Phrasal verbs

We came ____ a wonderful restaurant when we were walking through the city.

across

if the children _____, put them to bed earlier.

act up

Brian takes _____ his father; they're so similar.

after

I love my husband, but I don't get _____ with his mother. (= we don't like each other)

along

He said he was French, but we knew he was really British as his accent gave him ____.

away

I can't believe you gave _______ (= revealed/described) the ending! I wanted to see that movie, but now there's no point.

away

When are you going ______ home? (= returning home)

back

I'll only complain if the others agree to ________ me _____.

back, up

The thieves ________ him _________ and stole all his money.

beat , up

The soldiers tried to __________ the bridge.

blow up

They needed the explosives to __________ a railway bright.

blow up

When do British schools __________ for the summer?

break up

she decided to _______ with her boyfriend.

break up

They are planning to ________ a new Internet magazine next month especially for pensioners.

bring out

it's difficult for a simple mother to _______ three children.

bring up

I went on a course to _________ my German.

brush up

I managed to put ____ some money for amholiday to Spain.

by

Because the lead singer was ill, they had to _________ the concert.

call off

You've got my phone number, so _______ me ______ any time you're in the neighbourhood.

call up

I was standing at the bus stop when a man ____________ and asked me the way to the station.

came up

I really have to ______ on my sleep.

catch up

He joined the course late and had difficulty ___________.

catching up

Thanks for _____ me up. (= making me feel better)

cheering

this room is a mess! ______ it up.

clean

I have to _________ the house after that party of yours. Please be more tidy in the future.

clean up

Don't forget to ___________ all this mess before you go to bed.

clear up

First of all, I had to _________ [tidy] and that took ages because it was a real mess.

clear up

.... spending all morning ____________ the mess in her room.

clearing up

When her father dies, Paula will _______ quite lot of money.

come into

When my cousin comes to stay in the holidays she shares my room. Last summer I thought I'd give her a surprise and __________ [decorate it] before she came.

do it up

Now we have a bit more money, we can ________ the spare bedroom and make it usable.

do up

We're going to ________ your room this weekend.

do up

She desided to turn ____ the job because the salary was too low.

down

The car broke _____ in the middle of nowhere.

down

It's a formal dinner so you'll have to ____________ for it.

dress up

I'm looking _____ hearing from you soon.

forward to

I tried to keep it a secret, but somehow my father ______.

found out

I _________ really well with my mother-in-law. Better, in fact, than with my own mother.

get on

I need to __________ my homework projekt, otherwise I won't finish it for tomorrow.

get on with

I think it's going to take Joanna quite a while to ________ her illness.

get over

I ______ at six every morning.

get up

When I'm on holiday, I can lie in bed and _______ when I feel like it.

get up

It's very easy to ________ smoking. I've done it hundreds of times!

give up

if it continues to be too difficult, he might ______.

give up

I couldn't decide whether to ________ [choose] green or blue but in the end blue seemed best.

go for

Put some more wood on the fire, Paul. We don't want it to _______ yet, do we?

go out

Does that dress ________ my eyes, do you think? Which dress - the red or the blue one?

go with

That's the third time train fares have _________ this year!

gone up

when I _____, I want to be scientist.

grow up

Two masked men ________ a bank in the centre of Manchester early this morning. They got away with nearly £20'000.

held up

_____ the good work.

keep up

we had to ______ to get tickets.

lane up

if you don't know what it means , ______ it up in the dictionary.

look

The boss asked me to __________ the complaints we had received.

look into

There are very few politicians you can __________ these days, aren't there?

look up to

If you don't know what the word means, then _______ it ______ in a dictionary.

look, up

The two boys looked so similar that I kept __________ them _____.

mixing, up

If this weather persists, we'll have to call _____ the picnic.

off

In the middle of our telephone conversation, we were suddently cut ____ .

off

The meeting was put _____ until the following week.

off

The milk had gone ____, so we had black coffee instead.

off

They call _____ (= cancelled) the meeting because one of the managers couldn't make it.

off

At first, she didn't get _____ very well with her boss.

on

If you don't succeed at first, you should keep ____ trying.

on

When business picked up, the company had to take ____ extra staff.

on

I wonder when the new restaurant will ______ up.

open

He has a strong accent and it can sometimes be a bit difficult to make ____ what he's saying.

out

They talked it _____ (= discussed it) and decided to move to London.

over

When I came out of the stop, I realised I coundn't carry all the stuff I'd bought so my mum had come and _______ [collect me].

pick me up

I need somebody to ________ a few things from the supermarket for me.

pick up

we'll need to ________ some more pots of paint.

pick up

We decided to _____ the meeting until the following week.

put off

I really must go on a diet. I've _______ at least three kilos in the past two months.

put on

If you ______ late again, I won't wait or you.

show up

Did you _______ for the course yet?

sign up

You'll have to ____________ because he's a bit deaf.

speak up

Their parents said they could ___________ and watch the late-night film.

stay up

So to ____________ then, we need money urgently.

sum up

What a lovely baby! Does he __________ you or your husband?

take after

Her plans fell _____ when she had to return home to look after her sick mother.

through

I was so sick I felt like I was going to ______.

throw up

To vomit means

throw up

Which one of these does NOT mean "to throw in the garbage"

throw up

I never buy anything unless I _________ it _______ first.

try, out

This is an offer you really can't afford to ________ .

turn down

There you are at last! I was wondering when you'd _________!

turn up

He set ____ a company which made computers, and within a few years he was a millionaire.

up

Her parents died when she was young, and she was brought ____ by her grandmother.

up

I can't make _____ my mind where to go for my holiday this year.

up

I didn't go to German classes, but managed to pick some ____ when I was working in Munich.

up

One of the first steps to becoming healthy is to give ____ smoking.

up

They promised to back him ____ if he complained to the boss.

up

When a soldier is asked to report for duty, you can say that he/she has been "called _____."

up

We ran ______ a few problems when we tried to enter the country without our passports.

up against

I got bored with the film because it ___________ for too long.

went on

That play _________ for ages. I thought it was never going to end!

went up

I want tomsit down and have a cup of tea. Doing the gardening has _______ me ______.

worn out

In fact, I was so ______ [tired] that I had to have a rest before going to the shop to buy the paint.

worn out

Mati had a little sleep because she felt ___________ after.

worn out

we've been rehearsing for 6 hours. Let's _______ it up.

wrap