Phrasal verbs

look Up (find sth in a list) After (take care of) Out for (be careful) Down on (think smb is not good enough) Forward to (anticipate)

 “A lot of people look … us because we're homeless,” she says.  A neighbor will look … the dogs while we're away.  We all look … your new book on gardening.  She looked herself … in the telephone book to make sure her name was spelled correctly.  If you don't look …, you may fall on the ice.

take Up (begin a hobby, activity) Off ( remove clothes ) Out (invite smb out) Over (gain control of sth) In ( make clothes a smaller size) After (resemble)

 She takes … her grandmother with her wide eyes and quiet disposition.  Try taking the skirt … a little around the waist.  He took her … to a restaurant last Friday night.  It was hot, so I took my jacket ….  You're good at writing stories. Why don't you take it … as a career?  We took … the running of our parent's farm.

pick Up (lift up, get sth) Out (choose) On (criticise) At (eat small amounts)

 As he was ill, he only picked … his food.  He gets picked … by the other boys because he's so small.  The victim couldn't pick … her attacker from the photos the police showed her.  The crew of the sinking tanker were picked … by helicopter.

run on (be powered by) over (knock down with a vehicle) Away from (escape from) into (meet unexpectedly) Out of (have no more left)

 Graham ran … someone he used to know at school the other day.  I'm afraid we've just run a rabbit ….  She ran … time and didn't finish the last question.  Malcolm and my sister are planning to run … together to get married.  Most cars run … unleaded petrol.

get off (leave) in (train, bus, plane - arrive) around (move from place to place) by (to live, manage) On (with) (have a good relationship)

 I've always got … well … my eldest brother.  We were able to get … on just a few dollars per week.  When did you get … from Paris?  Since my car broke down, I’ve been getting … by bicycle.  We get … early on Fridays.

give back (return sth you borrowed) away (give without waiting anything in return) up (stop doing sth) off (release a smell, light)

 In this issue of the magazine, they are giving … a free DVD.  I gave … taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight.  The police stopped the van because it was giving … a lot of black smoke.  I gave the money … that she'd lent to me.

turn up (1.increase the volume 2. Arrive unexpectedly) over (change channel) down (1.decrese the volume 2. refuse) On (start a piece of equipment)

 Please turn the radio …. I can hardly hear it.  Once the pancake is done on one side, please turn it … to cook the other side.  Max was bored so he turned the TV ….  Please turn the radio …. It's too loud.

bring about (make sth happen) on (cause) up (raise a child) back (return sth)

 He was mostly brought … by his mother as his father worked abroad a lot.  The 1960s youth movement brought … a change in American culture and politics.  Getting wet in the rain yesterday brought … my cold.  He took the calculator home yesterday and hasn't brought it … yet.