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THE ULTIMATE PHRASAL VERB BOOK

Contents ................................ ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................................. .....7

TO THE TEACHER ................................ ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .......... ...... .9

TO THE STUDENT ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...... .....10

1. FOCUS ON: separable and nonseparable phrasal erbs ................................... ...................................... .............. ...... .... 1!

come from .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................... .12

figure out ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... .................................... ....... ...... .......13give back .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................... .13

look for ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ......... ....... .....13

put on ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ..................... ....... .13

run into .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................14show up ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................... .14

take off .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....15

!. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs and do" does" and d#d ..................................... ...................................... ............................. .....19

come off .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....20

doze off ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................... ......21fall for ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................... ...... ... 21

give in ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................... ...... ... 21

hear about ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ......... ....... .....21

pull through ................................. ...................................... ..................................... .................................... ....... ...... .......21stay off .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................ .......23

throw up .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....23

$. FOCUS ON: three%&ord phrasal erbs ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... .......... ....!'

feel up to ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ...... 2

get over with ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ...... 2go along with .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... 2

go in for .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ......... ....... .....2!

look forward to .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ................................... ....... ....... . 2!put up with ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... .....2!screw out of .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................................... ....... ....... ....2!

talk down to .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... 2!

(. FOCUS ON: present and past )ont#n*o*s phrasal erbs ................................. ...................................... ................. ....... ..$0

cheat on ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................... .30

go after .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....30

look up .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................ .......31pay for .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................... ..31

plan for .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................32

point to .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................... ...32put to .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................... ......32

wrap up ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............. ....... . 33

+. FOCUS ON: pron*n)#at#on o, t&o%&ord phrasal erbs ................................ ...................................... ..................... ....... .$'

break down ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................................... ....... ....... ....3

burn down .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... .....3"

call in ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .............. ...... .... 3"find out .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................3"

hand back ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....3"

look at ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................... ...... ... 3#

setup ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................... ..3#

'. FOCUS ON: pron*n)#at#on o, three%&ord phrasal erbs ..................................... ...................................... .......... ...... ..... ((

boil down to ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... .......... ....44

come down with ................................. ..................................... ...................................... .............................. ....... ....... .....44

come up with .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ................................... ....... ....... ....45

get around to ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ...... 45get out of ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....45

go back on ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .................45go through with ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...........4

monkey around with ................................ ...................................... ...................................... ................................. ...... .... 4

7. FOCUS ON: separable phrasal erbs th lon- obe)ts ................................... ..................................... ......................... ..(9

cut up ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .............. ...... .... 4#

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hold up .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................ .......50

let out ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ..................... ....... .50point out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................... ...51

run over ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................... .51

see about ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............. ....... . 52

take apart .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... .....................52take in ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ............... ...... .......52

/. FOCUS ON: present per,e)t phrasal erbs ................................... ...................................... ............................. ....... ....... ...+/

burn out ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................... .5"

fall over ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................... .5#

fight back ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ...... 5#

hear of .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................... ......0pick out ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............. ....... . 0

tear down ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...0

work in .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....1

9. FOCUS ON: t&o%&ord phrasal erbs that re*#re an add#t#onal part#)le &hen *sed th an obe)t" 1 ........... ....... ...'+

break out ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............. ....... . catch up ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................... .

chicken out .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .................!

get along ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ......... ....... .....!

give up ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .............. ...... .... !hang up ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ......... ....... .....!

hook up ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............. ....... . "

work up ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................... ......"

10. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs *sed as no*ns" 1 .................................. ...................................... .......................... ....... ....... ... 7$

fall off ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................... ...... ... !3kick back .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................... .!4

lay off ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................!4

screw up .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....!5

11. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs *sed #n )opo*nd no*ns ................................ ...................................... ............................ .../0

backup ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................"1

cut off ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................"2

drop off ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............. ....... . "3follow up .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................... ."4

take out ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ......... ....... ....."4try out ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................"5

wake up ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ................... ."

work out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ...."

1!. FOCUS ON: past per,e)t phrasal erbs .................................. ...................................... ..................................... .......... ....9$

back off ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................... ......#3

come across ................................. ...................................... ..................................... .................................... ....... ...... .......#4come up ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .......... ...... ....... .#4

fall through .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................................... ....... ....... ....#5

put out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................... ......#5

1$. FOCUS ON: pass#e phrasal erbs" 1 ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ..99

call off .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................... ..##dose off ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............. ....... . ##

hand in ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...100

let off ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .101

light up .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ..101track down ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...... ....... ...102

1(. FOCUS ON: part#)#ple ade)t#es ,ored ,ro phrasal erbs" 1 .................................. ..................................... ........ .10'

butt in ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ..10!

dress up ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....10!

dry up ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...10!fill out ...........................................................................................................................................................................10"

put away .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................10"

stick up .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................10"

use up ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...10#

1+. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs and ll or be -o#n- to ................................... ..................................... ......................... ......11'

blow away .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................11!come through ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ..................................... ....... ....11!

dry out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .11"

fi$ up .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .11"

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go with .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......11#

head back ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .......... ......120tell on ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....... .121

1'. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs th -er*nd obe)ts" 1 ..................................... ..................................... .................. ....... ....1!+

believe in ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... .................................. ....... ....... ......125

carry on ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....12

count on ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...12get through .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............. ..12!go for ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .12"

hold off ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....12"

put past .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................12"

think about .................................... ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... .......... .....12#

17. FOCUS ON: aderbs and phrasal erbs .................................... ...................................... ................................... ....... ....1$(

come over ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....135

get back at ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............. ..135

go about ........................................................................................................................................................................13

grow out of .................................. ...................................... ..................................... .................................. ....... ....... ......13rip up .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .13

wear down .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................13!

1/. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs and )an" )o*ld" ll" and &o*ld ................................ ...................................... .......... ....... .1(!

breakthrough ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............. ..143

figure on .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................143get off ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................144

go beyond ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....145

lift upon ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .145

line up ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................. ....... ..145stand around .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...............14

tell apart ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................ .......14

19. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs and the aderb r#-ht ................................... ..................................... ............................. .....1+0

aim at ............................................................................................................................................................................150

bring back ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .151

bring over ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...............151

cool off .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................151go back .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................152

hand over ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...... ....... ...152pull over .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...152

warm up ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................ .......153

!0. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs ,ollo&ed b2 the %#n- ,or .................................... ...................................... ................... .....1+/

end up ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ............. ....... ......15"

go around ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .......... ......15#

%o off ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................10hang around ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...... ....... ...11

lie around ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .......... ......12

start out ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .12stay up .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .12

!1. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs and sho*ld and o*-ht to ................................. ...................................... ........................... ..1'7

look around ................................ ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....1"

look over .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....1"

pick on ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...1"

settle down .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............. ..1#step on .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .1#

take out on ................................ ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....1#

think ahead .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...............1!0

zip up ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...1!0

!!. FOCUS ON: the part#)le *p and the aderbs r#-ht and all .................................. ...................................... ............... ...17(

burn up .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...1!5

clear up ........................................................................................................................................................................1!5

count up ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...1!

eat up ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .1!

heat up ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .1!pay up ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ............. ....... ......1!

plug up .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......1!!

wipe up ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....1!!

!$. FOCUS ON: t&o%&ord phrasal erbs that re*#re an add#t#onal part#)le &hen *sed th an obe)t" ! ....... ....... ...1/1

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crack down .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...............1"1

cut down ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....1"1drop out ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................1"3

get away .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...1"3

hold out ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....1"4

make up ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .1"4stay out .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................1"

watch out ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... .................................. ....... ....... ......1"

!(. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs *sed as no*ns" ! .................................. ...................................... ........................ ....... ....... ...190

come down .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...............1#0

&et up ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...1#1

print out ................................. ................... ...... ....... ...1#1show off .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......1#2

slow down .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................1#2

stop over ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....1#3trade in ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................ .......1#3

!+. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs and hae to" hae -ot to" and *st ................................... ..................................... ...........19/

do with .............................................. ..................................... ...................................... ................................... ....... ....1##

have on .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................1##

hurry up ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .200

knock over ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...... ....... ...200lighten up ................................ ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......200

plan ahead .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....200

settle for .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......201think up ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....201

!'. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs and the aderb ba)3 ................................... ..................................... ......................... ....... ..!0(

get together ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...... .......204

go over ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................ .......205

go up ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................. ....... ..20

let in on ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......20open up ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....20!

put together ................................ ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....20!

shut off .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ..20!

start up ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...20"

!7. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs th the part#)le o,, and the aderb r#-ht .................................. .......................... ....... ....!1!

bite off ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .213

break off .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................213

dry off ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................. ....... ..213

knock off .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................214tear off ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .214

wash off ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...214

wear off ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................215

wipe off ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................215

!/. FOCUS ON: pass#e phrasal erbs" ! ................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. .!!0

beef up ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... ....220

break up ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... ....220

call back .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...221call up ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ............. ....... ......221carry out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...221

give away ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...222

mess up ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .222

stand up ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................223

!9. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs and #-ht" a2" and )an .................................. ..................................... ........................ ....!!7

ask for ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................. ....... ..22!come apart .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................22"

drop in .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .22"

flip out ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .22"look out ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....22"

luck out ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .22"

make out ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....22#

run across ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...22#

$0. FOCUS ON: part#)#ple ade)t#es ,ored ,ro phrasal erbs" ! .................................. ..................................... ........ .!$$

lock in ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................. ....... ..234&ock out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...234

punch in ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...235

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put out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....235

sort out .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......23space out ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .23!

wash up ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....23!

$1. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs and -er*nd s*be)ts ..................................... ..................................... ................................ .!($

care for .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...243

cut out ...........................................................................................................................................................................244do away with ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...............244do without .....................................................................................................................................................................245

look into .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ..245

plan on ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...245

put off ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ............. ....... ......245rule out .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...24

$!. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs th the part#)le o*t .................................. ..................................... ................... ...... ....... ...!(9

clean out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................250

clear out ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... ....251

come out ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....251empty out ................................ ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......253

fall out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .253

go out ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....... .253

leave out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................254stick out ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .254

$$. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs and #dsenten)e aderbs .................................... ...................................... ................... .....!'0

blow up ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .21

catch on ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................21

come about .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...............22fall behind .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....22

goof around ................................ ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................22

help out ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .23

know about ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................................. ....... ....... ....23pull off ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...23

$(. FOCUS ON: pron*n)#at#on o, t&o%and three%&ord phrasal erbs" ! ................................... ........................ ...... ....... .!'7

do over ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................ .......2!float around ................................ ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................2#

lead up to .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....2#put up to ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....2#

stand for .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......2#

stick around ................................. ...................................... ..................................... .................................. ....... ....... ......2!0

stick to ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .2!0take back .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....2!1

$+. FOCUS ON: -er*nd phrasal erbs ................................ ...................................... ...................................... ................... ..!7+

fool around .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...............2!

go by ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................. ....... ..2!

hold against ................................ ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................2!!leave behind .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............. ..2!!

live with .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......2!!

make of ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .2!"narrow down .................................... ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......... ...2!"trick into .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................2!"

$'. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs th the part#)le do&n ................................... ..................................... ............................. ..!/!

back down .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................2"2

calm down ................................... ...................................... ..................................... .................................. ....... ....... ......2"3

fall down .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....2"3

go down ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...2"3lay down ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....2"4

put down ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .2"4

run down .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....2"5sit down ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .2"

$7. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs *sed as no*ns" $ .................................. ...................................... ........................ ....... ....... ...!91

brush off .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................2#1come on ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .2#2

cover up ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... ....2#3

hang out ........................................................................................................................................................................2#3leave over left over ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........................... ....... ....2#3

&et down .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....2#4

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talk to ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....... .2#5

$/. FOCUS ON: the erb 3eep and aderbs and aderb#als shon- de-rees o, ar#ab#l#t2 .................................. ....... .$00

keep at .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .301

keep away ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .301keep down .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................301

keep from ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...302

keep off ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....302keep on .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................302keep to ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .303

keep up .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................303

$9. FOCUS ON: pass#e phrasal erbs" $ ................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. .$07

chop up ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....30"

cross off ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...30"fill up ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .30"

pick up ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...30#

sell out ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .310

straighten out ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................................. ....... ....... .311take over ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....311

wipe out ........................................................................................................................................................................312

(0. FOCUS ON: -er*nd phrasal erbs s. phrasal erbs ,ollo&ed b2 the %#n- ,or ..................................... ............... ...$1/

-ing form ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ....................... ...318

gerund ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ............. ....... ....... 318blow off ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .31"

burst out ........................................................................................................................................................................31#

come back .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....31#

get off on ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................320go away ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................320

run around .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................320

stick with ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... .................................. ....... ....... ......321

(1. FOCUS ON: t&o%&ord phrasal erbs th the part#)le #n that re*#re #nto &hen *sed th an obe)t ............... ...$!+

break in ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .32

'heck out ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...32!go in .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....... .32"

let in .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....... .32"

plug in .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....32"sneak in ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....32#

sneak out .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....32#

(!. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs th -et" 1 ................................... ..................................... ................................. ....... ....... ....$$$

get back ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................333

get behind ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....334

get down ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....335get in ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................. ....... ..335

get out ...........................................................................................................................................................................33!

get over ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .33"get up ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...33#

($. FOCUS ON: odals and present per,e)t phrasal erbs ................................. ..................................... ........................ .$($

blow out ........................................................................................................................................................................344

give out ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .345

gross out ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....................345

run up ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...345shut up ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .34

stop off .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ..34

try on .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .34

((. FOCUS ON: part#)#ple ade)t#es and pass#e phrasal erbs th the erb -et .................................. ............ ....... ...$+!

beat up ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .353mi$ up .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....354

piss off ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...355

rip off ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ....... .355

(+. FOCUS ON: phrasal erbs th the erb t*rn ................................ ...................................... .................................. ......$'0

turn down ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...30

turn in ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................30turn into ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .31

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turn off .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......31

turn on .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .32turn out .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................33

turn over .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................34

turn up .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .35

('. FOCUS ON: pron*n)#at#on o, phrasal erbs th the part#)le #nto .................................... .................................. ......$70

build in .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ..3!0bump into ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ..3!0con into ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .3!1

con out of ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....3!1

freak out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...3!1

make for .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...3!1talk into ................................ ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....3!1

talk out of ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................3!2

(7. FOCUS ON: part#)les *sed tho*t erbs ................................... ...................................... ............................ ....... ....... ..$7'

brush up ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...3!

come in ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....3!!cut back ...................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................3!!

move in ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .3!"

move out ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... .3!"

pull out .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... ..3!#put in .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ................... .....3!#

run out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .3"0

(/. FOCUS ON: odals and present per,e)t pass#e phrasal erbs .................................. ............................ ....... ....... .....$/(

close down ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .......... ......3"5

knock out ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... ..3"5look down on .................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...... .......3"

look up to ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....3"

put back ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ........ ....... ...... .3"

switch off ................................ ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......3"!throw out .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................3"!

(9. FOCUS ON: )ob#nat#ons o, -et" r#-ht" ba)3" and to ................................ ..................................... .............. ....... ...... ..$9!

dog up ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................. ....... ..3#5get ahead .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... .............. ....3#5

get back to ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...............3#5get on ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ............ ....... ...3#5

get to ................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................. ....... ..3#

hang on ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....3#!

start off .................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ......................3#!throw away ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ................................. ....... ....... ....3#!

+0. FOCUS ON: 4eep at #t5 ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....................... ....... .....(0!

ask out .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... ........................ .402

come down to ..................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............................ ....... ....... .....402

deal with ................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....... ....... .....402hold on .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ............... ......403

pay back .................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... .................. ...403

take up on .................................... ...................................... ..................................... .................................. ....... ....... ......403turn around .................................... ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ...............403wear out ................................. ..................................... ...................................... ...................................... ........... ....... ....404

Ans&ers ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ..................................... .............. ....... ...... ..(10

6nde ................................. ...................................... ..................................... ...................................... ....................... ....... ...... ..($!

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

To the Teacher / iv

To the St!ent / v

1. Separable and Nonseparable Phrasal

Verbs / 1

2. Phrasal Verbs and do, does, and did / 8

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3. Three-Word Phrasal Verbs / 14

4. Present and Past Continuous Phrasal

Verbs / 18

. Pronun!iation o" T#o-Word Phrasal

Verbs / 24

$. Pronun!iation o" Three-Word Phrasal

Verbs / 32

%. Separable Phrasal Verbs #ith &on'

(b)e!ts / 3%

8. Present Per"e!t Phrasal Verbs / 4$

*. T#o-Word Phrasal Verbs That +euire an

dditional Parti!le When sed #ith an

(b)e!t, 1 / 3

1. Phrasal Verbs sed as Nouns, 1 / $1

11. Phrasal Verbs sed in Co0pound Nouns /%

12. Past Per"e!t Phrasal Verbs / 83

13. Passie Phrasal Verbs, 1 / *1

14. Parti!iple d)e!ties or0ed "ro0 Phrasal

Verbs, 1 / *8

1. Phrasal Verbs and #illor be 'oin' to/1%

1$. Phrasal Verbs #ith erund (b)e!ts, 1 / 11$

1%. derbs and Phrasal Verbs / 12

18. Phrasal Verbs and !an, !ould, #ill,

and #ould / 133

1*. Phrasal Verbs and the derb ri'ht

141

2. Phrasal Verbs ollo#ed b5 the -in'

or0 / 14*

21. Phrasal Verbs and shouldand ou'ht to18

22. The Parti!le upand the derbs ri'ht and all

1$

23. T#o-Word Phrasal Verbs That +euire an

dditional Parti!le When sed #ith an

(b)e!t, 2 / 1%2

24. Phrasal Verbs sed as Nouns, 2 / 18

2. Phrasal Verbs and hae to, hae 'ot to,and0ust / 188

iii2$. Phrasal Verbs and the derb bade / 1*42%. Phrasal Verbs #ith the Parti!le o"" and the

derb ri'ht 22

"#$ Passive Phrasa% Ver&s' " / "()2*. Phrasal Verbs and 0i'ht, 0a5, and !an/21%*)$ Partici+%e A!,ectives For-e!

.ro- Phrasa% Ver&s' " / ""*

31. Phrasal Verbs and erund Sub)e!ts / 23332. Phrasal Verbs #ith the Parti!le our / 23*33. Phrasal Verbs and

6idsenten!e derbs / 2 34.

Pronun!iation o" T#o- and Three-

Word Phrasal Verbs, 2 / 2%

3. erund Phrasal Verbs / 2$43$. Phrasal Verbs #ith the Parti!le do#n / 2%13%. Phrasal Verbs sed as Nouns, 3 / 2838. The Verb 7eepand derbs and derbials

Sho#in' e'rees o" Variabilit5 / 28*

3*. Passie Phrasal Verbs, 3 / 2*$4. erund Phrasal Verbs s. Phrasal

Verbs ollo#ed b5 the -inor0 / 3%

41. T#o-Word Phrasal Verbs #ith the Parti!le in

That +euire into When sed #ith an (b)e!t /

314

42. Phrasal Verbs #ith et, 1 / 32243. 6odals and Present Per"e!t

Phrasal Verbs / 331

44. Parti!iple d)e!ties and Passie Phrasal

Verbs #ith the Verb et344. Phrasal Verbs #ith the Verb ru0 / 3484$. Pronun!iation o" Phrasal Verbs

#ith the Parti!le into / 38

4%. Parti!les sed Without Verbs / 3$448. 6odals and Present Per"e!t

Passie Phrasal Verbs / 3%2

4*. Co0binations o" et, riht, &ac0,and t1/38. 9eep at t: / 3*

ns#ers to ;

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TO THE TEACHER

The inspiration "or The lti0ate Phrasal Verb =oo7!a0e about #hen a student as7ed

0e "or a te the5 #ant to 7no# ho# to use it

!orre!tl5.

The i0portan!e o" 0e!hani!s is the reason "or the e0phasis on the prepositions

reuired #hen so0e phrasal erbs are used transitiel5 and "or the in!lusion o"

reie#s o" points o" 'ra00ar not spe!i"i! to phrasal erbs. Prepositions are the 'lue

that holds ;n'lish to'ether, but 0an5 students "alter #hen usin' ne#l5 learned erbs

be!ause the5 do not 7no# that a preposition is also reuired, or i" the5 do, #hi!h one.

This aspe!t o" ;n'lish is not 'ien the attention it deseres be!ause it is di""i!ult to

tea!h > there are no rules that 'oern #hen a preposition, or #hi!h preposition, is

reuired, and no tea!her li7es to sa5 @Aou )ust hae to re0e0ber.@

The hope o" the latter "eature, the dis!ussion o" points o" 'ra00ar not spe!i"i! to phrasal

erbs, is that !o0binin' pra!ti!e #ith phrasal erbs and pra!ti!e #ith a ariet5 o"

'ra00ati!al stru!tures #ill in!rease not onl5 the studentBs !on"iden!e in the

7no#led'e o" phrasal erbs but also his or her #illin'ness and abilit5 to use the0 in a

#ider ran'e o" situations.

There is ineitabl5 a de'ree o" oersi0pli"i!ation. That phrasal erb parti!les are

so0eti0es prepositions and so0eti0es aderbs is 0entioned onl5 on!e. No purpose

is sered b5 di""erentiatin' bet#een the0, and the oerlap bet#een the t#o is

!on"usin' to the student. Phrasal erbs are not identi"ied as transitie or intransitie

be!ause this is di!tated b5 lo'i!. &ess !o00on 0eanin's o" so0e phrasal erbs hae

not been in!luded. derb pla!e0ent is presented and illustrated in si0pli"ied "or0

#ithout dis!ussion o" the di""erent t5pes o" aderbs > doin' so #ould hae 'one

be5ond the s!ope o" this te

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T; &T6T; P+S& V;+= =((9 St!ent

nd no di""erentiation is 0ade bet#een re!o'niDed ad)e!ties deried "ro0 past parti!iples and

past parti!iples #ith ad)e!tial 0eanin'. The ad)e!tial use o" past parti!iples Eboth phrasal and

nonphrasalF is an e

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o#eer, a "e# phrasal erbs in this te

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($ (CS (NGse+ara&%e an! nonse+ara&%e +hrasa%

ver&sPhrasal erbs are either separableor nonseparable.n"ortunatel5, there is no rule that #ill help

5ou to loo7 at a phrasal erb and al#a5s 7no# #hether it is separable or nonseparable.

Se+ara&%e +hrasa% ver&sSeparable phrasal erbs !an be separated b5 their ob)e!t. When the ob)e!t is a noun, it isusuall5 entirel5 optional #hether the ob)e!t is pla!ed bet#een the erb and the parti!le orpla!ed a"ter the parti!le. =oth senten!es belo# are !orre!tG

I tookmy shoesoff.Itookoffmy shoes.

o#eer, #hen a pronoun is used instead o" a noun, the pronoun 0ust be pla!edbet#een the erb and the parti!leG

too0 the0o..$

too0 o.. the0$

=ut in one t5pe o" senten!e, separable phrasal erbs 0ust be separated > #hen thephrasal erb has t#o ob)e!tsG

"heputa blanket

on.

"heput ona blanket.

"heputa blanketonthe bed."heput ona blanket the bed.

Nonse+ara&%e +hrasa% ver&s

#onseparable phrasal verbs cannot be separated by their obect$

%eran intoa tree.%erana treeinto.

Throu'hout this boo7, phrasal erbs that !an be separated hae three dots E...F bet#eenthe erb and the parti!le.

Infinitive&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

present tense -ing form past tense past participlecome from

come from & comes from coming from came from comefrom

($ co-e .ro-p..When 5ouco-e .ro-a pla!e, 5ou #ere born there or lied there

preiousl5. When 5ouco-e .ro-a "a0il5 or a so!ial situation, 5our past e

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"$ co-e .ro-p..When so0ethin'co-es .ro-a sour!e, that is #here itori'inated.

The word +admiral+ comesfroman 'rabic word.

The mechanic heard a strange soundcoming fromthe engine.

(nfinitive

present tense )ing form past tense past participle

figure out

,#-*re o*t 8,#-*res o*t ,#-*r#n- o*t ,#-*red o*t ,#-*red o*t

1. figure ... outp.v. the obect can be a noun or a noun clausehen youfigure outso0ethin', su!h as the ans#er to a uestion, the solution to a proble0, or #h5 a person isa !ertain #a5 or a!ts a !ertain #a5, 5ou thin7 about and su!!eed in understandin' it.

)oe(s so hostile all the time. I can(tfigurehimout.I looked everywhere for my keys, but I couldn(tfigure outwhere I putthem.

give back

give back & gives giving back gave back given

($ ive $$$ &ac0EtoF p..When 5ou return so0ethin' to so0eone, 5ou iveit&ac0$Can use 5our penH Blliveit&ac0a"ter the test.Ti005,ivethat to5&ac0to 5our sister ri'ht no#:

look forlook for & looks for looking for looked for looked for

($ %oo0 .orp..When 5ou%oo0 .orthin's or people, 5ou tr5 to "ind the0.

/ lookedfor you at the party, but I didn(t see you./0cuse me, can you help me1 I(mlooking for232 Main "t.

put onput on &puts on putting on put on put on

($ +t$$$ onp..When 5ou pla!e so0ethin' on or appl5 so0ethin' to 5our bod5, 5ou +titon$

I +t on05 ne# dress be"ore 'oin' to the part5.;ri! "or'ot to+tsuntan lotionon'and no# heBs as red as a lobster.

"$ +t$$$ onp..