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    ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE

    SUPPORTING MATERIAL

    100 PHRASAL
    VERBS YOU
    NEED TO KNOW
    Video lesson available on YouTube

    https://www.YouTube.com/c/EnglishLikeANative

    ©2020 English Like A Native All Rights Reserved


    English Like A Native 100 Phrasal Verbs You Need To Know

    1. ACT ON
    To take action because of something.
    "The children were acting on advice from their teacher."

    2. ACT OUT
    To perform a specific text with actions and gestures.
    "At school, they acted out Romeo and Juliet."

    3. ACT UP
    To behave badly or strangely.
    "Since her parents got divorced, Monica has been acting up."

    4. ADD ON
    To include something extra.
    "We need to add the tip on to the bill."

    5. ADD UP
    To calculate a mathematical total.
    "We need to add up the amount of time the journey will take in total."

    6. AGREE WITH
    To get along well with.
    "I don't feel well - that food didn't agree with me."

    7. AIM AT
    To target.
    "These lessons are aimed at learners who would like to improve their English."

    8. ALLOW FOR
    To include something in a plan.
    "We should allow for dellays and service stops when planning our journey."

    9. ANGLE FOR
    To try to achieve something indirectly, for example by hinting or suggesting.
    "He's angling for a trip to Greece but I'd rather go to Italy."

    10. ANSWER BACK


    To reply rudely, particularly to someone with authority.
    "Tina is in trouble because she's been answering back to the teacher."

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    11. ARGUE DOWN


    To persuade someone to compromise to a lower number.
    "They told me it would cost £200 but I argued them down to £150."

    12. ASK AFTER


    To enquire about someone, particularly about their health or life update.
    "Kyle asked after you so I told him about your new job."

    13. ASK AROUND


    To ask a number of people for help or information.
    "I'm asking around to see if anyone can give me a lift to the station."

    14. ASK IN
    To invite somebody into your home.
    "Maddie's parents dropped her off, so we asked them in."

    15. ASK OUT


    To invite someone on a date.
    "He asked me out so we're going to go to the cinema at the weekend."

    16. ASK OVER


    To invite someone to your home.
    "They asked us over for dinner on Friday evening."

    17. ASK ROUND


    To invite someone to your home.
    "Katie has asked us round for a cup of tea."

    18. BACK AWAY


    To retreat or move backwards.
    "The children backed away from the growling dog slowly."

    19. BACK DOWN


    To step down or withdraw your idea or position in an argument.
    "Sometimes it's easier to back down but you should do the right thing."

    20. BACK INTO


    To enter a parking area in reverse gear in a vehicle.
    "Do you mind backing into the garage so there's enough space for the
    others to park?"
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    21. BACK OFF


    To retreat.
    "Sometimes you need to back off and let your brother play on his own."

    22. BACK OUT


    To fail to keep an arrangement, plan or promise.
    "We were supposed to be going to a concert but he backed out."

    23. BASH ABOUT


    To mistreat physically.
    "You need to stop bashing your phone about because repairs are expensive."

    24. BASH IN
    To break or damage something by force.
    "Wear a helmet on your bike or you could bash your head in!"

    25. BASH OUT


    To write or make something quickly and without much preparation.
    "He still hadn't completed his homework so he bashed it out on the bus."

    26. BE AFTER
    To try to find, get or achieve something.
    "We are after another volunteer for the charity car wash."

    27. BE ALONG
    To arrive.
    "The headmaster will be along once he's finished greeting the parents."

    28. BE AWAY
    To be on holiday.
    "I can't come to your party as I'll be away."

    29. BE CUT OUT FOR


    To be suitable or to have the necessary qualities.
    "I am not cut out for early mornings.

    30. BE CUT UP
    To be upset.
    "She is cut up that she didn't get the job she wanted."

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    31. BE FED UP
    To be bored, upset or sick of something.
    "I am fed up of the mess in this house."

    32. BE TAKEN WITH


    To like something.
    "She was taken with one particular song from the album."

    33. BE UP
    To be out of bed.
    "She is up; She's just not ready to leave yet."

    34. BEAR WITH


    To be patient.
    "Please bear with me a moment while I answer the phone."

    35. BIG UP
    To exaggerate how good or important something is.
    "She's really bigging up this film so I hope it's good."

    36. BLACK OUT


    To fall unconscious.
    "I was feeling unwell and then all of a sudden, I blacked out."

    37. BLOCK IN
    To put something in a place which prevents someone from getting out.
    "You're blocking me in to the driveway. Please could you move your car?"

    38. BLOCK OFF


    To obstruct an exit or area.
    "That part of the road has been blocked off so we need to find a new route."

    39. BLOW AWAY


    To impress.
    "Maisy's painting blew me away."

    40. BLOW DOWN


    To be forced to fall by the wind.
    "All the trees on the road were blown down in the storm."

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    41. BLOW OFF


    To cancel or to not keep an appointment.
    "I was supposed to have a meeting today but I blew it off."

    42. BLOW UP
    To explode.
    "The bomb blew up unexpectedly."

    43. CALL UP
    To telephone.
    "I called up earlier to ask about an appointment."

    44. CALM DOWN


    To stop being angry, excited or emotional.
    "Children, you need to calm down. It's time for bed."

    45. CARRY FORWARD


    To make something progress.
    "Hopefully this meeting can carry the project forward."

    46. CARRY ON
    To continue.
    "Sorry I interrupted you. Please carry on."

    47. DECIDE UPON


    To choose or select something.
    "You need to decide upon your course for university."

    48. DIE DOWN


    To decrease or become quieter.
    "As the night went on, the noise from the party slowly died down."

    49. DIE FOR


    To want something excessively.
    "He's dying for a chance to go to America."

    50. DIE OFF


    To become extinct.
    "The noise died off once the guests left."

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    51. DIG IN
    To start eating quickly or greedily.
    "The family dug in to Christmas lunch."

    52. DIG INTO


    To reach inside to get something.
    "The teacher dug into her bag and pulled out a pack of playing cards."

    53. FAWN OVER


    To praise or flatter someone excessively in order to get something from them.
    "She fawned over her mother, hoping she would allow her to go to the party."

    54. FEEL UP TO
    To feel capable of doing something.
    "I was too unwell last week but I do feel up to working today."

    55. GET AHEAD


    To progress.
    "Having a university degree is a way to get ahead."

    56. GET AHEAD OF


    To move or become in front of.
    "I began preparing the food on Thursday to get ahead of the party planning."

    57. GET ALONG


    To leave.
    "It's late. We should be getting along."

    58. GIVE UP
    To stop doing something which has been a habit or routine.
    "He has been told to give up salt for health reasons."

    59. HOLD ON
    To wait.
    "Please hold on while we fix the problem."

    60. HUNT DOWN


    To search until you find something.
    "It took ages to hunt out the perfect recipe."

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    61. JACK UP
    To increase sharply.
    "The school jacked up the price of hot lunches."

    62. JAZZ UP
    To make something more attractive.
    "I'd like to jazz up the kitchen with some paint and new furniture."

    63. KEEP AROUND


    To keep something near or accessible to you.
    "It's a good idea to keep a dictionary around when learning a new language."

    64. KEEP AT
    To continue with something challenging.
    "Learning a new language is challenging but if you keep at it, it will get easier."

    65. KEEP BACK


    To maintain a safe distance.
    "Keep back from the fire!"

    66. KICK IN
    To take effect.
    "It'll take a while for the new strategy to kick in."

    67. KICK OUT


    To expel.
    "If you keep distracting the other students, I'll have to kick you out."

    68. LET IN
    To allow someone to enter.
    "We can't let you in if you're not wearing the right safety equipment."

    69. LET OFF


    To not punish.
    "Because you've apologised, I'll let you off but don't do it again."

    70. LIVE DOWN


    To stop being embarrassed by something.
    "If this performance goes badly, I'll never live it down."

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    71. LOOK UP
    To research a specific information using a search engine or reference work.
    "If you don't know the correct spelling, look it up in the dictionary."

    72. MAKE AFTER


    To chase.
    "The dog made after the cat very quickly."

    73. MAKE AWAY WITH


    To steal.
    "She made away with the box of chocolates without being seen."

    74. MAKE IT UP TO
    To compensate for doing something wrong.
    "I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday! How can I make it up to you?"

    75. MAKE OF
    To have an opinion.
    "What do you make of the new teacher?"

    76. MAKE UP
    To invent a story, lie or plan.
    "She was scared to tell the truth so she made up a story instead."

    77. MESS ABOUT


    To be silly and not serious.
    "She got upset but I was only messing about."

    78. MIX UP
    To confuse.
    "I've mixed up the children's homework and now I don't know whose is whose."

    79. NARROW DOWN


    To remove some options to make it easier to choose.
    "We've narrowed it down to three books."

    80. NAIL DOWN


    To achieve or confirm.
    "We've nailed down the contract for next year."

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    81. OPT FOR


    To choose.
    "We've opted for watching The Avengers this evening."

    82. OPT IN
    To choose to be a part or member of something.
    "I've opted in to help at the school play."

    83. OPT OUT


    To choose not to be a part of something.
    "She's opted out of the school trip."

    84. PASS AWAY


    To die.
    "Queen Victoria passed away in 1901."

    85. PASS BACK


    To return something to where it came from.
    "Pass your papers back to the teacher once you've completed the exam."

    86. PASS BY
    To go past something without stopping.
    "I was passing by the supermarket when I saw a thief."

    87. PATCH UP
    To fix or make something better.
    "We need to patch up this mistake before it gets worse."

    88. PAY BACK


    To repay a favour or a borrowed amount of money.
    "Here's the money to pay you back for dinner last week."

    89. PAY OFF


    To produce a successful result.
    "All of Lucas's hard work paid off when he got a promotion at work."

    90. PHASE IN
    To introduce gradually.
    "We're going to phase in a new uniform."

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    91. PHASE OUT


    To remove gradually.
    "We will phase out the old textbooks and replacing them with digital copies."

    92. PICK UP
    To collect.
    "Please could you pick up some milk and bread from the shop?"

    93. PILE UP
    To accumulate.
    "I've been so busy with the project that everything else has piled up."

    94. PIN DOWN


    To discover exact details about something.
    "It's hard to pin down exactly what caused the argument."

    95. PIPE UP
    To speak or raise your voice.
    "At first, the classroom was silent but then one of the children piped up."

    96. PLAY ALONG


    To pretend to agree or accept something in order to achieve something else.
    "I played along with the new rules because I wanted a promotion."

    97. POINT OUT


    To make someone aware of something.
    "I should have pointed out that I'm a vegetarian."

    98. POLISH OFF


    To finish or consume.
    "We'll polish off the cake - No problem."

    99. POLISH UP
    To improve something.
    "I need to polish up on my Maths before the exam."

    100. POP IN
    To visit for a short time.
    "I'll pop in for a cup of tea while I'm in town."

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