Phrasal verbs |
| ask after |
ask for news about |
Tony was asking after you and I told him you
were fine. |
| bring up |
look after a child until he or she becomes an adult |
Both Sarah's parents died when she was young
and she was brought up by her grandmother. |
| fall for |
fall in love with |
Romeo really fell for
Juliet when he first kissed her. |
| fall for |
believe (a lie/trick/etc) |
I told Sam that we had the day off school, and he fell for it! |
| fall out (with) |
have an argument with and stop being friends |
Pamela hasn't spoken to her father since they fell out eight
years ago. |
| get on (with) |
have a good relationship (with) |
Jill had lunch and then got on wit revising for her exams. |
| grow up |
become older |
I'd like to be a bus
driver when I grow up. |
| look down on |
think that you are better than |
It annoys me the way Vera looks down
on other people. |
| look up to |
admire and respect |
I've always looked up to my elder brother because he never gives up |
| make up |
become friends again after an argument |
I had an argument with my best friend, but we soon made
up. |
| pass away |
die |
I was sorry to hear that your grandfather passed away. |
| pick on |
keep treating someone badly or unfairly |
It’s not fair when some of
the bigger boys pick on the little
ones |
| put down |
criticise, make someone feel stupid |
I wish you wouldn’t keep putting me down in front of other
people! |
| settle down |
become calm after being upset, etc |
When his mum left him at school on the first day, Charlie was
quite upset, but he soon settled down and started to enjoy himself. |
| settle down |
stay in one place or get married and live quietly |
She spent her twenties traveling round the world
and then settled own in a quiet village in Sussex. |
| stand up for |
support in an argument or fight |
I know that my best friend will always stand up for me |
| take aback |
surprise (usually in passive voice) |
We were all taken aback by the news. |
