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PHRASAL VERB FOR IELTS SPEAKING

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PHRASAL VERB MEANING EXAMPLE

Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a

movie invite on a date Ask sby out

I asked around but nobody has seen my

wallet ask many people the same question Ask around

Your purchase add up to $205.32 equal Add up to sthg

You’ll have to back up your car so that I

can get out reverse Back sthg up

My wife backed me up my decision to

quit my job support Back sthg by

The racing car blew up after it crashed

into the fence explode Blow up

We have to blow 50 balloons up for the

party add air Blow sthg up

Our car broke down at the side of the

highway in the snowstorm stop functioning (vehicle, machine) Break down

The woman broke down when the police

told her that her son had died get upset Break down

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Our teacher broke the final project down

into three seperate parts divide into smaller parts Break sthg down

Somebody broke in last night and steal

our computers force entry to a building Break in

The firemen had to break into the room

to rescue the children enter forcily Break into sthg

I need to break these shoes in before we

run the next week wear something a few times so that it doesn’t look/ fell new Break sthg in

The TV station broke in to report the

news of president’s death interrupt Break in

My boyfriend and I broke up before I

moved to America end a relationship Break up

The kids just broke up as soon as the

clown started talking start laughing (informal) Break up

The prisoners broke out of jail when the

guards weren’t looking escape Break out

I broke out in a rash after the camping

trip develop a skin condition Break out in sthg

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PHRASAL VERB MEANING EXAMPLE

The sad music is bringing me down make unhappy Bring sby down

My grandparents brought me up after

my parents died raise a child Bring sby up

My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports start talking about a subject Bring sthg up

He drank so much that he brought his

dinner up in the toilet vomit Bring sthg up

We called around but we weren’t able to

find the address phone many different places/ people Call around

I called the company back but the offfice

were closed for the weekend return a phone call Call sby back

Jason called the wedding off because he

wasn’t in love with his fiancé cancel Call sthg off

The professor called on me for question

number 1 ask for an answer of opinion Call on sby

We called on you last night but you

weren’t home visit sby Call on sby

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PHRASAL VERB MEANING EXAMPLE

Give me your phone numberand i will call you up when we are in town phone Call sby up

You are still mad. You need to calm down

before you drive the car relax after being angry Calm down

You’ll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Mark get to the same point as sby else Catch up with

We will get the hotel keys when we check

in arrive and register at a airport or hotel Check in

You’ll have to check out of the hotel

before 11AM leave a hotel Check out

The company checks out all new employ-

ees look at carefully, investi- gate Check sby/sthg out

Check out the crazy hair on that guy! look at (informal) Check out sby/sthg

She cheered up when she heard the good

news become happier Cheer up

I brought you some flowers to cheer you

up make happier Cheer sby up

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