Understanding and Mastering Phrasal Verbs

Wake up! Get out of bed! Turn off your phone! Calm yourself down! And let's go ahead and go over the 300 most common phrasal verbs in English. If you were to ask me what is the most difficult thing to learn in the English language, I would definitely say this. The phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs are extremely common in everyday interactions in English. We hear them all the time. If you meet a native or a fluent English speaker, you're definitely going to hear lots. and lots of phrasal verbs. So if you don't know them, if you don't recognize them, and if you can't use them, it's going to be very hard for you to understand English and speak fluently, especially if your native language is Romance, that is French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, amongst others. The reason that you're going to struggle so much is because in your language, phrasal verbs don't exist. Phrasal verbs have their origin in the Germanic languages, that is English, German. Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish. But in your language, they don't exist. A phrasal verb is a simple regular verb that's put together with a preposition or an adverb with the purpose of making the language sound less formal and more casual. Rather than saying extinguish, investigate, or renounce, we say put out, look into, and drop out. We don't say I renounced university. We say I dropped out of university. We don't say the firemen extinguished the fire. We say the firemen put out the fire. And we don't typically say the police investigated the case. We say the police looked into the case. We're using simple regular non-formal verbs and just pair them together with an adverb or preposition. In that way the language just sounds a lot less formal. And this is why every single Latin American student struggle with Phrasal verbs because they don't exist in your language. This is also why every single Spanish student thinks that the Spanish language sounds very formal and very strict. Because you say renunciar, investigar, extinguir as if it was the most normal thing to do. But in English those words are too formal, even in formal settings. But here are the good news. You are watching my YouTube channel. So you're going to get the best help possible to dominate these phrasal verbs as fast as possible. If you like the video, please give me a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel. Now, let's get started. The 300 most common phrasal verbs in English explained. Ask for, to request something. I asked my boss for a race, but he said no. Ask for, ask out. When you ask someone to spend time with you on a special occasion or Place like a restaurant. A date! After many months, he finally asked her out on a date. Ask out. Back off when you leave an emotional situation or let someone else handle their emotional situation alone. She asked me to back off and give her some space. Back off. Back up. To drive a vehicle backwards. A car, a motorcycle, a truck. I had to back up in order to get out of the parking spot. Back up. Blow off To cancel a plan abruptly I asked her out and she said yes A week later she blew off our date Blow off Blow out To extinguish or make a flame stop burning You always make wishes when you blow out your birthday candle. Blow out. Blow up to make something explode. The man put a bomb in the building and blew it up. Blow up. Boil down to. To have determined or analyzed the situation or reason for something. Well, it boils down to the fact that Messi didn't play. If he played, they would have won. Break down. When something suddenly stops working. My car broke down. Or he broke down in tears when he heard she was cheating on him. Break down. Break in. To enter a place illegally. Hello police, I want to report a crime. Someone broke into my apartment last night. Break in. Break off. To remove a part of something with force. Thanks, but... I don't want to eat your whole chocolate bar. No worries, just break off a little bit. Break off. Break out. To escape from a situation, a place, or a way of life. He broke out of prison. Or, I'm breaking out of this. Break out. Break up to stop a fight or more commonly to end a relationship. We broke up yesterday or this isn't working anymore. I'm breaking up with you. Break up. Bring back to return something you've borrowed. Dude, when are you going to bring back my PlayStation controllers? I want them back. Bring back. Bring over. To bring someone or something from one place to another. Hey, FIFAN movies at my place tonight. Bring over some snacks. Bring over. Brush off. To remove something with your hand, like dust or not so commonly to ignore something all those haters and negative comments what do you do about them well I just brush them off hey brush off your shoulders they're dirty brush off brush up to practice or review your knowledge or a skill that you haven't used in a while. I'm gonna brush up on my Spanish this winter. Brush up. Call back. To call someone again. Shit, I got a call from my mom. Better call her back quickly. Call back. Call in to request that someone come and help. Sorry, I can't come to the party. My boss called me into work tonight. Call in. Call off to cancel an event that has been previously planned. Sorry buddy, we're going to have to call off the event. It's raining too much. Call off. Calm down. To become less violent, nervous, angry or excited. Dude, calm down. Chill. Relax. Calm down. Carry on. To continue doing something or continue on in your life despite an obstacle. Carry on. Catch up. To move faster to reach something or someone that's ahead of you. Hey, your English is good, but your friend is catching up. Catch up. Cheat on. When you're unfaithful to your boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse. You feel horrible when you find out your partner is cheating on you. Cheat on. Check in to register at a hotel or an airport upon arrival. I'm just going to check in our bags and then let's grab a coffee quickly before the flight. Check in. Check out. To leave a hotel or other type of accommodation after you've stayed there. Don't party too late tonight boys. You need to check out of the hotel by 10 a.m. Check out. Chicken out. To not do something because you're scared. I wanted to speak Spanish to that girl, but I chickened out. Chicken out. Clean out. To clean or clear the inside of something thoroughly. I'm moving to a new apartment. I need to clean out my closet. Clean out. Close down. When the activities or services of a business permanently end. They close down my favorite restaurant. Close down. Come across. This is the way other people perceive something or someone. I like his music and he comes across as a humble guy. Come across. Come back to return to a place. Baby, don't leave me. Come back. Come back. Come down to when a situation is reduced to a certain outcome. It's the same as boils down to. Come down to. Come down with. When you start to experience the symptoms of a disease or illness. I'm coming down with a cold. I can feel it. Come down. Come down with. Come in. When someone or something enters a room, place or building. When you're knocking on someone's door, they might say, come in. Come in. Come out. To leave a place. Hey, come out and play with us. Or it can also mean to declare one's homosexuality. He finally came out to his mother. He finally told his mother he's gay. He came out. Come out. Come over. To make a visit. Come over to my place tonight. Let's chill. Come over. Come through. When someone or something expected arrives. Yes, my application came through. I'm going to study abroad next year. Come through. Come up. When something appears or happens, either expected or unexpected. An issue came up and I have to leave. Come up. Come up with. When you think of a solution, plan, idea or excuse. Hey listen to this. I just came up with a brilliant idea to help you improve your English. Wanna hear? Come up with. Count on. To rely on someone for support when you need it the most. We really need to win this game. I'm counting on you to do your best. Count on. Cover up. To use something to conceal something else. Hey, the sun's really strong today. Make sure you cover up. Cover up. Cross off. To remove or delete someone or something from a list. I'm crossing off people who already paid for the trip. Cross off. Cut back. To reduce something. Man, you need to cut back on Starbucks. It's costing you a lot and you shouldn't drink that much coffee anyways. Cut back. Cut off. To completely remove a part of something with something sharp like a knife or a pair of scissors. The doctor had to cut off the patient's arm so he could live. Cut off. Cut out. To remove something using a knife or a pair of scissors. I painted a big Red heart on a piece of paper that I cut out and gave to my sister. Cut out. Deal with. When you do everything you must do to solve a problem. Look, I'm your father But you're an adult so you need to deal with your problems yourself. Deal with. Do over. To do something again in order to improve or correct mistakes. Nope, this cake isn't good enough. We'll have to do it all over again. Do over. Do without. To manage well without something or someone. Damn it, I forgot my phone. It's okay. You can do without it. Do without. Dose off. To go to sleep unintentionally. So embarrassing. I actually dosed off during class today. Dose off. Dress up. To wear formal clothes or a costume for a special occasion. Party starting, time to dress up. Dress up. Drop in. To visit someone unexpectedly or without making arrangements first. Hello, I'd like to make a reservation. Sorry, we don't take reservations. Just drop in. Drop in. Drop off. To gradually become less or to leave someone or something on the way. You can drop me off here by the train station. Thanks, Mr. Taxi Driver. Drop off. Drop out To quit a school program or training course When I started my second year of university more than 30 students had already dropped off from the previous year drop off Dry off to dry something quickly Oh, you spilled some water on your blouse. Let me dry it off. Dry off. Eat up. To finish all your food. Before you can go and play video games, you need to eat up all your food. Eat up. And up. The end result. Barcelona ended up winning 3-0 to Real Madrid. Nice. And up. Fall apart. When something breaks. All at once or piece by piece. Oh, I just lost my wife, my job, and now they're taking my kids. My life is falling apart. Fall apart. Fall behind. To move slower than others. Oof, all the students are learning English so fast. I'm falling behind. Fall behind. Fall down. To fall to the ground. When I was a kid, I fell down from a tree and broke my leg. Fall down. Fall for. When you have an intense attraction to something or someone. Baby, I love you. I don't think I can live without you. I've fallen for you. Fall for. Fall off. When something drops. The singer was really drunk yesterday. He fell off the stage. Fall off. Fall over. When someone or something falls from an upright position to the ground. Someone pushed her and she fell over. Fall over. Fall through. If things do not go as planned or if a plan, agreement or deal fails. They plan to build a new mall in the city but the deal fell through. Fall through. Fight back. When you defend yourself or make an effort against an opponent in a competition. Barcelona was losing at half time, but they fought back and won the game. Fight back. Figure out. To think about somebody or something until you understand them or it. Yes, I finally figured out how to play this game. I'm winning. Figure... out fill in to add information in the blank spaces of a document welcome to today's English exam read a story then fill in the blanks fill in fill out to complete a form Before you enter another country, you may have to fill out an immigration form. Fill out. Fill up. To fill something completely. Would you like some more wine? Yes. Fill up my glass, please. Fill up. Find out To become aware of something or someone Did your mom find out that you cheated on the English test? Yeah, she found out Find out Fix up to make plans with someone or for others Laura really likes my friend Carlos, so I'm fixing them up. I'm setting up a blind date Fix up flip out To become very mad or lose control over your emotions We lost the game yesterday. They scored in the last minute. I flipped out Follow up to find out more about something or take things further. Hey Lisa, could you follow up on that supplier? He never called us back. Follow up. Fool around to waste time doing unimportant or silly things. Stop fooling around and get to work. Fool around. Freak out. When you get so anxious that you get upset. My son fell into the pool yesterday and he can't swim. I freaked out. Freak out. Get ahead. To make advancements professionally. Wow, she just had a baby and now she got promoted for the second time this year. She's really getting ahead in life. Get ahead. Get along. To have good interactions with others. I used to hate my younger sister. But now we get along. Get along. Get around to. To do something that needed to get done at an earlier time. You still haven't gotten around to learn English yet. Come on! Get around to. Get away To escape from something Five people robbed a bank yesterday Three of them got away Get away Get back To return to a place Or to doing something Hey, stop talking! Get back to work Or, hey, the lunch break is over. Get back to the office. Get back. Get back at. To get revenge. She's determined to get back on her friend who stabbed her in the back. Get back at. Get back to. When you talk to someone and then decide to talk again later to exchange new information. Sure, as soon as I hear from my boss, I'll get back to you. Get back to. Get by. To succeed with the least possible effort. How am I going to survive in the US? I don't have any money. Hey, you're strong. You'll get by. Get by. Get down. To move to a lower place or level. Hey, get down from the tree. You might hurt yourself. Get down. Get in To arrive or enter a place, room or building Hey, get in the car quickly. Someone is following us get in Get off To leave a form of transportation except a car She was going to Buckingham Palace, so she got off the bus at Victoria Station. Get off. Get out. To leave or escape. Get out of the car, now! Or, get out of my sight, I hate you. Get out. Get over. To move past an obstacle. Don't cry. Find another man and get over him. Get over. Get over with. To finish something that needs to get done. I hate taking blood tests. Just get it over with and I'm out. Get over with. Get through. When a message, meaning or idea is understood or accepted. I finally got through to my boss. We're getting a new coffee machine at the office. Get through. Get to. To arrive to or assist someone to a place. She got in time to Buckingham Palace just in time for the ceremony. Get to. Get together. To meet and spend time together. Wow, I haven't seen you in ages. We should get together sometime. Get together. Get up to move upwards. Hey, you've been sleeping all day. Get up. Get up. Give away to give something for free. He gave away all his fortune to charity. Give away. Give in. To surrender to something. I couldn't do it. No. One whole month without chocolate? I couldn't do it. One whole month without chocolate? No. I gave in to the temptations. Give out. To distribute something. They're giving out free chocolates at the supermarket. Let's go! Give out. give up to stop doing something without completing it. He didn't have the motivation to continue studying English, so he gave up. Give up. Go after when you do your best to do something no matter how difficult it is. Hey, don't give up! You can learn to speak English fluently. So go after it. Go after. Go ahead. To proceed to do something that you were hesitant about. Everybody's waiting for you. Don't be nervous. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go along with. To accept or agree with a decision. Rule, opinion, etc. You can't change his decision. Just go along with it. Go around. To walk around something. Excuse me, where's the nightclub? Oh, just go around the corner and it's right there. Go around. Go away. To move. or travel from one place to another place. Sorry, Cal is not here right now. He went away for the afternoon. Go away. Go back. To return to a place, time, or activity. I wish I could go back and relive my childhood. Go back. Go by. To pass someone or something quickly. No, Kalle's not here. He just went by to grab his computer. Go by. Go down. To move to a lower position, price, level, etc. Ah damn it! Barcelona went down to second place after today's game. Go... down go for to try to obtain if you want to be fluent in english well go for it go for go in go into to enter a place room building etc usually through a door Oh yes, Cal is here. He just went into his office. Go in. Go into. Go on. When something takes place or continues. Did they stop the game? No, it went on. Go on. Go over. To review something. Hey, do you want me to go over your mail today? I know you have a lot of work to do. Go over. Go through with. When you make a decision to do something and actually do it. I never thought he would dare to approach her, but he went through with it. Go through with. Grows out. To be disgusted with someone or something. The food they served in school when we were kids. It grows me out. Grows out. Grow out of. To become too big or too tall for your clothes. We need to go shopping. Our son has grown out of his clothes. Again. Grow. Out. Grow out of. When you mature and change from a child to an adult. Wow, you're not a child anymore. You've grown up. Grow up. Hand in. To give something to a person of authority. He handed in the lost money he'd found to the police. Hand in. Hand out. To distribute something free to people. They handed out tacos today at the career fair. It was nice. Hand out. Hand over. To give upon request or demand. When we sold our house, we handed over the keys to the new owner. Hand over. Hang around to spend time in a place or area. Hey, we have an hour to kill. Let's hang around the mall while we wait. Hang around. Hang on. When you hold something, often for support, or comfort hey don't give up just follow me hang on hang on hang up to end a phone call she's really mad at me when i called her she hung up as soon as she heard my voice hang up head back to go to a place you've been before or where you started from. Guys, we should head back to the hotel. It's getting late. Head back. Head for. When a situation becomes more likely. It's currently 1-1 in the World Cup final. This is heading for overtime. Head for. Head toward. To move in the direction where someone or something is. Where are you? I'm heading toward the beach. Head toward. Hear about. When you learn details about someone or something. I heard about your new baby. Congratulations. Hear about. Hear of. When you learn about something or someone. I haven't heard of mindfulness before. What is that? Hear of. Heat up to make something warmer. Hey baby, we have some pizza in the fridge. Do you want me to heat it up for us? Heat up. Help out. to assist people with something. Oh, that food looks amazing. Do you want me to help you out with something? Help out. Hold off. To delay something. We're holding off on signing the contract before we can actually go and see the apartment. Hold off. Hold on. When you wait for a short time. Hold on. I'm almost ready. Hold on. Hold out. To extend your hand or an object in front of you. Hey, hold out that broom and I'll try to jump over it. Hold out. Hold up. To hold someone or something up in the air or being stuck. In the beginning of The Lion King, Rafiki held up Simba in front of the whole kingdom. Or we got held up by an accident on the way. Hold up. Hook up. When you connect two electrical devices together. Or when you do electrical things with someone you like. How did it go with Anna last night? Did you guys hook up? Hook up. Hurry up to do something quickly. Hey, hurry up! We're running late! Hurry up. Keep at to continue doing an activity even though it may be difficult. Good job with your English. Keep at it. Keep at. Keep down. To make sound, music or noise minimal. Hey guys, your music is a bit loud. Could you keep it down please? Keep down. Keep from. To stop yourself or others from doing something. You need to stop drinking so much. I always need to keep you from doing stupid things. Keep from. Keep off. To avoid discussing a specific topic or subject. Guys, we're going to my parents'tonight for dinner. So please keep off the politics, will you? Keep off. Keep on. To continue doing something. You're doing great with these phrasal verbs. Just keep on going. Keep on. Keep to. When you don't share information. When you have a secret, you keep it to yourself. Keep to. Kick out. To force someone to leave an organization or a place. We got kicked out of the club last night. Laura spilled beer on the owner. Kick out. Knock out. when someone is struck hard enough to cause them to lose consciousness. Did you see that Conor McGregor knocked that guy out in just 14 seconds? Knock out. Knock over. To touch something or someone so that they fall over. The wind was so strong it knocked over the motorcycle. Knock. Over. Know about. To have knowledge or be familiar with something. She knows a lot about computers. Know about. Lay down. To place something or someone on a surface. I just need to lay down for a while and I'll be just fine. Lay down. Lay off. when a company or business ends a worker's employment. Because of the coronavirus, the company had to lay off a lot of employees. Lay off. Lead up to. When a period of time or a series of event caused something to happen. The days leading up to the party were so busy we almost forgot to sleep. Lead up to Leave behind. When you don't take something or someone with you when you leave. The little girl did not notice she left behind her favorite toy at the restaurant. Leave behind. Leave out. To not include something or someone. The food did not taste right because I left out the most important ingredient. Leave. Out. Leave over when you have a portion that remains from something when you've used it or eaten from it. On Sunday we ate all the food we left over from the party. Leave over. Let down. To disappoint someone. I want to do well and not let down my family. Let down. Let in. To allow someone or something enter a place. The restaurant would not let me in because I was wearing shorts. Let in. Let off. To not punish severely. The police officer said he would let her off with a warning if she never speeds again. Let off. Let out. When you give permission for someone to leave, or be released from a place. Who let the dogs out? Let out. Let up. When someone or something becomes less intense or strong. We waited under a bridge for the rain to let up. Let up. Lie around. To be lazy or not to do anything. On Sundays, I like to lie around and not do anything. Lie around. Light up. To illuminate something. We used our cell phones to light up the dark room. Lighten up. When a conversation is changed or a person changes to become less serious. To lighten up the mood, he told jokes. Light. Line up to form in a row one after another or side by side. Before going into the school the children had to line up outside. Line up. Live with to share the same residence. I live with my parents, my brother and two cats. Live with. Lock in to secure people or things behind a closed door The two men found themselves locked in prison lock in Lock out when you don't have the key or passcode to enter a secured place I locked myself out of my house. I can't find my keys lock Out. Lock up. When you shut the windows or doors of a place or building. After he finished his shifts at work, he had to lock up the office. Lock up. Look around to turn your head to see what or who is around you. He looked around to see where the smell was coming from. Look around. Look at. To divert your eyes to something or someone. Look at the beautiful rainbow in the sky. Look at. Look down on. When you consider someone or something unimportant or with little to no value. It is wrong to look down on people. Look down. Look forward to. To anticipate a future event because it could either make you happy or you could benefit from it. I'm looking forward to my vacations in Spain next month. Look into. To investigate or get more facts about something. The police are looking into the robbery case. Look into. Look out! To remain alert. You have to look out for any potholes on the road. Look out. Look over. To examine or inspect someone or something. I have to look over the proposal. Look over. Look up. Search for information. For example on Google. How many people live in Brazil? Well, look it up! Google it! Look up. Look up to. To review someone with respect and or admiration. I look up to my parents for always being so hardworking and loving. Look up. Make of. To understand the meaning of something. I don't know what to make of this news. Make of. Make up. To invent a story. He's very good at making up new stories. Make up. Mess up. When something is dirty or unorganized. It was almost impossible for them to mess up the project. Mess up. Mix up. To put or combine. different things together. The restaurant mixed up the order and we got the wrong food. Mix up. Move in. When you bring your personal belongings to a new place where you will be living. After only three months dating we moved in together. Move in. Move out. When you permanently remove all your personal belongings and stuff from where you used to live to a new place. We lived in that house for 10 years but now we've moved out. Move out. Narrow down to reduce the number of options or possibilities. Sometimes in a good restaurant it's hard to narrow down your options. Narrow down. Pay back. When you return money that you owe someone. It took a while but I was finally able to pay back all the money. Pay back. Pay for. To purchase merchandise. You get what you paid for. Pay for. Pay off. To repay money that you owe to an entity or a person. It will take five years to pay off a loan to the bank. Pay off. Pay up. To pay all the money that is owed or asked for. My brother asked me to pay up all the money I owed him. Pay up. Pick on. To tease and or criticize someone over a period of time. I was picked on in high school for being too tall. Pick on. Pick out. When you're able to recognize something or someone from a group. The police asked her to pick out the man from the lineup. Pick out. Pick up. To get someone or something from somewhere. She picked up her kids from school every day. Pile up. To put things in a pile or heap. He hadn't found a new job so the bills kept piling up. Pile up. Piss off. To be angry about something. I was so pissed off at him for changing the TV channel. Piss off. Plan ahead. To prepare for a future event or situation. It's always a good idea to plan ahead. Plan for. To prepare for a big event or expectation in the future. We started planning for the next year's big gala. Plan for. Plan on. When you have the intention to do something. They plan on driving for 15 hours straight. Plan on. Plug in. To connect an electrical device to an electrical outlet. Where can I plug in my phone? Plug in. Plug into. To connect an electrical device to another electrical device or outlet. You can plug into the socket in the kitchen. Plug into. Plug up. To block a narrow passage so that nothing can come through. I was so embarrassed when I plugged up the toilet. Plug up. Point out. To make someone aware of something. I would like to point out that this project is due in two weeks. Point out. Point two. When you aim at something or someone using your finger or hand. Could you point me to the nearest restroom? Point two. Print out. To produce a hard copy of a document. I had to print out all the pictures to make a gift. Print out. Pull off. To succeed in doing something difficult or tricky. I cannot believe we pulled off a full baby shower in two days. Pull off. Pull out. When something or someone leaves a place. He pulled out of the parking lot at a high speed. Pull out. Pull over. to drive your vehicle to the side of the road to stop. We had to pull over on the side of the road. The police pulled us over last night. Pull over. Pull through. To recover from an injury or illness. She's going to pull through just fine from her surgery. Pull through. Put away. To place something where it can't be seen or is in the way of other things. I have asked you a million times to put away the toys. Put away. Put back. When something is causing a project to slow down. Paula had some urgent business so we have to put back the work today. Put back. Put down. to place something on a surface or an object. She was so excited that she didn't want to put down the cat. Put down. Put in. When you invest or make a deposit. He had to put a hundred dollars in and pay the rest when it was done. Put in. Put off. To become offended by something or someone. We were put off by the strong smell. Put off. Put out. Extinguish. Switch off. The firefighters put out the fire in the forest. Put out. Put to. To cause someone to do something extra. I was put to work by my parents at a young age. Put. To put together to assemble or connect the parts of something. We did not think it would be that hard to put together the bed. Put together. Put up. To move an object to a higher level. She needed to put up her paintings in the gallery. Put up. Put up to. to encourage or persuade someone to do something. She put him up to fail by giving him the hardest task. Put up to. Put up with. To accept or tolerate something that you'd rather not. They had to put up with the noise from the construction next door. Put up with. Rip off. When someone cheats or steals. Some restaurants try to rip off foreign students. Rip off. Rip up. To tear something into pieces. She ripped up all the letters I had sent her. Rip up. Rule out. When someone or something is excluded as a possibility. Going to the beach was ruled out because it was raining. Rule out. Run across. To move or run from one side to the other. The physical exam will be to run across the football field. Run across. Run around. To go from one place to another in a hurry. I was running around all the city today trying to do my errands. Run around. Run down. To hit someone or something with a vehicle. The deer was run down by a vehicle. Run down. Run into. When something collides with another object by accident. I was at the mall when I ran into an old high school friend. Run into. Run out. When people exit a place very quickly. David had to run out but he'll be back shortly. Run out. Run over. When someone is injured or killed. by a vehicle. The dog ran into the street and was run over by a jeep. Run over. Run up. To run from a lower to a higher level. We decided to run up the mountain five times. Run up. Screw up. To make a mistake or do something really bad. We really screwed up when we decided to change everything. Screw up. See about. To seriously think about doing something. Let me see about that. See about. Sell out. When all the inventory of a particular product has been sold. When I went to the store to buy the new shoes. they had already sold out. Sell out. Set up. To organize or plan for something to happen. Let me set up a meeting for next week. Set up. Settle down. To begin living a stable and routine life. It was nice when I was finally able to settle down and enjoy life. Settle. down. Settle for. To accept something even though it's not what you want or need. I have settled for less before. Settle for. Shake up. To mix something in a container by shaking it. You must shake up until the mixture is fully dissolved. Shake up. Show off. to overly display your skills or what you have. He likes to show off his new car. Show off. Shut off. To stop the operation of an electrical or mechanical device. Please shut off the car and step out of the vehicle. Shut off. Shut up. To stop talking. Diana is that person at parties who never shuts up. Shut up. Sign in. To write your name on a list to indicate what day and time you arrived. Before going into the meeting, please sign in and leave all your information. Sign in. Sit down. To change from a standing to a sitting position. Please come in and sit down. Sit down. Slow down. To do something slower. You need to slow down or you will burn out. Slow down. Sneak in. Sneak into. To enter a place quietly to avoid being seen or heard. The kids snuck into the movie theater every weekend. Sneak in. Sneak into. Sneak out. To leave a place without being noticed. He got caught as he tried to sneak out the house through the window. Sneak out. Sort out. To arrange or separate things into groups according to similarities. We need to sort out all these clothes by color and size. Sort out. Space out. When someone's attention is not in the present moment. When the meeting is boring, it's hard not to space out and think about other things. Space out. Stand around. To stand in one place and area when you should be doing something. Don't just stand around doing nothing. Grab a broom and start cleaning. Stand around. Stand for. To support or represent a belief or idea. We will not stand for this injustice. Stand for. Stand up. To rise from sitting or lying down into a vertical position. Sometimes when I stand up, I get lightheaded. Stand up. Start off. The beginning of an event, activity or time period. You start off by mixing the milk and the flour. Start off. Start out. To begin a trip or venture to some place. We started out the day by taking a walk around the historic center. Start out. Start up. To start something. She's about to start up some drama. Start up. Stay out. To spend time out of your own home. We stayed out until the sun came up. Stay out. Stay up. To be awake for a long time. Kids, don't stay up too late, okay? Stay up. Step on. To place your foot on something or someone. When I was a kid, I would try not to step on the lines of the sidewalk. Step on. Stick around. To stay in a place or with someone for any period of time. If you stick around, we're ordering pizza later. Stick around. Stick out. To extend something outward. The bump on his forehead really stuck out. Stick out. Stick to. When something is attached to another thing. When you use glue, you have to be careful or you will stick to everything. Stick to. Stick with. To continue to use or do something. I changed shampoos But I think I will stick with the old one. Stick with. Stop off. To make a quick stop on your way to a destination. On our way home, I need to stop off at a supermarket. Stop off. Stop over. To visit someone for a short period of time. Why don't we stop over at Martha's house? Stop. Over. Stress out. To feel worried, nervous or anxious. If you're stressing out, maybe you should try meditation. Stress out. Switch off. When you move something from on to off. When I go to bed, it's hard to switch off my brain. Take apart. To disconnect or separate the parts of an object. He took the car apart and put it back together but there was still a noise. Take apart. Take back. To return something or someone. You cannot take back what you said. Take back. Take in. Make clothes smaller. I have to take in all my clothes because I've lost 20 kilos. Take in, take out, to remove an object from an area. We always fight because he forgets to take out the trash. Take out. Take out on. To direct your anger to someone or something when you're really upset with something or someone else. You have to remember to not take out your stress on the people around you. Take out on. Take up on. When you accept an invitation or an offer from someone. I will take you up on that lunch at the sushi place. Take up on. Talk down to. To talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you. It pisses me off when he talks down to me as if I were a child. Talk down to. Talk into. To convince someone to do something. We all have that friend that talks us into doing crazy things. Talk into. Talk out of. To convince someone not to do something. When Nora makes up her mind, it's very difficult to talk her out of it. Talk out of. Talk to. To have a conversation with someone. For introverted people, it's hard to talk to new people. Talk to. Tear down. To remove with force. The company will tear down the houses and make a park. Tear down. Tear off. To remove with force. When waxing, you'll have to tear off the strips to remove the unwanted hair. Tear off. Tell a park. To be able to differentiate something or someone from something or someone else. They are twins and it's really hard to tell them apart. Tell apart. Tell on. To inform an authoritative figure what someone else did. My sister always told on me when I did something bad. Tell on. Think about. To consider something prior to making a final decision. Students need to think about all their options before they make a decision on which university to go to. Students need to think about their options before making a final decision on which university to choose. Think about. Think ahead. To think and plan carefully for a future event. If you think ahead, your event will go smoothly. Think ahead. Think up. To use your imagination to create a plan, idea or a solution. The team needs to think up activities to do during the fair. Think up. Throw away. To dispose of something you no longer find useful in a bin. She threw away my heart like it meant nothing. Throw. Away. Throw out. When you get rid of something, people need to throw out any objects around the house that they do not use. Throw out. Throw up. To puke or vomit. You were really drunk last night, remember? You threw up. Throw up. Track down. To locate someone or something after a long search. I need you to track down John and deliver a message. Track down. Trade in. To exchange something old for something new. They traded in some jewelry for some money. Trick into. To convince or persuade someone to believe something untrue or to do something for you. I was tricked into adopting a dog, but now I love him so much so I can't imagine my life without him. Trick into. Try on. To see how something fits and looks before purchasing. Before I buy something, I need to try it on and see if it fits. Try on. Try out. To show that you're qualified to do something. Before making the team, you need to try out and show us your skills. Try out. Turn around. When someone or something move until it faces the opposite direction. You pass the restaurant. Turn around and walk two blocks. Turn around. Turn down. To decrease the temperature, sound, etc. The music is too loud. Please turn it down. Turn down. Turn in. To give something or someone to the police or someone in a... authority. After you're done with the exam, turn it in. Turn in. Turn into. To transform. If she doesn't eat, she turns into a monster. Turn into. Turn off. To stop a device from functioning. Dave turns off the air conditioner at night because it bothers him. Turn off. Turn on. To cause someone to feel interested and or attracted. A girl with good personality turns me on. Turn on. Turn over. To move an object so that the part that's on top becomes the part in the bottom and vice versa. When you turn over your pillow to the cool side It always feels better. Turn over. Turn up. To increase something. When your favorite song comes on you always turn up the volume. Turn up. Use up. To completely consume or use all the supply. You will not get a new one until you use it all up. Use up. Wake up. When you're finishing sleeping. I woke up many times during the night because it was so hot. Wake up. Wash off. To remove dirt with water and soap. You need to wash off all the mud from your car. Wash off. Wash up. To clean your face, hands, body, etc. You will not sit at the table for lunch until you wash up. Wash up. Wear off. To decrease or disappear gradually. The effects of the painkiller wears off after a few hours. Wear off. Wear out. When something is damaged and weakened from use and age. We need to get you new shoes because these are worn out. Wear out. Wipe off. To completely remove or clean something from a surface. After dinner, you need to wipe off the table. Wipe off. Wipe out. To fall or crash aggressively. I wiped out so hard surfing big waves in Costa Rica. Wipe out. Wipe up. To remove liquid from a surface. After I spilled the tea, I had to wipe up the whole floor. Wipe up. Work in. To make time in a busy schedule for a person or activity. I'm busy but I can work in another meeting to discuss the topic. Work in. Work out. When a situation, event, plan or idea is successful. I'm glad it worked out for you at the end. Work out. Work up. To gradually improve at or make progress with something. I'm working up an appetite. Work up. Wrap up. To cover something with some kind of paper or to end something. Alright, the exercise is now complete. Let's wrap it up. Wrap up. So, how was that? Good, right? I hope you enjoy this exercise and I hope you don't stop trying to improve your English now. Remember, the best English learners invest time and effort and even money in themselves and they're hardworking, they're consistent and they're patient. So, never give up. 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Wake up! Get out of bed! Turn off your phone!

Calm yourself down! And let's go ahead and go over the 300 most common phrasal verbs in English. If you were to ask me what is the most difficult thing to learn in the English language, I would definitely say this. The phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs are extremely common in everyday interactions in English.

We hear them all the time. If you meet a native or a fluent English speaker, you're definitely going to hear lots. and lots of phrasal verbs. So if you don't know them, if you don't recognize them, and if you can't use them, it's going to be very hard for you to understand English and speak fluently, especially if your native language is Romance, that is French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, amongst others. The reason that you're going to struggle so much is because in your language, phrasal verbs don't exist.

Phrasal verbs have their origin in the Germanic languages, that is English, German. Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish. But in your language, they don't exist. A phrasal verb is a simple regular verb that's put together with a preposition or an adverb with the purpose of making the language sound less formal and more casual.

Rather than saying extinguish, investigate, or renounce, we say put out, look into, and drop out. We don't say I renounced university. We say I dropped out of university. We don't say the firemen extinguished the fire. We say the firemen put out the fire.

And we don't typically say the police investigated the case. We say the police looked into the case. We're using simple regular non-formal verbs and just pair them together with an adverb or preposition.

In that way the language just sounds a lot less formal. And this is why every single Latin American student struggle with Phrasal verbs because they don't exist in your language. This is also why every single Spanish student thinks that the Spanish language sounds very formal and very strict.

Because you say renunciar, investigar, extinguir as if it was the most normal thing to do. But in English those words are too formal, even in formal settings. But here are the good news.

You are watching my YouTube channel. So you're going to get the best help possible to dominate these phrasal verbs as fast as possible. If you like the video, please give me a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel.

Now, let's get started. The 300 most common phrasal verbs in English explained. Ask for, to request something. I asked my boss for a race, but he said no.

Ask for, ask out. When you ask someone to spend time with you on a special occasion or Place like a restaurant. A date!

After many months, he finally asked her out on a date. Ask out. Back off when you leave an emotional situation or let someone else handle their emotional situation alone. She asked me to back off and give her some space.

Back off. Back up. To drive a vehicle backwards. A car, a motorcycle, a truck. I had to back up in order to get out of the parking spot.

Back up. Blow off To cancel a plan abruptly I asked her out and she said yes A week later she blew off our date Blow off Blow out To extinguish or make a flame stop burning You always make wishes when you blow out your birthday candle. Blow out. Blow up to make something explode. The man put a bomb in the building and blew it up.

Blow up. Boil down to. To have determined or analyzed the situation or reason for something.

Well, it boils down to the fact that Messi didn't play. If he played, they would have won. Break down. When something suddenly stops working.

My car broke down. Or he broke down in tears when he heard she was cheating on him. Break down. Break in.

To enter a place illegally. Hello police, I want to report a crime. Someone broke into my apartment last night. Break in. Break off.

To remove a part of something with force. Thanks, but... I don't want to eat your whole chocolate bar. No worries, just break off a little bit.

Break off. Break out. To escape from a situation, a place, or a way of life. He broke out of prison. Or, I'm breaking out of this.

Break out. Break up to stop a fight or more commonly to end a relationship. We broke up yesterday or this isn't working anymore. I'm breaking up with you. Break up.

Bring back to return something you've borrowed. Dude, when are you going to bring back my PlayStation controllers? I want them back.

Bring back. Bring over. To bring someone or something from one place to another. Hey, FIFAN movies at my place tonight. Bring over some snacks.

Bring over. Brush off. To remove something with your hand, like dust or not so commonly to ignore something all those haters and negative comments what do you do about them well I just brush them off hey brush off your shoulders they're dirty brush off brush up to practice or review your knowledge or a skill that you haven't used in a while.

I'm gonna brush up on my Spanish this winter. Brush up. Call back.

To call someone again. Shit, I got a call from my mom. Better call her back quickly.

Call back. Call in to request that someone come and help. Sorry, I can't come to the party.

My boss called me into work tonight. Call in. Call off to cancel an event that has been previously planned.

Sorry buddy, we're going to have to call off the event. It's raining too much. Call off. Calm down.

To become less violent, nervous, angry or excited. Dude, calm down. Chill.

Relax. Calm down. Carry on. To continue doing something or continue on in your life despite an obstacle. Carry on.

Catch up. To move faster to reach something or someone that's ahead of you. Hey, your English is good, but your friend is catching up.

Catch up. Cheat on. When you're unfaithful to your boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse. You feel horrible when you find out your partner is cheating on you. Cheat on.

Check in to register at a hotel or an airport upon arrival. I'm just going to check in our bags and then let's grab a coffee quickly before the flight. Check in.

Check out. To leave a hotel or other type of accommodation after you've stayed there. Don't party too late tonight boys. You need to check out of the hotel by 10 a.m.

Check out. Chicken out. To not do something because you're scared. I wanted to speak Spanish to that girl, but I chickened out. Chicken out.

Clean out. To clean or clear the inside of something thoroughly. I'm moving to a new apartment.

I need to clean out my closet. Clean out. Close down.

When the activities or services of a business permanently end. They close down my favorite restaurant. Close down. Come across. This is the way other people perceive something or someone.

I like his music and he comes across as a humble guy. Come across. Come back to return to a place. Baby, don't leave me. Come back.

Come back. Come down to when a situation is reduced to a certain outcome. It's the same as boils down to.

Come down to. Come down with. When you start to experience the symptoms of a disease or illness.

I'm coming down with a cold. I can feel it. Come down. Come down with. Come in.

When someone or something enters a room, place or building. When you're knocking on someone's door, they might say, come in. Come in.

Come out. To leave a place. Hey, come out and play with us.

Or it can also mean to declare one's homosexuality. He finally came out to his mother. He finally told his mother he's gay. He came out. Come out.

Come over. To make a visit. Come over to my place tonight.

Let's chill. Come over. Come through.

When someone or something expected arrives. Yes, my application came through. I'm going to study abroad next year. Come through. Come up.

When something appears or happens, either expected or unexpected. An issue came up and I have to leave. Come up. Come up with.

When you think of a solution, plan, idea or excuse. Hey listen to this. I just came up with a brilliant idea to help you improve your English.

Wanna hear? Come up with. Count on. To rely on someone for support when you need it the most.

We really need to win this game. I'm counting on you to do your best. Count on. Cover up. To use something to conceal something else.

Hey, the sun's really strong today. Make sure you cover up. Cover up.

Cross off. To remove or delete someone or something from a list. I'm crossing off people who already paid for the trip.

Cross off. Cut back. To reduce something. Man, you need to cut back on Starbucks. It's costing you a lot and you shouldn't drink that much coffee anyways.

Cut back. Cut off. To completely remove a part of something with something sharp like a knife or a pair of scissors. The doctor had to cut off the patient's arm so he could live.

Cut off. Cut out. To remove something using a knife or a pair of scissors.

I painted a big Red heart on a piece of paper that I cut out and gave to my sister. Cut out. Deal with.

When you do everything you must do to solve a problem. Look, I'm your father But you're an adult so you need to deal with your problems yourself. Deal with.

Do over. To do something again in order to improve or correct mistakes. Nope, this cake isn't good enough. We'll have to do it all over again. Do over.

Do without. To manage well without something or someone. Damn it, I forgot my phone.

It's okay. You can do without it. Do without. Dose off.

To go to sleep unintentionally. So embarrassing. I actually dosed off during class today. Dose off.

Dress up. To wear formal clothes or a costume for a special occasion. Party starting, time to dress up.

Dress up. Drop in. To visit someone unexpectedly or without making arrangements first.

Hello, I'd like to make a reservation. Sorry, we don't take reservations. Just drop in.

Drop in. Drop off. To gradually become less or to leave someone or something on the way. You can drop me off here by the train station.

Thanks, Mr. Taxi Driver. Drop off. Drop out To quit a school program or training course When I started my second year of university more than 30 students had already dropped off from the previous year drop off Dry off to dry something quickly Oh, you spilled some water on your blouse.

Let me dry it off. Dry off. Eat up. To finish all your food.

Before you can go and play video games, you need to eat up all your food. Eat up. And up. The end result. Barcelona ended up winning 3-0 to Real Madrid.

Nice. And up. Fall apart. When something breaks.

All at once or piece by piece. Oh, I just lost my wife, my job, and now they're taking my kids. My life is falling apart. Fall apart. Fall behind.

To move slower than others. Oof, all the students are learning English so fast. I'm falling behind.

Fall behind. Fall down. To fall to the ground. When I was a kid, I fell down from a tree and broke my leg. Fall down.

Fall for. When you have an intense attraction to something or someone. Baby, I love you. I don't think I can live without you.

I've fallen for you. Fall for. Fall off.

When something drops. The singer was really drunk yesterday. He fell off the stage.

Fall off. Fall over. When someone or something falls from an upright position to the ground.

Someone pushed her and she fell over. Fall over. Fall through. If things do not go as planned or if a plan, agreement or deal fails.

They plan to build a new mall in the city but the deal fell through. Fall through. Fight back.

When you defend yourself or make an effort against an opponent in a competition. Barcelona was losing at half time, but they fought back and won the game. Fight back.

Figure out. To think about somebody or something until you understand them or it. Yes, I finally figured out how to play this game. I'm winning.

Figure... out fill in to add information in the blank spaces of a document welcome to today's English exam read a story then fill in the blanks fill in fill out to complete a form Before you enter another country, you may have to fill out an immigration form. Fill out. Fill up.

To fill something completely. Would you like some more wine? Yes. Fill up my glass, please. Fill up.

Find out To become aware of something or someone Did your mom find out that you cheated on the English test? Yeah, she found out Find out Fix up to make plans with someone or for others Laura really likes my friend Carlos, so I'm fixing them up. I'm setting up a blind date Fix up flip out To become very mad or lose control over your emotions We lost the game yesterday. They scored in the last minute.

I flipped out Follow up to find out more about something or take things further. Hey Lisa, could you follow up on that supplier? He never called us back. Follow up. Fool around to waste time doing unimportant or silly things.

Stop fooling around and get to work. Fool around. Freak out. When you get so anxious that you get upset.

My son fell into the pool yesterday and he can't swim. I freaked out. Freak out. Get ahead. To make advancements professionally.

Wow, she just had a baby and now she got promoted for the second time this year. She's really getting ahead in life. Get ahead.

Get along. To have good interactions with others. I used to hate my younger sister.

But now we get along. Get along. Get around to.

To do something that needed to get done at an earlier time. You still haven't gotten around to learn English yet. Come on! Get around to.

Get away To escape from something Five people robbed a bank yesterday Three of them got away Get away Get back To return to a place Or to doing something Hey, stop talking! Get back to work Or, hey, the lunch break is over. Get back to the office. Get back. Get back at.

To get revenge. She's determined to get back on her friend who stabbed her in the back. Get back at.

Get back to. When you talk to someone and then decide to talk again later to exchange new information. Sure, as soon as I hear from my boss, I'll get back to you.

Get back to. Get by. To succeed with the least possible effort.

How am I going to survive in the US? I don't have any money. Hey, you're strong. You'll get by.

Get by. Get down. To move to a lower place or level.

Hey, get down from the tree. You might hurt yourself. Get down. Get in To arrive or enter a place, room or building Hey, get in the car quickly.

Someone is following us get in Get off To leave a form of transportation except a car She was going to Buckingham Palace, so she got off the bus at Victoria Station. Get off. Get out. To leave or escape. Get out of the car, now!

Or, get out of my sight, I hate you. Get out. Get over. To move past an obstacle.

Don't cry. Find another man and get over him. Get over.

Get over with. To finish something that needs to get done. I hate taking blood tests. Just get it over with and I'm out.

Get over with. Get through. When a message, meaning or idea is understood or accepted.

I finally got through to my boss. We're getting a new coffee machine at the office. Get through. Get to.

To arrive to or assist someone to a place. She got in time to Buckingham Palace just in time for the ceremony. Get to. Get together. To meet and spend time together.

Wow, I haven't seen you in ages. We should get together sometime. Get together.

Get up to move upwards. Hey, you've been sleeping all day. Get up. Get up.

Give away to give something for free. He gave away all his fortune to charity. Give away. Give in. To surrender to something.

I couldn't do it. No. One whole month without chocolate?

I couldn't do it. One whole month without chocolate? No.

I gave in to the temptations. Give out. To distribute something. They're giving out free chocolates at the supermarket. Let's go!

Give out. give up to stop doing something without completing it. He didn't have the motivation to continue studying English, so he gave up.

Give up. Go after when you do your best to do something no matter how difficult it is. Hey, don't give up! You can learn to speak English fluently. So go after it.

Go after. Go ahead. To proceed to do something that you were hesitant about. Everybody's waiting for you.

Don't be nervous. Go ahead. Go ahead.

Go along with. To accept or agree with a decision. Rule, opinion, etc. You can't change his decision.

Just go along with it. Go around. To walk around something. Excuse me, where's the nightclub? Oh, just go around the corner and it's right there.

Go around. Go away. To move.

or travel from one place to another place. Sorry, Cal is not here right now. He went away for the afternoon.

Go away. Go back. To return to a place, time, or activity. I wish I could go back and relive my childhood.

Go back. Go by. To pass someone or something quickly.

No, Kalle's not here. He just went by to grab his computer. Go by. Go down.

To move to a lower position, price, level, etc. Ah damn it! Barcelona went down to second place after today's game.

Go... down go for to try to obtain if you want to be fluent in english well go for it go for go in go into to enter a place room building etc usually through a door Oh yes, Cal is here. He just went into his office. Go in.

Go into. Go on. When something takes place or continues. Did they stop the game? No, it went on.

Go on. Go over. To review something.

Hey, do you want me to go over your mail today? I know you have a lot of work to do. Go over. Go through with. When you make a decision to do something and actually do it.

I never thought he would dare to approach her, but he went through with it. Go through with. Grows out.

To be disgusted with someone or something. The food they served in school when we were kids. It grows me out. Grows out.

Grow out of. To become too big or too tall for your clothes. We need to go shopping.

Our son has grown out of his clothes. Again. Grow.

Out. Grow out of. When you mature and change from a child to an adult. Wow, you're not a child anymore. You've grown up.

Grow up. Hand in. To give something to a person of authority. He handed in the lost money he'd found to the police. Hand in.

Hand out. To distribute something free to people. They handed out tacos today at the career fair.

It was nice. Hand out. Hand over.

To give upon request or demand. When we sold our house, we handed over the keys to the new owner. Hand over. Hang around to spend time in a place or area. Hey, we have an hour to kill.

Let's hang around the mall while we wait. Hang around. Hang on.

When you hold something, often for support, or comfort hey don't give up just follow me hang on hang on hang up to end a phone call she's really mad at me when i called her she hung up as soon as she heard my voice hang up head back to go to a place you've been before or where you started from. Guys, we should head back to the hotel. It's getting late. Head back. Head for.

When a situation becomes more likely. It's currently 1-1 in the World Cup final. This is heading for overtime. Head for. Head toward.

To move in the direction where someone or something is. Where are you? I'm heading toward the beach.

Head toward. Hear about. When you learn details about someone or something.

I heard about your new baby. Congratulations. Hear about. Hear of.

When you learn about something or someone. I haven't heard of mindfulness before. What is that? Hear of.

Heat up to make something warmer. Hey baby, we have some pizza in the fridge. Do you want me to heat it up for us? Heat up.

Help out. to assist people with something. Oh, that food looks amazing. Do you want me to help you out with something?

Help out. Hold off. To delay something.

We're holding off on signing the contract before we can actually go and see the apartment. Hold off. Hold on.

When you wait for a short time. Hold on. I'm almost ready. Hold on. Hold out.

To extend your hand or an object in front of you. Hey, hold out that broom and I'll try to jump over it. Hold out. Hold up.

To hold someone or something up in the air or being stuck. In the beginning of The Lion King, Rafiki held up Simba in front of the whole kingdom. Or we got held up by an accident on the way. Hold up. Hook up.

When you connect two electrical devices together. Or when you do electrical things with someone you like. How did it go with Anna last night? Did you guys hook up?

Hook up. Hurry up to do something quickly. Hey, hurry up! We're running late!

Hurry up. Keep at to continue doing an activity even though it may be difficult. Good job with your English. Keep at it.

Keep at. Keep down. To make sound, music or noise minimal. Hey guys, your music is a bit loud.

Could you keep it down please? Keep down. Keep from. To stop yourself or others from doing something. You need to stop drinking so much.

I always need to keep you from doing stupid things. Keep from. Keep off. To avoid discussing a specific topic or subject. Guys, we're going to my parents'tonight for dinner.

So please keep off the politics, will you? Keep off. Keep on.

To continue doing something. You're doing great with these phrasal verbs. Just keep on going. Keep on.

Keep to. When you don't share information. When you have a secret, you keep it to yourself. Keep to. Kick out.

To force someone to leave an organization or a place. We got kicked out of the club last night. Laura spilled beer on the owner.

Kick out. Knock out. when someone is struck hard enough to cause them to lose consciousness. Did you see that Conor McGregor knocked that guy out in just 14 seconds? Knock out.

Knock over. To touch something or someone so that they fall over. The wind was so strong it knocked over the motorcycle. Knock.

Over. Know about. To have knowledge or be familiar with something.

She knows a lot about computers. Know about. Lay down.

To place something or someone on a surface. I just need to lay down for a while and I'll be just fine. Lay down. Lay off. when a company or business ends a worker's employment.

Because of the coronavirus, the company had to lay off a lot of employees. Lay off. Lead up to.

When a period of time or a series of event caused something to happen. The days leading up to the party were so busy we almost forgot to sleep. Lead up to Leave behind. When you don't take something or someone with you when you leave. The little girl did not notice she left behind her favorite toy at the restaurant.

Leave behind. Leave out. To not include something or someone. The food did not taste right because I left out the most important ingredient. Leave.

Out. Leave over when you have a portion that remains from something when you've used it or eaten from it. On Sunday we ate all the food we left over from the party.

Leave over. Let down. To disappoint someone. I want to do well and not let down my family. Let down.

Let in. To allow someone or something enter a place. The restaurant would not let me in because I was wearing shorts.

Let in. Let off. To not punish severely. The police officer said he would let her off with a warning if she never speeds again.

Let off. Let out. When you give permission for someone to leave, or be released from a place.

Who let the dogs out? Let out. Let up. When someone or something becomes less intense or strong. We waited under a bridge for the rain to let up.

Let up. Lie around. To be lazy or not to do anything.

On Sundays, I like to lie around and not do anything. Lie around. Light up.

To illuminate something. We used our cell phones to light up the dark room. Lighten up. When a conversation is changed or a person changes to become less serious.

To lighten up the mood, he told jokes. Light. Line up to form in a row one after another or side by side.

Before going into the school the children had to line up outside. Line up. Live with to share the same residence.

I live with my parents, my brother and two cats. Live with. Lock in to secure people or things behind a closed door The two men found themselves locked in prison lock in Lock out when you don't have the key or passcode to enter a secured place I locked myself out of my house.

I can't find my keys lock Out. Lock up. When you shut the windows or doors of a place or building. After he finished his shifts at work, he had to lock up the office. Lock up.

Look around to turn your head to see what or who is around you. He looked around to see where the smell was coming from. Look around. Look at. To divert your eyes to something or someone.

Look at the beautiful rainbow in the sky. Look at. Look down on.

When you consider someone or something unimportant or with little to no value. It is wrong to look down on people. Look down.

Look forward to. To anticipate a future event because it could either make you happy or you could benefit from it. I'm looking forward to my vacations in Spain next month.

Look into. To investigate or get more facts about something. The police are looking into the robbery case.

Look into. Look out! To remain alert. You have to look out for any potholes on the road. Look out.

Look over. To examine or inspect someone or something. I have to look over the proposal. Look over. Look up.

Search for information. For example on Google. How many people live in Brazil? Well, look it up! Google it!

Look up. Look up to. To review someone with respect and or admiration.

I look up to my parents for always being so hardworking and loving. Look up. Make of.

To understand the meaning of something. I don't know what to make of this news. Make of.

Make up. To invent a story. He's very good at making up new stories.

Make up. Mess up. When something is dirty or unorganized.

It was almost impossible for them to mess up the project. Mess up. Mix up.

To put or combine. different things together. The restaurant mixed up the order and we got the wrong food.

Mix up. Move in. When you bring your personal belongings to a new place where you will be living.

After only three months dating we moved in together. Move in. Move out.

When you permanently remove all your personal belongings and stuff from where you used to live to a new place. We lived in that house for 10 years but now we've moved out. Move out. Narrow down to reduce the number of options or possibilities. Sometimes in a good restaurant it's hard to narrow down your options.

Narrow down. Pay back. When you return money that you owe someone. It took a while but I was finally able to pay back all the money. Pay back.

Pay for. To purchase merchandise. You get what you paid for. Pay for. Pay off.

To repay money that you owe to an entity or a person. It will take five years to pay off a loan to the bank. Pay off.

Pay up. To pay all the money that is owed or asked for. My brother asked me to pay up all the money I owed him. Pay up.

Pick on. To tease and or criticize someone over a period of time. I was picked on in high school for being too tall.

Pick on. Pick out. When you're able to recognize something or someone from a group. The police asked her to pick out the man from the lineup.

Pick out. Pick up. To get someone or something from somewhere.

She picked up her kids from school every day. Pile up. To put things in a pile or heap.

He hadn't found a new job so the bills kept piling up. Pile up. Piss off. To be angry about something. I was so pissed off at him for changing the TV channel.

Piss off. Plan ahead. To prepare for a future event or situation.

It's always a good idea to plan ahead. Plan for. To prepare for a big event or expectation in the future.

We started planning for the next year's big gala. Plan for. Plan on. When you have the intention to do something.

They plan on driving for 15 hours straight. Plan on. Plug in. To connect an electrical device to an electrical outlet. Where can I plug in my phone?

Plug in. Plug into. To connect an electrical device to another electrical device or outlet.

You can plug into the socket in the kitchen. Plug into. Plug up.

To block a narrow passage so that nothing can come through. I was so embarrassed when I plugged up the toilet. Plug up.

Point out. To make someone aware of something. I would like to point out that this project is due in two weeks.

Point out. Point two. When you aim at something or someone using your finger or hand. Could you point me to the nearest restroom? Point two.

Print out. To produce a hard copy of a document. I had to print out all the pictures to make a gift.

Print out. Pull off. To succeed in doing something difficult or tricky.

I cannot believe we pulled off a full baby shower in two days. Pull off. Pull out.

When something or someone leaves a place. He pulled out of the parking lot at a high speed. Pull out. Pull over. to drive your vehicle to the side of the road to stop.

We had to pull over on the side of the road. The police pulled us over last night. Pull over.

Pull through. To recover from an injury or illness. She's going to pull through just fine from her surgery.

Pull through. Put away. To place something where it can't be seen or is in the way of other things.

I have asked you a million times to put away the toys. Put away. Put back. When something is causing a project to slow down.

Paula had some urgent business so we have to put back the work today. Put back. Put down.

to place something on a surface or an object. She was so excited that she didn't want to put down the cat. Put down. Put in. When you invest or make a deposit.

He had to put a hundred dollars in and pay the rest when it was done. Put in. Put off.

To become offended by something or someone. We were put off by the strong smell. Put off. Put out. Extinguish.

Switch off. The firefighters put out the fire in the forest. Put out. Put to.

To cause someone to do something extra. I was put to work by my parents at a young age. Put. To put together to assemble or connect the parts of something.

We did not think it would be that hard to put together the bed. Put together. Put up. To move an object to a higher level.

She needed to put up her paintings in the gallery. Put up. Put up to. to encourage or persuade someone to do something.

She put him up to fail by giving him the hardest task. Put up to. Put up with.

To accept or tolerate something that you'd rather not. They had to put up with the noise from the construction next door. Put up with. Rip off. When someone cheats or steals.

Some restaurants try to rip off foreign students. Rip off. Rip up.

To tear something into pieces. She ripped up all the letters I had sent her. Rip up. Rule out. When someone or something is excluded as a possibility.

Going to the beach was ruled out because it was raining. Rule out. Run across.

To move or run from one side to the other. The physical exam will be to run across the football field. Run across.

Run around. To go from one place to another in a hurry. I was running around all the city today trying to do my errands.

Run around. Run down. To hit someone or something with a vehicle. The deer was run down by a vehicle.

Run down. Run into. When something collides with another object by accident. I was at the mall when I ran into an old high school friend. Run into.

Run out. When people exit a place very quickly. David had to run out but he'll be back shortly. Run out.

Run over. When someone is injured or killed. by a vehicle. The dog ran into the street and was run over by a jeep.

Run over. Run up. To run from a lower to a higher level. We decided to run up the mountain five times.

Run up. Screw up. To make a mistake or do something really bad. We really screwed up when we decided to change everything.

Screw up. See about. To seriously think about doing something.

Let me see about that. See about. Sell out.

When all the inventory of a particular product has been sold. When I went to the store to buy the new shoes. they had already sold out. Sell out. Set up.

To organize or plan for something to happen. Let me set up a meeting for next week. Set up. Settle down.

To begin living a stable and routine life. It was nice when I was finally able to settle down and enjoy life. Settle.

down. Settle for. To accept something even though it's not what you want or need. I have settled for less before.

Settle for. Shake up. To mix something in a container by shaking it. You must shake up until the mixture is fully dissolved.

Shake up. Show off. to overly display your skills or what you have.

He likes to show off his new car. Show off. Shut off. To stop the operation of an electrical or mechanical device. Please shut off the car and step out of the vehicle.

Shut off. Shut up. To stop talking. Diana is that person at parties who never shuts up. Shut up.

Sign in. To write your name on a list to indicate what day and time you arrived. Before going into the meeting, please sign in and leave all your information.

Please come in and sit down. Sit down. Slow down.

To do something slower. You need to slow down or you will burn out. Slow down. Sneak in. Sneak into.

To enter a place quietly to avoid being seen or heard. The kids snuck into the movie theater every weekend. Sneak in. Sneak into.

Sneak out. To leave a place without being noticed. He got caught as he tried to sneak out the house through the window.

Sneak out. Sort out. To arrange or separate things into groups according to similarities.

We need to sort out all these clothes by color and size. Sort out. Space out.

When someone's attention is not in the present moment. When the meeting is boring, it's hard not to space out and think about other things. Space out. Stand around. To stand in one place and area when you should be doing something.

Don't just stand around doing nothing. Grab a broom and start cleaning. Stand around.

Stand for. To support or represent a belief or idea. We will not stand for this injustice. Stand for. Stand up.

To rise from sitting or lying down into a vertical position. Sometimes when I stand up, I get lightheaded. Stand up.

Start off. The beginning of an event, activity or time period. You start off by mixing the milk and the flour.

Start off. Start out. To begin a trip or venture to some place. We started out the day by taking a walk around the historic center.

Start out. Start up. To start something. She's about to start up some drama.

Start up. Stay out. To spend time out of your own home.

We stayed out until the sun came up. Stay out. Stay up. To be awake for a long time.

Kids, don't stay up too late, okay? Stay up. Step on.

To place your foot on something or someone. When I was a kid, I would try not to step on the lines of the sidewalk. Step on. Stick around.

To stay in a place or with someone for any period of time. If you stick around, we're ordering pizza later. Stick around. Stick out. To extend something outward.

The bump on his forehead really stuck out. Stick out. Stick to. When something is attached to another thing. When you use glue, you have to be careful or you will stick to everything.

Stick to. Stick with. To continue to use or do something.

I changed shampoos But I think I will stick with the old one. Stick with. Stop off. To make a quick stop on your way to a destination.

On our way home, I need to stop off at a supermarket. Stop off. Stop over.

To visit someone for a short period of time. Why don't we stop over at Martha's house? Stop. Over.

Stress out. To feel worried, nervous or anxious. If you're stressing out, maybe you should try meditation. Stress out.

Switch off. When you move something from on to off. When I go to bed, it's hard to switch off my brain. Take apart.

To disconnect or separate the parts of an object. He took the car apart and put it back together but there was still a noise. Take apart. Take back. To return something or someone.

You cannot take back what you said. Take back. Take in. Make clothes smaller.

I have to take in all my clothes because I've lost 20 kilos. Take in, take out, to remove an object from an area. We always fight because he forgets to take out the trash. Take out.

Take out on. To direct your anger to someone or something when you're really upset with something or someone else. You have to remember to not take out your stress on the people around you.

Take out on. Take up on. When you accept an invitation or an offer from someone.

I will take you up on that lunch at the sushi place. Take up on. Talk down to.

To talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you. It pisses me off when he talks down to me as if I were a child. Talk down to.

Talk into. To convince someone to do something. We all have that friend that talks us into doing crazy things. Talk into. Talk out of.

To convince someone not to do something. When Nora makes up her mind, it's very difficult to talk her out of it. Talk out of.

Talk to. To have a conversation with someone. For introverted people, it's hard to talk to new people.

Talk to. Tear down. To remove with force. The company will tear down the houses and make a park. Tear down.

Tear off. To remove with force. When waxing, you'll have to tear off the strips to remove the unwanted hair.

Tear off. Tell a park. To be able to differentiate something or someone from something or someone else. They are twins and it's really hard to tell them apart. Tell apart.

Tell on. To inform an authoritative figure what someone else did. My sister always told on me when I did something bad. Tell on. Think about.

To consider something prior to making a final decision. Students need to think about all their options before they make a decision on which university to go to. Students need to think about their options before making a final decision on which university to choose.

Think about. Think ahead. To think and plan carefully for a future event.

If you think ahead, your event will go smoothly. Think ahead. Think up. To use your imagination to create a plan, idea or a solution. The team needs to think up activities to do during the fair.

Think up. Throw away. To dispose of something you no longer find useful in a bin. She threw away my heart like it meant nothing. Throw.

Away. Throw out. When you get rid of something, people need to throw out any objects around the house that they do not use. Throw out. Throw up.

To puke or vomit. You were really drunk last night, remember? You threw up. Throw up. Track down.

To locate someone or something after a long search. I need you to track down John and deliver a message. Track down. Trade in. To exchange something old for something new.

They traded in some jewelry for some money. Trick into. To convince or persuade someone to believe something untrue or to do something for you. I was tricked into adopting a dog, but now I love him so much so I can't imagine my life without him.

Trick into. Try on. To see how something fits and looks before purchasing. Before I buy something, I need to try it on and see if it fits. Try on.

Try out. To show that you're qualified to do something. Before making the team, you need to try out and show us your skills.

Try out. Turn around. When someone or something move until it faces the opposite direction. You pass the restaurant. Turn around and walk two blocks.

Turn around. Turn down. To decrease the temperature, sound, etc. The music is too loud. Please turn it down.

Turn down. Turn in. To give something or someone to the police or someone in a... authority.

After you're done with the exam, turn it in. Turn in. Turn into. To transform. If she doesn't eat, she turns into a monster.

Turn into. Turn off. To stop a device from functioning.

Dave turns off the air conditioner at night because it bothers him. Turn off. Turn on.

To cause someone to feel interested and or attracted. A girl with good personality turns me on. Turn on.

Turn over. To move an object so that the part that's on top becomes the part in the bottom and vice versa. When you turn over your pillow to the cool side It always feels better.

Turn over. Turn up. To increase something. When your favorite song comes on you always turn up the volume. Turn up.

Use up. To completely consume or use all the supply. You will not get a new one until you use it all up. Use up. Wake up.

When you're finishing sleeping. I woke up many times during the night because it was so hot. Wake up. Wash off.

To remove dirt with water and soap. You need to wash off all the mud from your car. Wash off. Wash up.

To clean your face, hands, body, etc. You will not sit at the table for lunch until you wash up. Wash up.

Wear off. To decrease or disappear gradually. The effects of the painkiller wears off after a few hours. Wear off.

Wear out. When something is damaged and weakened from use and age. We need to get you new shoes because these are worn out. Wear out. Wipe off.

To completely remove or clean something from a surface. After dinner, you need to wipe off the table. Wipe off.

Wipe out. To fall or crash aggressively. I wiped out so hard surfing big waves in Costa Rica.

Wipe out. Wipe up. To remove liquid from a surface. After I spilled the tea, I had to wipe up the whole floor.

Wipe up. Work in. To make time in a busy schedule for a person or activity.

I'm busy but I can work in another meeting to discuss the topic. Work in. Work out. When a situation, event, plan or idea is successful. I'm glad it worked out for you at the end.

Work out. Work up. To gradually improve at or make progress with something. I'm working up an appetite. Work up.

Wrap up. To cover something with some kind of paper or to end something. Alright, the exercise is now complete. Let's wrap it up. Wrap up.

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Transcript for:Understanding and Mastering Phrasal Verbs

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Understanding and Mastering Phrasal Verbs