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 Phrasal 
 Verb |Meaning |Example | |
|A |abide by | respect or obey. (the law, a decision, a rule) | If you want to stay at this school, you |
| | | |must abide by the rules. |
|  |account for | explain, give a reason | I hope youcan account for the money you spent!|
| |add up | make sense, seem reasonable | Her story just doesn't add up. |
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|  |advise against | recommend not doing something | Thedoctor advised him against carrying heavy |
| | | |loads. |
|  |agree with | have the same opinion as somebody else. | I agree with you. I think she deserves the |
| | | |award too.|
|  |aim at | point something in the direction of | The policeman aimed his gun at the hijacker. |
| | | a target | |
|  |allow for | take into consideration, | You'd betterleave early to allow for traffic |
| | | include in a calculation |jams. |
|  |answer back | reply rudely | Don't answer back your mother! |
|  |appeal to | 1) plead or make an earnest request |1) Theorganizers appealed to the crowd to stay |
| | | 2) be attractive or interesting |calm. |
| | | |2) A trekking holiday doesn't appeal to me. |
|  |apply for | make a formal request for something  | He appliedfor the job he saw advertised in the|
| | | (job, permit, loan etc.) |newspaper. |
|  |avail (oneself)| take advantage of something (an opportunity) | When the company is privatized, you |
| |of | |should availyourself of |
| | | | the opportunity and buy some shares. |
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|B |back away | move backwards, in fear or dislike | When he saw thedog, he backed away. |
|  |back down | withdraw,  concede defeat | Local authorities backed down on their plans to|
| | | |demolish the building. |
|  |back up |1) give support or encouragement | 1) If I tell theboss we've got too much work, |
| | |2) make a copy of (file, program, etc.) |will you back me up? |
| | | | 2) It is recommended to back up all files in a |
| | | |secure location....