Phrasal Verbs

PHRASAL VERBS (97)
Be after --> want, try to gain / chase
Be against --> oppose (opp: be for)
Be in for --> expect smth usually bad
Be off -->not want or like anymore / be absent (from school…)
Be on -->be shown (on TV…)
Be out of --> not have smth; lack
Be over --> come to an end
Be up --> be awake and out of bed / stay awake at night / be wrong or unusual
Breakdown --> stop working / lose control of feelings / fail
Break in (into a building) --> enter by force / interrupt
Break out --> begin suddenly (a war, fire…) / escape
Break up --> stop for holidays (of school) / separate, split up
Bring about --> cause to happen
Bring forward --> suggest an idea
Bring on --> cause (usually unpleasant)
Bring out --> publish, put onthe market
Bring round --> make sb to regain consciousness (bring to) / persuade (bring over to)
Bring up --> raise a child / mention / introduce a subject
Call back --> return a phone call
Call for --> need, demand / demand (smth), ask for
Call off --> cancel
Call out --> shout, yell
Be carried away --> be very excited
Carry off --> do smth successfully
Carry on--> continue (after and interruption)
Carry out --> fulfill (order, tasks) / conduct (an experiment)
Come across --> meet, find by chance (run across)
Come along --> hurry up (come on) / appear, arrive by chance
Come by --> obtain
Come down with --> become ill (go down with)
Come into --> inherit
Come off --> succeeded / leave (smth)
Come out --> go on strike /(of flowers) begin to blossom / be published (bring out) / (news, truth) be revealed (bring out)
Come over --> visit
Come round --> visit casually / regain consciousness (come to- bring round) / change one’s point of view
Come up --> be mentioned (bring up) / arise, occur
Come up against --> encounter (difficulties) (run up against)
Come up with --> find, think of (a solution, ananswer…)
Cut down --> cause to fall by cutting / reduce smth
Cut down on --> reduce consumption (cut back on)
Cut into --> interrupt (break in)
Cut off --> disconnect / isolate
Cut out --> take out, omit
Be cut out for --> be suited for (a profession)
Do away with --> abolish / murder
Do up --> fasten, tie / wrap / repair, redecorate / make oneself more attractive,dress up
Do with --> want, need
Do without --> live, continue without having sb-smth
Draw in --> (of a bus-train) slow down to stop / attract people
Draw up --> (of a vehicle) stop / write smth (a will, a contract…)
Fall apart --> break into pieces / end in failure
Fall back on --> turn to sb-smth for help when other plans have failed (turn to)
Fall behind --> fail tokeep up with / be late (with payment)
Fall for --> be deceived / fall in love with sb
Fall in with --> agree with (go along with)
Fall out (with) --> quarrel
Get across --> communicate ideas, become understood
Get along (with) --> be on friendly terms (get on with)
Get at --> reach, find / imply
Get away --> avoid capture
Get away from --> avoid
Get away with--> escape punishment for wrong doing / escape capture with stolen goods
Get by --> survive despite difficulties
Get down to --> start doing smth seriously
Get off --> avoid punishment / start a journey
Get off with --> not be punished, be treated leniently
Get on --> advance, make progress / become late, get nearer / have a friendly relationship with (get along)
Get on with--> be on good terms with (get along with) / continue after an interruption
Get over --> recover / overcome
Get round --> to spread (news)
Get round to --> find the necessary time to do smth
Get through --> finish (a piece of work) / survive through difficult times / use up all of smth supplies, money…) / reach sb by telephone (get through to)
Get to --> have an effect on...