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 - 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 - 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 - Hang out

Phrasal Verb - Hang out

Definition:
Relax (usually with friends)

Rules:
Intransitive (Transitive with 'with'), inseparable

Examples:

"What are you doing? 

"Nothing, just hanging out with a few friends"

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"I can't hang out with you any more Joffrey, you killed my father!"

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"I promise! Nothing happened! We only hung out! We're only friends, nothing more!"

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 - Fall off

Phrasal verb - Fall off

Definition:
<----- What happens to the woman (To drop from something else)

Rules:
Transitive/Intransitive, Inseparable

Examples:

She fell off (of) the car as the driver started to leave

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I was dancing on the table, but I was so drunk that I fell off

Phrasal Verb - Shut up

Phrasal Verb - Shut up

Definition:
Stop talking, stop making noise

Rules:
Both transitive and intransitive (mostly intransitive), separable

Examples:
"Will you please... shut...up!!"
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"Please shut your dog up, he's yapping all night, and I can't sleep!"
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"Shut up talking about your ex! I don't want to know!"

Phrasal verb - Look around

Phrasal Verb - Look around

Definition:
Browse, look in no particular direction and not necessarily with any particular intention.

Rules:
Both transitive and Intransitive, Inseparable

Examples:
(in a shop)
"Do you need help?"
"No thank you, I'm just looking around"
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"Let's go sightseeing! We can go inside Buckingham Palace! You have to pay, but you can still look around!"

Phrasal Verb - Get Out

Phrasal Verb - Get Out

Definition:
Leave, make someone leave (Informal)

Rules:
Both Transitive and Intransitive, Separable

Examples: 

"He's drunk, can you get him out please?!"
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"It was so uncomfortable being with them, they fight all the time, so I just got out as fast as possible!"
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"Get.. the fuck... OUT!"

Phrasal verb - throw up

Phrasal verb - Throw up = Vomit 

(Transitive & Intransitive)(Separable) - Mostly intransitive!

Examples:

"I drank so much that I threw up!"

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"I'm gonna throw up! MOVE!"

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"I feel so sick, whenever I try to eat something, I just throw it back up"

Phrasal Verb - Show off

Phrasal Verb - Show off - Flaunt
(Transitive & Intransitive) (Separable)

Examples:

"He always takes his shirt off to show his abs off"
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"She always wears low cut tops to show off her boobs"
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"He dances like Michael Jackson every time he goes to the club. I wish he'd stop showing off!"

Phrasal Verb - Keep up (with)

Keep up (with) - stay at the same pace (as something/someone) (Intransitive & Transtive)(Inseparable)

Examples:

"The cat is keeping up with the girl on the treadmill"
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"It's difficult to keep up with this class, I don't learn everything fast enough"
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"Our company needs to become more modern if we want to keep up with today's trends"
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"You're so slow! Keep up, or I'll leave you behind!"

Phrasal Verb - Fall out (With)

Fall out (with) = Stop being friends (inseparable)(Transitive (with) & Intransitive)

Examples:

“We had an argument and fell out, all because I said she was a little bit fat!”

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“If you keep saying I’m stupid, I’m going to fall out with you!”

Phrasal Verb - Let Down

“Let Down” = Disappoint 

(Separable)(Transitive & Intransitive)

Examples:

“I thought it was Saturday… it’s only Wednesday… What a LET DOWN!”

Or separated:

“You told me you would help me with this, and you didn’t help at all! you really LET me DOWN”

Phrasal Verbs - Get (together) With

Get with someone/Get together (with someone) = Start a romantic relationship with someone

(Transitive & Intransitive)(Inseparable)

Examples:

“Have you been together long?” “Yeah, we got together a long time ago”

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“You and that girl have been flirting for a long time, I think you’re going to get together!”

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“You bastard! You got with my best friend!?”

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"Did you get with anyone on new years eve?"

Phrasal Verb - Clean Up

“Clean Up” 

(Separable)(Transitive & Intransitive)

Examples:

“I had a party in my parents’ house, and they’re coming home in 10 minutes… I need to CLEAN UP”

Or separated:

“Your dog had a shit in my garden?!? CLEAN it UP!”

Phrasal Verbs - Piss off

(Be) pissed off (with) = Be angry (with someone/something)

(Separable)(Transitive & Intransitive)

Examples:

“I’m pissed off, It’s my day off, and I have to work!”

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“She’s pissed off with me, because I forgot her birthday.”

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“You’re pissing me off, stop playing xbox and listen to me!”

Phrasal Verb - Run Out (Of)

Run out (of) = Become empty/Exhaust a supply of (money, food, milk, etc…) 

(Inseparable)(Transitive & Intransitive)

Examples:

“I went to London, but it was so expensive that I RAN OUT OF money in 2 days!”

“Is there any beer left?” … “No, we’ve RUN OUT”

Note: use “run out OF” only with an object… 

Example:

“We’ve run out OF milk”

“Is there any milk in the fridge?” “No, we’ve run out of.”

Phrasal Verb - Pick Up

Phrasal verb - PICK UP 

Definitions: 
1) Answer the phone 
2) Lift
3) meet someone and take them somewhere in  your car
4) Meet and take someone home (in the sexual way)


Rules:
(separable)(Transitive & Intransitive)

Examples:

“I called but they didn’t pick up”(1)

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“Come on! pick the phone up! I’m in a hurry!”(1)
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"Can you pick this up for me please I can't reach it!"(2)
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"I'll pick you up and we'll go to the place together in my car"(3)
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"I'm in love, I don't want to just pick a random girl from the bar up" (4)

Phrasal Verb - Miss Out (on)

MISS OUT (ON) = feel like other people are enjoying something you don’t have 

(inseparable)(Transitive & Intransitive)

Examples:

“Everyone’s a couple.. I have no one!… I’m MISSING OUT” :(

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“Did you go to the club last night?” … “No” … “Oooh you MISSED OUT! It was so fun!”

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“My friends are all in the park, and I’m working, I’m MISSING OUT ON the amazing weather!!” :(

(remember, use ‘ON’ only if you have an object in the sentence)