Final phrasal verbs

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KEEP ON DOING

Continue doing.

Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil.

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KEEP something FROM someone

Not tell.

We kept our relationship from our parents for two years.

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KEEP OUT

Stop from entering.

Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.

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KEEP UP

Continue at the same rate.

If you keep those results up you will get into a great college.

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LET (someone) DOWN

Fail to support or help, disappoint.

I need you to be on time. Don't let me down this time.

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LOOK (something) OVER

Check, examine.

Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?

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MAKE something UP

Invent about something.

Josie made up a story about why we were late.

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MIX something UP

confuse two or more things.

I mixed up the twins' names again!

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PASS something OUT

give the same thing to many people

The professor passed the textbooks out before class.

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PICK something OUT

choose

I picked out three sweaters for you to try on.

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PUT someone DOWN

insult, make someone feel stupid

The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short.

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PUT something OFF

postpone

We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane.

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PUT UP WITH someone/something

tolerate

I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car.

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RUN INTO someone/something

meet unexpectedly

I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.

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RUN OVER someone/something

drive a vehicle over a person or thing

I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.

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RUN OUT

have none left

We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap.

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SET something UP

arrange, organize

trick, trap

Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company.

The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera.

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SHOP AROUND

compare prices

I want to shop around a little before I decide on these boots.

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SHOW OFF

act extra special for people watching

He always shows off on his skateboard

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SORT something OUT

organize, resolve a problem

We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month.

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STICK TO something

continue doing something, limit yourself to one particular thing

You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.

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SWITCH something OFF

stop the energy flow, turn off

The light's too bright. Could you switch it off.

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TAKE OFF

start to fly

My plane takes off in five minutes.

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TAKE something OUT

remove from a place or thing

Can you take the garbage out to the street for me?

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TAKE someone OUT

pay for someone to go somewhere with you

My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.

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TEAR something UP

rip into pieces

I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters and gave them back to him.

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THINK something OVER

consider

I'll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision.

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TURN UP

appear suddenly

Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood.

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USE something UP

finish the supply

The kids used all of the toothpaste up so we need to buy some more.

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WEAR OFF

fade away

Most of my make-up wore off before I got to the party.

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WORK OUT

be successful

Our plan worked out fine.