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Complete Phrasal Verbs List Phrasal Meaning Example Verb We have to ABIDE BY what the court Abide by Accept or follow a decision or rule....

Complete Phrasal Verbs List Phrasal Meaning Example Verb We have to ABIDE BY what the court Abide by Accept or follow a decision or rule. says. They had to ACCOUNT FOR all the Account for To explain. money that had gone missing. My partner's been away for a fortnight- I Ache for Want something or someone a lot. am ACHING FOR her. The police were ACTING ON a tip from To take action because of something like Act on an informer and caught the gang red- information received. handed. The medicine only ACTS ON infected Act on Affect. tissue. Perform something with actions and Act out They ACTED OUT the story on stage. gestures.. Their anger is ACTED OUT in their Act out Express an emotion in your behaviour. antisocial behaviour. My computer's ACTING UP; I think I Act up Behave badly or strangely. might have a virus. To take action because of something like The police were ACTING UPON a tip- Act upon information received. off. The enzyme ACTS UPON certain Act upon Affect. proteins. You have to ADD the VAT ON to the Add on Include in a calculation. price they give. We ADDED UP the bill to check it was Add up To make a mathematical total. correct. Be a satisfactory explanantion for She explained why the work wasn't ready, Add up something. but her story doesn't ADD UP. Trains delays are getting worse and with Add up to Have a certain result. the high fares, it all ADDS UP TO misery for the commuters. The total costs ADD UP TO several Add up to Come to a certain amount or figure. million euros. Affect- usually used in the negative to I feel terrible- that food didn't AGREE Agree with show that something has had a negative WITH my stomach. effect, especially is it makes you feel bad. Aim at To target. The magazine is AIMED AT teenagers. They're AIMING AT reducing costs by Aim at Intend to achieve. ten percent. You should ALLOW FOR delays when Allow for Include something in a plan or calculation. planning a journey. The rules don't ALLOW OF any Allow of Make possible, permit. exceptions. Try to get something indirectly, by hinting He's been ANGLING FOR an invitation, Angle for or suggesting. but I don't want him to come. Answer To reply rudely to someone in authority. Her mother was shocked when she started ANSWERING her BACK and refusing to back help. The government should be made to Answer for Be held responsible for a problem. ANSWER FOR their failure to sort out the problem. Speak on behalf of someone or from I can ANSWER FOR my partner because Answer for knowing them. I know her position on this issue. Beat someone in a debate, discussion or The teacher tried to ARGUE the girl Argue down argument. DOWN, but she couldn't. Persuade someone to drop the price of Argue down She ARGUED him DOWN ten percent. something they're selling. Try to persuade people not to accept a They tried to ARGUE DOWN the Argue down proposition, motion, etc. proposal. If we can't ARGUE our differences OUT, Argue out Argue about a problem to find a solution. we'll have to take them to court. Ask how someone is doing, especially Ask about He ASKED ABOUT my father. professionally and in terms of health. Enquire about someone's health, how life Jenny rang earlier and ASKED AFTER Ask after is going. you, so I told her you were fine. Ask a number of people for information of I have no idea, but I'll ASK AROUND at Ask around help. work and see if anyone can help. Ask around Invite someone. We ASKED them AROUND for dinner. Ask for To provoke a negative reaction. You're ASKING FOR trouble. Ask for Request to have or be given. I ASKED FOR the menu. Ask in To invite somebody into your house. 'Jon's at the door.' 'ASK him IN.' He wanted to ASK her OUT but was too Ask out To invite someone for a date. shy. They have ASKED us OVER for drinks Ask over Invite. on Friday. Ask round Invite someone. We ASKED John ROUND for diner. They AUCTIONED OFF their property Auction off Sell something in an auction. as they were heavily in debt. The crowd BACKED AWAY when the Back away Retreat or go backwards. man pulled a knife. Retract or withdraw your position or She refused to BACK DOWN and was Back down proposal in an argument. fired. He prefers to BACK his car INTO the Back into Enter a parking area in reverse gear. garage. The police told the protesters to BACK Back off Retreat. OFF. He BACKED OUT two days before the Back out Fail to keep an arrangement or promise. holiday so we gave the ticket to his sister She BACKED OUT OF the agreement at Back out of Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement. the last minute. She BACKED the Rolls OUT OF its Back out of Exit a parking area in reverse gear. parking space. Back up Make a copy of computer data. You should always BACK UP important files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware. The rest of the staff BACKED her UP Back up Support. when she complained about working conditions. Tom BACKED UP without looking and Back up Drive a vehicle backwards. ran over his laptop. Don't bag out BAG OUT Australian Bag out Criticise. English. The government had to BAIL OUT the Bail out Save, rescue. airline because it was losing so much money. Remove water from something that is The boat was leaking so they had to Bail out flooded. BAIL it OUT. Jump out of a plane because it is going to The pilot BAILED OUT when he saw Bail out crash. that the engines had failed. I must BAIL my drunken brother OUT Bail out of Pay a bond to release someone from jail. OF jail. Stop supporting someone when they are in Everybody BAILED OUT ON him when Bail out on trouble. the scandal broke. I was late because he BAILED me UP on Bail up Talk to someone and delay them. the phone and wouldn't shut up. He was BAILED UP by a couple of Bail up Rob someone at gunpoint. muggers as he came out of the bank. The new project has BALLED me UP- I Ball up Confuse or make things complicated. have no idea what to do. He BALLED UP his napkin when he had Ball up Roll or form into a round shape. finished eating. Balls up Spoil, ruin. He BALLSED the presentation UP. Bang about Move in a place making a lot of noise. He's BANGING ABOUT in the kitchen. Bang I can hear him BANGING ABOUT Move in a place making a lot of noise. around upstairs. He BANGED ON for half an hour but no Bang on Talk at great length. one was listening. Bang on He's always BANGING ON ABOUT Keep talking about something. about football. She BANGED the tune OUT on the Bang out Play a musical instrument loudly. piano. The judge BANGED him UP for eight Bang up Put someone in prison. years. Bang up Damage badly. He BANGED his car UP last night. I'm BANKING ON your help; I can't do Bank on Count or rely on. it alone. Bargain Persuade someone to drop the price of I BARGAINED her DOWN to half what down something they're selling. she originally wanted. Bargain for Expect something to happen (usually I hadn't BARGAINED FOR so many negative). people coming. Expect something to happen (usually Bargain on I hadn't BARGAINED ON him coming. negative). He keeps BARGING IN and asking Barge in Enter a place and interrupt. stupid questions when I'm trying to work. They BARGED INTO my office without Barge into Enter a place and interrupt people rudely. knocking and started talking even though I was on the phone. If you BASH your monitor ABOUT like Bash about Mistreat physically. that, it won't last long. The burglars BASHED the door IN to Bash in Break, damage or injure by hitting. enter the house. Write something quickly without much I BASHED the essay OUT the night Bash out preparation. before I had to hand it in. They BASHED him UP in the fight in the Bash up Break, damage or hurt by hitting. pub last week and he had to go to hospital. She BAWLED me OUT for coming home Bawl out Scold, shout at someone. drunk. She BAWLED Raj OUT for getting there Bawl out Scold. late. He BAWLED OUT our names at the top Bawl out Sing or shout unpleasantly loudly. of his voice. The police ARE AFTER him because of Be after Try to find or get. the theft. The next bus should BE ALONG in the Be along Arrive. next quarter of an hour or so. Be away Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc.. She's AWAY on business for three weeks. Be cut out She's not CUT OUT FOR this kind of Be suitable, have the necessary qualities. for work. She was very CUT UP about coming Be cut up Be upset. second as she thought she deserved to win. He's BEEN DOWN since his partner left Be down Be depressed. him. The firm's profits ARE DOWN by ten Be down Be reduced or less. percent this quarter. After the argument, James is DOWN ON Be down on Have negative feelings toward someone. his boss. Be down Gul is DOWN WITH some bug and is off Be ill. with work today. Be fed up Be bored, upset or sick of something. I AM FED UP of his complaints. They ARE never IN; I always get their Be in Be at home or at work. answerphone. The application form must BE IN by 3pm Be in Be submitted, arrive. on Friday. Be in on Be involved in. Susan was the only one who WASN'T IN ON the plan. Be not on Be unacceptable. The way he's behaving IS just NOT ON. This yoghurt must BE OFF; it smells Be off Be bad (of food). foul. Be off Depart, leave. I'm OFF home; it's five o'clock. Be on Be functioning (of machines). The computer IS ON. The show IS ON for the next three Be on Take place. months. Take medication or drugs, especially when He IS ON anti-depressants and has Be on they affect the person badly. become very difficult to please. Be at the top of one’s game, performing He IS really ON right now- three goals in Be on very well. five minutes! I couldn't understand what he WAS ON Be on about Mean, try to say. ABOUT- it made no sense. He's being very careful because he thinks Be onto Pursue, be aware of someone's true nature. the police ARE ONTO him. Be out Be absent from a place. She IS OUT on a visit for the day. We're OUT OF coffee so I'll have to go Be out of Have no more left. and get some. She IS OUT TO get him sacked because Be out to Attempt. she hates him. Be snowed We're completely SNOWED UNDER at Have too much work. under work because it's the end of the tax year. Be taken I WAS TAKEN ABACK when I saw him Be shocked or surprised. aback because he's lost all his hair. Be taken I WAS very TAKEN WITH the Like something. with performance- it was superb. Be up Be out of bed. She's not UP yet. The company's profits ARE UP by fifteen Be up Have increased or risen. percent. When the time for something finishes or Time's UP, please finish your drinks and Be up expires. leave. ARE you UP FOR the climb of Mt. Be up for Be enthusiastic about an upcoming event. Blanc? He's not UP TO the job; get someone Be up to Be good enough. else. Be up to Doing something naughty or wrong. What are those kids UP TO? Bear down She spotted him on the other side of the Move towards. on room and BORE DOWN ON him. The judge's character may well BEAR Bear on Influence, affect. ON the final decision. Statistics BEAR OUT the government's Bear out Confirm that something is correct. positions on the issue. How are you BEARING UP under the Bear up Resist pressure. strain? Bear up He's BEARING UP UNDER the Cope with something difficult or stressful. under pressure.

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