Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs and Idioms with Back

look back = think about the past

keep back = withhold
give back = return smthg borrowed
cut back on = reduce
call back = return the call
bring back = return smthg bought
take (smb) back = accept (smb) again

Ex: Don’t look back, think about the future.

If you keep back important evidence from the police, you can get into trouble.
I’ll lend you my book if you promise to give it back.
We’ll have to cut back on our expences. We can’t afford to spend so much.
When I phoned she was busy and she still hasn’t called me back.
Excuse me, I’m bringing this plate back because it is cracked.
He asked his old girlfriend to go out with him again, but she refused to take him
back.

Expressions and phrasal vbs with Break

break down = stop working

break into = burglary
break out = start (for war, disease)
break out of = escape from prison
break up = separate from a boy/girlfriend

Ex: The car broke down on the motorway.

A thief broke into the house and stole all their jewels.
The war broke out when villages near the border were attacked.
Three criminals broke out of the prison last night.
She kept having disagreements with Peter so they decided to break up.

Phrasal verbs with Bring

bring out = release, produce

bring off = manage
bring up = mention
 help children grow
bring down = decrease
force to resign
bring back = re-introduce, get

Ex: Isn’t MJ going to bring out any more albums?

The Japanese keep bringing out new electronic gadgets.
It was verry difficult to swim across the English Channel but he brought it off.
I was brought up by my grandparents in Canada.
Who brought up the subject at the meeting?
The government are trying to bring down the price of houses.
Unpopular economic policies brought down the government.
Do you believe they should bringh back school uniforms?
My parents went to Australia and they brought me back a souvenir.

Phrasal vbs with Get

get back = return

get back = have smthg returned
get by = have enough money to buy the things you need
get on with = have a good relationship with
get on with = continue with
get away = manage to leave a place
get over = recover from an illness

Ex: Sorry I’m late but I couldn’t get away until I have finished my work.
We got back from the party just after midnight.
Did you get the money back that you lent to Peter?
She doesn’t earn much but she gets by.
She gets on well with all the girls in her class.
I can’t talk to you now- I have to get on with my work.
I stil can’t get over that flu.

Phrasal vbs with Go

go ahead= to start doing smthg

go by= pass (time)
go off= no longer like smthg
go on= happen, occur
go through=experience smthg difficult
go through with=complete
Ex: We decide to go ahead with our holiday plans in spite of the bad weather.
Time goes by really fast.
I used to like tea but I’ve gone off it now.
There was a concert going on in in the main square.
She went through an unpleasant experience.
He went through with his decisionto separate from her even if it was painful

Phrasal verbs with Look

look up = check information in a dictionary or a reference book

look out = to be careful
look forward to = to wait anxiously for
look into =
look out for =
look through =
look down to =
look after = to take care of smb
look back = think about the past
look on = consider

Phrasal verbs with Turn

turn back = return (at the frontier, because the road was blocked)
turn down = the volume, an offer, an aplication, the TV,a proposal, a
suggestion, drugs, an application
turn off = the light, the TV, the central heating, the radio
turn on = the light, the TV, the central heating, the radio
turn out = to be someone else, to be true, the light
turn to = crtime, drugs
turn up =appear suddenly

Phrasal vbs with Take

take after = resemble

take away = remove
take off = remove (clothing)
take off = leave the ground
take on = start being responsible for
take on = accept smb for an employement
take over = become responsible in place of smb else
take up = require time
take back = remove

Ex: Jhon takes after his father while Mary takes after her mother.
I took away the knife so the baby would not cut itself.
I have to take these books back to the library.
I’m going to take my pullover off because it is hot in here.
As soon as the aeroplane took off I started to read my book.
I only took the job on because I needed the money.
They took on a new teacher because they had a lot of pupils.
Jhon took over the position of captain of the basketball team.
Trainong for the basketball takes up most of his free time.