How To Use 25 Of The Most Common English Phrasal Verbs

how to use 25 of the most common English

phrasal verbs let’s jump right in number

one add up add up it means to make sense

or to seem to be logical or true here’s

an example people doubted what he was

saying because his story wasn’t adding

up

all right so adding up right here we can

change that and we can also say his

story wasn’t making sense okay making

sense that’s the same meaning all right

number two blow up blow up it means to

become very angry here’s the example the

woman blew up at her husband when he

came home late alright so we have right

here blew up now we can say this another

way by saying yelled at all right so the

woman yelled at her husband when he came

home late or you can also say the woman

was angry with okay

the woman was angry with and will cancel

out this act right here her husband when

he came home late all right next one

number three bring up bring up it means

to mention something when talking or to

start to talk about something here’s the

example please don’t bring up that topic

in the meeting today so right here we

have bring up it means or another way of

saying that is please don’t mention that

topic in the meeting today all right

number four call off call off it means

to stop doing or planning to do

something here’s the example Samantha

called off the wedding because she

decided she didn’t love him so right

here we have called off and another way

of saying that is Samantha stopped the

wedding okay

Samantha stopped the wedding because she

decide

she didn’t love him alright number five

carry on carry on this means to behave

or speak in an excited or foolish way

here’s the example the kids were

carrying on in class so their teacher

started to yell all right so we have

carrying on right here now one way we

can say this is playing the kids were

playing in class or you can also say the

kids were playing and running around

okay

running around in class alright now

let’s do a quick review here we go

people doubted what he was saying

because his story wasn’t you got it

adding up so again people doubted what

he was saying because his story wasn’t

adding up or making sense all right

let’s keep going

number six come across come across this

means to seem to have a particular

quality or character or to make a

particular impression here’s the example

Stephen came across as a bit bossy now

for this one instead of came across we

can say Stephen seemed a bit bossy now

if we use seemed we have to erase or

cancel the ads so Stephen seemed a bit

bossy the same meaning as came across

all right number seven come up with come

up with it means to get or think of

something that is needed or wanted

here’s the example we finally came up

with a solution to the problem so in

this sentence came up with can be

replaced with we finally realized okay

we finally realized or found a solution

to the problem all right good

let’s keep going number eight fall up

heart fall apart it means to become

unable to live in a normal way because

you are experiencing a lot of confusion

or emotional pain

here’s the example after the divorce he

fell apart now for this one right here

instead of fell apart you can say he

broke down because he was very sad after

the divorce

alright number 9 get along get along it

means to be or remain friendly here’s

the example we’re not together anymore

but we get along great all right so get

along is right here and instead of

getting along we can say great friends

okay great

friends now since we have great right

here we can erase it from here so but we

are great friends so let’s add the are

right here as well you need to add that

in the front okay so we cancel out this

great and we add our but we are great

friends alright number 10 get away get

away it means to go away from a place

here’s an example I’ve been so busy the

last few weeks I really need to get away

for a little while now this get away

right here we can replace it with I

really need to leave for a little while

okay or I really need to go on vacation

for a little while okay get away alright

now again let’s do a review here we go

we’re not together anymore but we great

what is it you got it we’re not together

anymore but we get along great

all right number 11 get over this means

to stop being controlled or bothered by

something such as a

problem or feeling here’s the example my

best friend got over her fear of flying

when she went to Japan so right here we

have got over and another way of saying

this is conquered okay the word conquer

means to get over so conquered all right

let’s rewrite this part a little bit

let’s redo this one can’t really see the

queue too clearly so qu e ar e D okay

conquered my best friend conquered her

fear of flying when she went to Japan

all right number 12 give up give up it

means to stop an activity or effort or

to admit that you cannot do something

and stop trying here’s the example my

boss gave up smoking on January 1st so

instead of gave up which is the phrasal

verb you could say my boss stopped

smoking on January 1st it has the same

meaning alright number 13 go on go on

this means to go or travel to a place

before another person or group that is

with you here’s the example we decided

to go on to the restaurant since she

said that she would be coming late

alright so for this one

go on we can say we decided to go ahead

okay go ahead to the restaurant okay

means going before someone all right

number 14 hold on hold on this means to

succeed in keeping a position condition

or something else so here’s the example

I will hold on to my job until the end

of the year so right here we have hold

on so we can change this to I will

keep my job so we need to cancel this -

right here all right very good let’s

keep going number 15

look after look after it means to take

care of someone or something all right

here’s the example my mother looked

after my grandmother for almost a year

all right so now what we have right here

is looked after right here looked after

now another way of saying this is my

mother took care of my mother took care

of my grandmother for almost a year or

almost a full year all right now again

let’s do a quick review my best friend

her fear of flying when she went to

Japan which phrasal verb is it you got

it got over my best friend got over her

fear of flying when she went to Japan

all right let’s keep going number 16

look forward to look forward to it means

to expect something with pleasure all

right here’s the example

William is really looking forward to

going on vacation next week

all right so we have right here looking

forward to alright so we can say William

is really excited about okay excited

about going on vacation next week all

right number 17 look up look up it means

to search for something in a reference

book on the internet or somewhere else

here’s the example the teacher told the

students to look up the words in the

dictionary

all right so right here we have look up

so we can say find or we can also say

search for okay find or search for the

words in the dictionary

all right great number 18 make out make

out this means to hear and understand

something all right

here’s the example I couldn’t make out

what the man was trying to tell me

all right so instead of make out we

could say I couldn’t understand very

good I couldn’t understand what the man

was trying to tell me all right let’s

keep going number 19 pass out pass out

it means to fall asleep or become

unconscious all right here’s an example

my grandpa passed out while watching

television last night all right so we

have right here passed out and we can

replace it with my grandpa fell asleep

while watching television last night all

right number 20 pull over pull over this

means to move a vehicle to the side of

the road and stop here’s the example she

had to pull over the car after they got

a flat tire all right so right here we

have pull over so instead of pull over

you could say she had to stop on the

side of the road pretty long huh she had

to stop on the side of the road

so instead of saying this we use pull

over but they’re the same meaning all

right

let’s look at our example let’s review

the teacher told the students to the

words in the dictionary what’s the

answer

you got it look up the teacher told the

students to look up the words in the

dictionary

great job all right number 21 put down

put down it means to give an amount of

money as a first payment when you are

buying something that costs a lot of

money all right here’s the example my

husband and I are going to put down some

money to buy that house in the center

of town so we have right here put down

now another way you can say in this

example is my husband and I are going to

give or

pay aa down payment okay this is

relation to houses for the mortgage pay

a down payment to buy that house so we

don’t need this if we use this right

here okay alright very good job let’s

keep going number 22 put off put off it

means to decide that something will

happen at a later time or to postpone so

here’s the example the manager decided

to put off the project until the end of

the year so right here we have put off

and instead of that we can just say the

manager decided to postpone the project

until the end of the year great job 23

put up with put up with it means to

allow someone or something unpleasant or

annoying to exist or happen here’s the

example their mother won’t put up with

them fighting each other alright so we

have put up with now another way of

saying this in English is stand okay

Stan it means to endure or to deal with

their mother won’t stand them fighting

each other alright number 24 turn up

turn up it means to be found

usually unexpectedly alright so here’s

the example his phone suddenly turned up

in his bedroom so we have turned up

right here and another way of saying

that is his phone suddenly appeared or

showed up in his bedroom alright number

25 watch out watch out it means to be

aware of something dangerous here’s the

example watch out in the

Mountain there are bears there all right

so right here we have watch out and

another way we can say it is be careful

let’s fix to see be careful in the

mountain there are bears there okay

let’s review their mother won’t with

them fighting each other what’s the

answer you got it

put up so their mother won’t put up with

them fighting each other now if you want

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