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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.  Please BEAR WITH me a moment while Bear with Be patient. I finish this email. The sun WAS really BEATING DOWN Beat down Strong sunshine. and we couldn't stay outdoors. Get someone to lower the price of I managed to BEAT him DOWN to fifty Beat down something. Euros. The marathon runner barely BEAT OUT Beat out Narrowly win in competition. his rival at the tape. The mugger BEAT him UP and stole his Beat up Attack violently. wallet. Beaver She's BEAVERING AWAY before her Work hard. away exams. Beaver I have to BEAVER AWAY AT it or else I Work hard doing something. away at will fail the course. Sleep somewhere less comfortable than We had to BED DOWN on the floor for Bed down normal. the night. Become established or successful over The new government has found it hard to Bed down time. BED DOWN and become accepted. I BEDDED the plants OUT when the Bed out Move a plant outside. weather warmed up. The company BEEFED UP their case when they saw that the public wouldn't Beef up Make something stronger or more solid. accept their first explanation of the accident. Belong to Be a member. He BELONGS TO a secret society. Be connected to a time, place, belief, Their ideas BELONG TO the nineteenth Belong to thing, etc. century and seem old-fashioned now. Be in the correct or appropriate location Does this disc BELONG WITH those on Belong with with other items. the shelf? They BELTED OUT the national anthems Belt out Sing something loudly. before the game. She told the students to BELT UP because Belt up Be quiet. they were making so much noise. I told the kids to BELT UP before I Belt up Fasten your seatbelt. started the car. Bend down Lower the top half of your body. I BENT DOWN to pick it up off the floor. Bend over Lower the top part of your body. I BENT OVER to do my shoes up. Bend over I BENT OVER BACKWARDS for them Do a lot to try to help or please someone. backwards and they didn't even thank me. Big up Exaggerate the importance. He BIGS himself UP all the time. They work out a lot to BIG themselves Big up Increase the size of muscles by exercise. UP. Bitch up Spoil or ruin something. I BITCHED UP the interview. He BLACKED OUT and collapsed on the Black out Fall unconscious. floor. Everything BLACKED OUT when the Black out Lose light. power supply failed.  The email addresses were BLANKED Blank out Censor text so that words cannot be read. OUT in the documents shown to the court. I was so nervous in the interview that I Blank out Have a temporary memory failure. just BLANKED OUT and couldn't answer their questions properly. The music was BLARING OUT and I Blare out A loud sound or music. couldn't get to sleep. The space shuttle BLASTED OFF on Blast off Leave the ground- spaceship or rocket. schedule yesterday. The shooters BLAZED AWAY at the Blaze away Fire a gun repeatedly. pheasants. Cause sufficient blood loss to result in Bleed out They BLED OUT their calves. death. Bliss out Be extremely relaxed and happy. I BLISSED OUT on the beach all week. I couldn't drive here this morning because Block in Park a car and obstruct another car. someone had BLOCKED me IN. He BLOCKED IN the events in his Block in Shade or fill in. calendar. Obstruct an exit to prevent people from The police BLOCKED OFF the road Block off leaving. after the murder. The trees BLOCK the sun OUT most of Block out Stop light from entering or leaving. the day. It was so unpleasant that I try to BLOCK Try not think about or feel something Block out it OUT- otherwise, I'd just be angry all because it is upsetting or painful. the time. The pipe's BLOCKED UP and no water Block up Fill a space so that nothing can pass. gets through. He grabbed a gun and BLEW the police Blow away Kill. officer AWAY. Beat rivals or competitors by a large Their new product has BLOWN all the Blow away margin. others AWAY. Blow away Impress greatly. Her first novel BLEW me AWAY. When the wind moves something from a The flag BLEW AWAY in the storm; we'll Blow away place. have to buy a new one. Blow down When the wind forces something to fall. A tree was BLOWN DOWN in the storm. Arrive, sometimes suddenly or He BLEW IN from Toronto early this Blow in unexpectedly. morning. We were going to meet last night, but she Blow off Not keep an appointment. BLEW me OFF at the last minute. I BLEW the homework OFF and did Blow off Ignore, not do something. badly. Blow off Expel gas from the anus. He BLEW OFF in front of everybody. She BLEW the candles OUT on her Blow out Extinguish candles, matches, etc.. birthday cake. The Broncos BLEW OUT the Raiders 55- Blow out Defeat decisively. 0.  The scandal BLEW OVER within a Blow over When a scandal gets forgotten. fortnight when the press found someone else to attack. The bomb BLEW UP without any Blow up Explode. warning. The pressure was low, so I BLEW the Blow up Inflate. tyre UP. BLOW UP that photo so we can see his Blow up Enlarge (e.g., photograph).. face. A storm BLEW UP while we were out Blow up The beginning of a storm. walking. They BLEW UP when they heard what I Blow up Lose your temper, become angry. had done wrong. Say something quickly without thinking, I was really angry when he BLURTED Blurt out especially if you shouldn't. OUT the secret. Arrange for pets to stay somewhere while We BOARD our dog OUT with friends Board out you're away. when we go abroad. Cover windows or doors with wood, They BOARDED UP all the windows to Board up metal, etc.. stop people getting into the empty houses. Yasini got BOGGED DOWN in his Bog down Slow make progress. research and didn't finish the project in time. We were starving and BOGGED IN when Bog in Eat enthusiastically. the food was served. Bog into Eat something enthusiastically. They BOGGED INTO the lunch. He lost his temper and told her to BOG Bog off! Get lost. OFF. The report's so long, I BOILED it DOWN Boil down Simplify, reduce to the essentials. into a two-page summary. Boil down It all BOILS DOWN TO money at the Amount to. to end of the day. I left the milk on the cooker and it Boil over When a hot liquid spills out of a container. BOILED OVER. When people lose their tempers and things The tension had been building up and it Boil over get nasty. BOILED OVER in the meeting. The anger BOILED UP in me when I saw Boil up Feel a negative emotion strongly. what they had done. I BOILED UP some water for a cup of Boil up Cook or heat something to boiling point. coffee. We were all scared but she BOLSTERED Bolster up Give support, reinforce, strengthen. UP our courage. I will have to BONE UP to get a good Bone up Study hard for a reason. result. I need to BONE UP ON my French Bone up on Study hard for a goal or reason. grammar for the test. Book in Make a reservation in advance. I'll BOOK us IN at the Intercontinental.  WE took a taxi from the airport to the Book in Check in at a hotel. hotel and BOOKED IN. I've BOOKED us INTO a hotel in the Book into Make a reservation in advance. centre of town for three nights. We BOOKED INTO the first hotel we Book into Check in at a hotel. could find. I don't like the look of the people Book out Leave a place in a hurry. arriving- let's BOOK OUT. The flight's fully BOOKED UP; I'll have Book up Reserve. to go the following day. He BOOTED UP the computer and Boot up Start a computer. started work. Border on Be located next to a place. Portugal BORDERS ON Spain. What he did was BORDERING ON Border on Be very nearly something. betrayal. Boss about Use excessive authority to control people. She BOSSES everyone ABOUT. Boss around Use excessive authority to control people. He BOSSES everyone AROUND. I BOTCHED UP the whole project and it Botch up Ruin or spoil something. had to be cancelled. Bottle away Store up. He kept his feelings BOTTLED AWAY. She was going to tell her boss exactly Bottle out Lack courage to do something. what she thought, but BOTTLED OUT in the end. She BOTTLED UP her feelings even Bottle up Not express your feelings. though she was furious with them and kept quiet. The recession BOTTOMED OUT and the Bottom out Pass the lowest point and start rising. economy is recovering well. They have BOUNCED the government Bounce into Force someone. INTO calling an early election. Bounce The economy is BOUNCING BACK Recover. back from the recession. They BOUNCED ideas OFF each other Bounce off Test ideas. in a brainstorming session. Hit someone's wicket in cricket with the Bowl out He BOWLED the player OUT first ball. ball. Bowl over Surprise someone greatly. I was BOWLED OVER by the news. He was BOWLED OVER by the crowd Bowl over Knock someone to the ground. rushing out. Prevent something from moving, I was BOXED IN by the bus and couldn't Box in especially vehicles. change lane. At the end of term, I BOXED my books Box up Pack things in boxes to move them. UP and sent them home. Feel more confident or optimistic about You should BRACE UP and stop Brace up something. worrying. Move into a different area of business, The supermarkets have BRANCHED Branch out etc.. OUT into banking.  Leave an organisation, usually to form a The SDP BROKE AWAY from the Break away new one. Labour Party. The talks between management and the Break down End negotiations unsuccessfully. unions BROKE DOWN acrimoniously. Break down Start crying. He BROKE DOWN in tears. My car's BROKEN DOWN, so I came by Break down Stop working. taxi. He had to BREAK DOWN their Break down Remove a barrier or obstacle. opposition to his ideas. The burglars BROKE IN and stole the TV Break in Go into a building to steal something. and video. I'm sorry to BREAK IN on your Break in Interrupt something. conversation, but there's a problem. Break in Train a horse to be ridden. It took ages to BREAK the horse IN. Carefully use new products until they are I must watch my speed until I BREAK IN Break in fully functional.. my new Volvo. She BROKE OFF a square of chocolate Break off Break a piece from something. and gave it to her dog. She BROKE OFF their engagement when Break off End a relationship. she found out that he'd been unfaithful. They're worried that war will BREAK Break out Start (war, conflict). OUT. Sweat heavily, develop skin sores or The measles caused me to BREAK OUT Break out in irritation.. IN a rash. Three dangerous Category A prisoners Break out of Escape. BROKE OUT OF Wandsworth Prison last night. Break The crowd BROKE THROUGH the Pass a barrier or obstacle. through police barriers and attacked the hunters. The plate BROKE UP when he dropped it Break up Break into many pieces. on the floor. Close an educational institution for the Schools BREAK UP at the end of June Break up holidays. for the summer holidays. They had been going out for a couple of Break up Finish a relationship. years before they BROKE UP. You're BREAKING UP; I'll call you back Become inaudible over the telephone Break up in a minute and see if we get a better because of interference. connection. Breeze The film BREEZES ALONG for the first Move easily and quickly. along hour, then becomes rather dull and slow. He BREEZED IN and started shouting at Breeze in Enter a place quickly. us. He BREEZED INTO the room and Breeze into Enter a place quickly. switched the TV on. Breeze Pass easily, succeed. She BREEZED THROUGH her exams. through Brick in Close or fill a space with bricks. We BRICKED IN the side window. Brick up Close or fill a space with bricks. We BRICKED the back entrance UP. The day started cloudy but Brighten up Improve (weather). BRIGHTENED UP in the afternoon. He BRIGHTENED UP when he heard the Brighten up Become happier. news. Make something more attractive or We tried to BRIGHTEN the place UP by Brighten up pleasant. painting it. The changes to the law were BROUGHT Bring about Make something happen. ABOUT by the government because so many people were ignoring the old one. Bring someone or something to certain You can BRING your friends ALONG if Bring along place. you like. Her coach has BROUGHT her ALONG a Bring along Help someone improve. lot in the last six months. Bring It took me ages to BRING him AROUND Persuade or convince someone. around to my point of view. Bring He BROUGHT some books AROUND Bring something with you when you visit. around when he came last night. He didn't want to discuss the details, but I Bring Get someone talking about something. managed to BRING him AROUND and around he told me everything. Visiting my old school BROUGHT Bring back Cause someone to remember. BACK memories of when I was a pupil there. He took the calculator home yesterday Bring back Return. and hasn't BROUGHT it BACK yet. The vote of no-confidence BROUGHT Bring down Make a government fall. the government DOWN. The improvements in technology have Bring down Make something cheaper. BROUGHT the prices of computers DOWN considerably in recent months. Produce something, make it known or The prosecution BROUGHT FORTH a Bring forth visible. lot of evidence against him. She BROUGHT FORTH a surprising Bring forth Produce. result. The report has BROUGHT FORTH a lot Bring forth Make something happen. of criticism of the policy. Remove something from where it is kept She BROUGHT FORTH the diary and Bring forth or hidden. showed it to us. The meeting has been BROUGHT Bring Make something happen earlier than FORWARD to this Friday instead of next forward originally planned. week because some people couldn't make it then. The job BRINGS IN two thousand Bring in Earn. dollars a month. No one thought she'd manage to do it, but Bring off Succeed with something difficult. she BROUGHT it OFF in the end. Bring on Cause something to happen or speed up Getting wet in the rain yesterday  the process. BROUGHT ON my cold. Bring on Make something appear. BRING ON the dancers! The band are BRINGING OUT a new Bring out Release or publish. CD in the autumn. Bring out Elicit a response. Suzie BRINGS OUT the best in him. It was the lobster that BROUGHT me Bring out in Cause a health problem or reaction. OUT in this rash all over my body. Make someone wake up from The doctors BROUGHT him ROUND a Bring round unconsciousness or an anaesthetic. few hours after the operation. They didn't BRING the subject UP at the Bring up Mention. meeting. Bring up Raise a child. My parents BROUGHT me UP strictly. He was BROUGHT UP on charges of Bring up Be officially charged with a crime. public intoxication. They didn't BRING the subject UP at the Bring Up Mention. meeting. Bring Up Raise a child. My parents BROUGHT me UP strictly. He was BROUGHT UP on charges of Bring Up Be officially charged with a crime. public intoxication. The minister BRUSHED OFF the Brush off Ignore, pay little attention. criticism. She took a two-week course to BRUSH Brush up Improve a skill quickly. UP her Spanish before she went travelling around South and Central America. She BUBBLED OVER with joy when Bubble over Become very excited. she heard her exam results. Buck up Hurry (either transitive or reflexive). 'BUCK UP - the taxi's waiting.' You had better BUCK your ideas UP, or Buck up Smarten up, improve. you'll fail the course. Bucket Take an umbrella; it's BUCKETING Rain heavily. down DOWN. Buckle We had to BUCKLE DOWN and study Start working hard, apply yourself. down for the exam. Buckle Accept something under pressure, against They didn't like the ideas, but had to under your will. BUCKLE UNDER or face the sack. We were told to BUCKLE UP before Buckle up Fasten a seatbelt. take-off. We had to BUDGE UP to let the fourth Budge up Move to make space for someone. person in the back of the car. The silver candlestick looked lovely after Buff up Clear, clean or make something shine. I BUFFED it UP. After the scandal, the politician tried to Buff up Improve. BUFF UP his public image. I BUFFED UP ON my grammar before Buff up on Improve your knowledge quickly. the test. I told her to bug off because she was Bug off! Go away. annoying me. Bug out Open your eyes wide in surprise. He BUGGED OUT when she turned up. They BUGGED OUT when the police Bug out Leave somewhere in a hurry. arrived. She BUILT the business UP from nothing Build up Develop a company. into a market leader in less than a decade. Tension has been BUILDING UP ever Build up Increase. since the government passed the unpopular law. I BULKED the essay OUT with a few Bulk out Make something bigger or thicker. quotes to reach the number of word required. He's BULKED UP a lot since he got Bulk up Gain weight, develop bigger muscles. those steroids. I BUMPED INTO Helen on the Bump into Meet by chance. underground the other day. The drug dealer was BUMPED OFF by a Bump off Kill. rival gang. They BUMP UP the prices in the high Bump up Increase. season. Bundle off Send someone somewhere. He BUNDLED the kids OFF to bed. The barman BUNDLED the drunk OUT Bundle out Expel. because he was annoying the other customers. We BUNDLED UP before going out as it Bundle up Put on warm clothing. was snowing. I BUNDLED UP my newspapers and Bundle up Wrap or tie things together. dropped them in the recycling bin. I used to BUNK OFF school and go into Bunk off Not go to school when you should. town. After so much criticism, the positive Buoy up Make someone feel more positive. review BUOYED him UP. The lifejacket BUOYED me UP till the Buoy up Keep afloat. boat arrived. They had to completely rebuild the Burn down Burn completely. museum after the old one BURNED DOWN. Burn off Remove by burning or similar process. I BURN OFF a lot of calories in the gym. Jennie BURNT OUT after ten years Lose enthusiasm and energy to continue in Burn out working as a futures broker and went to a demanding job. live in the country. All his possessions were BURNED UP in Burn up Destroy completely by fire. the fire. The bank robbers BURNED UP the roads Burn up Drive at high speed. but were soon captured. His undeserved win in the election really Burn up To be or cause to be highly annoyed. BURNS me UP. Burst into Catch fire very quickly. The car BURST INTO flames and the driver died as he didn't have time to get  out. She BURST INTO laughter when she Burst into Laugh, cry or clap loudly. heard the joke. End a relationship, usually angrily or after Bust up They BUST UP after a row last night. arguing. I hope you don't mind me BUTTING IN Butt in Interrupt. on your conversation, but I couldn't help hearing what you said... This is none of your business, so just Butt out Not be involved in other people's business. BUTT OUT! I tried BUTTERING my tutor UP but she Butter up Praise or flatter someone excessively. still wouldn\'t let me hand it in late. Joe Meek's last hit, 'Singin' the Blues', Force a CD or record into the charts by Buy in was probably BOUGHT IN at number 40, buying lots of copies. but failed to go any higher. I never BOUGHT INTO the idea of a Buy into Accept an idea. federalist Euopean Union. He BOUGHT the newspaper OFF by Buy off Pay someone to stop them causing trouble. placing a lot of adverts. His business partners BOUGHT him Buy out Buy somebody's share in a company. OUT to get rid of him. We BOUGHT UP all the shop had before Buy up Buy all of something. the price went up. Buzz Reporters were BUZZING AROUND the Move quickly around a place. around scene of the accident. I'm BUZZING OFF now- I have to meet Buzz off Leave somewhere. some people. He told them to BUZZ OFF because they Buzz off! Go away (imperative). were annoying him. She was CALLED Rose AFTER her late Call after Name someone after somebody else. grandmother. Call around Visit. I CALLED AROUND but she wasn't in. I must CALL her BACK when we get to Call back Return a phonecall. the office. The Opposition party CALLED FOR the Call for Demand. minister's resignation after the scandal broke. The courier CALLED FOR your parcel, Call for Go to collect something. but I told him it wasn't ready yet. Call for Telephone for something. I'll CALL FOR a cab right away. I'll CALL FOR you at seven, so be ready Call for Go and collect someone to take them out. because the film starts at half past. An emergency like this CALLS FOR Call for Require. some pretty drastic action. The protests CALLED FORTH a strong Call forth Make something happen. reaction from the police. Call in Get someone to come and do a job. We had to CALL IN a plumber because  the sink was leaking and I had no idea how to fix it. I CALLED IN on Jenny on my way home because she's not very well at the moment Call in Stop and visit. and I wanted to see if she needed anything. The concert had to be CALLED OFF Call off Cancel. because the singer went down with a bad case of flu. CALL OFF your lawyers; we can work Call off Order someone to stop attacking. something out. The President CALLED ON the wealthy countries for financial aid after the floods Call on Ask for help. destroyed much of the country's agriculture. As we were in the area, we CALLED ON Call on Visit. my sister-in-law. He CALLED the speaker ON several Call on Challenge. mis-statements of fact. Ask someone to do something, especially I now CALL ON the other party to give Call on to speak in public. (Formal). their account of what happened. Expose or accuse someone of wrongdoing He CALLED them OUT over awarding Call out or incompetence. contracts to family members. I CALLED ROUND on my way home Call round Visit. but no one was in. The army CALLED UP the reserve Call up Summon someone for military service. soldiers when the war broke out. I CALLED him UP as soon as I got to a Call up Telephone. phone to tell him the news. When I lose my temper, it takes ages for Calm down Stop being angry or emotionally excited. me to CALM DOWN again. Have an opposite effect on something that The airport taxes CANCELLED OUT the Cancel out has happened, taking things back to the savings we had made on the flight tickets. beginning. Finish or complete, often with some She CAPPED OFF the meeting with a Cap off decisive action. radical proposal. I don't CARE FOR fizzy drinks; I prefer Care for Like. water. The team got CARRIED AWAY when Carried Get so emotional that you lose control. they won the championship and started away shouting and throwing things around. Carry They CARRIED FORWARD their losses Include a figure in a later calculation. forward to the next financial year. Carry They hope the new management will be Make something progress. forward able to CARRY the project FORWARD. She CARRIED OFF the first prize in the Carry off Win, succeed. competition. Carry off Die of a disease. Cancer CARRIED him OFF a couple of  years ago. CARRY ON quietly with your work until Carry on Continue. the substitute teacher arrives. The children annoyed me by CARRYING Carry on Behave badly. ON all morning. Carry on He's been CARRYING ON WITH Have an affair. with someone at work for years. The government is CARRYING OUT test Carry out Perform a task. on growing genetically modified crops. Food bought from a restaurant to take I'm too tired to cook- let's get a CARRY- Carry out away. OUT. The meeting CARRIED OVER into the Carry over Continue past a certain point. afternoon because there was so much to talk about. Carry They CARRIED the reforms THROUGH Complete successfully. through despite the opposition. Take someone away, usually under arrest The police CARTED them OFF to Cart off or to prison. question them. Take something away, especially if The thieves CARTED OFF all the ticket Cart off stealing or without permission. receipts. Create or get a area where you can be She's CARVED OUT a career in Carve out special or successful. photojournalism. They CARVED the company UP and sold Carve up Divide into smaller pieces. a lot off. Overtake someone and then pull directly The idiot CARVED us UP and forced me Carve up in front of a car. to brake hard. Convert shares, bonds, casino chips, etc, They CASHED IN their bonds and spent Cash in into money. the money on a holiday. Benefit or make money on something, The opposition party are CASHING IN Cash in on especially if done unfairly. ON the government's unpopularity. A hacker got my credit card details from Illegally access a bank account or credit Cash out my computer and CASHED OUT a lot of card and steal money. money. Exchange something for money, collect After winning, she CASHED OUT her Cash out winnings. chips. Count all the money taken in a shop or After the shop closed, they have to CASH Cash up business at the end of the day. UP before they can go home. Cast about They're CASTING ABOUT FOR Try to find something. for support. Cast around She was CASTING AROUND FOR Try to find something. for people to help her. Dispose, get rid of, ignore because you no Cast aside He CAST her ASIDE. longer like something or someone. They CAST OFF any semblance of Cast off Dispose, get rid of. politeness and attacked us viciously. Cast off Untie a boat so it's free to sail. They CAST OFF and headed out to sea. Cast out Expel, reject. They CAST him OUT because of his  behaviour. Cast round He CAST ROUND FOR any sign of his Try to find something. for things. Cast up Be left on the shore by the sea. The rubbish was CAST UP by the tide. She CAUGHT AT my sleeve as I was Catch at Take or grab hold of something. leaving and said she needed to talk to me. Many critics were shocked when techno Catch on Become popular. CAUGHT ON in the clubs. Everyone else realised what was Catch on Finally understand what is going on. happening, but it took Henry ages to CATCH ON. The exam is designed to CATCH you Catch out Trick. OUT. He CAUGHT me OUT when he checked Catch out Discover or prove that someone is lying. my story with my previous employer. Put someone in an unexpected and Catch out We were CAUGHT OUT in the storm. difficult situation (often passive). I was ill for a fortnight and now I've got Catch up Get work, etc, up to date.. to CATCH UP on the work I missed. He started well, but I CAUGHT him UP Catch up Reach someone who was ahead of you. on the third lap. The tourists were CAUGHT UP IN the Catch up in Become involved, often against one’s will. violence of the revolution. Do something that should have been done I'm going home to CATCH UP ON my Catch up on earlier. sleep. I hadn't seen her for years, so we spent Reminisce with an old friend after not Catch up on the afternoon CATCHING UP ON old seeing them for a while. times. Catch up Do something that should have been done I'm going home to CATCH UP WITH my with earlier. sleep. Catch up Meet someone after a period of time and I CAUGHT UP WITH her at the with find out what they have been doing. conference. Catch up When something negative starts to have an His criminal behaviour is starting to with effect. CATCH UP WITH him. Catch up Punish someone after they have been The tax authorities CAUGHT UP WITH with doing something wrong for a long time. me for not submitting my tax returns. Catch up Learn something new that many people My mother's trying to CATCH UP WITH with already understand. computers. The college CATERS FOR students of all Cater for To provide what is necessary. ages. To provide what is needed, often seen The film CATERS TO the audience's Cater to negatively. worst instincts. The roof CAVED IN because of the Cave in Collapse. weight of the snow. The government has refused to CAVE IN Cave in Stop resisting or refusing. despite the protests and demonstrations. Chalk out To cut a line of cocaine. He went into the toilets to CHALK a line  OUT. The company has CHALKED UP its Chalk up To achieve something good. highest ever profits. They CHALKED the poor sales UP TO Chalk up to Explain the reason for a problem. the lower numbers of tourists visiting this year. Chance I CHANCED UPON a very rare book in Find something by accident. upon car boot sale and bought it for 65p. Change The Irish CHANGED OVER to using Change a system. over kilometres in 2005. I need to CHARGE my phone UP- the Charge up Put electricity into a battery. battery's dead. She was arrested in customs last night Charge with Accuse somebody of a crime. and has been CHARGED WITH smuggling. The press CHASED us DOWN when the Chase down Try hard to find or get something. story broke. Chase off Force a person to leave or go away. The dog CHASED he postal worker OFF. Ensure that someone remembers to do The librarian is CHASING me UP about Chase up something. my overdue books. I CHASED her UP as she hadn't paid for Chase up Try to get someone to pay a bill, debt, etc. several months. Try to get more information about the I didn't get a reply so I have been Chase up progress of something. CHASING them UP. Talk to someone you are sexually He spent the whole night CHATTING her Chat up interested in to get them interested in you. UP. Cheat on Be sexually unfaithful. She CHEATED ON me with my friend. She thought he had always been faithful Deceive or betray, often in a sexual and/or to her, but he had been CHEATING ON Cheat on emotional context. her ever since their wedding day (with one of the bridesmaids). Get money from someone under false I hate him- he CHEATED me OUT OF Cheat out of pretences. £100. We CHECKED BY the office to see if the Check by Visit a place to check something. stuff was ready. Register on arriving at a hotel or at the They CHECKED IN at the Ritz Check in airport. yesterday. Register on arriving at a hotel or at the They CHECKED INTO the Ritz Check into airport. yesterday. She CHECKED OFF the candidates' Check off Mark something on a list as done. names as they arrived. She CHECKED OUT and took a cab to Check out Pay the bill when leaving a hotel. the airport. She CHECKED OUT last week; the Check out Die. funeral's tomorrow. Get information about or inspect I CHECKED the new restaurant OUT as Check out something to see if it's satisfactory. soon as it opened. Check out Guests have to CHECK OUT OF the Settle up and pay before leaving a hotel. of hotel before midday. We CHECKED the contract OVER Check over Check something very carefully. before signing it. Their CHEERED their team ON Cheer on Encourage. throughout the match. Come on, CHEER UP; it isn't all bad, you Cheer up Be less unhappy. know. Chew off Remove by biting. The dog CHEWED OFF the man's face. Thinks about something carefully before I'll CHEW ON it for a day or two and let Chew on deciding. you know what I think. Chew out Criticize someone angrily. They CHEWED him OUT for being late. He asked for a few days to CHEW the Chew over Think about an issue. matter OVER before he made a final decision. Chew up Cut into small pieces with your teeth. The puppy CHEWED UP the newspaper. Chew up Damage something inside a machine. The video CHEWED my tape UP. I CHICKENED OUT of the bungee Chicken out Be too afraid to do something. jumping when I saw how high it was. I'm staying at home and CHILLING OUT Chill out Relax. this evening. If it's OK, I'd like to CHIME IN because I Chime in Contribute to a discussion. think it's a good idea. Chip away Gradually reduce something to make it They have been CHIPPING AWAY AT at less powerful, effective, etc. his reputation ever since he took office. Chip in Contribute some money. Everybody CHIPPED IN to pay the bill. If I could CHIP IN, there are a couple of Chip in Contribute to a discussion. issues I'd like to raise. These guerilla attacks are CHOKING Choke off Stop or restrict. OFF our food shipments. Water hyacinth is CHOKING OUT the Choke out Clog or overwhelm. native vegetation in our rivers. Jeff CHOKED UP during his retirement Choke up Become tearfully emotional. speech. Grip a handle farther from the end for He CHOKED UP on the bat and hit the Choke up better control. ball better. Choose up Form groups or teams. We CHOSE UP to play the game. They CHOPPED DOWN most of the Chop down Fell or cut down a tree. forest and now it looks like a desert. I CHOPPED UP the vegetables for the Chop up Cut into small pieces. soup. Chow down Eat. Dinner's ready- CHOW DOWN!. Chow down We're going to CHOW DOWN ON that Eat something. on barbecued pork. Dispose of something you no longer need I CHUCKED AWAY all my old records Chuck away or want. years ago when CDs came out. Chuck in Quit something. I CHUCKED my job IN to go travelling.  I CHUCKED IN a few points at the end Chuck in Make a comment. of the discussion. Dispose of something you no longer need I CHUCKED OUT some stuff I found in Chuck out or want. the fridge that had gone bad. He got ridiculously drunk and Chuck up Vomit, be sick. CHUCKED UP in the back of the minicab on the way home. She didn't like the course, so she Chuck up Quit something. CHUCKED it UP after a few weeks. Produce, usually quickly or in large The government CHURNS OUT Churn out amounts without much regard to quality. educational policies every few months. His arteries are CLAGGED UP because Clag up Make something sticky. he eats so much saturated fat. Everybody CLAMMED UP when the Clam up Be quiet, refuse to speak. Principal entered. Clamp The government are CLAMPING Restrict or try to stop something. down on DOWN ON antisocial behaviour. The new tax will CLAW BACK what the Claw back Get money back. government has given out in grants. The opposition parties are trying to Claw back Retake possession with difficulty. CLAW BACK the voters they lost in the last election. They are CLAWING BACK their market Claw back Regain possession with difficulty. share from their competitors. Clean off Remove dirt or something dirty. After dinner, I CLEANED OFF the table. I really must CLEAN the study OUT; Tidy up thoroughly and throw away Clean out there's stuff all over the floor and piles of unwanted things.. paper everywhere. The holiday CLEANED me OUT- I'm Clean out Cause someone to spend all their money. broke till the end of the month. Clean up Tidy and clean. CLEAN this bedroom UP; it's a disgrace. At the horse races yesterday we really Clean up Profit, sometimes suddenly. CLEANED UP. We were told to CLEAR AWAY from the Clear away Leave a place. scene of the accident. After dinner, I CLEARED AWAY the Clear away Remove or tidy. plates and dishes. As soon as the trouble started, we Clear off Leave somewhere quickly. CLEARED OFF. I spent the whole weekend CLEARING Tidy up thoroughly and throw away Clear out OUT the attic as it was full of papers and unwanted stuff.. other junk. I told them to CLEAR OUT because they Clear out Leave somewhere. were making so much noise. I took the antihistamines and the rash Clear up Cure or recover from an infection. CLEARED UP right away. I'd better CLEAR AWAY the mess before Clear up Tidy up. leave.  Could you CLEAR these points UP Clear up Explain. before we go any further? The skies CLEARED UP and the sun Clear up Improve (weather). came out. Only a tiny fraction of users ever bother Click Open an advertisement on the Internet. CLICKING THROUGH the banner through adverts. The Prime Minister had to CLIMB Accept that you are wrong and change DOWN over his tax proposals because Climb down your position. there was so much opposition from the members of his own party. He told me to CLING ON as the Cling on Hold tight. motorbike accelerated. They CLUNG ON TO power despite the Cling on to Try to keep something. protests. They CLING TO their old way of Cling to Try to maintain beliefs, hopes, etc.. thinking. The traffic's so bad the roads get Clog up Block, slow movement right down. CLOGGED UP at rush hour. The banks have CLOSED DOWN a lot of Close a shop, branch or business Close down branches in villages over the last few permanently. years. He CLOSED the player DOWN and Close down Stop an opponent being a challenge. stopped him being a threat. The fog CLOSED IN and we couldn't see Close in Surround, envelop. two yards in front of us. The police were CLOSING IN so they Close in Approach, get near. decided to try to make a break. The police were CLOSING IN ON the Close in on Get near someone. gang. Close in The police were CLOSING IN UPON the Get near someone. upon gang. The police CLOSED the road OFF after Close off Block a place to stop people entering. the explosion. She is CLOSING ON the leader of the Close on Get nearer. race. We CLOSED OUT the meeting early and Close out Bring something to an end. went home. She CLOSED OUT the account and Close out Close or stop using. changed to another bank. They always CLOSE me OUT of their Close out Ignore, exclude. plans. They CLOSE UP the building after Close up Completely close something. everyone has left. Close up Join together. The leaves CLOSE UP when it rains. They CLOSED UP when they saw the Close up Move closer together. gang coming towards them. Cloud over Get very cloudy. The morning started bright and warm, but  it CLOUDED OVER around midday and poured with rain. Clown The students were CLOWNING ABOUT Behave stupidly or waste time. about all lesson. Clown I couldn't concentrate because they were Behave stupidly or waste time. around CLOWNING AROUND all afternoon. Do something without making much effort She's been COASTING ALONG all year Coast along or trying to improve. and hasn't made a lot of progress. Cobble Make, assemble or produce something They COBBLED a few pages together quickly, without much care. TOGETHER and submitted it. It was so easy, but he managed to COCK Cock up Ruin or spoil something. everything UP. Colour He COLOURED (COLORED) UP when Blush. (Color) up he was caught stealing from the till. The meeting CAME ABOUT because Come about Happen, occur. both sides were sick of fighting. The yacht CAME ABOUT to a heading Come about Shift direction (nautical). of 240 degrees. Come I CAME ACROSS my old school reports Find by accident. across when I was clearing out my desk. Come I was surprised when she CAME Agree to have sex with someone. across ACROSS on the first night. Come He CAME ACROSS as shy because he The way other people see you. across spoke so quietly. May I COME ALONG on your trip Come along Accompany. tomorrow? COME ALONG, we’ll never get there if Come along Move faster or keep up. you don’t keep up with us. It CAME APART when I tried to lift it off Come apart Break into pieces. the floor and I had to glue it back together. Come It took several hours after the operation Recover consciousness. around before he CAME AROUND. They have started COMING AROUND Come Agree with or accept something you had TO our way of thinking and are less around to previously disapproved of or disliked.. hostile. I left work and CAME BACK home Come back Return. early. Come Appear in court charged with a crime or He CAME BEFORE the court on charges before offence. of speeding. I'll COME BY after work and see if you Come by Visit. need any help. Come by Acquire. How did you COME BY that Rolex? Just look at the rain COMING DOWN! Come down Rain. I'm not going out in that. When you're next in London, COME Come down Travel. DOWN and see us. Come down The management really CAME DOWN Criticise heavily. on ON him for losing the contract. Come down They will COME DOWN UPON us if we Criticise, reprimand severely. upon are late. Come down Fall ill. She CAME DOWN WITH a virus. with The draft proposal CAME FORTH in Come forth Appear. April. None of the witnesses CAME FORTH Come forth Provide information. WITH an accurate description of the with gang. Come from Country or town where you were born. She COMES