Phrasal Verbs List With Malayalam Meaning

100 Most Common Phrasal Verbs List With Meaning In Malayalam
Phrasal Verbs List With Malayalam Meaning English

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
abide by	To respect or obey a decision, a law or a rule	If you want to keep your job here, you must abide by our rules.
account for	To explain, give a reason	I hope you can account for the time you were out!
add up	To make sense, seem reasonable	The facts in the case just don’t add up.
advise against	To recommend not doing something	I advise against walking alone in this neighborhood.
agree with	To have the same opinion as someone else.	I agree with you. I think you should go as well.
allow for	To take into consideration	We need to allow for unexpected charges along the way.
appeal to	To plead or make a request To be attractive or interesting	He appealed to the court to change its decision. A vacation of sunbathing doesn’t appeal to me.
apply for	To make a formal request for something (job, permit, loan etc.)	He applied for a scholarship for next semester.
back away	To move backwards, in fear or dislike	When he saw the bear, he backed away in fright.
back down	To withdraw, concede defeat	Local authorities backed down on their threats to build on that part of the beach.
back up	To give support or encouragement To make a copy of (file, program, etc.)	I’m going to be very strict with him. I hope you’ll back me up on this? You should back up all your computer files in a secure location.
bank on	To base your hopes on something / someone	I’m banking on you to help with the charity event.
black out	To faint, lose consciousness	Jenna fell in the parking lot and blacked out.
block off	To separate using a barrier.	The police blocked off the street after the explosion.
blow up	To explode To get angry	Tommy blew up the red balloon. Don’t blow up at me. It’s not my fault.
boil down to	To be summarized as	It all boils down to who has more power.
boot up	To start a computer by loading an operating system or program	You need to boot up your computer before you begin to work.
break away	To separate from a crowd	One of the wolves broke away from his pack.
break down	To go out of order, cease to function To lose control of one’s emotions	The washing machine broke down so we had to call in the repair technician. John broke down when he heard the news.
break into	To enter by force	Burglars broke into my car last night.
break out	To start suddenly	Rioting broke out after the government raised the fuel prices again.
break out of	To escape from a place by force	Several prisoners broke out of jail.
break up	To come to an end (marriage, relationship)	She broke up with Daniel after dating him for five years.
bring up	To raise (a child)	Sara is bringing up her children by herself.
brush up on	To improve, refresh one’s knowledge of something	I must brush up on my French before going to Paris next month.
bump into	To meet by chance or unexpectedly	I bumped into Adam at the bank. He says “hello”.
burn out	stop (something) working become exhausted from over-working	The light bulb burnt out. Please change it. She needs to work fewer hours. Otherwise she will burn out.
call back	To return a phone call	Could please call back in ten minutes?
call off	To cancel	The game was called off because of bad weather.
calm down	To become more relaxed, less angry or upset	It took Kylie several hours to calm down after she saw the accident.
carry on	To continue	The soldiers carried on walking in order to get to their post before dark.
carry out	To do something as specified (a plan, an order, a threat) To perform or conduct (test, experiment)	His orders were carried out to the letter. That company does not carry out tests on animals.
check in	To register at a hotel or airport	They said I must check in at least three hours before my flight.
check out	To pay one’s bill and leave (a hotel) To investigate	Donna checked out of the hotel this morning. I don’t know if this price is correct. I’ll check it out online.
clam up	To refuse to speak	When the police started asking questions, the suspect clammed up.
clamp down on	To act strictly to prevent something	The local authorities have decided to clamp down on illegal parking in handicapped parking places.
come across	To find by chance To appear, seem, make an impression	I was cleaning up and came across some old photos of you. The politician came across as a complete fool during the TV interview.
come forward	To present oneself	Has the owner of the winning lotto ticket come forward?
count on	To rely or depend on (for help)	You can count on me to keep your secret.
cut down on	To reduce in number or size	I’ve decided to cut down on the amount of sweets I eat.
cut out	To remove using scissors To stop doing something	She cut out a coupon from the newspaper. You need to cut out all red meat from your diet.
deal with	To handle, take care of (problem, situation)	Catherine is not good at dealing with stress.
die down	To calm down, become less strong	After the storm died down, we went outside to see the damage it had caused.
do without	To manage without	She didn’t get a salary this month, so she’ll have to do without extra treats.
drag on	To last longer than expected	The suspect’s trial dragged on longer than we had expected!
draw up	To write (contract, agreement, document)	They drew up a contract and had me sign it.
dress up	wear elegant clothes	Their wedding gave us a chance to dress up and get out of the house.
drop in	To visit, usually on the way somewhere	Why don’t you drop in to see us on your way home?
drop off	To deliver someone or something To fall asleep	I’ll drop off the papers later today. I often drop off in front of the TV.
drop out	To leave school without finishing	Zack dropped out of college and joined the army.
ease off	To reduce, become less severe or slow down (pain, traffic, work)	Traffic usually eases off about 7pm
end in	To finish in a certain way; result in	Her marriage ended in divorce.
end up	To finally reach a state, place or action	If you don’t improve your work habits, you’ll end up being fired.
fall through	To fail; doesn’t happen	His plans to trek through South America fell through when he got sick.
figure out	To understand, find the answer	He’s trying to figure out how to earn enough money to go on the trip to Spain.
fill out	To complete (a form/an application)	Please fill out the enclosed form and return it as soon as possible.
find out	To discover or obtain information	I’m going to to find out who’s responsible for the power cut.
focus on	To concentrate on something	Tom had difficultty focusing on work the day before his holiday started.
get along (with)	To be on good terms; work well with	It’s important to get along with your team supervisor.
get at	To imply	What are you getting at? Do you think I’m to blame?
get away	To escape	I think we should get away for the weekend.
get by	To manage to cope or to survive	Students without jobs have a hard time getting by.
get in	To enter	When did you get in last night?
get into (+noun)	To enter	How did you get into your car without the keys?
get off	To leave (bus, train, plane) To remove	You should get off the train in Kings Heath. I can’t get the ink stain off my shirt.
get on	To board (bus, train, plane)	I’m trying to get on the flight to Brussels.
get on with (something)	To continue to do; make progress	After they split up, she had a hard time getting on with her life.
get on (well) with (somebody)	To have a good relationship with	He doesnt get on very well with the other members of the committee.
get out	To leave	He had a hard time getting out of Newark because of the snow?
get out of	To avoid doing something	Edna’s trying to get out of working the night shift.
get over	To recover from (illness, disappointment)	Has she gotten over the flu?
get over	To recover from (illness, disappointment)	Mary had the chickenpox last week but she got over it.
get rid of	To eliminate	Please get rid of that old t-shirt. It’s so ragged.
get together	To meet each other	Let’s get together for your birthday on Saturday.
get up	To rise, leave bed	Will you please get up? You’ve got a class in 20 minutes.
give in	To cease opposition; yield To To hand in; submit	We will never give in to the terrorists’ demands. I’ll give in my paper tomorrow.
give up	To stop doing something	Morris gave up drinking 10 years ago.
go through	To experience	Andy went through a lot of pain after his mother died.
grow up	To spend one’s childhood; develop; become an adult	He’s like Peter Pan. He never really grew up at all.
hand in	To submit (report, homework)	Please hand in your papers before Friday.
hand out	To distribute	Susan volunteered at the shelter where she handed out warm clothes.
hang out	To spend time in a particular place or with a group of friends	Which pub does the team hang out at after the game?
hang up	To end a phone conversation	If you hang up now, I’ll never speak to you again.
hold on	To wait To grip tightly	Please hold on and a representative will answer your call. She was so scared on the rollercoaster ride that she held on for dear life.
hurry up	To be quick, act speedily	Hurry up and finish your lunch or we’ll miss the train.
iron out	To resolve by discussion, eliminate differences	The two countries met at the conference to iron out their differences.
join in	To participate	Yes David, you can join in the discussion any time you like.
join up	To engage in, become a member of To meet and unite with	There was a war on, so some kids were only sixteen when they joined up. Let’s separate now and join up later at the restaurant.
keep on	To continue doing something	If you keep on making that noise I will get annoyed.
keep up with	To stay at the same level as someone or something	I read the paper every day to keep up with the news.
kick off	To begin, start	The rugby match kicked off at 3 o’clock.
leave out	To omit, not mention	Please check your form again and make sure nothing is left out.
let down	To disappoint	I feel so let down because they promised me a puppy but all I got was a doll.
look after	To take care of	Andy can you look after your sister until I get back?
look down on	To consider as inferior	She’s such a snob. She always looks down on anyone who is poor.
look on	To be a spectator at an event	If you don’t want to take part in the game you can look on for now.
look for	To try to find something	Harry went to the shop to look for a new computer.
look forward to	To await or anticipate with pleasure	I’m looking forward to my birthday. It’s in two days time.
look up to	To admire	I always looked up to my father. He was a great man.
make fun of	To laugh at/ make jokes about	It’s not nice to make fun of people in wheelchairs.
make up	To invent (excuse, story)	That’s a good excuse. Did you make up it up yourself?
mix up	To mistake one thing or person for another	She had so many cats that she kept mixing up their names.
move in	To arrive in a new home or office	Did you hear? Our new neighbors are moving in this afternoon.
move out	To leave your home/office for another one.	When are you moving out? We need your office for the new guy.
nod off	To fall asleep	You were so tired after the game that you nodded off on the couch.
own up	To admit or confess something	Come on. Own up. We know you did it!
pass away	To die	Your grandfather passed away peacefully in his sleep last night.
pass out	To faint	He didn’t drink enough water so he passed out at the end of the race.
pay back	To reimburse	I’ll pay you back as soon as I get the loan.
put off	To postpone, arrange a later date	Don’t put off until tomorrow, what you can do today.
put on	To turn on, switch on	It’s very dark in here. Please put on the light on.
put out	To extinguish	The fire fighters were able to put out fire in ten minutes.
put up	To accommodate, give somebody a bed	I can put you up until the weekend but then I’m going away.
pick up	To collect somebody	I’ll pick you up at around 7:00 to take you to the airport.
point out	To indicate/direct attention to something	As I already pointed out, there was a mistake in your calculation.
rely on	To count on, depend on, trust	You can rely on me. I always arrive on time.
rule out	To eliminate	Since he had a sound alibi, the police ruled him out as a suspect.
run away	To escape from a place or suddenly leave	He ran away from home and joined the circus.
run into	To meet by accident or unexpectedly (also: bump into)	I’m so glad I ran into you. I need to ask you something.
run out of	To have no more of something.	We’ve run out of milk. I’ll just pop next door to borrow some.
set off	To start a journey;	Let’s set off early to miss the rush hour traffic.
set up	To start a business	They set up their own company when they were still in high school.
shop around	To compare prices	Don’t buy that. Let’s shop around and see if we can find something cheaper.
show off	To brag or want to be admired	He’s such a show off. He has to tell everybody about his new computer.
show up	To appear/arrive	I don’t think she’ll show up tonight. Her daughter is sick.
shut up (impolite)	To be silent, stop talking	Shut up, you’re spoiling the movie!
sit down	To take a seat	I think you should sit down. It’s bad news.
stand up	To rise from a sitting position	The whole stadium stood up for the national anthem.
stick up for	To defend	My big brother always stuck up for me when I got into a fight.
take after	To resemble, in appearance or character	Angie really takes after her grandmother.
take care of	To look after	Please take care of my cat when I’m away.
take off	To leave the ground	The plane will take off as soon as the fog lifts.
take on	To hire or engage staff	I hear they’re taking on extra staff for this event.
take out	To remove; extract	Please take out your mobile phones and turn them off.
tell off	To reprimand/criticize severely	The coach told her off for not trying hard enough.
think over	To consider	Take your time and think it over before you decide.
try on	To wear something to see if it suits or fits	Go ahead, try it on and see if it fits?
turn down	To refuse	I asked her out but she turned me down flat.
use up	To finish a product (so that there’s none left)	Your parents used up all the coffee!
watch out	To be careful	Watch out! There’s a dog in the road.
wear out	To become unusable To become very tired	Julie wore out her shoes running the marathons. Julie was worn out after all that running.
work out	To do physical exercise To find a solution or calculate something	You should work out twice a week at the gym. Can you work this out? I’m no good at math.
wipe off	To clean (board, table).	I’ll wash up if you wipe off the table.

100 Most Common Phrasal Verbs List With Meaning In Malayalam

200 common phrasal verbs, with meanings and example sentences

Phrasal Verbs List With Malayalam Meaning English

phrasal verb	meaning	example sentence
asksomebodyout	invite on a date	Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
ask around	ask many people the same question	I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
add up tosomething	equal	Your purchases add up to $205.32.
backsomethingup	reverse	You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
backsomebodyup	support	My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
blow up	explode	The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.
blowsomethingup	add air	We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
break down	stop functioning (vehicle, machine)	Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
break down	get upset	The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.
breaksomethingdown	divide into smaller parts	Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
break in	force entry to a building	Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
break intosomething	enter forcibly	The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
breaksomethingin	wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new	I need to break these shoes in before we run next week.
break in	interrupt	The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.
break up	end a relationship	My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.
break up	start laughing (informal)	The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
break out	escape	The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.
break out insomething	develop a skin condition	I broke out in a rash after our camping trip.
bringsomebodydown	make unhappy	This sad music is bringing me down.
bringsomebodyup	raise a child	My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
bringsomethingup	start talking about a subject	My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports.
bringsomethingup	vomit	He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.
call around	phone many different places/people	We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed.
callsomebodyback	return a phone call	I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.
callsomethingoff	cancel	Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
call onsomebody	ask for an answer or opinion	The professor called on me for question 1.
call onsomebody	visit somebody	We called on you last night but you weren't home.
callsomebodyup	phone	Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.
calm down	relax after being angry	You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car.
not care forsomebody/ something	not like (formal)	I don't care for his behaviour.
catch up	get to the same point as somebody else	You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.
check in	arrive and register at a hotel or airport	We will get the hotel keys when we check in.
check out	leave a hotel	You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.
checksomebody/ somethingout	look at carefully, investigate	The company checks out all new employees.
check outsomebody/ something	look at (informal)	Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
cheer up	become happier	She cheered up when she heard the good news.
cheersomebodyup	make happier	I brought you some flowers to cheer you up.
chip in	help	If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.
cleansomethingup	tidy, clean	Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.
come acrosssomething	find unexpectedly	I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.
come apart	separate	The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough.
come down withsomething	become sick	My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend.
come forward	volunteer for a task or to give evidence	The woman came forward with her husband's finger prints.
come from some place	originate in	The art of origami comes from Asia.
count onsomebody/ something	rely on	I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.
crosssomethingout	draw a line through	Please cross out your old address and write your new one.
cut back onsomething	consume less	My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.
cutsomethingdown	make something fall to the ground	We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.
cut in	interrupt	Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.
cut in	pull in too closely in front of another vehicle	The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.
cut in	start operating (of an engine or electrical device)	The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C.
cutsomethingoff	remove with something sharp	The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured.
cutsomethingoff	stop providing	The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill.
cutsomebodyoff	take out of a will	My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.
cutsomethingout	remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper)	I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
dosomebody/ somethingover	beat up, ransack (BrE, informal)	He's lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang.
dosomethingover	do again (AmE)	My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn't like my topic.
do away withsomething	discard	It's time to do away with all of these old tax records.
dosomethingup	fasten, close	Do your coat up before you go outside. It's snowing!
dress up	wear nice clothing	It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.
drop back	move back in a position/group	Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike.
drop in/ by/ over	come without an appointment	I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week.
dropsomebody/ somethingoff	take somebody/ something somewhere and leave them/it there	I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over.
drop out	quit a class, school etc	I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult.
eat out	eat at a restaurant	I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's eat out.
end up	eventually reach/do/decide	We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre.
fall apart	break into pieces	My new dress fell apart in the washing machine.
fall down	fall to the ground	The picture that you hung up last night fell down this morning.
fall out	separate from an interior	The money must have fallen out of my pocket.
fall out	(of hair, teeth) become loose and unattached	His hair started to fall out when he was only 35.
figuresomethingout	understand, find the answer	I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.
fillsomethingin	to write information in blanks, as on a form (BrE)	Please fill in the form with your name, address, and phone number.
fillsomethingout	to write information in blanks, as on a form (AmE)	The form must be filled out in capital letters.
fillsomethingup	fill to the top	I always fill the water jug up when it is empty.
find out	discover	We don't know where he lives. How can we find out?
findsomethingout	discover	We tried to keep the time of the party a secret, but Samantha found it out.
getsomethingacross/ over	communicate, make understandable	I tried to get my point across/over to the judge but she wouldn't listen.
get along/on	like each other	I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister got along/on.
get around	have mobility	My grandfather can get around fine in his new wheelchair.
get away	go on a vacation	We worked so hard this year that we had to get away for a week.
get away withsomething	do without being noticed or punished	Jason always gets away with cheating in his maths tests.
get back	return	We got back from our vacation last week.
getsomethingback	receive something you had before	Liz finally got her Science notes back from my room-mate.
get back atsomebody	retaliate, take revenge	My sister got back at me for stealing her shoes. She stole my favourite hat.
get back intosomething	become interested in something again	I finally got back into my novel and finished it.
get onsomething	step onto a vehicle	We're going to freeze out here if you don't let us get on the bus.
get oversomething	recover from an illness, loss, difficulty	I just got over the flu and now my sister has it.
get oversomething	overcome a problem	The company will have to close if it can't get over the new regulations.
get round tosomething	finally find time to do (AmE: get around tosomething)	I don't know when I am going to get round to writing the thank you cards.
get together	meet (usually for social reasons)	Let's get together for a BBQ this weekend.
get up	get out of bed	I got up early today to study for my exam.
get up	stand	You should get up and give the elderly man your seat.
givesomebodyaway	reveal hidden information about somebody	His wife gave him away to the police.
givesomebodyaway	take the bride to the altar	My father gave me away at my wedding.
givesomethingaway	ruin a secret	My little sister gave the surprise party away by accident.
givesomethingaway	give something to somebody for free	The library was giving away old books on Friday.
givesomethingback	return a borrowed item	I have to give these skates back to Franz before his hockey game.
give in	reluctantly stop fighting or arguing	My boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave in.
givesomethingout	give to many people (usually at no cost)	They were giving out free perfume samples at the department store.
givesomethingup	quit a habit	I am giving up smoking as of January 1st.
give up	stop trying	My maths homework was too difficult so I gave up.
go aftersomebody	follow somebody	My brother tried to go after the thief in his car.
go aftersomething	try to achieve something	I went after my dream and now I am a published writer.
go againstsomebody	compete, oppose	We are going against the best soccer team in the city tonight.
go ahead	start, proceed	Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold.
go back	return to a place	I have to go back home and get my lunch.
go out	leave home to go on a social event	We're going out for dinner tonight.
go out withsomebody	date	Jesse has been going out with Luke since they met last winter.
go oversomething	review	Please go over your answers before you submit your test.
go over	visit somebody nearby	I haven't seen Tina for a long time. I think I'll go over for an hour or two.
go withoutsomething	suffer lack or deprivation	When I was young, we went without winter boots.
grow apart	stop being friends over time	My best friend and I grew apart after she changed schools.
grow back	regrow	My roses grew back this summer.
grow intosomething	grow big enough to fit	This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow into it by next year.
grow out ofsomething	get too big for	Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones.
grow up	become an adult	When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman.
handsomethingdown	give something used to somebody else	I handed my old comic books down to my little cousin.
handsomethingin	submit	I have to hand in my essay by Friday.
handsomethingout	to distribute to a group of people	We will hand out the invitations at the door.
handsomethingover	give (usually unwillingly)	The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and his weapons.
hang in	stay positive (informal)	Hang in there. I'm sure you'll find a job very soon.
hang on	wait a short time (informal)	Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes!
hang out	spend time relaxing (informal)	Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out at my place.
hang up	end a phone call	He didn't say goodbye before he hung up.
holdsomebody/ somethingback	prevent from doing/going	I had to hold my dog back because there was a cat in the park.
holdsomethingback	hide an emotion	Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather's funeral.
hold on	wait a short time	Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales Department.
hold ontosomebody/ something	hold firmly using your hands or arms	Hold onto your hat because it's very windy outside.
holdsomebody/ somethingup	rob	A man in a black mask held the bank up this morning.
keep on doingsomething	continue doing	Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil.
keepsomethingfromsomebody	not tell	We kept our relationship from our parents for two years.
keepsomebody/ somethingout	stop from entering	Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.
keepsomethingup	continue at the same rate	If you keep those results up you will get into a great college.
letsomebodydown	fail to support or help, disappoint	I need you to be on time. Don't let me down this time.
letsomebodyin	allow to enter	Can you let the cat in before you go to school?
log in (or on)	sign in (to a website, database etc)	I can't log in to Facebook because I've forgotten my password.
log out (or off)	sign out (of a website, database etc)	If you don't log off somebody could get into your account.
look aftersomebody/ something	take care of	I have to look after my sick grandmother.
look down onsomebody	think less of, consider inferior	Ever since we stole that chocolate bar your dad has looked down on me.
look forsomebody/ something	try to find	I'm looking for a red dress for the wedding.
look forward tosomething	be excited about the future	I'm looking forward to the Christmas break.
look intosomething	investigate	We are going to look into the price of snowboards today.
look out	be careful, vigilant, and take notice	Look out! That car's going to hit you!
look out forsomebody/ something	be especially vigilant for	Don't forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail.
looksomethingover	check, examine	Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?
looksomethingup	search and find information in a reference book or database	We can look her phone number up on the Internet.
look up tosomebody	have a lot of respect for	My little sister has always looked up to me.
makesomethingup	invent, lie about something	Josie made up a story about why we were late.
make up	forgive each other	We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast.
makesomebodyup	apply cosmetics to	My sisters made me up for my graduation party.
mixsomethingup	confuse two or more things	I mixed up the twins' names again!
pass away	die	His uncle passed away last night after a long illness.
pass out	faint	It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out.
passsomethingout	give the same thing to many people	The professor passed the textbooks out before class.
passsomethingup	decline (usually something good)	I passed up the job because I am afraid of change.
paysomebodyback	return owed money	Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll pay you back on Friday.
pay forsomething	be punished for doing something bad	That bully will pay for being mean to my little brother.
picksomethingout	choose	I picked out three sweaters for you to try on.
pointsomebody/ somethingout	indicate with your finger	I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by.
putsomethingdown	put what you are holding on a surface or floor	You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter.
putsomebodydown	insult, make somebody feel stupid	The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short.
putsomethingoff	postpone	We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane.
putsomethingout	extinguish	The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived.
putsomethingtogether	assemble	I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives.
put up withsomebody/ something	tolerate	I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car.
putsomethingon	put clothing/ accessories on your body	Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party.
run intosomebody/ something	meet unexpectedly	I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.
run oversomebody/ something	drive a vehicle over a person or thing	I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.
run over/ throughsomething	rehearse, review	Let's run over/through these lines one more time before the show.
run away	leave unexpectedly, escape	The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days.
run out	have none left	We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap.
sendsomethingback	return (usually by mail)	My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp.
setsomethingup	arrange, organize	Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company.
setsomebodyup	trick, trap	The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera.
shop around	compare prices	I want to shop around a little before I decide on these boots.
show off	act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully)	He always shows off on his skateboard
sleep over	stay somewhere for the night (informal)	You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home.
sortsomethingout	organize, resolve a problem	We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month.
stick tosomething	continue doing something, limit yourself to one particular thing	You will lose weight if you stick to the diet.
switchsomethingoff	stop the energy flow, turn off	The light's too bright. Could you switch it off.
switchsomethingon	start the energy flow, turn on	We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio.
take aftersomebody	resemble a family member	I take after my mother. We are both impatient.
takesomethingapart	purposely break into pieces	He took the car brakes apart and found the problem.
takesomethingback	return an item	I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work.
take off	start to fly	My plane takes off in five minutes.
takesomethingoff	remove something (usually clothing)	Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!
takesomethingout	remove from a place or thing	Can you take the garbage out to the street for me?
takesomebodyout	pay for somebody to go somewhere with you	My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.
tearsomethingup	rip into pieces	I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters and gave them back to him.
think back	remember (often + to, sometimes + on)	When I think back on my youth, I wish I had studied harder.
thinksomethingover	consider	I'll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision.
throwsomethingaway	dispose of	We threw our old furniture away when we won the lottery.
turnsomethingdown	decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc)	Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.
turnsomethingdown	refuse	I turned the job down because I don't want to move.
turnsomethingoff	stop the energy flow, switch off	Your mother wants you to turn the TV off and come for dinner.
turnsomethingon	start the energy, switch on	It's too dark in here. Let's turn some lights on.
turnsomethingup	increase the volume or strength (heat, light etc)	Can you turn the music up? This is my favourite song.
turn up	appear suddenly	Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood.
trysomethingon	sample clothing	I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think they will fit.
trysomethingout	test	I am going to try this new brand of detergent out.
usesomethingup	finish the supply	The kids used all of the toothpaste up so we need to buy some more.
wake up	stop sleeping	We have to wake up early for work on Monday.
warmsomebody/ somethingup	increase the temperature	You can warm your feet up in front of the fireplace.
warm up	prepare body for exercise	I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run.
wear off	fade away	Most of my make-up wore off before I got to the party.
work out	exercise	I work out at the gym three times a week.
work out	be successful	Our plan worked out fine.
worksomethingout	make a calculation	We have to work out the total cost before we buy the house.