Phrasal Verbs
Verb + particle combinations that create new meanings
117 challenges
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Acting out
Expressing emotions or conflicts through behavior instead of words.
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Back away
To move away from something or someone, often in fear or caution.
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Backing up
To create a copy of data for safety or recovery.
3 clips
Break it up
To intervene and stop a fight or argument.
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Break out of here
To escape from a confinement or difficult situation.
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Call it
To refer to or name something.
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Calm down
To become less agitated or to help someone relax.
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Came up with
To think of or discover something, especially an idea or solution.
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Carry on
To continue or persist in an activity or action.
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Check him out
To look at someone or something to evaluate or observe.
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Check out
To look at something or examine it.
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Chill out
To become calm and relaxed.
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Clock out
To register the end of a work shift.
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Come by
To visit someone or a place casually.
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Come here
To move towards the speaker's location.
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Come in
To enter a space, like a room or a building.
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Come on come in
To invite someone to enter a place.
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Come on now
An expression used to encourage someone or show disbelief.
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Come on up
To move to a higher location or level; often inviting someone to join.
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Don't go
A command telling someone not to leave or depart.
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Don't touch
Instructing someone to avoid making contact with something.
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Done with
Completed with a task or stopped engaging with something.
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Drink up
To consume all of your drink, often quickly.
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Dump in
To put waste or material carelessly into a container or place.
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Ended up
To eventually arrive at a certain place or situation, often unexpectedly.
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Flush down
To send waste through a toilet with water.
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Focus on
To concentrate attention or effort on something.
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Found out
To discover or learn information that was previously unknown.
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Freaked out
to become extremely scared or anxious about something unexpected
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Get a cab
To take a taxi for transportation.
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Get back
To return to a previous location or state.
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Get back in there
To return to a place or situation after leaving.
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Get down to
To start working seriously on something important.
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Get lost
To tell someone to go away or to leave you alone.
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Get on
To board or enter a vehicle or mode of transportation.
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Get out of here
To leave or depart from a place.
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Get rid of
To eliminate or remove something unwanted.
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Give it up
To stop trying or to cease doing something.
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Give up
To stop trying to do something; to surrender.
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Go down
To move from a higher to a lower position.
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Go inside
To enter a building or enclosed space.
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Go now
To leave or proceed immediately.
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Go on
To continue or proceed with an action or activity.
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Go out
To leave a place, typically one's home, to attend a social event or activity.
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Go through
To examine, scrutinize, or experience something systematically.
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Going back down
To return to a lower location or position.
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Going down
Moving to a lower place or level.
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Gonna be thinking about
An informal way to express intention to think about something in the future.
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Gonna succeed
To be certain to achieve success in the future.
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Hang on
To wait for a short time or pause.
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Hang out
To spend time relaxing or socializing with others.
2 clips
Heading out
To depart from a place to go to another location.
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Help you out
To provide assistance or support to someone.
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Hold up
To delay or interrupt; to stop temporarily.
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Holding up
To support or maintain something in a raised position.
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Hop in
To quickly enter a vehicle.
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Iron it out
To resolve a problem or clarify a misunderstanding.
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Keep up
Maintain the same pace or level as someone or something.
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Kill the lights
To turn off the lights, often to create a dark atmosphere.
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Lock it
To fasten or secure something using a lock.
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