Phrasal Verbs List

Question	Answer
Invite on a date	ASK OUT Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
Ask many people the same question	AKS AROUND I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
Equal	ADD UP TO Your purchases add up to $205.32.
1-Reverse or 2- Support	BACK UP 1- You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out. 2- My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
1- Explode or 2- Add air	BLOW UP 1- The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence. 2- We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
1- Stop function or 2- Get upset or 3- divide into smaller parts	BREAK DOWN 1- Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm. 2- The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died. 3- Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
1- Force entry to a building or 2- wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new or 3- interrupt	BREAK IN 1- Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. 2- I need to break these shoes in before we run next week. 3- The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.
Enter forcibly	BREAK INTO The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
1- End a relationship or 2- Start laughing (informal)	BREAK UP 1- My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America. 2- The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
Escape * Develop a skin condition	BREAK DOWN The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking. * BREAK DOWN IN I broke out in a rash after our camping trip.
Make unhappy	BRINg DOWN This sad music is bringing me down.
1- Raise a child or 2- Start talking about a subject or 3- Vomit	BRING UP 1- My grandparents brought me up after my parents died. 2- My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports. 3- He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.
Phone many different places/people	CALL AROUND We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed.
Return a phone call	CALL BACK I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.
Cancel	CALL OFF Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
1- Aks for an answer or opinion or 2- visit somebody	CALL ON 1- The professor called on me for question 1. 2- We called on you last night but you weren't home.
phone	CALL UP Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.
Relax after being angry	CALM DOWN You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.
Get to the same point as somebody	CATCH UP You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.
1- Leave a hotel or 2- Look at carefully/investigate or 3- Loot at (informal)	CHECK OUT 1- You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM. 2- The company checks out all new employees. 3- Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
1- Become happier or 2- Make happier	CHEER UP 1- She cheered up when she heard the good news. 2- I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.
Help	CHIP IN If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.
find unexpectedly	COME ACROSS I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.
Separate	COME APART The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough.

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