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Phrasal verbs are made up of a verb and a particle (adverb or preposition). They may be replaced by a single
word. Remember that the particle must come after the pronoun if a pronoun is used.
Examples
Phrasal verb
Replacement
Phrasal verb
Replacement
act for
represent
add in
insert
answer toverb
responsible
Phrasal
Replacement
ask in
invite
find
out
discover
ask for
request
fish
for
seek
ask out
invite
fix
up
arrange
back away
retreat
get
leave
backaway
up
support
get
manage
backalong
out
withdraw
get
out
leave
be back
return
get
down
descend
be after
want
get
up
rise
be off
leave
give
donate,
blackaway
out
faint betray
give
in
surrender
Blow up
explode
give
emit
Blowoff
down
concede
break
up
disintegrate
go
ahead
begin
go
Break
through
out
endure
escape
P h r a sgo
a with
l forwardR e p l aaccompany
cemen
Bring
advance
verb
t
grow
mature
Bring up
up
raise
start off
begin
Brushover
up
improve
hand
give
step in
intervene
brushon
off
reject
have
wear
step up
increase
call off
cancel
head
back
return
stir up hold
cause, provoke
call aton
visit
wait
sum up inquire
summarise
carry outinto
implement
investigate
take afterjoin
resembleparticipate
carryinon
continue
cast out
expel
take off keep
remove continue
up
cave in
collapse
check out
leave
check inverb
arrive
Phrasal
Replacement
check up
examine
map
out
plan
clear away
remove
make
invent
come up
back
return
mix
up
confuse
come by
get, visit
own
admit
comeupclown
descend
pass
die
comeaway
in
enter
pass
faint
comeout
out
emerge
pay
offinto
settle
come
inherit
pick
choose
cookout
up
invent
pile
upout
accumulate
count
exclude
point
out
show
cover up
hide
press
for
demand
crop up
arise
cut down
reduce
pull
back
withdraw
pull
cut in
up
stop
interrupt
P h r apull
s aoff
l
R e p lwithdraw
adisconnect
ceme
cut
out
verb
nt
put
away
keep
do up
improve
turn down /
refuse, reject
do away
abolish
put
aside with
save
turn out
become
draw
into
attract
put
down
humiliate
turn up
appear
dropout
by
visit
put
extinguish
warm up
heat
end
up
result
put up with
tolerate
wear out
exhaust
fall after
back on
depend
ran
pursue
weasel ran
out
renege flee
faceaway
up to
accept
figure
solve
weed back
removemeet
run
intoout
kick up
take away
remove raise
knock
down
take on
accept destroy
laugh
at
take up
occupy mock
lay aside
abandon
think of
imagine, remember
lay down
impose
lay out
arrange
think about
consider
leave out
omit
throw outlet off
expel release
throw uplet down
vomit disappoint
tie up lie back
bind
recline
tire out look at
exhaust examine
look on
watch
touch down
land
search
tuck in look for
eat
look up to
respect
turn away
reject
make off with
steal
run through
win back
rush through
win over
wind upsend for
set off
wipe out
show off
wither away
show up
work out
shut away
workedspark
up off
wranglespill
over
over
wrap up
spread out
wrigglespeak
out for
spill
write up up
spur on
yearn for
sort out
zoom in
stand up
regain rehearse
converthurry
end summon
start
exterminate
brag
die
appear
solve
hidden
angry cause
fight overflow
cover scatter
escape represent
review separate
desire encourage
separate
focus
defend
FUNCTIONS OF CONJUNCTIONS
Conjunctions are used to join phrases, clauses and sentences.
Function
Conjunction
Example
To join two
words
and
as well as
To show reason
because
for
as
since
To show
contrast
but
although
though
yet
Function
Conjunction
Example
despite
however in spite
of
To show result
consequently
so
as a result
therefore
To state a
condition
if
unless until
To show
something
happening
unexpectedly
Suddenly
all of a sudden
Function
Conjunction
Example
To show two or
more actions
are going on
at the same
time
while
when as
meanwhile
just as
To show
purpose
in order to so
that
To show that
there is a
choice
either...... or
or
To show
similarity
neither... nor
nor
To indicate the
time frame of
an action
after before
when
whenever
To show two
parties or
actions
(conjunctions
used in pairs)
Idiom
Example
Meaning
not to know
someone from 1
Adam
not to be acquainted
with him at all
1 to come of age
all agog
everyone, without
distinction
to be on the alert
IDIOMS
to be watchful an^J
ready
LIST
OF
Idiom
Example
Meaning
to keep up
appearances
to behave in a seemly
way before others
up in arms
ready to fight
to go back on (a
person)
to betray a person
black sheep
a wet blanket
|
a blue moon
something which
happens very rarely
bosom friend
to have a bone to
pick (with
someone)
to have a cause to
quarrel with or complain
against someone
completely, leaving
nothing behind
Idiom
Example
Meaning
to make a clean
breast of
to confess, something
that has been kept a
secret
to take away
one's breath
to cause surprise
:
to nip in the bud
to destroy or suppress
without delay
to burn one's
lingers
to live in clover
to live in luxury
to catch
(someone's) eye
crocodile tears
insincerity shown by an
unfeeling person