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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