What are daily use Phrasal verbs?

A phrasal verb is consisting of a verb and another element, typically either an adverb, a preposition, or a combination of both. However, their meaning is not obvious from the meaning of the individual word themselves.

For example, Kirti looks down at her subordinates. It doesn’t mean that she is looking at her juniors from a height but it means she disrespects & behaves rudely with her subordinates.

Here I am providing a list of phrasal verbs along with their meanings.

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S.No.	Phrasal Verb	Meaning
1	Abide by	A promise, a decision – top stick to it
2	Abstain from	To keep away from
3	Accompanied with	To be along with (something)
4	Accompanied by	A person
5	Act on	To take action because of something like information received.
6	Act out	Perform something with actions and gestures..
7	Add on	Include in a calculation.
8	Add up	To make a mathematical total.
9	Addicted to	To be strongly inclined to something bad
10	Aim at	To target.
11	Allow for	Include something in a plan or calculation.
12	Allow of	Make possible, permit.
13	Angle for	Try to get something indirectly, by hinting or suggesting.
14	Answer back	To reply rudely to someone in authority.
16	Argue down	Beat someone in a debate, discussion or argument.
17	Argue down	Persuade someone to drop the price of something they’re selling.
18	Argue out	Argue about a problem to find a solution.
19	Ask about	Ask how someone is doing, especially professionally and in terms of health.
21	Ask around	Ask a number of people for information of help.
22	Ask in	To invite somebody into your house.
23	Ask out	To invite someone for a date.
24	Ask over	Invite.
25	Ask round	Invite someone.
26	Auction off	Sell something in an auction.
27	Back away	Retreat or go backwards.
28	Back down	Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument.
29	Back into	Enter a parking area in reverse gear.
30	Back out	Fail to keep an arrangement or promise.
31	Back up	Make a copy of computer data.
32	Bargain down	Persuade someone to drop the price of something they’re selling.
33	Bash in	Break, damage or injure by hitting.
34	Bash out	Write something quickly without much preparation.
35	Be after	Try to find or get.
36	Be along	Arrive.
37	Be away	Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc..
38	Be down	Be depressed.
39	Be fed up	Be bored, upset or sick of something.
41	Be up	Be out of bed.
	Bear away	Win
42	Bear on	Influence, affect.
43	Bear up	Resist pressure.
44	Bear with	Be patient.
45	Beat out	Narrowly win in competition.
46	Beat up	Attack violently.
47	Bend down	Lower the top half of your body.
48	Black out	Fall unconscious.
49	Blast off	Leave the ground- spaceship or rocket.
50	Block in	Park a car and obstruct another car.
51	Block off	Obstruct an exit to prevent people from leaving.
52	Blow away	Impress greatly.
53	Blow down	When the wind forces something to fall.
54	Blow off	Not keep an appointment.
55	Blow up	Explode.
56	Boil up	Feel a negative emotion strongly.
57	Book in	Check in at a hotel.
58	Boost up	Give support
59	Bring up	To mention something.
60	Bring up	Educate/teach
61
62	Bring on	To cause something to happen, usually something negative
63	Bring about	to cause it to happen.
64	Bring out	to make apparent.
66	Break Up	end.
	Brreak Off	to stop abruptly
67	Break down	Stop working
68	Break Out	(of war, fighting, or similarly undesirable things) start suddenly
69	Burn Out	to become exhausted from work
70	Call back	a telephone call made to return one that someone has received
71	Call for	Require
72	Call up	Telephone.
73	Call off	To cancel something.
74	Calm down	Stop being angry or emotionally excited.
75	Cancel out	Have an opposite effect on something that has happened, taking things back to the beginning.
76	Care for	Like.
77	Carried away	Get so emotional that you lose control.
78	Carry forward	Make something progress.
79	Carry on	Continue.
80	Carry out	to perform work, to do a job
81	Catch up	to learn or discuss the latest news
82	Check up	a medical examination to test your general state of health
83	Cheer up	To support someone by giving them words of encouragement.
84	Clear up	If the weather clears up, the cloud and rain disappear:
85	Come along	to go somewhere with someone
86	Come by	to get something
87	Coming Over	to come to a place, move from one place to another, or move towards someone


91	Come round	to visit someone in their home
92	Come in	to enter a room or building
93	Come out	If a book, record, film, etc. comes out, it becomes available for people to buy or see
94	Come up	to move towards someone
95	Come Upon	to find something or meet someone unexpectedly
97	Cut down	Reduce
99	Decide upon	Choose, select.
100	Depend on	to trust someone or something and know that that person or thing will help you or do what you want or expect him, her, or it to do
101	Die away	Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound).
102	Die for	Want something a lot.
103	Die out	Become extinct or disappear.
104	Dig in	Start eating greedily.
105	Dig into	Reach inside to get something.
106	Do over	to attack someone violently
	Do up	Tie
107	End up	to finally be in a particular place or situation
109	Feed on	Give someone a particular food.
110	Feed up	Give someone a lot of food to restore their health, make them bigger, etc.
111	Feel up to	Feel capable of doing something.
112	Fill in	Write
113	Figure out	to understand or solve something
114	Fall apart	Stop working
115	Fall behind	to fail to do something fast enough or on time
116	Fall for	Fall in love
117	Fight over	To argue about who gets access to someone or something.
118	Fly out	Leave for somewhere by plane
119	Focus on	to pay attention
120	Freak out	Become anxious or afraid
121	Get ahead	Progress.
	Get along	To have a friendly relationship with someone.
122	Get away	To escape.
123	Get back	to return to a place after you have been somewhere else
125	Get down	Criticize
126	Get into	Become involved in
127	Get on with	to start or continue doing something, especially work
128	Get over	to accept an unpleasant fact or situation after dealing with it for a while
129	Get up	To stand up, or to wake up.
130	Get back to	To return to someone or something.
131	Give up	Stop doing something that has been a habit.
132	Give in	Stop arguing
133	Give away	To hand things out for free.
134	Grow apart	Become distant
135
136	Grow up	to tell someone to stop acting childish.
137	Go against	Opposite
138	Go ahead	Proceed/ Continue
139	Go for	Do it! Try it!
140	Go out	Have a romantic relationship
141	Going on	approaching a specified time, age, or amount.
142	Going through	officially accepted or approved
143	Hand in	to submit, to deliver work
144	Hang in	To continue & not to give up
145	Hang on	To keep something.
146	Hang up	To end a call on the phone
147	Hear about	to learn about something via word of mouth
148	Held up	delay
149	Hit on	Have an idea.
150	Hold off	Stop someone from attacking or beating you.
151	Hold on	Wait.
	Hold up	Stop
152	Hold back	To stop yourself from doing or saying something.
153	Hook up	Meet someone.
154	Hunt out	Search until you find something.
155	Invite over	To invite someone to your home
156	Jack up	Increase sharply.
157	Jam on	Apply or operate something forcefully.
159	Jazz up	Make something more interesting or attractive.
160	Keep around	Keep something near you.
161	Keep at	Continue with something difficult.
162	Keep away	Don’t allow someone near something.
	Keep up	Maintain
163	Keep back	Maintain a safe distance.
164	Key to	Plan things to fit or suit people or situations.
165	Key up	Make someone excited or nervous.
166	Kick about	Discuss.
167	Kick in	When a drug starts to take effect.
168	Kick out	Expel.
169	Knock down	to hit
170	Knock off	Finish work for the day.
171	Knuckle down	to stop being distracted and to focus on work
172	Lash down	Secure something with ropes or cords.
173	Lash into	Criticise someone strongly.
174	Lash out	Suddenly become violent.
175	Laugh at	to make fun of
176	Lay on	Organise, supply.
177	Lay off	to dismiss employees from their jobs
178	Lay out	Spend money.
179	Left off	to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
180	Let down	disappointment
181	Let in	Allow someone to enter.
182	Let off	Not punish.
183	Lie ahead	In front of
184	Line up	Arrange events for someone.
185	Link up	Connect, join.
186	Live by	Follow a belief system to guide your behaviour.
187	Live down	Stop being embarrassed about something.
188	Live with	Accept something unpleasant.
189	Log in	Enter a restricted area on a computer system.
190	Log into	Enter a restricted area of a computer system.
191	Log off	Exit a computer system.
192	Log on	Enter a computer system.
	Look After	take care of
193	Log out	Exit a computer system.
194	Look down	disrespect
195	Look for	to go in search of
196	Look forward	Expect something with pleasure
197	Look up	Consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information..
198	Made up	consist of
199	Magic away	Make something disappear quickly.
200	Make after	Chase.
201	Make away with	Steal.
202	Make it	Arrive or get a result.
203	Make it up to	Try to compensate for doing something wrong.
204	Make of	Understand or have an opinion.
	Make Out	Understand
205	Make off	Leave somewhere in a hurry.
207	Mash up	Mix sources of audio, video or other computer sources..
208	Melt down	Heat something solid, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.
210	Mess about	Not be serious, not use something properly.
212	Mix up	Confuse.
213	Move into	Start living in a place.
215	Move up	Move to make space.
216	Nail down	Succeed in getting, achieve.
217	Name after	Give someone a name to remember another person.
218	Narrow down	Remove less important options to make it easier to choose.
219	Nerd out	Play safe and avoid taking a risk.
222	Opt for	Choose.
223	Opt in	Choose to be part or a member of something.
224	Opt into	Choose to be a member or part of something.
225	Opt out	Choose not to be part of something.
226	Pack in	Stop doing something.
227	Pack off	Send someone away.
228	Pack out	Fill a venue.
229	Pack up	Stop doing something.
230	Pad down	Sleep somewhere for the night.
231	Pad out	Make a text longer by including extra content, often content that isn’t particularly relevant.
232	Pal around	Be friendly and spend time with someone.
233	Pal up	Become friends.
234	Pass away	Die.
235	Pass back	Return.
236	Pass by	Go past without stopping.
237	Patch up	Fix or make things better.
238	Pay back	Repay money borrowed.
239	Pay off	Produce a profitable or successful result.
240	Pay for	to give someone money for a particular purpose, or to suffer because of some wrong action
241		Leave a group by moving in a different direction.
242	Peel away
243	Peg out	Put washing outside to dry.
244	Phase in	Introduce gradually.
245	Phase out	Remove gradually.
246	Pick at	Eat unwillingly.
247	Pick up	Collect.
248	Pig out	Eat a lot.
249	Pile up	Accumulate.
250	Pin down	Discover exact details about something.
251	Pin on	Attach the blame to someone.
252	Pin up	Fix something to a wall, or other vertical surface, with a pin.
253	Pine away	Suffer physically because of grief, stress, worry, etc.
254	Pipe down	Be quiet (often as an imperative).
255	Pipe up	To speak, raise your voice.
258	Play along	Pretend to agree or accept something in order to keep someone happy or to get more information.
259	Play around	Be silly.
260	Play up	Behave badly.
261	Plug in	Connect machines to the electricity supply.
262	Plump down	Put something in a place without taking care.
263	Plump for	Choose.
264	Point out	Make someone aware of something.
265	Poke about	Move things around or search in a casual way to try to find something.
266	Poke around	Move things around or search in a casual way to try to find something.
267	Polish off	Finish, consume.
268	Polish up	Improve something quickly.
269	Pop in	Visit for a short time.
270	Pop off	Talk loudly, complain.
271	Power up	Turn a computer or electronic device on so that it is ready to use.
272	Price up	Charge more for something.
273	Pull ahead	Overtake, move in front.
274	Pull out	Move into traffic.
275	Put off	to delay or move an activity to a later time
276	Put aside	Save
277	Put down	to bring to an end
		criticize
278	Put out	to extinguish a fire
279	Put on	To get your clothes or makeup on.
280	Put up	Staying temporarily
281	Reflect on	to affect other people’s opinion
282	Rely on	depend on
	Run after	Follow up
283	Revolve around	to move around
284	Run away	escape from a place, person, situation
285	Run into	to meet someone unexpectedly/ collide with
286	Run over	exceed
287	Run out	exhausted/ finished
	Set up	Establish
288	Set aside	to not let a particular feeling, opinion, or belief influence you, in order to achieve something more important
289	Show off	boastfully display one’s abilities or accomplishments
290	Show up	to arrive somewhere in order to join a group of people, especially late or unexpectedly
291	Sign for	sign a receipt to confirm that one has received
292	Sit around	to spend time doing nothing useful
293	Slack off	to work with less energy; to be lazy
294
295	Sort out	to arrange things in order
296	Split up	to get separate
	Speak up	Speak louder
297	Stand out	to be very noticeable
298	Stand up	proved correct or true
299	Start out	to begin to do something in business or job
300	Stick around	to stay somewhere for a period of time
301	Stay up	to go to bed later than usual
302	Step down	to give up a job or position
303	Step out	to leave a place, esp. for a short time
304	Stick to	continue or confine oneself to doing or using (a particular thing)
305	Stress out	I find it very hard to stick to a diet
	Take down	note down
306	Take on	to accept new employees; to hire
307	Take off	to remove clothing, or to leave for a journey(e.g. planes take off when they begin their flights).
309	Take over	to take control of something
311	Take up	become interested or engaged in a pursuit
312	Talk over	to discuss something carefully and completely, especially in order to reach an agreement or make a decision
313	Tell off	you speak angrily or seriously
314	Think about	to remember or imagine someone or something
315	Try out	Experiment with
316	Turn over	start or continue to run properly
317	Turn out	to prove to be
318	Turn up	Come
319	Wait around	to stay in a place and do nothing
320	Wake up	to become aware
321	Warm up	to engage in preliminary exercise (as to stretch the muscles)
322	Win over	to succeed in getting someone’s support or agreement
323	Wind down	Relax
324	Wear out	to use something so much or for so long that it is no longer usable:
325	Weigh down	to make a person feel worried and unhappy because of problems, responsibilities, and duties:
	Work on	to try to persuade or influence someone
326	Work out	Solve