Phrasal Verbs :
Many English verbs occur with one or more prepositions or adverbs where the meaning is not really apparent from the different elements. Here is a list of many of these combinations for the verbs. We have omitted most of the forms considered slang.
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Phrasal Verbs : B
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Be about : occupy self with
You should be about your business.
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Bear down : apply maximum effort
It’s time for us to bear down and get this job completed.
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Bear down on : harm
The financial pressures are already beginning to bear down on him.
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Bear out : confirm
The results of the experiment bore out our worst fears.
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Bear up : withstand the pressure
Given all of the commotion, it is a wonder how well he is bearing up.
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Bear with : endure, persevere
Bear with me for just a minute as I try to explain.
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Beat off : repel
They ultimately beat off their attackers.
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Beat it : leave quickly
He beat it when the police arrived.
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Beal out : arrive first
He heat out the other candidate by just two votes.
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Become of : happen to
What becomes of a broken heart?
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Beg off : ask to be excused
Given the constraints on his time, he begged off the assignment.
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Bid up : force a price higher
They bid up the price of the painting to over a million dollars.
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Bind over : to hold someone on bail or bond
The prisoner was bound over for trial.
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Blow away : overwhelm
His performance blew me away.
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Blow off : release
Let him blow off some steam.
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Blow out : extinguish
Please don’t forget to blow out the candles.
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Blow over : pass by (like a storm)
We're hoping the controversy will blow over with time.
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Blow up : enlarge
Can you blow up these photos?
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Blow up : explode
If you're not careful, you'll blow up the whole neighborhood with that explosive charge.
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Boot up : turn on a computer
After you boot up, open the program.
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Break down : cause to collapse
The elevator is always breaking down.
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Break down : become distressed
When confronted with the evidence the suspect broke down and cried.
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Break even : gain back the original investment
After many years of hard work they finally broke even.
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Break in : train
They were trying to break in the new horse.
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Break in : adapt for a purpose
He used the oil to break in his new baseball glove.
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Break in : enter illegally
The burglars broke in last evening.
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Break in : interrupt
The secretary broke in our conversation with an important message.
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Break into : interrupt
The secretary broke into our conversation with an important message.
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Break into : enter a profession
He broke into the major leagues in 1947.
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Break off : cease
They broke off negotiations after the last round of talks.
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Break out : skin eruption
He broke out in a rash after eating just a few peanuts.
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Break out : escape
Last evening two criminals broke out of a maximum security prison
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Break out : begin
Fighting broke out in the streets of Jerusalem.
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Break up : separate
The couple broke up after the argument on their last date.
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Bring around : convince one to adopt an opinion
The shop foreman finally brought the workers around to management’s point of view.
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Bring around : restore to consciousness
They used smelling salts to bring her around.
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Bring back : recall to mind
Those songs bring back such fond memories.
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Bring down : cause to fall
The Russian Revolution brought down the Romanov dynasty.
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Bring forth : propose
They brought forth a series of new proposals at our meeting this morning.
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Bring forth : give birth
And she brought forth a son.
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Bring in : render a verdict
The jury brought in a verdict of “not guilty”.
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Bring off : accomplish
I don’t see how we can bring that off without help.
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Bring on : cause to appear
You can bring on the dancers.
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Bring out : reveal or expose
The lecture brought out the best and worst in him.
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Bring to : restore to consciousness
The doctor brought him to.
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Bring up : raise
I didn’t want to bring this up. But since you mentioned it, I feel I must.
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Build in : include as an integral part
The car stereo is built in.
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Build on : use as a basis
These proposals finally give us something to build on.
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Build up : increase gradually
The errors continued to build up until they harmed his performance.
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Bum out : wear out from exhaustion
Toward the end of the race he felt like he was burning out.
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Bum up : make very angry
Your attitude really burns me up.
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Burst out : begin suddenly
They burst out laughing at the speaker.
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Buy into : buy a stock of
I bought into IBM when it was just beginning.
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Buy into : give credence to
He never bought into the company’s philosophy.
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Buy off : bribe
They bought off the politician with a large contribution to her campaign.
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Buy out : purchase all the shares
The larger company bought them out.
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Buy up : purchase all that is available
The speculator keeps buying up the plots in that old neighborhood.
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