Phrasal Verbs

Front 1

Lay off

Back 1

.- to stop employing a worker, especially for a period of time in which there is not much work to do

Front 2

Put up with

Back 2

.- to accept a bad situation or person without complaining

Front 3

Run out of

Back 3

.- to use all of something and not have any left

Front 4

Go without

Back 4

.- to live without something you need or usually have

Front 5

Wipe out

Back 5

.- to remove or destroy

Front 6

Come up with

Back 6

.- to think of an idea, plan, reply, etc.

Front 7

Come down with

Back 7

.- to become sick with a particular illness

Front 8

Carry out

Back 8

.- to do something that needs to be organized and planned

Front 9

bring about

Back 9

.- to make something happen

Front 10

check out

Back 10

.-look at (informal)

Front 11

figure out

Back 11

.- understand, find the answer

Front 12

Find out

Back 12

.- discover

Front 13

Give up

Back 13

.- stop trying

Front 14

Hand out

Back 14

.- to distribute to a group of people

Front 15

Pick up

Back 15

.- To collect or gather

Front 16

Put off

Back 16

.- extinguish

Front 17

Take up

Back 17

.-to raise, lift

Front 18

Throw away

Back 18

.- dispose of

Front 19

Try on

Back 19

.- sample clothing

Front 20

Try out

Back 20

.- test

Front 21

Turn on/off

Back 21

.- start the energy, switch on of off

Front 22

Keep on

Back 22

.-continue doing

Front 23

See through

Back 23

.- To understand the true character or nature of

Front 24

Start over

Back 24

.- to begin again.

Front 25

Talk into

Back 25

.- to persuade to by talking

Front 26

Carry on

Back 26

.- to continue or persevere

Front 27

Cater to

Back 27

.- to provide for or care for someone or something.

Front 28

Come across

Back 28

.- find unexpectedly

Front 29

Count on

Back 29

.- rely on

Front 30

Do without

Back 30

.-discard

Front 31

Go after

Back 31

.- follow someone or something

Front 32

Run into

Back 32

.- meet unexpectedly

Front 33

hand in

Back 33

to submit; present for acceptance: She handed in her term paper after the deadline.

Front 34

hang up

Back 34

To end a phone call

Front 35

set up

Back 35

arrange (an appointment, a meeting,etc.)

Front 36

help out

Back 36

to assist

Front 37

call off

Back 37

to post-pone or cancel an agreement

Front 38

fill up

Back 38

to fill to the top

Front 39

clear up

Back 39

Tidy

Front 40

keep away

Back 40

prevent access to, hold back

Front 41

turn around

Back 41

change or reverse direction

Front 42

look up

Back 42

search for (in a dictionary), respect, admire someone

Front 43

put away

Back 43

return to the proper place of storage

Front 44

take away

Back 44

remove, seize or capture

Front 45

talk over

Back 45

discuss

Front 46

put on

Back 46

wear

Front 47

take off

Back 47

remove, when a plane or rocket leaves the ground

Front 48

call up

Back 48

To telephone someone

Front 49

pay off

Back 49

complete payment on a debt

Front 50

pick out

Back 50

To choose

Front 51

clean up

Back 51

To tidy

Front 52

turn up/down

Back 52

To increase or reduce ( volume)

Front 53

cheer up

Back 53

To become cheerful