FOR IBPS Bank PO, Bank Clerk , RBI,SBI

And Other Bank Exams

TOP 200 PHRASAL

VERBS
VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL
GOVERNMENT EXAMS
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CUT

1.Cut back on (something)

2. Cut in
3. Cut (someone) off
4. Cut (something) out
5. Cut up
6. Cut Down
Break
8. Break up
9. Break out
10. Break into
11. Break away
12. Break down
13. Break in
14. Break even
15. Break off
16. Break through
17. Break up
18. Put into
19. Put aside
20. Put away
21. Put back
22. Put by
23. Put across
24. Put asunder
25. Put down
26. put forward
27. put in
28. put off
29. put on
30. put out
31. put through
32. put together
33. put towards
34. put up
36. Ask after
35. Account for
38. Back out
37. Ask for
39. Bear away
40. Bear on/ upon
41. Bear out
42. Bear with
43. Blow out
44. Blow over
45. Blow up
46. Bring about
47. Bring out
48. Bring round
49. Bring up
50. Call at
51. Call for
52. Call in/ call out
53. Call off
54. Call on
55. Call out
56. Call up
57. Call upon
58. Carry away by
59. Carry on
60. Carry out
62. Cast down
63. Cast off
64. Catch up with
PHRASAL VERBS COME
TERMS TO REMEMBER
65. Come about
66. Come across
68. Come of
69.Come off
70. Come over
71. Come round
72. Come upon
73. Cope with
Match column A with column B

A. Come round 1. get

B. come upon 2. belong to
C. come about 3.take place as arranged
D. come across 4. get by chance
E. come by 5. agree, recover from illness
F. come of 6. get over, overcome
G. come off 7. happen
H. come over 8. meet by chance
74. Die down
75. Die out
78. Do away with
.

PHRASAL
VERBS
DO
82. Done for, Done in
83. Draw up
85. Drop in
86. Drop out
Fall over
90. Fall out
90. Fall off
Match column A with column B
1. Fall down a.) to fall accidently
2. Fall over b.) to fall in love
3. Fall for c.) to become loose and drop
4. Fall off d.) fall to the ground
5. Fall out e.) decrease or become less
Get by
94. Get ahead
95. Get along
96. Get off
97. Get away
98. Get through
99. Get down
100. Get in
101. Get Across
103. Get up
103. Get on
 Match column A with column B
1. Get ahead a.) rise from bed, dressed
2. Get along b.) pass through
3. Get off c.) leave a bus or a place
4. Get away d.)recover from illness,come over
5. Get in e.)progress
6. Get on f.)escape
7. Get down g.) continue doing an activity
8. Get over h.)reach
9. Get through i.) be friendly
10. Get up j.) go forward
11. Get by k.)cause to be understood
12. Get across l.) manage to survive in difficulties
104. Give away
105. Give in
106. Give out
107. Give up
108. Give way
109. Given to
Match column A with column B
1.Give away a.) Distribute
2.Give out b.) accustomed to
3. Give in c.) stop
4. Give up d.) collapse
5. Give way e.) surrender, agree
6. Given to f.) emit
PHRASAL VERB GO
GO THROUGH
(read hurriedly, GO OVER
endure) (examine carefully, look
GO BACK ON over)
(withdraw, backout)

GO DOWN
(be believed)
GO GO ON
(continue)

GO OFF
(explode and be
GO IN FOR discharged)
(buy, practise, to enter a
contest)
GO UP
(rise, increase)
110. Go back on
111. Go down
112. Go in for
113. Go off
114. Go on
115. Go over
116 Go through
117. Go up
Match column A with column B
1.Go back on a.) be believed
2. Go down b.)buy, practise
3. Go in for c.)explode
4. Go off d.) continue
5. Go on e.)examine carefully
6. Go over f.)read hurriedly
7. Go through g.)rise, increase
8. Go up h.)withdraw
PHRASAL VERBS HAND
118. Hand out
119. Hand over
119. Hand in
120. Hang about
.

HOLD OVER
HOLD UP
(Save, delay)
(support, lift up)
Eg:we will have to hold over
Eg: Hold up the table
these files until tomorrow
while i slide the
underneath

HOLD ON
(remain loyal)
Eg: He rarely hold on his
relationships with family
121. Hold on
122. Hold over
123. Hold up
Match column A with column B
1.Hand out a.)Carry on
2. Hand in b.)Distribute
3. Hand over c.)Postpone
4. Hold on d.)Delay
5. Hold over e.)give charge or authority
6. Hold up f.) Surrender
125. Jump to
124. Jump at
126. Keep from
127. Keep off
128. Keep on
129. Keep up
130. Keep up with
Match column A with column B
1. Jump to a.) try to move with
2. Jump at b.) maintain
3. Keep from c.) continue
4. Keep off d.) keep at a distance
5. Keep on e.) refrain from
6. Keep up f.) arrive suddenly
7. Keep up with g.) accept happily
.

Save money The wise men always lay by money

for their old age.
BY The conditions laid down by the
humiliate, to department of health were violated
DOWN state officially by the nursing homes.
to discontinue
LAY OFF work,Dismiss
The workers have been laid off for
want of raw material.
temporarily
OUT Plan building, A number of gardens were laid out
by the mughals.
LAID garden
U
WITH P Confined to She is not going out as she is laid
up with the flu.
bed
131. Lay by
132. Laid up with
134. Lay off
135. Lay out
Match column A with column B
1. Lay by a.) plan building, home etc
2. Laid up with b.)save money
3. Lay down c.)dismiss temporarily
4. Lay off d.)sacrifice, surrender
5. Lay out e.)confined to bed
136. Let down
137. Let into
138. Let off
139. Let it on
140. Let up
Match column A with column B
1. LET DOWN a.) Pardon
2. LET INTO b.)Respite
3. LET IN UP c.)Allow to enter
4. LET OFF d.)Humiliate
5. LET ON e.)Share a secret
 LIVE OFF
(source of income)
Eg: They were living
off rental income.

LIVE
LIVE ON LIVE BY
(depend for food, (Means/Manner)
staple food) Eg: You must
Eg: The lion is learn to live by
carnivorous and lives honest means.
on flesh.
141. Live on
142. Live by
143. Live off
144. Look about
145. Look after
146. Look at
147. Look back on
148. Look for
149. Look down upon
150. Look into
151. Look on
152. Look over
153. Look out
154. Look out for
155. Look to
156. Look up
157. Look upto
158. Look upon
Match column A with column B
1.Look about A. consider, regard
2. Lok after B. respect
3. Look at C.rely upon
4. Look back on D.in search of
5. Look for E.consult some book for a word
6. Look down upon F. watch out
7. Look into G. to see as a spectator
8. Look on H. examine carefully
9. Look over I. hate, despite
10. Look out J. investigate the matter
11. Look out for K. search for a lost thing
12. Look to L. to think of the past
13. Look up M. see carefully
14. Look upto N. take care of
15. Look upon O. in search of
. .

Make off with/ away Make up for

with (compensate for)
After her long illness
run away, destroy she is trying her best
They made off with to make up for her
the cash and fled deficiency in study

Make out
understand the meaning
MAKE Make up
(to end
The police could not (quarrel),compose)
make out the coded You should make an
message they intercepted effort to make up a
Make over quarrel with your
(Transfer possession , friend.
convert).
Since she had no legal
heir, she made over
her house in charity
Match column A with column B
1. Make off with/away with
A.

2. Make out
B.

3. Make over

C.

4. Make up D.

5. Make up for E.
.

Pass away Pass for

(die, expire) (regarded to be)
On the passing away of his
father I sent him a ,message The TATA as pass for
of condolence. the passing philanthropists in the
country.
away of his father I sent
him a ,message of
condolence.
PASS

Pass off
(take place)
The elections are likely to
Pass off peacefully.
 pass through
(go through,
Pass out undergo,endure)
(leave after, completing
He is passing
education)
through financial
The cadets will pass out difficulties these days.
next month after
completing their training.

PASS

Pass oneself off

(show off)
The hypocrites always
pass themselves off
as honest persons.
160. Make out
164. Pass away
165. Pass for
166. Pass off
159. Make off with/ Away with
167. Pass oneself off
168. Pass through
169. Pass out
Match column A with column B
1. Pass away A. show off
2. Pass for B.go through
3. Pass out C. leave after
4. Pass off D.die, expire
5. Pass oneself off E.regarded to be
6. Through F. takes place
phrasal verb . PULL
● Donec risus dolor porta venenatis ● Why did they pull the shops
Donec risus dolor porta venenatis

1. 75%
PULL DOWN● DCDX Demolish
●
●
Pharetra luctus a felisstructure
Proin vel tellus in felis volutpat
●
●
Pharetra luctus felis
down ?
Proin vel tellus in felis volutpat

● Donec risus dolor porta venenatis ● India Pulled off victory in the
Donec risus dolor porta venenatis

2. PULL OFF75%
● Succeed
●
●
Pharetra luctus felis
Proin vel tellus in felis volutpat
●
●
Pharetra luctus felis
last stage of the match
Proin vel tellus in felis volutpat

PULL ● Recover from

Donec risus dolor porta venenatis ● I think she will pull through her
Donec risus dolor porta venenatis

3. 75% ● Pharetra luctus felis ● Pharetra luctus felis

serious illness very soon
THROUGH ● illness
Proin vel tellus in felis volutpat ● Proin vel tellus in felis volutpat

The students were pulled up by the

PULL ● Donec risus dolor porta venenatis ● Donec risus dolor porta venenatis
4. 75% Stop, Scold ● Pharetra luctus felis ● principal
Pharetra luctus for
felis their misbehaviour
UP ● Proin vel tellus in felis volutpat ● Proin vel tellus in felis volutpat
with the class teacher.

PULL ● Donec risus dolor porta venenatis He

● isDonec
pulling well
risus dolor portawith with his wife
venenatis

5. Live together, get on with

75% ● Pharetra luctus felis ●
these
Pharetra luctus felis
days.
WITH ● Proin vel tellus in felis volutpat ● Proin vel tellus in felis volutpat
170. Pull down
171. Pull off
172. Pull through
173. Pull up
174. Pull with
Match column A with column B
1.Pull down A. live together
2. Pull off B. stop,scold
3. Pull through C. demolish a structure
4. Pull up D. succeed
5. Pull with E.recover from illness
PHRASAL VERB PUT
PUT PUT PUT
DOWN
PUT PUT PUT
OFF OUT UP UP ON
(Crush, (Postpone (extinguis WITH (stays,
keep , avoid, h) (wear,
(tolerate question)
down) discourag patiently) pretend)
e)

The fire It is difficult to put

The riots I always put He is putting
They have a lot on the appearance
it off until was put
were put up at a hostel
to put up with. of innocence for a
the last out
down by the these days.
suddenly long time.
local police. minute.
175. Put down
176. Put off
177. Put on
178. Put out
179. Put up
180. Put up with
Match column A with column B
1. Put down A. stays,question
2. Put off B. tolerate patiently
3. Put on C. wear, pretend
4. Put out D.extinguish
5. Put up E.crush,keep down
6. Put up with F. postpone, avoid
181. Round up
PHRASAL VERB ------->> RUN
RUN
RUN RUN RUN RUN
RUN AFTER THRO
DOWN INTO OUT OVER
UGH

(pursue, (criticise, (come ( come to ( crush (waste

hanker poor across, an end) under) money)
after) health) meet by It is a pity
We should not As a result chance) When the He was run that he has
run after of long over by a run through
While walking rations ran
money. illness she out, the head speeding his fortune
along the
has run car. over
roadside, I ran office was
down a lot gambling
into my old informed.
and
schoolmates. drinking.
182. Run after
183. Run down
184. Run into
184. Run into
185. Run out
186. Run over
187. Run through
Match column A with column B
1. Run after A. waste money
2. Run down B. come to an end
3. Run into C.crush under
4. Run out D. come across
5. Run over E.poor health,criticise
6. Run through F. pursue, hanker after
190. Send for
PHRASAL VERB SET
SET ABOUT SET ASIDE SET IN
(ALLOCATE, STRIKE (BEGIN)
(START DOING)
DOWN) As soon as the summer
As soon as she reached
The high court SET ASIDE SETS IN, the reptiles
home, she SET ABOUT the verdict of the lower come out of
calling up her friends. court in this sensitive
matter. hibernation.

SET OFF SET UP SET FORTH SET

(TO START A
SERIES OF EVENTS, (ESTABLISH) (START ON A OUT
The factory was JOURNEY,EXPLAIN) (SET
PROCESS)
SET UP by his The party will SET FORTH
Cosmetics SET OFF FORTH)
uncle. its views on globalisation
the natural grace.
at a public rally.
188. See off
191. Set about
192. Set aside
193. Set in
194. Set off
195. Set up
196. Set forth
197. Set out
Match column A with column B
1. SET ABOUT A. start a journey
2. SET ASIDE B. begin
3. SET IN C. to start a series of events
4. SET OFF D. establish
5. SET UP E. set forth
6. SET FORTH F. start doing
7. SET OUT G. allocate
198. Sit back
199. Sit up
200. Strike off
phrasal verb: TAKE
TAKE UP
TAKE AFTER TAKE DOWN
(START A HOBBY
( RESEMBLE) (WRITE) JHOR STUDY,
She was always busy in
She always reminds me of her
taking down the OCCUPY)
mother since she takes essay which the teacher He has taken up singer as a
after her mother. was giving. career.

TAKE OFF TAKEN TO TAKE OVER

(REMOVE, LEAVE (FORM A HABIT) (TAKE UP
THE GROUND) He took to wearing RESPONSIBILITY)
It is difficult for Indian economy black leather jackets.
The agency tried to take over
to take off in the absence another company.
of heavy investment.
1. Take After
2. Take down
3. Take Off
4. Take over
5. Taken To
6. Take up
Match column A with column B
1. Take after A. start a hobby or study
2. Take down B.form a habit
3. Take off C. leave the ground
4. Take over D. write
5. Taken to E. take up responsibility
Phrasal verb TURN
Turn Turn
Turn off Turn over Turn up
down Turn on out
Stop, Switch Switch on, Change, Prove, Arrive, take
Reject,
off Start Upset reveal, place
strike down
expel
I turned Please make
down the it a point to
request of turn off The boat
Nothing
my friend water tap She turned turned over Who can
ever
to go to before you on the and ten say what
turned out
goa go out. shower to persons will turn up
right for
take bath. were next?
me in life
drowned.
7. Turn out
8. Turn Up
9. Turn off
10. Turn on
11. Turn over
12. Turn down
Match column A with column B
1. Turn down A. switch on
2. Turn off B. reject
3. Turn on C. stop,switch off
4. Turn over D. prove, reveal
5. Turn out E. arrive, take place
6. Turn up F.change, upset
PHRASAL VERB SEE

INTO SEE TO
Escort into, especially a place of shelter. Take care of; to effect; to make happen

E.g: Hitesh see her into the house. E.g: After seeing to the shopping,

OUT he finally set down for some rest.

Accompany a guest when he/ she leaves.

E.g: Please see our guest out.

PHRASAL VERB SEE See through
(discover something
hidden,motive)
See off ( to escort a
guest for his departure) Man has grown so
clever that it is
His friends were difficult to see
present at the station through his tricks.
to see him off.
SEE INTO
SEE TO
SEE OUT
189. See through
Match column A with Column B
1. See off A. discover something hidden
2. See through B.
3. See into C.
4. See out D.
5. See to E.
Jump Around
Jump in
Jump down
Jump off
Jump on
Match column A with column B
1. Jump around A. move from an elevated place by one jump

2. Jump in B.enter something quickly usually a mode of transport

3. Jump down C. Move erratically by jumping

4. Jump off D. Move from an elevated place by one jump

5. Jump on E. Leave an elevated position to a lower position by

one jump
Phrasal verb WORK

1. Work out: (solve the problem): He is very intelligent and can

work out any difficult problem.
2. Work up: (incite, instigate): The politicians should not try to work
up communal frenzy.
3. Work upon:( influence): The leader tried to work upon the mob.
4. Work over: (Improve a prototype,or first draft): The
estimated figures are not bad, but somebody will have to work them over.
5. Work through: (Deal with, resolve a problem):He needs to
work through some of the guilt he’s feeling.
6. work up: (Raise, to excite, stir up): He worked up the public
passions to rage.
WORK OUT
WORK UP
WORK UPON
WORK OVER
WORK THROUGH
WORK UP