A | Ask out | Ask someone to go on a date |
B | Bring about | cause |
Bring up | 1) rear children 2) mention or introduce a topic |
C | Call back | Return a telephone call |
Call in | Ask to come to an official place for a special reason |
Call off | cancel |
Call on* | 1) visit 2) ask a student a question in class |
Call up | Call on the telephone |
Catch up (with)* | Reach the same position or level as someone |
Check in* | Register at a hotel |
Check into* | investigate |
Check out | 1) borrow a book from a library 2) investigate |
Cheer up | Make (someone) feel happier |
Clean up | Make clean and orderly |
Come across* | Find by chance |
Cross out | Draw a line through |
Cut out | Stop an annoying activity |
D | Do over | repeat |
Drop by* | Visit informally |
Drop in (on)* | Visit informally |
Drop off | Leave something/someone somewhere |
Drop out (of)* | Stop going to school or class |
F | Figure out | Find the answer by logic |
Fill out | Complete a form |
Find out | Discover information |
Get along (with)* | To have a good relationship with |
Get back (from) | 1) return from somewhere 2) receive again |
Get in, get into* | 1) enter a car 2) arrive |
Get off* | Leave any vehicle |
Get on* | Enter any vehicle |
Get out of* | 1) leave a car 2) avoid some unpleasant activity |
Get over* | Recover from an illness |
Get through* | finish |
Get up* | Arise from bed, a chair etc. |
Give back | Return something to someone |
Give up | Stop doing something |
Go over* | Review or check |
Grow up* | Become an adult |
H | Hand in | Submit an assignment |
Hang up | 1) Stop a telephone conversation 2) put up clothes on a line or a hook |
Have on | Wear |
K | Keep out (of) | Not enter |
Keep up (with)* | Stay at the same position or level |
Kick out (of) | Force (someone) to leave |
L | Look after* | Take care of |
Look into* | Investigate |
Look out (for)* | Be careful |
Look over | Review or check |
Look up | Look for information in a reference book |
M | Make up | 1) invent 2) do past work |
N | Name after | Give a baby the name of someone else |
P | Pass away* | Die |
Pass out | 1) distribute 2) lose consciousness |
Pick out | Select |
Pick up | 1) go to get someone 2) take in one's hand |
Point out | Call someone's attention to |
Put away | Remove to an appropriate place |
Put back | Return to original position |
Put off | Postpone |
Put on | Dress |
Put out | Extinguish a cigarette, fire |
Put up with* | Tolerate |
R | Run into | Meet by chance |
Run across | Find by chance |
Run out (of) | Finish a supply of something |
S | Show up* | Appear, come to |
Shut off | Stop a machine, equipment, light etc. |
T | Take after* | Resemble |
Take off | 1) remove clothing 2) leave on a trip 3) leave the ground (aeroplane) |
Take out | 1) take someone on a date 2) remove |
Take over | Take control |
Take up | Begin a new activity |
Tear down | Demolish, reduce to nothing |
Tear up | Tear into many little pieces |
Think over | Consider |
Throw away | Discard; get rid of |
Throw out | Discard; get rid of |
Throw up | Vomit |
Try on | Put on clothing to see if it fits |
Turn down | Decrease volume |
Turn in | 1) submit classwork 2) go to bed |
Turn off | Stop a machine, equipment, light etc. |
Turn on | Start a machine, equipment, light etc. |
Turn out | Extinguish a light |
Turn up | Increase volume or intensity |