Phrasal verbs can be divided into sections:
- Separable (the object is a noun, it can go after or before the particle)
- Non-Separable (cannot separate the verb from the particle)
- Intransitive (verbs that can't take an object and verbs with 2 prepositions)
- Break Down [S] - Analyze, list the parts of sth separately
- The data from our sales breaks down into three main categories.
- Bring About [S] - to cause something to happen
- he brought about his company's collapse by his reckless spending
- bring out [s] - publish/produce something to sell
- They keep bringing out smaller phones.
- Bring Round [s] - cause sb to regain consciousness; influence sb to accept your opnion [PERSUADE]
- My frind refused accept my idea but I managed to bring him around (to my way of thinking)
- Bring up [s] - to start to talk about a particular subject:
- I am always bringing news about my job up . I need to stop doing that.
- call off - cancel
- cut off - to stop or interrupt something suddenly, or to stop someone from speaking
- we were cut off in the middle of our meeting
- cut down - reduce in quantity / to do or use less something
- I'm trying to cut down video games activities
- cut out - stop doing/ using/work sth
- The cause of the crash was that one of the brakes cut out, so they did not have time to stop
draw sth up - create a document
I have drawn up a list of candidates that i'd like to interview
draw out - take money out of an account {sacar}
The bank allows us to draw out R$1000 a week
draw out - to cause something to last longer than is usual or necessary {prolongar}
the director drew the meeting out for another hour.
fill in - complete a form
Companies will encourage customers to fill in questionnaires about themselves.
- come about - to happen, or start to happen:
- How did the problem come about in the first place
- come out - appear / to achieve something at the end of a process or activity
- after her death, it came ou that she had lied about her age
- Your painting has come out really well.[]
- come over - come to a place; visit
- We'll be at home all day so come over whenever you like
- come up with - think of a plan/solution
- the client wants us to advertise a new design of car, so we need to come up with an interesting campaign.
- come up - to be mentioned or talked about in conversation
- You should come up with questions
- What points came up at the meeting
- Take after - to be similar to an older member of your family in appearance or character
- he takes after his mother personality, doesn't he?
- come across - give other people a certain feeling/opinion || to behave in a way that makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic
- He comes across as a bit of a bore {chato}
- I don't think I came across very well
- She sometimes comes across as being rather arrogant.
- They come across as very smart people
- come across - find by accident
- I came across my old college roommate in town today.
- come into - receive something as a result of the death of a relation
- she came into a bit of money when her granmother died
- count on - to expect something || to depend on someone or something,
- You can count on me
- With luck, you might cover your costs, but don't count on it
- look into - to examine the facts about a problem or situation
- We're looking into the possibility of merging the two departments.
- I was looking into some facts before talk to you
- see through - to realize someone's behavior is intended to deceive you, and to understand the truth about the situation.
- I saw through his excuse at once
- call on - ask someone to do something
- The human rights group has called on the US to end the death penalty.
- do without - to manage without having something
- He's an integral part of the team and we can't do without him.
- I could do without all these interruptions.
- can/could do without something - used for saying that something is annoying you and causing problems for you
- Thank you, Kate, we can do without language like that (= we don't want to hear your offensive language).
- jump at - to accept something eagerly
- they jumped at the chance of a trip to Paris
- fall for - suddenly have strong romantic feelings about someone
- she always fall for older men
carry on with - continue
Carry on with your work
catch up with - go faster to reach the same position as sb do away with - end sth or get rid of itt come along with - face up to - accept sth difficult drop in on
caught up
rule out
Smartphones are a great example where technical constraints rule out webhooks as a possibility
Bottom Line
Tease out
look out - to watch what is happening
The police have warned shopkeepers to look out forgerd notes;
fell through
My first efforts to get this movie produced fell through.
rallied round
That was a hard time so my family rallied round and made sure that I kept on trying
keep on - to continue doing something, or to do something many times
You just have to keep on trying.
pull sth out - to succeed in doing something difficult
The goalkeeper pulled off six terrific saves. after a great effort I was able to pull it off.
breath away - take somebody’s breath away - to be extremely beautiful or exciting
Jack performances took my breath away. He was so amazing in his last movie.
blow sb away - to surprise or please someone very much
The ending will blow you away. I'm just totally blown away by the whole idea.