Phrasal Verb - Put Off

Phrasal verb - Put Off

Definitions:
1) Repel/Repulse from bad manners/behaviour
2) Delay an event

Rules:
Transitive, Separable

Examples:

"Tomorrow's quite busy for me, can we put off the meeting until friday?" (2)
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"I was quite attracted to him, but the way he eats his food with his mouth open... urgh! it really puts me off! (1)
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"The smell was so bad in the restaurant that it put me off my food!" (1)
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"We were going to play tennis today but the rain was so bad we decided to put it off until next weekend" (2)

Phrasal verb - put down

Phrasal verb - Put Down

Definitions: 

1) End an animal's life in a humane way

2) make someone feel bad by insulting them

Rules:

Transitive, separable

Examples:

"He always puts me down, and in front of everyone else, I don't know why, he's so nice with everyone else" (2)

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"Our dog got really sick, and he was old so we had to put him down" (1)

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Phrasal Verb - Shoot Down

Phrasal Verb - Shoot Down

Definition:
1) To cause a plane to crash by shooting it
2) Put an end to an idea / Reject something

Rules:
Transitive, Separable

Examples:
"The investors shot my business idea down without even thinking about it!"
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"My boss always shoots me down before I get a chance to speak." :(
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"I shoot down any idea that I think won't make our company money"
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"I asked her to go out with me but she shot me down"

Phrasal Verb - Back Up

Phrasal verb - Back Up

Definitions:
1) Reverse
2) Support

Rules
1) Intransitive/Transitive, Separable
2) Transitive, Separable

Examples:
Definition 1:
"You're too far forward, you'll have to back up a bit"
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<--- The man is trying to kiss the dog, but the dog keeps backing up.
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"If you back the bed up against the wall more, there'll be more space in this room."

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Definition 2:
"Why don't you ever back me up in conversations?! You never support me"
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"My argument is backed up by solid evidence"

Phrasal verb - Pass on

Phrasal verb - Pass On

Definition:
1) Give something to another person
2) Tell news to someone, spread gossip

Rules:
Transitive, separable

Examples:
"When you're finished reading this book, pass it on! Let someone else read it!" (1)
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"Don't pass it on, it's a secret, but Anna is pregnant!" (2)

Phrasal verb - Cool Down

Phrasal verb - Cool down / cool off

Definition:
Decrease the heat


Rules:
Transitive and intransitive, separable

Examples:
"I'm so hot! I need to cool down!"
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"Your food is too hot! Let it cool down for a while."
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"Cool yourself down with a bottle of water over your head!"

Phrasal verb - Stand up

Phrasal verb - Stand up

Definition:
1) Arrange to meet someone, then cancel without telling them.
2) To rise to an upright position on your feet.

Rules:
Transitive, Separable

Examples:

"I was standing there for an hour, you didn't tell me anything! I can't believe you stood me up!"
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"I'm sorry for standing you up yesterday!"
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"Ok so we're meeting tonight at 9??"
"Yeah!"
"Ok if you have to cancel, just let me know! Don't stand me up!
"I'm not gonna stand you up! I promise!"

Phrasal verb - Beat Up

Phrasal verb - Beat Up

Definition:
1) Hit someone repeatedly to inflict physical damage. (AKA "kick someone's arse/ass"
2) To reproach oneself

Rules:
Transitive, separable

Examples:
"He kissed my girlfriend so I beat him up"(1)
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"Oh I'm such an idiot! I deserve baaaad things to happen to me!"
"Don't beat yourself up about the situation, you didn't do anything wrong!"(2)

Phrasal Verb - Put up

Phrasal Verb - Put up

Definitions:
1) Construct
2) Provide living/sleeping arrangements for someone

Rules:
Transitive, Separable

Examples:

"They put up the new office buildings in about 2 months! It was so fast!"
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"My company put me up in a five star hotel! Awesome!"

Phrasal Verb - Patch Up

Phrasal Verb - Patch Up

Definition: Fix

Rules:
transitive, separable

Examples:
"They tried to patch up the road with tape!?"
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"We've had a lot of problems in our relationship recently, but we're trying to patch things up"
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"I put a hole in my jacket!"
"Don't worry, we can patch it up, it's only small"

Phrasal verb - Give up

Phrasal Verb - Give up

Definition:
Quit

Rules:
Transitive/Intransitive, Separable

Examples:
"The dog gave up trying to bring the thing into his bed"
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I wish Joffrey would give up the throne, but he's an arsehole so he won't
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"You should give up smoking!"
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"I went running today, but I gave up after 5 minutes"

Phrasal verb - Take out

Phrasal verb - Take out

Definitions:
1) Withdraw cash from an ATM
2) Go on a date with someone and pay

Rules:
Transitive, Separable

Examples:
"I need some cash, come with me, I need to take some money out!"
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"No, no, I'm paying for the dinner, I'm taking you out, remember?!"
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"I wanted to take her out, but she had a boyfriend"

Phrasal Verb - Blow up

Phrasal verb - Blow up

Definition:
Explode

Rules:
Transitive/Intransitive, separable

Examples:
The toaster blew up when he put a knife inside it
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The guy almost blew himself up when he was trying to fix the electricity in his house
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The terrorists blew up a bus of penguins

Phrasal Verb - Pass by

Phrasal verb - Pass by

Definition:
to go or move past

Rules:
Transitive, separable

Examples:
"I was watching tv and suddenly a cat passed by in a box on a skateboard"
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"Do you know that guy? Or is he just someone passing by?"
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"WTF, I was calling your name and you just passed right by me without saying hello!"

Phrasal verb - Keep up

Phrasal verb - Keep * up

Definition:
Continue, maintain something (at the same rate)

Rules:
Transitive, separable

Examples: 
"I learned to speak English really well in England, but since then I just haven't kept it up, so after a while I forgot everything!"
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"You run so fast! I can't keep up with you!"
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"I went out drinking with them, but I couldn't keep up with the amount they drink"
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"You're doing so well at learning phrasal verbs! Keep it up!"

Phrasal verb - Ask out

Phrasal verb - Ask out

Definition:
Invite on a romantic date

Rules:
Transitive, Separable

Examples:
"He asked her out, and she said yes!"
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"I'm going to ask her out"
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"I've never been asked out"

Phrasal Verb - Knock Out

Phrasal Verb - Knock Out

Definition:
Render someone unconscious

Rules:
Transitive, Separable

Examples:
Manny Pacqiao Knocked the other guy out!
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The smell was so bad it almost knocked me out!
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Don't worry, during the operation you'll be knocked out, so you won't feel a thing

Phrasal Verb - Breathe in/Out

Phrasal Verb - Breathe in/Out

Definition:
Breathe IN = Inhale
Breathe OUT = Exhale

Rules:
Transitive/Intransitive, Separable

Examples:
"Breathe out, so I can breathe you in" - Foo Fighters
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"Breathe in.... Hold it.... and Breathe out! And relax!" - Yoga classes
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"My chest hurts when I breathe in" - A fat person at the doctor

Phrasal Verb - Turn around

Phrasal Verb - Turn around

Definition
Rotate

Rules
Transitive, separable

Examples:
"The sea lion was turning around for a really long time"
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"Turn around, I'm behind you!"
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"Can you turn the car around please? it's facing the wrong way"

Phrasal Verb - Wipe out / Take out

Wipe out/Take out

Definition
Destroy, eliminate

Rules
Transitive, Separable

Examples
"This virus could wipe out half the city!"
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"The guy took like 7 seven people out by himself!"
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"That virus totally wiped out my hard drive!"