phrasal verbs

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add up
his evidence just doesn't add up
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make sense
ask after
Jim was asking after you
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inquire about
back down
Sheila was right, so Paul had to back down
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yield in an argument
bargain for
We hadn't bargained for there being so much traffic, and we missed the plane
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take into account
bear out
Helen's alibi was borne out by her sister
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confirm the truth
break down
David broke down and wept when he heard the news
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lose control of the emotions
break off
He broke off to answer the phone
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stop talking
break up
The party finally broke up at 3 am
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come to an end
bring about
The crisis was brought about by Brenda's resignation
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cause to happen
bring off
The team tried for years to win the competition and they finally brought it off
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succeed in doing something
bring on
Sitting in the damp brought on his rheumatism
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cause the onset of an illness
bring round
After much discussion, I brought the comitee round to my point of view
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influence someone to your point of view
bring up
I feel I ought to bring up another small matter
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mention
call up
Mark was called up when the war broke out
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mobilise for military service
carry off
Jane had a difficult role to play, but she carried it off
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complete successfully perhaps despite a problem
carry out
The attack was successfully carried out
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complete a plan
catch on
This new hair style is beginning to catch on
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become popular (coloquial)
come about
Let me explain how the situation came about
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happen
come down to
It all comes down to whether you are prepared to accept less money
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be in the end a matter of
come in for
The government has come in for a lot of criticism over the decision
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receive - especially criticism, blame
come off
I'm afraid that deal didn't come off after all
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to happen successfully
come out
All the flowers have come out
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appear, become available
come up
Look, something has come up, and I can't meet you
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occur, usually a problem; opportunity, to be discussed or suggested, move towards
come up against
We've come against a bit of a problem
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meet a difficulty
come up to
The play didn't come up to expectations
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equal especially expectations, standard
come up with
We still haven't come up with a solution to the problem
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think of especially an answer, a plan, a solution
count on
Don't worry, you can count on me
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rely on
crop up
I can't come to the party, something has cropped up
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happen unexpectedly (coloquial)
do away with
Dog licences have been done away with | What if they do away with the old man?
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abolish (colloquial), murder (colloquial)
do up
We are having our living room done up
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decorate (colloquial)
draw up
A white sport car drew up outside the door, The contract is being drawn up at the moment
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come to a stop, organise (especially a document)
drop in
Drop in any time you're passing
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pay a visit (colloquial)
drop off
The baby has just dropped off
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Fall asleep (colloquial), to become separated or fall off
end up
We ended up staying there for lunch
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finish in a certain way or place
face up to
You have to face up to your responsibilities
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have courage to deal with especially responsibilities
Fall about
Everyone fell about when Jane told her joke
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show amusement- especially laughing- colloquial
Fall back on
If the worst comes to the worst, we've got our savings to fall back on
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use as a last resort
fall for
It was an unlikely story but he fell for it/I fell for you the moment I saw you
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be deceived by/fall in love
fall out with
Peter has fallen out with his boss
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quarrel with
fall through
The plan fell through at the last minute
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fail to come to completion
feel up to
Old Mr Smith didn't feel up to walking all that way
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feel capable of doing something
follow up
Thanks for the information about that book. I will follow it up. / We'll follow up this lesson next week
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act upon a suggestion /take more action
get across
I had the feeling I wasn't getting the meaning across
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be understood - especially get an idea across
get at
What are you getting at exactly?
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imply - about personal matters - colloquial
get down to
It's time we got down to some real work
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begin to seriously deal with
get off with
They were lucky to get off with such light sentences
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avoid punishment
get on for
He must be getting on for seventy
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approach a certain age/time/number
get on
Sue is getting on very well in her new job
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make progress - especially in life
get over
I couldn't get over how well she looked
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be surprised
get over with
I'll be glad to get this awful business over with
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come to the end of something, usually unpleasant
get round to
Sorry, but I haven't got round to fixing the tap yet
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find time to do - also around
get up to
What have you been getting up to lately? /The children are getting up something in the garden
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do something - usually bad when about children - colloquial

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