Phrasal Verbs with examples (part-3)

Category: English || Published on : 2020-11-21 13:57:25 || Author : TILS Education 1567

Hand in (separable): submit homework, an assignment, etc.

"You'd better get started on your report. You know that you have to hand it in at 8:30 tomorrow morning!"

Hand out (separable): distribute.

"Why don't you have a course description and list of assignments? The teacher handed them out on the first day of class."

Hang up (no object): end a phone conversation by replacing the receiver.

"I'd like to talk longer, but I'd better hang up as my sister needs to make a call.

Have to do with (inseparable): be about something.

"This class has to do with the behavior of people in groups."

Hold up (1. separable): raise; lift to a higher-than-normal position.

"The winner of the race proudly held his trophy up for all to see".

Hold up (2. separable): delay.

"I'm sorry l'm late. There was an accident on the freeway and traffic held me up".

Hold up (3. separable): rob; threaten someone with harm unless he/she gives her/his money or other valuable things.

"Sonali is very upset. When she was walking home last night, two men held her up and took her purse and jewelry."

Iron out (separable): mutually reach an agreement; mutually resolve difficulties

"Yes, I know we disagree on lots of things, Suman, but we can iron them out."

Jack up (1. separable): To use a jack.

"We'll have to jack the back of the car up before we can change the tyre."

Jack up (2. separable): raise (used for prices).

"The mobile dealer bought my old phone for 7500 Rs. and jacked the price up to 15000 Rs. when he sold it."

Jump all over (inseparable): severely scold someone; berate someone.

"Arnav is really upset. His boss jumped all over him because he's been late for work three times this week."

Keep on (1. Inseparable & followed by an -ing verb): continue

"I'm not ready to stop yet. I think I'll keep on working for a while."

Keep on (someone) (2, inseparable): continue to remind someone to do something until he/she does it (even if this irritates her/him).

"Bina's very forgetful. You'll have to keep on her or she'll never do all the things you want her to do.

Kick out (separable): expel; force someone to leave because of his/her poor performance or unacceptable behavior.

"Jimmy's club kicked him out because he didn't pay his dues or come to meetings."

Knock out (separable): make unconscious.

"The boxing match ended when one boxer knocked the other one out."

"That medicine really knocked me out. I slept for 14 hours straight!"

Knock oneself out (separable): work much harder than normal or than what is expected.

"We completed the project on time because of Chinu. He knocked himself out to be sure we didn't miss the deadline."

Lay off (separable): dismiss someone from a job because of lack of work or money (not because of poor performance)

"I feel really sorry for Sahil's family. His father was laid off yesterday."

Leave out (separable): forget; omit.

"Oh, no When I made the list of those who attended the meeting, I left your name out"

Let down (separable): disappoint.

"I know I let you down when I didn't do what I promised. I'm really sorry.

Let up (no object): become less intense or slower.

"It's been raining hard for a long time. Will, it ever let up?"

Look back on(inseparable): remember/ reflect on /consider something in the past.

"When they looked back on their many years together, they realized that their marriage had been a very happy one."

Look down on (inseparable): Considering someone inferior.

"It's not surprising that Rahul has few friends. He seems to look down on anyone who doesn't like the same things that he does."

Look forward to (inseparable): anticipate pleasantly; think about a pleasant thing before it happens

"I'm really looking forward to vacation. I can't wait for it to begin!"

Look in on (inseparable): visit in order to check something's / someone's condition.

"My father just came home from the hospital. I plan to look in on him today after I finish work."

Look into (inseparable): investigate / get more details about something.

"Someone said there was a meeting at 9:30 but I haven't heard anything about it. Shall I look into it?"

Look like (inseparable): resemble in appearance.

"Does he look like his father or his mother?"

Look over (separable) : check; review.

"I think I may have some typos in this report. Could you look it over?"

Look up (1. separable): find something in a reference work.

" I'm sorry, but I don't know what that word means. I'll have to look it up".

Look up (2. separable): find where someone lives or works and visit him/her.

"Thanks for giving me your brother's address. When I'm in Madras next month, I'll be sure to look him up."

Look up to (inseparable): respect.

"Everyone looks up to Aditya because he always makes time to help others."

Luck out (no object): be unexpectedly lucky.

"Gloria was worried because she wasn't prepared to give a report at the meeting, but she lucked out because the meeting was postponed."

Make fun of (inseparable): make jokes about (usually unkindly)

"I agree that Bunny looks ridiculous since he shaved his head, but don't make fun of him. You'll hurt his feelings."

Make-up (1. Separable): invent/create imaginary information.

"Tinu's story is hard to believe. I'm sure he made it up."

Make up (2. separable): compensate for something missed or not done by doing extra or equivalent work.

"I'm sorry I missed the test. May I make it up?"

Make up (with) (3. inseparable): re-establish a friendly relationship by admitting guilt,

"Jack and his girlfriend were very angry with each other, but yesterday they finally made up".

"Jack and his girlfriend were very angry with each other, but yesterday they finally made up with each other."

Make out (separable): see/hear something well enough to understand what it means. (Note: often negative.).

"Rudra's writing is very small. I almost need a magnifying glass to make it out."

"What were the last two examples that he gave? I couldn't make them out."

Make for (1. inseparable): go to or toward.

"Teen-aged children are always hungry. As soon as they arrive home from school, they make for the refrigerator.

Make for (2. inseparable): result in; cause.

"Many hands make for light work. (If many people work together, there's less work for everyone.)"

Mark up (separable): increase the price for resale.

"Mrs. Gupta's import shop is profitable because she buys things inexpensively and then marks them up.

Mark down (separable): reduce the price (as an incentive to buy).

"These shoes were really a bargain! The store marked them down by 50%".

Mix up (separable): cause to become confused.

"I didn't complete the assignment because I didn't know how the directions mixed me up"

Nod off (no object): fall asleep (usually unintentionally).

"The speech was so boring that several people in the audience nodded off before it was finished."