t want to run into a bear while I’m hiking
To Run Out
- We ran out of milk and eggs yesterday, so I need to go to the store.
To Stick With
- Good friends stick with each other even through hard times.

To Take up to + time
- It has taken me up to 10 days to learn the phrasal verbs.
To Take after sb.
- I take after my father more than my mother.
To Think Over
- It’s a good idea to think over big purchases before you buy them.
To Turn Down
- I had to turn down the dessert because I am full
To Turn Off
- It’s a good habit to turn off the phone an hour before bed
To Turn Up
- I surprised my family when I turned up to the party unannounced.
To Warm Up To
- I didn’t want to get to swim, but after some time I started to warm up to the idea.
To Wear Off
- The marker is starting to wear off.
To Work Out
- My wife likes the beach, but I like the mountains, so for our next vacation, we need to work something out.

To Perk Up
- I’m not a morning person, so I need some coffee every morning to help me perk up.
To Reflect On
- I reflect on my day and write my thoughts in a diary.
To Doze Off
- I dozed off working on this project.
To Go Through
- They went through a tough training program to become athletes.
To Get Through
- The cow got through the fence.
- I couldn’t get through to him.//persuade & convey sth to sb.
- His book got me though some hard times.
- He got me through the statistics.
To Come across
- They came across a hidden treasure during their hike.