HOW TO USE THE PHRASAL
VERBS PART 7
Definition: A phrasal verb is a kind of
verb which combines with an adverbial
particle or a preposition and it is translated in two different ways –
literally and idiomatically.This list is the first fifteen of the list of 150
most common phrasal verbs.
91. START OUT
1. Start a life, existence,
profession, or course of action in a particular way or by doing a particular
thing (95%)
She started out as a shop assistant
and gradually climbed the employment ladder.
92. CALL OUT
1. Speak or utter loudly (79%)
He could hear a voice call out his
name.
93. SIT UP
1. Rise from a lying to a sitting
position (93.5%)
The sudden noise made her sit up in
her bed and listen.
94. TURN DOWN
1. Refuse or dismiss (request, offer,
opportunity) (82.5%)
This is an opportunity you would be
foolish to turn down.
95. BACK UP
1. Move or drive backwards a short
way (26%)
He got into his car and backed up out
of the alley.
2. Take action in order to support
STH or make it happen (21%)
Politicians often fail to back up
their words with actions.
3. Establish as valid or genuine
(20.5%)
You have to back up your accusations
with solid evidence.
96. PUT BACK
1. Move STH/SB to a place, position,
or state they were in before (85.5%)
Could you put the milk back in the
fridge please?
97. SEND OUT
1. Mail, send or distribute to a
number of people (57%)
Hundreds of copies were sent out to
the local population.
2. Send SB to a place for a
particular purpose (32.5%)
Military troops were sent out to
secure the region.
98. GET IN
1. Go (or make STH/SB go) inside a
place (car, house, room) (65.5%)
The new security lock prevents
thieves from getting in.
2. (+ on) Get involved in an exciting
or profitable activity/opportunity (12.5%)
You should get in on the act!
99. BLOW UP
1. Explode or destroy STH with a
bomb, or cause to be exploded or destroyed (75.5%)
Several attempts were made at blowing
up official buildings.
100. CARRY ON
1. Continue to do or be involved with
STH, or make STH continue (especially despite difficulty) (66%)
I would like to carry on working
after I retire.
2. Engage or take part in (15%)
His illness makes it difficult for
him to carry on conversations.
101. SET OFF
1. Start on a trip or journey (30.5%)
We will finish packing and set off in
the morning.
2. Cause a device to explode, or a
signal to start, esp. by accident (27.5%)
He accidentally set off my car alarm.
3. Make STH happen or emerge, esp.
without intending to (25.5%)
Employees started to protest, setting
off a dispute over workers’ rights.
102. KEEP ON
1. Continue doing STH without
stopping, or repeatedly (92.5%)
She wiped tears off her cheeks but
kept on crying.
103. RUN OUT
1. (+ of) Use STH (or become used)
completely so that nothing is left (49.5%)
We’ve run out of biscuits.
2. Leave suddenly, as if in a hurry
(34%)
After the argument, she ran out into
the garden and screamed.
104. MAKE OUT
1. See or hear with difficulty
(60.5%)
I could barely make out his face in
the dark.
2. Represent as being a particular
way, esp. falsely (11%)
He was innocent, but the media made
him out to be a criminal.
3. (Make it out) Deal with a
difficult situation successfully (10.5%)
We were lucky to make it out of the
war alive.
105. SHUT UP
1. Stop (or make SB/STH stop) talking
or making a noise (97%)
Just sit down and shut up!
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