phrasal verbs

Verbs which are most common in phrasal verbs


1. break
2. bring
3. call
4. come
5. cut
6. get
7. go
8. keep
9. knock
10. look
11. make
12. pass
13. pick
14. pull
15. put
16. run
17. set
18. take
19. turn

Phrasal verbs
1. bring up: bring up a subject=start a topic
2.call on=to ask someone in a formal way to do something
3. come up: be mentioned
4. get carried away
6. puff away/light up= smoke
7. fend sb off=to push or send away an attacker or other unwanted person
8. start out=to begin your life, or the part of your life when you work, in a particular way
9. turn to =to start to do or use something bad, especially because you are unhappy
10. keep sth at bay =to prevent someone or something unpleasant from harming you
11. face up to= to accept that a difficult situation exists


She's going to have to face up to the fact that he's not going to marry her.






Phrasal-verb adjectives




1. blocked-up
2. broken-down
3. cast-off
4. drive-in

Phrasal-verb nouns made from particle + verb


1. outset (set out)
2. downfall (fall down)
3. onlooker (look on)




Phrasal-verb nouns made from verb + particle

 1. dropout (drop out)
2. rip-off (rip off)
3. break-in
4. check-in
5. cover-up
6. checkout
7. crackdown
8. handout
9. changeover: a complete change from one system or method to another
10. leftovers
11. tip-off 通水