What are Phrasal Verbs?
A phrasal verb is a combination of words (a verb + a preposition or verb +adverb) that when used together, usually take on a different meaning to that of the original verb.
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning |
| Act on | To take action because of something like information received. |
| Act out | Perform something with actions and gestures.. |
| Act up | Behave badly or strangely. |
| Add on | Include in a calculation. |
| Add up | To make a mathematical total. |
| Agree with | Affect- usually used in the negative to show that something has had a negative effect, especially is it makes you feel bad. |
| Aim at | To target. |
| Allow for | Include something in a plan or calculation. |
| Allow of | Make possible, permit. |
| Angle for | Try to get something indirectly, by hinting or suggesting. |
| Answer back | To reply rudely to someone in authority. |
| Argue down | Beat someone in a debate, discussion or argument. |
| Argue down | Persuade someone to drop the price of something they’re selling. |
| Argue out | Argue about a problem to find a solution. |
| Ask about | Ask how someone is doing, especially professionally and in terms of health. |
| Ask after | Enquire about someone’s health, how life is going. |
| Ask around | Ask a number of people for information of help. |
| Ask in | To invite somebody into your house. |
| Ask out | To invite someone for a date. |
| Ask over | Invite. |
| Ask round | Invite someone. |
| Auction off | Sell something in an auction. |
| Back away | Retreat or go backwards. |
| Back down | Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument. |
| Back into | Enter a parking area in reverse gear. |
| Back off | Retreat. |
| Back out | Fail to keep an arrangement or promise. |
| Back out of | Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement. |
| Back up | Make a copy of computer data. |
| Bag out | Criticise. |
| Ball up | Confuse or make things complicated. |
| Bargain down | Persuade someone to drop the price of something they’re selling. |
| Bash about | Mistreat physically. |
| Bash in | Break, damage or injure by hitting. |
| Bash out | Write something quickly without much preparation. |
| Be after | Try to find or get. |
| Be along | Arrive. |
| Be away | Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc.. |
| Be cut out for | Be suitable, have the necessary qualities. |
| Be cut up | Be upset. |
| Be down | Be depressed. |
| Be fed up | Be bored, upset or sick of something. |
| Be taken with | Like something. |
| Be up | Be out of bed. |
| Bear down on | Move towards. |
| Bear on | Influence, affect. |
| Bear out | Confirm that something is correct. |
| Bear up | Resist pressure. |
| Bear up under | Cope with something difficult or stressful. |
| Bear with | Be patient. |
| Beat down | Strong sunshine. |
| Beat out | Narrowly win in competition. |
| Beat up | Attack violently. |
| Belong with | Be in the correct or appropriate location with other items. |
| Bend down | Lower the top half of your body. |
| Big up | Exaggerate the importance. |
| Bitch up | Spoil or ruin something. |
| Black out | Fall unconscious. |
| Blast off | Leave the ground- spaceship or rocket. |
| Block in | Park a car and obstruct another car. |
| Block off | Obstruct an exit to prevent people from leaving. |
| Blow away | Impress greatly. |
| Blow down | When the wind forces something to fall. |
| Blow in | Arrive, sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly. |
| Blow off | Not keep an appointment. |
| Blow up | Explode. |
| Boil up | Feel a negative emotion strongly. |
| Bone up on | Study hard for a goal or reason. |
| Book in | Check in at a hotel. |
| Call up | Telephone. |
| Calm down | Stop being angry or emotionally excited. |
| Cancel out | Have an opposite effect on something that has happened, taking things back to the beginning. |
| Cap off | Finish or complete, often with some decisive action. |
| Care for | Like. |
| Carried away | Get so emotional that you lose control. |
| Carry forward | Make something progress. |
| Carry off | Win, succeed. |
| Carry on | Continue. |
| Creamed off | To cream off part of a group of people means to take them away and treat them in a special way, because they are better than the others |
| Decide upon | Choose, select. |
| Die away | Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound). |
| Die back | When the parts of a plant above ground die, but the roots remain alive. |
| Die down | Decrease or become quieter. |
| Die for | Want something a lot. |
| Die off | Become extinct. |
| Die out | Become extinct or disappear. |
| Dig in | Start eating greedily. |
| Dig into | Reach inside to get something. |
| Fawn over | Praise someone in an excessive way to get their favour or something from them. |
| Feed off | Eat a food as part of an animals diet. |
| Feed on | Give someone a particular food. |
| Feed up | Give someone a lot of food to restore their health, make them bigger, etc. |
| Feel up | Touch sexually, grope. |
| Feel up to | Feel capable of doing something. |
| Get ahead | Progress. |
| Get ahead of | Move in front of. |
| Get along | Leave. |
| Give up | Stop doing something that has been a habit. |
| Hit on | Have an idea. |
| Hold off | Stop someone from attacking or beating you. |
| Hold on | Wait. |
| Hook up | Meet someone. |
| Hunt out | Search until you find something. |
| Jack up | Increase sharply. |
| Jam on | Apply or operate something forcefully. |
| Jaw away | Talk just for the point of talking rather than having anything to say. |
| Jazz up | Make something more interesting or attractive. |
| Keep around | Keep something near you. |
| Keep at | Continue with something difficult. |
| Keep away | Don’t allow someone near something. |
| Keep back | Maintain a safe distance. |
| Key to | Plan things to fit or suit people or situations. |
| Key up | Make someone excited or nervous. |
| Kick about | Discuss. |
| Kick in | When a drug starts to take effect. |
| Kick out | Expel. |
| Knock off | Finish work for the day. |
| Lash down | Secure something with ropes or cords. |
| Lash into | Criticise someone strongly. |
| Lash out | Suddenly become violent. |
| Lay on | Organise, supply. |
| Lay out | Spend money. |
| Let in | Allow someone to enter. |
| Let off | Not punish. |
| Line up | Arrange events for someone. |
| Link up | Connect, join. |
| Live by | Follow a belief system to guide your behaviour. |
| Live down | Stop being embarrassed about something. |
| Live with | Accept something unpleasant. |
| Log in | Enter a restricted area on a computer system. |
| Log into | Enter a restricted area of a computer system. |
| Log off | Exit a computer system. |
| Log on | Enter a computer system. |
| Log out | Exit a computer system. |
| Look up | Consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information.. |
| Magic away | Make something disappear quickly. |
| Make after | Chase. |
| Make away with | Steal. |
| Make it | Arrive or get a result. |
| Make it up to | Try to compensate for doing something wrong. |
| Make of | Understand or have an opinion. |
| Make off | Leave somewhere in a hurry. |
| Mash up | Mix sources of audio, video or other computer sources. |
| Melt down | Heat something solid, especially metal, until it becomes liquid. |
| Mess about | Not be serious, not use something properly. |
| Mix up | Confuse. |
| Move into | Start living in a place. |
| Move up | Move to make space. |
| Nail down | Succeed in getting, achieve. |
| Name after | Give someone a name to remember another person. |
| Narrow down | Remove less important options to make it easier to choose. |
| Nerd out | Play safe and avoid taking a risk. |
| Opt for | Choose. |
| Opt in | Choose to be part or a member of something. |
| Opt into | Choose to be a member or part of something. |
| Opt out | Choose not to be part of something. |
| Pack in | Stop doing something. |
| Pack off | Send someone away. |
| Pack out | Fill a venue. |
| Pack up | Stop doing something. |
| Pad down | Sleep somewhere for the night. |
| Pad out | Make a text longer by including extra content, often content that isn’t particularly relevant. |
| Pal around | Be friendly and spend time with someone. |
| Pal up | Become friends. |
| Pass away | Die. |
| Pass back | Return. |
| Pass by | Go past without stopping. |
| Patch up | Fix or make things better. |
| Pay back | Repay money borrowed. |
| Pay off | Produce a profitable or successful result. |
| Peel away | Leave a group by moving in a different direction. |
| Peg out | Put washing outside to dry. |
| Phase in | Introduce gradually. |
| Phase out | Remove gradually. |
| Pick at | Eat unwillingly. |
| Pick up | Collect. |
| Pig out | Eat a lot. |
| Pile up | Accumulate. |
| Pin down | Discover exact details about something. |
| Pin on | Attach the blame to someone. |
| Pin up | Fix something to a wall, or other vertical surface, with a pin. |
| Pine away | Suffer physically because of grief, stress, worry, etc. |
| Pipe down | Be quiet (often as an imperative). |
| Pipe up | To speak, raise your voice. |
| Play along | Pretend to agree or accept something in order to keep someone happy or to get more information. |
| Play around | Be silly. |
| Play up | Behave badly. |
| Plug in | Connect machines to the electricity supply. |
| Plump down | Put something in a place without taking care. |
| Plump for | Choose. |
| Point out | Make someone aware of something. |
| Poke about | Move things around or search in a casual way to try to find something. |
| Poke around | Move things around or search in a casual way to try to find something. |
| Polish off | Finish, consume. |
| Polish up | Improve something quickly. |
| Pop in | Visit for a short time. |
| Pop off | Talk loudly, complain. |
| Power up | Turn a computer or electronic device on so that it is ready to use. |
| Price up | Charge more for something. |
| Pull ahead | Overtake, move in front. |
| put something down | put what you are holding on a surface or floor |
| put somebody down | insult, make somebody feel stupid |
| put something off | postpone |
| put something out | extinguish |
| put something together | assemble |
| put up with somebody/ something | tolerate |
| put something on | put clothing/ accessories on your body |
| run across | meet or find by chance |
| run into somebody/ something | meet unexpectedly |
| run over somebody/ something | drive a vehicle over a person or thing |
| run over/ through something | rehearse, review |
| run away | leave unexpectedly, escape |
| run out | have none left |
| send something back | return (usually by mail) |
| set something up | arrange, organize |
| set somebody up | trick, trap |
| shop around | compare prices |
| show off | act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully) |
| sleep over | stay somewhere for the night (informal) |
| sort something out | organize, resolve a problem |
| stick to something | continue doing something, limit yourself to one particular thing |
| switch something off | stop the energy flow, turn off |
| switch something on | start the energy flow, turn on |
| take after somebody | resemble a family member |
| take something apart | purposely break into pieces |
| take something back | return an item |
| take off | start to fly |
| take something off | remove something (usually clothing) |
| take something out | remove from a place or thing |
| take somebody out | pay for somebody to go somewhere with you |
| tear something up | rip into pieces |
| think back | remember (often + to, sometimes + on) |
| think something over | consider |
| throw something away | dispose of |
| turn something down | decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc) |
| turn something down | refuse |
| turn something off | stop the energy flow, switch off |
| turn something on | start the energy, switch on |
| turn something up | increase the volume or strength (heat, light etc) |
| turn up | appear suddenly |
| try something on | sample clothing |
| try something out | test |
| use something up | finish the supply |
| wake up | stop sleeping |
| warm somebody/ something up | increase the temperature |
| warm up | prepare body for exercise |
| wear off | fade away |
| work out | exercise |
| work out | be successful |
| work something out | make a calculation |
Thanks. “run across” was asked in OAVS TGT 2019