Phrasal Verbs
1. Team up
To join somebody in order to do something together.
EX: I teamed up with Joviana to pelan the project.
2. Hang on
To wait for a short time
Ex: Hang on, Don’t let go!
3. Tear off
=designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually along aperforated line
Ex: a sales letter with a tear-off order blank
4. Run Down
To stop functionally gradually.
Ex: turn the light off or you’ll run the battery down.
5. Sell off
To sell in order to get rid of it, often at a low price.
Ex: The shops sell their remaining winter clothes off in the spring sales.
6. Sell out
To be all sold.
Ex: All the tickets sold out within in two hours.
7. Walk out
To leave suddenly and angrily
Ex: she walked out of the meeting in disgust.
8. Watch out
To be careful because of possible danger or trouble
Ex: Watch out! There’s a car coming.
9. Wind up
To find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend to be in.
Ex: we got lost and wound up in a dangerous-looking part of town.
10. act on 
=to act in accordance with; follow: He acted on my advice.
=to have an effect on; affect: The stirring music actedon the emotions of the audience.
11. get ahead of,
=to move forward of, as in traveling: The taxi got aheadof her after the light changed.
=to surpass; outdo: He refused to let anyone get a head of him in business.
12. Block off
To separate one area from another with something solid.
Ex: this section of motorway has been block off by the police.
13. Stock up
To collect a large supply of something for future use.
Ex: to stock up with food for the winter.
14. Think of
To create an idea in your imagination.
Ex: who first thought of the plan?
15. Land up
To finish in a certain position or situation
Ex: He landed up in a prison cell for the night.
16. run away
leave unexpectedly, escape
Ex: The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days.
17. run out
have none left
Ex: We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap.
18. send something back
return (usually by mail)
Ex: My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp.
19. bring someone up
raise a child
Ex: My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
20. call around
phone many different places/people
Ex: We called around but we weren't able to find the car part we needed.
21. check in
arrive and register at a hotel or airport
Ex: We will get the hotel keys when we check in.
22. check out
leave a hotel
Ex: You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.
23. dress up
wear nice clothing
Ex: It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.
24. drop back
move back in a position/group
Ex: Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike.
25. warm up
prepare body for exercise
Ex: I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run.
26. wear off
fade away
Ex: Most of my make-up wore off before I got to the party
27. work out
exercise
Ex: Our plan worked out fine.
28. work out
be successful
Ex: I work out at the gym three times a week.
29. Work out
make a calculation
Ex: We have to work out the total cost before we buy the house.
30. throw away
dispose of
Ex: We threw our old furniture away when we won the lottery
31. Turn down
decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc)
Ex: Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.
32. Work out
make a calculation
Ex: We have to work out the total cost before we buy the house.
33. Throw away
dispose of
Ex: We threw our old furniture away when we won the lottery
34. Turn down
decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc)
Ex: Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.
35. look up to
have a lot of respect for
Ex: My little sister has always looked up to me.
36. make up
invent, lie about something
Ex: Josie made up a story about about why we were late.
37. pass away
die
Ex: His uncle passed away last night after a long illness.
38. pass out
faint
Ex: It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out.
39. keep someone
stop from entering
Ex: Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.
40. keep up
continue at the same rate
Ex: If you keep those results up you will get into a great college.
41. let down
fail to support or help, disappoint
Ex: I need you to be on time. Don't let medown this time.
42. let in
allow to enter
Ex: Can you let the cat in before you go to school?
43. go ahead
start, proceed
Ex: Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold.
44. go back
return to a place
Ex: I have to go back home and get my lunch.
45. go out
leave home to go on a social event
Ex: We're going out for dinner tonight.
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