PHRASAL VERBS COMPLETE LIST A-Z

Ask out (invite to go out)

I am going to ask Inés out this evening

ESPANOL ​(invitar a salir)

Voy a invitar a salir a Inés esta noche

PORTUGUES (para convidar para sair)

Vou convidar Ines para sair esta noite

Back down (stop demanding)

He wanted $5000, but he backed down to my demands

ESPANOL (deja de exigir)

Quería $ 5000, pero se retractó de mis demandas

Be into (like)

I am into learning languages in my free time

ESPANOL (Gustar)

Me gusta aprender idiomas en mi tiempo libre.

PORTUGUES (gostar)

Eu gosto de aprender línguas no meu tempo livre

Be on (be one´s turn)

We had better get ready as we are on at 10pm

ESPANOL (sea el turno de uno)

Será mejor que nos preparemos ya que estamos a las 10 p.m.

PORTUGUES (ser uma vez)

É melhor nos prepararmos, pois às 22h

Be up for (fancy)

Are you up for a beer later?

ESPANOL (elegante)

¿Te apetece una cerveza más tarde?

PORTUGUES (extravagante)

Você está pronto para uma cerveja mais tarde?

Be up to (do)

What are you up to later today?

ESPANOL (hacer algo)

¿Qué vas a hacer hoy más tarde?

PORTUGUES (fazer alguma coisa)

O que você vai fazer mais tarde hoje?

Beat up (hurt)

We were beaten up by the nasty man

ESPANOL (herir)

Fuimos golpeados por el hombre desagradable

PORTUGUES (ferir)

Fomos espancados pelo homem desagradável

Blend in (fit)

It is difficult to blend in when abroad?

Blurt out (say without thinking)

I didn´t think and just blurted it out

Bottle up (contain one´s emotions)

It is not healthy to bottle up your anger

Break up with (end a relationship)

I broke up with him because he was annoying

Bring up (raise)

I want to bring up my children to be balanced individuals

Brush up on (review)

I should brush up on my listening skills

Bump into (see by coincidence)

I bumped into my ex yesterday at a party

Button up (fasten with buttons)

I am buttoning up my jeans

Call off (cancel)

I want to call off the whole event

Call out (grab attention)

He called out to me so that I would see him

Calm down (relax)

We need to calm down and focus

Carry off (look good)

It is a trendy jacket and i can carry it off well

Carry on (continue)

We should carry on working before the boss shouts at us

Carry out (finish)

I am carrying out a survey about people´s habits

Cash in on (sell)

I have cashed in on my gold reserves

Catch up with (reach)

It would be great to catch up with you

Chat up (flirt with)

I love chatting up girls in bars

Cheat on (have an affair)

I would never cheat on my wife

Check out (have a look at)

Have you checked out the new Bond film?

Check out (leave)

We must check out before 11am

Cheer up (make happier)

Cheer up, it might never happen

Club together (join efforts)

We need to club together to be successful

Come across (find coincidently)

I came across a $50 note the other day

Come between (cause problems)

His secretary came between him and his wife

Come down with (get ill)

I think I am coming down with the flu

Come up with (think of)

It is not easy to come up with an elegant solution

Crack down on (be strict)

The police are cracking down on crime

Crack up (laugh)

It was so funny that I just cracked up

Crack up (get nervous)

I always crack up when I do exams

Crop up (come up)

I couldn´t find my phone, but then it just cropped up

Cut down on (reduce)

I ought to cut down on sugar

Cut out (stop)

I have cut out meat from my diet

Deal with (handle)

It is not easy to deal with the pressure at work

Die out (become extinct)

The black rhino has died out

Do away with (get rid of)

I ought to do away with my old clothes

Do up (fasten)

I need to do up my coat because it is cold

Drop off (leave in a place)

Can I drop you off at about 10:30?

Drop out of (quit)

My sister has dropped out of the course

End up (finish)

What did you end up doing last night?

Face up to (accept)

We need to face up to the consequences

Fall for (be in love)

I have fallen for a girl at work

Fall out of (fall from within)

She fell out of the car when she was drunk

Fall out with (argue with)

I never fall out with my workmates

Fall over (fall to the ground)

I fell over yesterday and cut my knee

Figure out (solve)

It is not an easy one to figure out

Find out (discover)

Have you found out where the meeting is?

Get along with (be on good terms)

I get along with everyone

Get around (move)

It is easy to get around my city on foot

Get (a)round to (finally do)

I will fix the phone when I can get around to it

Get at (suggest)

What are you getting at?

Get by (survive)

I can get by in Spanish and German?

Get into (start liking)

I have got into playing golf recently

Get on with (be on good terms)

Who do you get on with best?

Get out of (avoid)

Luckily I got out of doing overtime this week

Get rid of (throw away)

I want to get rid of my skateboard

Get together (gather)

I love getting together with friends

Get up to (start doing)

What do you normally get up to at weekends?

Give off (emit)

The car is giving off lots of dark smoke

Go for (choose)

I will go for the cheese board, I think

Go off (lose interest in)

I have gone off playing the guitar

Go out (leave the house)

Do you fancy going out later?

Go out with (be in a relationship with)

I am going out with Inés

Grow on (start to like)

These shoes are really growing on me

Grow up (get older)

I will be a teacher when I grow up

Hang on (wait)

Can you hang on for a moment?

Hang out with (spend time with)

I enjoy hanging out with Oliver and James

Head for (go in the direction of)

I had better head for bed

Hold up (delay)

The traffic held us up for over an hour

Hurry up (rush)

We ought to hurry up to finish on time

Join in (participate)

Would you like to join in?

Keep on (continue)

We must keep on revising for the exam?

Kick off (start)

What time does the match kick off?

Knock off (stop doing)

Should we knock off at 8?

Knock off (falsify)

The criminals have knocked off a load of T-shirts

Knock out (leave unconscious)

I was knocked out during the rugby match

Knock out (eliminate)

We were knocked out of the competition in the semis

Knuckle down (work on)

Let´s knuckle down and get some work done

Lay down (explain a plan)

Are you yawning while I am laying it down?

Lay out (plan)

We must lay out a detailed plan

Let down (disappoint)

I have let down the whole team

Let off (not be punished)

The thief was let off by the judge

Let on (give the impression of)

I didn´t want to go so I let on that I was sick

Lock up (put in prison)

We are going to be locked up for fraud

Look after (care for)

I love looking after my kids

Look down on (think badly of)

I never look down on other people

Look forward to (be excited about)

Are you looking forward to the competition?

Look into (investigate)

The police are looking into the crime

Look up to (admire)

I look up to my father

Make for (go in the direction of)

I am making for the bank

Make up (invent)

Did you make that story up?

Meet up (get together)

Let´s meet up next week to talk about it

Mess around (waste time)

We should stop messing around

Mix up (confuse)

I am sorry for missing the meeting, I had mixed up the dates

Mull over (consider)

We ought to mull over the job offer

Open up to (reveal information)

My wife opened up to me about her true feelings

Opt out of (decide not)

In the end we opted out of the agreement

Pass away (die)

My grandpa passed away last year

Pass on (give to the next)

Can you pass on a message for me?

Pass up on (reject)

They passed up on the job as they had a better offer

Pick on (tease)

The bigger boys were picking on me

Pass out (faint)

I passed out after my workout because of the heat

Pick up (collect)

Can you pick up your jacket please?

Pick up (learn without effort)

I picked up a lot of German while I was in Germany

Play up (cause problems)

My computer is playing up recently

Press on (continue working)

We had better press on with the project

Pull through (survive)

The patients have all pulled through the operations

Put off (postpone)

The match was put off until next week

Put on (wear)

I am going to put on my shoes

Put on (pretend)

Get up, I know you are putting it on and not really injured

Put up with (tolerate)

It is hard to put up with his behaviour

Puzzle out (confuse)

We were puzzled out by the whole situation

Ring up (call)

I didn´t know the recipe so I rang up my mother

Run into (see coincidently)

I ran into my old boss in the supermarket

Run out of (not have any left)

We have run out of beer again

Run over (hit with a car)

I ran over the squirrel accidentally

See off (say goodbye to)

I took my sister to the airport to see her off

Sell out of (sell all)

We have sold out of copies of the best-selling book

Set off (start a trip)

What time shall we set off tomorrow?

Set up (start a business)

I want to set up a business

Shut down (close)

The shop that I work in will shut down next week

Sign up for (join)

Are you going to sign up for the course?

Snow under (make busy)

I have been snowed under at work

Split up (end a relationship)

Emma and I have split up

Spring up (appear suddenly)

We should save in case anything unexpected springs up

Stand for (tolerate)

I will not stand for this type of behaviour

Stand in for (substitute)

Can you stand in for me at work tomorrow?

Stand out (be different)

I am simply the best and I stand out at work

Stand up for (protect)

We must stand up for animal rights organisations

Stay up (not sleep)

I stayed up all night writing this course

Stick to (continue)

If you want to learn a language, you need to stick to a routine

Swell up (become inflamed)

My ankle has swollen up like a balloon

Take after (be similar to)

I take after my dad a lot

Take off (leave the ground)

The plane will take off in 20 minutes

Take off (be successful)

My business is really starting to take off

Take on (hire)

We are going to take on 3 new employees

Take out (withdraw)

Honey, can you take out the trash?

Take over (assume control of)

Our company will take over the closest competitor

Take to (improve)

I am really taking to storytelling

Take up (start doing)

Do you want to take up a new hobby?

Tell off (yell at)

My teacher told off the whole class

Tell on (grass on)

I am going to tell on you

Tide over (provide for)

We have enough cash to tide us over for a few months

Tip off (grass)

The informant has tipped off the police

Turn down (reject)

I have turned down the job offer

Wear out (tire/exhaust)

I wore myself out at the gym earlier

Wind down (relax)

We need to wind down and have a rest

Wind up (annoy)

Can you stop that? You are winding me up

Work on (dedicate time to)

I ought to work on my project this weekend

Work out (exercise)

I work out on a daily basis

Work out (solve)

Have you worked out the solution to the problem yet?

Wrap up (keep warm)

You should wrap up and put on a scarf and gloves

Zip up (fasten with a zip)

I need to zip up my coat yo keep warm

Zone out (be in the clouds)

Sorry, I just zoned out for a bit

Zoom out (move the shot away)

You should zoom the image out a bit