110 Most common phrasal verbs list with meaning
In this lesson, we will analyze the definition of a phrasal verb and the 110 most common phrasal verbs in English, with their meanings and examples, so that you can get a clear conception of phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs are an important lesson in English grammar.
It plays a significant role in making or completing a sentence perfectly. It can change a sentence’s meaning when used by adding a preposition, an adverb, or both.
Phrasal Verbs
1- Call off : Cancel
2- Knock off : to stop working
3. Burn out: Be very tired
4- Lay off : Dismissal (from work)
5- Take on : installs (putting on)
6. Carry out : Executes
7. Bolt down : Eats quickly
8. Chop up : Chop food into pieces
9. Pig out: Eating too much food.
10. Whip up: Prepare food quickly
11- Warm up : To heat something up
12. Cut out : stops eating (holds up)
13- Knock back: Drinking a liquid quickly (water, Pepsi, Fanta
14. Eat out: Eat out
15- Pass away : He dies (die)
16- Pass out : He faint
17. Set off : Starts the journey
18- Take off : flies (plane)
19. Drop off: He takes her somewhere by car
20. Speed up : Goes faster
21- Get on : success (car)
22- Get off : Get off (car)
23- See off : He says goodbye
24. Hold up : Delayed
25- Be into : to like something
26. Take up : Gets used to something
27- Fall behind : Fall behind (from an obligation or duty)
28- Read up on : reads ( reading or learning by reading )
29- Drop out : Drop out (drop out of school before graduation)
30. Copy out : Rewrite something
31- run over : hits the car (puts it down)
32- fight off : to get rid of a disease
33- get over (recover from sth) : recover from something (illness, cold, fever, cough ....)
34- put off : put off
35. go through : examines it at length
36- Turn around : Turns around
37. Burst out: It starts suddenly
38. run off : to run away
39. wolf out : very hungry
40- Pick up: To pick up the phone
41. hang on : to wait for a short time
42- run for : to compete in an election : to contest an election
43. pay out : to pay a lot of money to someone : to pay a large sum of money to someone
44. Look back on: To think about something that happened in the past
45. Hold off: To delay doing something
46- go under : to become bankrupt : to become bankrupt or (no money left)
47. Run away: To avoid dealing with a problem or difficult situation
48- back up : to support someone : to support someone
49. get on at : criticize someone
50. Take aside: Take someone away from others to talk to them in private
51- go along with : to agree with someone or something
52- Take on : to accept some work or responsibility
53. set upon : attacking violently
54. Hold off : To delay doing something
55-narrow down : to reduce the number of choices
56- go down : price reduction or shrinkage
57- take out : to remove
58-listen in : to secretly listen to someone
59. jack in : stop doing something
60- go along with : to agree with someone or something
61. Pick on: Treating someone badly or unfairly.
62- get to : to inherit or annoy someone
63. mark up : to increase the price of something
64. Keep out: Prevent someone or something from entering a place
65. Run away: Avoid dealing with a problem or difficult situation
66. pack away : Eat large amounts of food
67. run around : Too busy doing too much
68- Order in: Order food that is ready to eat.
69 - muck up : to distort or destroy something
70. Make of : Having an opinion about someone
71. Let out: Renting a room or building to someone
72-kick off : Starts
73. take aback : He turns his head
74-call around : Calling many different places or people
75- kick back : kick back
76. Jump on: Criticize someone too harshly
77- hang up : End of conversation on mobile due to disconnection
78. Set out: Put something in a place to be seen or used
79- opt for : choose an option
(option)
Private
80. Run off: Copying written or printed material
81. Knock around : Spending time with someone because they are friends
82. Take after: A person who shapes a family member
83. order around : to order someone arrogantly
84. knock off : to resign
85- take down : Write notes or information
86. Get out of: Avoid doing something you don't like
87. Get at: The ability to reach or find something.
88. kid around : joking around
89- knock over : cut off a house or bank
90. Mull over: Think about something carefully before making a decision.
91- get in : get home
92. set about : begin to do something
93- go under : bankruptcy, lack of money
94. make off with : to run away with something stolen
95- go off to : to leave one place and go to another
96- off : to kill or murder
97. jack up : to raise the price
98- kick against : to react against someone
99 - let in : to allow someone to enter
100- Get down : Make someone sad
101. Get up to: Do something wrong or stupid
102 - Juice up : Make something more effective
103- Set off : Start off
104 - Set on : attacks someone
105 - Nod off : falls asleep
106- Get on to : argue a matter
107 - Level with : Said the truth to someone about something
108 - Own up : Admit a mistake you have made
109 - bring forward : brings forward
110. carry on : continues