IDIOMS

Here’s a list of 1000 common phrasal verbs in English, organized alphabetically for ease of use. Phrasal verbs
consist of a verb combined with a preposition or adverb, which changes the meaning of the original verb.

A
1. Account for – explain
2. Act on – take action
3. Add up – make sense
4. Agree with – have the same opinion
5. Aim at – target
6. Allow for – consider
7. Answer back – respond rudely
8. Answer for – be responsible for
9. Apply for – request
10. Ask after – inquire about someone
11. Ask around – ask many people the same question
12. Ask for – request
13. Ask in – invite someone inside
14. Ask out – invite someone on a date
15. Attend to – deal with

B
16. Back away – move backward in fear
17. Back down – withdraw
18. Back off – retreat
19. Back out – fail to keep a promise
20. Back up – support
21. Bank on – rely on
22. Bargain for – expect
23. Bear down on – move towards something
24. Bear out – confirm
25. Bear up – withstand
26. Bear with – be patient
27. Beat down – shine strongly
28. Beat up – assault violently
29. Beef up – strengthen
30. Bend over – bend forward
31. Blow away – impress greatly
32. Blow up – explode
33. Boil down to – be reduced to
34. Break away – escape
35. Break down – stop functioning
36. Break in – interrupt
37. Break off – end suddenly
38. Break out – escape
39. Break up – end a relationship
40. Bring about – cause
41. Bring back – return
42. Bring down – reduce
43. Bring forward – suggest an idea
44. Bring in – introduce
45. Bring on – cause
46. Bring out – release
47. Bring round – revive consciousness
48. Bring up – raise a topic
49. Brush up – improve by study
50. Buckle down – get to work

C
51. Call back – return a phone call
52. Call for – require
53. Call off – cancel
54. Call on – visit
55. Call out – shout
56. Carry away – get excited
57. Carry on – continue
58. Carry out – perform a task
59. Catch on – become popular
60. Catch up – reach someone
61. Check in – register
62. Check out – leave a hotel
63. Check up on – examine
64. Clean up – tidy
65. Clear up – resolve
66. Cling to – hold tightly
67. Close down – shut permanently
68. Come across – find by accident
69. Come apart – separate
70. Come around – regain consciousness
71. Come by – visit
72. Come down – decrease
73. Come down to – be reduced to
74. Come forward – volunteer information
75. Come in – enter
76. Come off – succeed
77. Come out – be published
78. Come through – survive
79. Come up – appear unexpectedly
80. Come up with – produce an idea
81. Count on – rely on
82. Crack down – enforce laws strictly
83. Cut back – reduce
84. Cut down – reduce
85. Cut in – interrupt
86. Cut off – disconnect
87. Cut out – remove

D
88. Deal with – handle
89. Die down – become less intense
90. Do away with – abolish
91. Do up – fasten
92. Do without – manage without
93. Draw back – retreat
94. Draw on – use resources
95. Draw out – extend
96. Draw up – prepare documents
97. Dress up – wear formal clothes
98. Drop in – visit informally
99. Drop off – fall asleep
100. Drop out – leave school
101. Dry out – stop drinking alcohol
102. Dry up – stop talking

E
103. Eat out – dine at a restaurant
104. End up – finish in a certain way
105. Ease off – reduce intensity
106. Egg on – encourage negatively

F
107. Face up to – confront
108. Fall apart – break into pieces
109. Fall back on – use as backup
110. Fall behind – lag behind
111. Fall for – be deceived by
112. Fall out – argue
113. Fall through – fail to happen
114. Feel up to – feel capable
115. Figure out – understand
116. Fill in – complete
117. Fill out – complete a form
118. Find out – discover
119. Fix up – repair

G
120. Get across – communicate clearly
121. Get ahead – succeed
122. Get along – have a good relationship
123. Get around – avoid
124. Get away – escape
125. Get back – return
126. Get by – manage to survive
127. Get down – depress
128. Get in – enter
129. Get off – leave a vehicle
130. Get on – board a vehicle
131. Get out – leave
132. Get over – recover
133. Get through – survive
134. Get together – meet
135. Get up – rise
136. Give away – donate
137. Give in – surrender
138. Give out – distribute
139. Give up – surrender
140. Go after – chase
141. Go ahead – proceed
142. Go along with – agree with
143. Go away – leave
144. Go back – return
145. Go down – decrease
146. Go for – attempt
147. Go into – enter a profession
148. Go off – explode
149. Go on – continue
150. Go out – leave home
151. Go over – review
152. Go through – endure
153. Go up – increase
154. Grow up – mature
155. Hand down – pass on
156. Hand in – submit
157. Hand out – distribute
158. Hang around – stay in a place
159. Hang on – wait
160. Hang out – spend time socially

H
161. Hold back – restrain
162. Hold on – wait
163. Hold up – delay
164. Hurry up – rush

I
165. Iron out – resolve
166. Invite over – ask someone to your home

J
167. Jack up – increase
168. Join in – participate

K
169. Keep at – persist
170. Keep away – stay at a distance
171. Keep on – continue
172. Keep up – maintain

L
173. Lay off – dismiss from a job
174. Lead to – result in
175. Let down – disappoint
176. Let in – allow to enter
177. Let off – excuse from punishment
178. Let out – release
179. Light up – illuminate
180. Look after – take care of
181. Look around – search
182. Look down on – consider inferior
183. Look for – search
184. Look forward to – anticipate
185. Look into – investigate
186. Look out – be careful
187. Look up – search for information
188. Look up to – admire

M
189. Make off – escape
190. Make out – understand
191. Make up – invent
192. Make up for – compensate for
193. Mix up – confuse

N
194. Nod off – fall asleep

O
195. Occur to – come to mind
196. Open up – begin to talk freely
197. Opt for – choose

P
198. Pass away – die
199. Pass out – faint
200. Pay back – return money
201. Pick on – bully
202. Pick out – choose
203. Pick up – lift
204. Play down – minimize
205. Point out – indicate
206. Pull off – succeed
207. Put away – store
208. Put off – delay
209. Put on – dress
210. Put out – extinguish
211. Put up with – tolerate
 Q
212. Quiet down – become silent
213. Quicken up – increase speed

R
214. Read up on – research
215. Run across – find by chance
216. Run into – meet unexpectedly
217. Run out – exhaust
218. Run over – hit with a vehicle

VARC BY JUHI MA’AM