Complete Phrasal Verbs List

Complete Phrasal Verbs List Phrasal Verb Abide by Meaning Accept or follow a decision or rule. Account for To explain. Ache for Want something or someone a lot. Act on To take action because of something like information received. Act on Affect. Act out Perform something with actions and gestures.. Act out Express an emotion in your behaviour. Act up Behave badly or strangely. Act upon To take action because of something like information received. Act upon Affect. Add on Include in a calculation. Add up To make a mathematical total. Add up Be a satisfactory explanantion for something. Add up to Have a certain result. Add up to Come to a certain amount or figure. Example We have to ABIDE BY what the court says. They had to ACCOUNT FOR all the money that had gone missing. My partner's been away for a fortnight- I am ACHING FOR her. The police were ACTING ON a tip from an informer and caught the gang redhanded. The medicine only ACTS ON infected tissue. They ACTED OUT the story on stage. Their anger is ACTED OUT in their antisocial behaviour. My computer's ACTING UP; I think I might have a virus. The police were ACTING UPON a tipoff. The enzyme ACTS UPON certain proteins. You have to ADD the VAT ON to the price they give. We ADDED UP the bill to check it was correct. She explained why the work wasn't ready, but her story doesn't ADD UP. Trains delays are getting worse and with the high fares, it all ADDS UP TO misery for the commuters. The total costs ADD UP TO several million euros. Affect- usually used in the negative to I feel terrible- that food didn't AGREE Agree with show that something has had a negative WITH my stomach. effect, especially is it makes you feel bad. Aim at To target. The magazine is AIMED AT teenagers. They're AIMING AT reducing costs by Aim at Intend to achieve. ten percent. You should ALLOW FOR delays when Allow for Include something in a plan or calculation. planning a journey. The rules don't ALLOW OF any Allow of Make possible, permit. exceptions. Try to get something indirectly, by hinting He's been ANGLING FOR an invitation, Angle for or suggesting. but I don't want him to come. Answer To reply rudely to someone in authority. Her mother was shocked when she started back Answer for Be held responsible for a problem. Speak on behalf of someone or from knowing them. Beat someone in a debate, discussion or Argue down argument. Persuade someone to drop the price of Argue down something they're selling. Try to persuade people not to accept a Argue down proposition, motion, etc. Answer for Argue out Ask about Ask after Ask around Ask around Ask for Ask for Ask in Ask out Ask over Ask round Auction off Back away Back down Back into Back off Back out Back out of Back out of Back up ANSWERING her BACK and refusing to help. The government should be made to ANSWER FOR their failure to sort out the problem. I can ANSWER FOR my partner because I know her position on this issue. The teacher tried to ARGUE the girl DOWN, but she couldn't. She ARGUED him DOWN ten percent. They tried to ARGUE DOWN the proposal. If we can't ARGUE our differences OUT, Argue about a problem to find a solution. we'll have to take them to court. Ask how someone is doing, especially He ASKED ABOUT my father. professionally and in terms of health. Enquire about someone's health, how life Jenny rang earlier and ASKED AFTER is going. you, so I told her you were fine. Ask a number of people for information of I have no idea, but I'll ASK AROUND at help. work and see if anyone can help. Invite someone. We ASKED them AROUND for dinner. To provoke a negative reaction. You're ASKING FOR trouble. Request to have or be given. I ASKED FOR the menu. To invite somebody into your house. 'Jon's at the door.' 'ASK him IN.' He wanted to ASK her OUT but was too To invite someone for a date. shy. They have ASKED us OVER for drinks Invite. on Friday. Invite someone. We ASKED John ROUND for diner. They AUCTIONED OFF their property Sell something in an auction. as they were heavily in debt. The crowd BACKED AWAY when the Retreat or go backwards. man pulled a knife. Retract or withdraw your position or She refused to BACK DOWN and was proposal in an argument. fired. He prefers to BACK his car INTO the Enter a parking area in reverse gear. garage. The police told the protesters to BACK Retreat. OFF. He BACKED OUT two days before the Fail to keep an arrangement or promise. holiday so we gave the ticket to his sister She BACKED OUT OF the agreement at Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement. the last minute. She BACKED the Rolls OUT OF its Exit a parking area in reverse gear. parking space. Make a copy of computer data. You should always BACK UP important files and documents so that you won't lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware. The rest of the staff BACKED her UP Back up Support. when she complained about working conditions. Tom BACKED UP without looking and Back up Drive a vehicle backwards. ran over his laptop. Don't bag out BAG OUT Australian Bag out Criticise. English. The government had to BAIL OUT the Bail out Save, rescue. airline because it was losing so much money. Remove water from something that is The boat was leaking so they had to Bail out flooded. BAIL it OUT. Jump out of a plane because it is going to The pilot BAILED OUT when he saw Bail out crash. that the engines had failed. I must BAIL my drunken brother OUT Bail out of Pay a bond to release someone from jail. OF jail. Stop supporting someone when they are in Everybody BAILED OUT ON him when Bail out on trouble. the scandal broke. I was late because he BAILED me UP on Bail up Talk to someone and delay them. the phone and wouldn't shut up. He was BAILED UP by a couple of Bail up Rob someone at gunpoint. muggers as he came out of the bank. The new project has BALLED me UP- I Ball up Confuse or make things complicated. have no idea what to do. He BALLED UP his napkin when he had Ball up Roll or form into a round shape. finished eating. Balls up Spoil, ruin. He BALLSED the presentation UP. Bang about Move in a place making a lot of noise. He's BANGING ABOUT in the kitchen. Bang I can hear him BANGING ABOUT Move in a place making a lot of noise. around upstairs. He BANGED ON for half an hour but no Bang on Talk at great length. one was listening. Bang on He's always BANGING ON ABOUT Keep talking about something. about football. She BANGED the tune OUT on the Bang out Play a musical instrument loudly. piano. The judge BANGED him UP for eight Bang up Put someone in prison. years. Bang up Damage badly. He BANGED his car UP last night. I'm BANKING ON your help; I can't do Bank on Count or rely on. it alone. Bargain Persuade someone to drop the price of I BARGAINED her DOWN to half what down something they're selling. she originally wanted. Bargain for Expect something to happen (usually I hadn't BARGAINED FOR so many negative). Expect something to happen (usually Bargain on negative). people coming. I hadn't BARGAINED ON him coming. He keeps BARGING IN and asking stupid questions when I'm trying to work. They BARGED INTO my office without Barge into Enter a place and interrupt people rudely. knocking and started talking even though I was on the phone. If you BASH your monitor ABOUT like Bash about Mistreat physically. that, it won't last long. The burglars BASHED the door IN to Bash in Break, damage or injure by hitting. enter the house. Write something quickly without much I BASHED the essay OUT the night Bash out preparation. before I had to hand it in. They BASHED him UP in the fight in the Bash up Break, damage or hurt by hitting. pub last week and he had to go to hospital. She BAWLED me OUT for coming home Bawl out Scold, shout at someone. drunk. She BAWLED Raj OUT for getting there Bawl out Scold. late. He BAWLED OUT our names at the top Bawl out Sing or shout unpleasantly loudly. of his voice. The police ARE AFTER him because of Be after Try to find or get. the theft. The next bus should BE ALONG in the Be along Arrive. next quarter of an hour or so. Be away Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc.. She's AWAY on business for three weeks. Be cut out She's not CUT OUT FOR this kind of Be suitable, have the necessary qualities. for work. She was very CUT UP about coming Be cut up Be upset. second as she thought she deserved to win. He's BEEN DOWN since his partner left Be down Be depressed. him. The firm's profits ARE DOWN by ten Be down Be reduced or less. percent this quarter. After the argument, James is DOWN ON Be down on Have negative feelings toward someone. his boss. Be down Gul is DOWN WITH some bug and is off Be ill. with work today. Be fed up Be bored, upset or sick of something. I AM FED UP of his complaints. They ARE never IN; I always get their Be in Be at home or at work. answerphone. The application form must BE IN by 3pm Be in Be submitted, arrive. on Friday. Be in on Be involved in. Susan was the only one who WASN'T IN Barge in Enter a place and interrupt.