Phrasal
verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Verb +
Preposition
take + off
Verb + Adverb
run + away
Verb + Adverb+
Preposition
look + up + for
Calm down
= to get control of your emotions
Exemple : “Calm down, Mike. There’s no need to yell.”
Break down
= suddenly stop to working
Exemple : “Why are you late? Did the bus break down?”
Take off
= to leave the ground and begin to fly
Exemple : “The plane took off three hours late.”
Look out/Watch out
= to be careful
Exemple : “Look out/Watch out! There`s a deer on the road.”
Go on
= to continue
= to happen
Exemple : “He could no longer go on. It was very cold.
What`s going on here?”
Get along with
= to have a good relationship
with somebody
Exemple : “I don`t really get along with my neighbour.”
Grow up
= to become a (mature)adult
Exemple : “I want to be a fireman when I will grow up.”
Hang up
= to put down the phone, to end
the conversation
Exemple : “Kate hung up on me.
She didn`t want to speak anymore”
Look after
= to take care of
something/somebody
Exemple : “He looked after her dog while she was away.
Check in
= to register after arriving somewhere
Exemple : “We checked in to our hotel at 2 a.m.”
Find out
= to learn something new
= to discover something
Exemple : “How did you find out about the party?”
Call off
= to cancel something
Exemple : “The football game was called off because of
the rain.”
Give up
= to stop doing something
Exemple : “Do you give up?
No, I want another clue.”
Turn down
= to refuse something
Exemple : “He turned down this job. He wants a better one.”
Turn up
= to find something unexpectedly
Exemple : “Don`t worry about it – something will
turn up, you`ll see.”
Tear off
= to quickly remove clothes
Exemple : “She tore off the apron and ran into the room.”
Go for
= to choose something
Exemple : “Instead of juice, I always go for water.”
Run out
= to finish all of something
Exemple : “I`ve run out of milk.”

Phrasal verbs that you can use ever yday

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  • 2.
    Phrasal Verbs Verb + Preposition take+ off Verb + Adverb run + away Verb + Adverb+ Preposition look + up + for
  • 3.
    Calm down = toget control of your emotions Exemple : “Calm down, Mike. There’s no need to yell.”
  • 4.
    Break down = suddenlystop to working Exemple : “Why are you late? Did the bus break down?”
  • 5.
    Take off = toleave the ground and begin to fly Exemple : “The plane took off three hours late.”
  • 6.
    Look out/Watch out =to be careful Exemple : “Look out/Watch out! There`s a deer on the road.”
  • 7.
    Go on = tocontinue = to happen Exemple : “He could no longer go on. It was very cold. What`s going on here?”
  • 8.
    Get along with =to have a good relationship with somebody Exemple : “I don`t really get along with my neighbour.”
  • 9.
    Grow up = tobecome a (mature)adult Exemple : “I want to be a fireman when I will grow up.”
  • 10.
    Hang up = toput down the phone, to end the conversation Exemple : “Kate hung up on me. She didn`t want to speak anymore”
  • 11.
    Look after = totake care of something/somebody Exemple : “He looked after her dog while she was away.
  • 12.
    Check in = toregister after arriving somewhere Exemple : “We checked in to our hotel at 2 a.m.”
  • 13.
    Find out = tolearn something new = to discover something Exemple : “How did you find out about the party?”
  • 14.
    Call off = tocancel something Exemple : “The football game was called off because of the rain.”
  • 15.
    Give up = tostop doing something Exemple : “Do you give up? No, I want another clue.”
  • 16.
    Turn down = torefuse something Exemple : “He turned down this job. He wants a better one.”
  • 17.
    Turn up = tofind something unexpectedly Exemple : “Don`t worry about it – something will turn up, you`ll see.”
  • 18.
    Tear off = toquickly remove clothes Exemple : “She tore off the apron and ran into the room.”
  • 19.
    Go for = tochoose something Exemple : “Instead of juice, I always go for water.”
  • 20.
    Run out = tofinish all of something Exemple : “I`ve run out of milk.”