100 MOST COMMOM PHRASAL VERBS

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phrasal
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ENGLISH WITH VENYA
A comprehensive guide to the
most commonphrasal verbs
and their formal versions.
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IT WORKSIT
WORKS
HOWH
OW
PHRASAL VERB
*ONE-WORD
ALTERNATIVE
Feel free to use this guide as a
cheat-sheetfor your speaking and
writing!
*their “formal” versions may not always be
just one word
Break __ up 1.
Back __ up 2.
Come up against ___ 3.
Carry on 4.
Put up with ___ 5.
Count on ___ 6.
Turn __ down 7.
Give in 8.
Get together 9.
Hand __ over 10.
Get over ___ 11.
Get away with ___ 12.
Run out of ___ 13.
Get around to ___ 14.
Get out of ___ 15.
Get through to ___ 16.
Throw ___ out 17.
Throw ___ out 18.
Call ___ off 19.
Work ___ out 20.
Separate ___
Support ___
Encounter ___
Continue
Tolerate ___
Trust ___
Refuse ___
Surrender
Meet, Gather
Give, Deliver
R
ecover after ___
Escape the consequences for ___
Deplete, Finish
Find time to do
Avoid doing, skip, miss
Explain
oneself
to
Force ___ to leave
Discard ____
Cancel ____
Find a way of doing ____
PHRASAL
VERBS
AND
FORMALVERSIONS
21.
Run into ___
22.
Run into ___
23.
Hold
somebody
back
24.
Grow out of ___
25.
Zone out
26.
Cut back on ___
27.
End up
28.
Figure ___ out
29.
Get back
30.
Get ___ back
31.
Get back at ___
32.
Go after ____
33.
Keep __ up
34.
Let __ in
35.
Look up to ___
36.
Look down on ___
37.
Look out for ___
38.
Look ___ up
39.
Mix ___ up
40.
Make ___ up
Hit, сollide with ___
Meet ___
Preve
nt
somebody
from d
oing ___
Outgrow ___
Be distracted
Decrease the amount of ____
Reach eventually
Understand, find the answer to
Return
Regain possession of __
Retaliate, take revenge on ___
Attempt to achieve ___
Maintain, continue at the same
rate
Allow ___ to enter
Consider ___ superior
Consider ___ inferior
Be especially vigilant for ___
Search, find information about
___
Confuse ____
Invent a fictional story, lie
PHRASAL
VERBS
AND
FORMALVERSIONS
41.
Pass out
(literal meaning)
42.
Pass out
(figurative meaning)
43.
Pass ___
up
44.
Put ___
off
45.
Put ___
t
ogether
46.
Set
something
up
47.
Set
someone
up
48.
Show
off
49.
Show
someth
ing/someone
off
50.
Sort ___ out
51.
S
tick
to _____
52.
Take ___
ap
art
53.
Break ___
down
54.
T
ear ___ up
55.
Think ___
over
56.
Try ___ out
57.
Use ___ up
58.
Wear
off
59.
Save
____ up
60.
Set ___ aside
Faint, lose co
nsciousness
To fall
into a very deep sleep
Decline / Miss an opportunity to
__
Postpone, reschedule
Assemble
Arrange, organize
Trick, trap
Boast
Brag about ____
Resolve, solve
Continue doing __, Limit yourself
to __
D
isassemble, dismantle
Separate __ into parts
Break completely
Consider
Test
Finish the supply, deplete
Diminish, subside, disappear
Collect
, save ___
Keep a portion of ___ for the
future
PHRASAL
VERBS
AND
FORMALVERSIONS
61.
Settle down
62.
Give out
63.
Sleep with
somebody
64.
Stick up for ____
65.
Leave ___ out
66.
Buy into ____
67.
Hit on
somebody
68.
Go off on
somebody
69.
Clear ___ up
70.
Come up with ____
71.
Cover ___ up
72.
Cut __ off
73.
Back out of ___
74.
Bank on ____
75.
Take ___ over
76.
Talk
somebody
out of _____
77.
Talk ___ up
78.
Turn out
79.
Juice ___ up
80.
Act up
(literal meaning)
Start living a regular life
Stop functio
ning properly
Have
intercourse with
somebody
Defend, support ___
Not include ___
Believe ___
Start flirting with
somebody
Give a long speech/
l
ecture to
somebody
Clarify/give more information
about ___
Have
an idea/plan/solution
Hide ____
Stop consuming/d
oing
____
Decide not to do ____ last minute
Count on/depend on ___ to
happen
Take control of _____
Convince
somebody
not to ___
Exaggerate ____’s positive
qualities
Have a (negative/positive)
outcome
Make ___ more
exciting/impressive
Stop working properly
PHRASAL
VERBS
AND
FORMALVERSIONS
81.
Act up
(figurative meaning)
82.
Read into ___
83.
Rip ____ off
84.
Rope ___ in
85.
Rule ___ out
86.
Run
something
by
somebody
87.
Factor ___ in
88.
Fall off
89.
Fit in
90.
Follow through with ___
91.
Freak ___ out
92.
Freshen up
93.
Frown upon ___
94.
Opt out of ____
95.
Own up to ____
96.
Lash out
97.
Lead up to ___
98.
Lead to ____
99.
Let ___ down
100.
Zero in on ____
Behave in a bad way
Believe to have found more mea
ning
Cheat, charge more money than
needed
Persuade ___ to do
something
Disregard/Ignore ___
A
sk
___ for an opinion about __
C
ons
ider ____
Bec
ome less, l
ose
momentum
Be accepted
Continue to the next stage of ___
Scare/upset
someone
, make angry
Wash
(one's)
face, retouch
(one's)
makeup
Disapprove of ____
Choose not to be involved in ____
Take full responsibility for ____
Verbally/Physically attack
Take place right before ____
Cause _____ to happen
Disappoint, not meet _____’s
expectations
Focus on/put
(one's)
attention on ____
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VERBS
AND
FORMALVERSIONS

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