2. We can use the PHRASAL VERBS to expressWe can use the PHRASAL VERBS to express
an idea, activity or an action that happens inan idea, activity or an action that happens in
certain moments of life and with specificcertain moments of life and with specific
purposes .purposes .
Objective:Objective:
To explore some phrasal verbs and its uses inTo explore some phrasal verbs and its uses in
different situations using them with specificdifferent situations using them with specific
purposes.purposes.
PHRASAL VERBSPHRASAL VERBS
3. PHRASAL VERBSPHRASAL VERBS
CLASSIFICATION:CLASSIFICATION:
INSEPARABLEINSEPARABLE
THOSE HAVE A SPECIFIC MEANING SO WETHOSE HAVE A SPECIFIC MEANING SO WE
CAN NOT SEPARE THEM.CAN NOT SEPARE THEM.
EG:EG: "WHAT'S WRONG WITH BOB? HE'S ACTING"WHAT'S WRONG WITH BOB? HE'S ACTING
LIKE AN IDIOT.“LIKE AN IDIOT.“
ACT LIKEACT LIKE
MEANINGMEANING
BEHAVE IN A WAY THAT'S LIKE ABEHAVE IN A WAY THAT'S LIKE A
PERSON.PERSON.
4. PHRASAL VERBSPHRASAL VERBS
CLASSIFICATION:CLASSIFICATION:
SEPARABLESEPARABLE
THOSE MEAN DIFFERENT WHEN SEPARE THEM YOU SEPARETHOSE MEAN DIFFERENT WHEN SEPARE THEM YOU SEPARE
THEM TO REAFFIRM ITS MEANING.THEM TO REAFFIRM ITS MEANING.
EG:EG:“NANCY HAS A NEW BOYFRIEND. PABLO ASKED HER OUT“NANCY HAS A NEW BOYFRIEND. PABLO ASKED HER OUT
LAST NIGHT”LAST NIGHT”
ASK OUTASK OUT
MEANINGMEANING
PABLO WANDERS WHAT IS NANCY’S SECRETPABLO WANDERS WHAT IS NANCY’S SECRET
5. UPUP,, OUTOUT,, OFFOFF
LETS CONCENTRATE ONLETS CONCENTRATE ON
THESE WORDS; THEY GOTHESE WORDS; THEY GO
AT THE END OFAT THE END OF
DIFFERENT VERBS, USEDIFFERENT VERBS, USE
THEM IN A SEPARATETHEM IN A SEPARATE
AND INSEPARATE WAYAND INSEPARATE WAY
6. UPUP
ACT UPACT UP
: MISBEHAVE IN A PLACE O MOMENT: MISBEHAVE IN A PLACE O MOMENT
““ THE CHILDREN ACT UP ALL NIGHT “THE CHILDREN ACT UP ALL NIGHT “
BACK UPBACK UP
: MOVE IN REVERSE: MOVE IN REVERSE
““YOU MISSED THE PARKING SPACE. YOUYOU MISSED THE PARKING SPACE. YOU
WILL HAVE TOWILL HAVE TO BACK UPBACK UP AND TRYAND TRY
AGAIN”AGAIN”
7. UPUP
BLEW UPBLEW UP
:: SUDDENLY BECOME VERY ANGRYSUDDENLY BECOME VERY ANGRY
““WHEN I TOLD JERRY THAT I HAD HAD ANWHEN I TOLD JERRY THAT I HAD HAD AN
ACCIDENT WITH HIS CAR, HE ACCIDENT WITH HIS CAR, HE BLEW UPBLEW UP””
CLAM UP CLAM UP
: SUDDENLY REFUSES TO TALK ABOUT: SUDDENLY REFUSES TO TALK ABOUT
SOMETHING.SOMETHING.
"LAURA COULD NOT TALK ABOUT THE"LAURA COULD NOT TALK ABOUT THE
ACCIDENT. WHEN I ASKED HER WHATACCIDENT. WHEN I ASKED HER WHAT
HAPPENED, SHE HAPPENED, SHE CLAMMED UPCLAMMED UP..””
8. UPUP
END UPEND UP
: ARRIVE SOMEWHERE AS A RESULT OR CONSEQUENCE.: ARRIVE SOMEWHERE AS A RESULT OR CONSEQUENCE.
"YOU'RE WORKING TOO HARD. IF YOU DO NOT REST,"YOU'RE WORKING TOO HARD. IF YOU DO NOT REST,
YOU'LLYOU'LL END UPEND UP IN THE HOSPITAL!“IN THE HOSPITAL!“
GIVE UPGIVE UP
: DECIDE NOT TO TRY.: DECIDE NOT TO TRY.
A: "WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER?"A: "WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER?"
B: "IB: "I GIVE UPGIVE UP. WHAT?". WHAT?"
A: "AN EMBARRASSED ZEBRA!"A: "AN EMBARRASSED ZEBRA!"
9. UPUP
ADD UPADD UP
: FIND THE TOTAL: FIND THE TOTAL
““WHAT IS THE TOTAL OF THE ACCOUNT?WHAT IS THE TOTAL OF THE ACCOUNT?
CPULD YOUCPULD YOU ADDADD THEMTHEM UPUP AND SEE?”AND SEE?”
BURN UP BURN UP
: CAUSE SOMEONE TO BECOME: CAUSE SOMEONE TO BECOME
VERY ANGRY.VERY ANGRY.
"DID YOU HEAR HOW RUDELY CARLOS TALKED TO"DID YOU HEAR HOW RUDELY CARLOS TALKED TO
ME? THAT REALLYME? THAT REALLY BURNEDBURNED ME ME UPUP!"!"
10. UPUP
CHEER UPCHEER UP
: HELP SOMEONE FEEL LESS DEPRESSED: HELP SOMEONE FEEL LESS DEPRESSED
OR SAD.OR SAD.
"SUZIE'S BROTHER WAS DEPRESSED ABOUT NOT GETTING A"SUZIE'S BROTHER WAS DEPRESSED ABOUT NOT GETTING A
PROMOTION, SO SHE SENT HIM A FUNNY CARDPROMOTION, SO SHE SENT HIM A FUNNY CARD
TOTO CHEERCHEER HIMHIM UPUP.“.“
MADE UPMADE UP
: INVENT INFORMATION.: INVENT INFORMATION.
"CLAUDIA'S STORY IS HARD TO BELIEVE. I'M SURE"CLAUDIA'S STORY IS HARD TO BELIEVE. I'M SURE
SHESHE MADEMADE ITIT UPUP."."
11. OUTOUT
CHICKEN OUT CHICKEN OUT
:: LOSE THE COURAGE TO DO SOMETHING ATLOSE THE COURAGE TO DO SOMETHING AT
THE LAST MINUTE.THE LAST MINUTE.
““PEDRO SAID HE WAS GOING TO ASK PAOLAPEDRO SAID HE WAS GOING TO ASK PAOLA
FOR A DATE, BUT HE FOR A DATE, BUT HE CHICKENED OUTCHICKENED OUT.“.“
FIND OUTFIND OUT
:: LEARN / GET INFORMATION.LEARN / GET INFORMATION.
THE TEACHER TOLD US TOTHE TEACHER TOLD US TO FIND OUTFIND OUT
INFORMATION ABOUT SIMON BOLIVAR, BUTINFORMATION ABOUT SIMON BOLIVAR, BUT
WE DID NOT FINDWE DID NOT FIND..
12. OUTOUT
GET OUTGET OUT
: LEAVE A PLACE AS AN ORDER: LEAVE A PLACE AS AN ORDER
PLEASE GO OUT. DID NOT YOU HEARPLEASE GO OUT. DID NOT YOU HEAR
ME !ME !GET OUTGET OUT¡¡
LUCK OUTLUCK OUT
: BE UNEXPECTEDLY LUCKY.: BE UNEXPECTEDLY LUCKY.
"GLORIA WAS WORRIED BECAUSE SHE"GLORIA WAS WORRIED BECAUSE SHE
WASN'T PREPARED TO GIVE A REPORT ATWASN'T PREPARED TO GIVE A REPORT AT
THE MEETING, BUT SHE THE MEETING, BUT SHE LUCKEDLUCKED
OUTOUT BECAUSE THE MEETING WAS BECAUSE THE MEETING WAS
POSTPONED."POSTPONED."
13. OUTOUT
DRAW OUTDRAW OUT
: PROLONG SOMETHING FAR BEYOND THE NORMAL LIMITS.: PROLONG SOMETHING FAR BEYOND THE NORMAL LIMITS.
"I THOUGHT THAT SPEECH WOULD NEVER END. THE SPEAKER"I THOUGHT THAT SPEECH WOULD NEVER END. THE SPEAKER
COULD HAVE SAID EVERYTHING IMPORTANT IN ABOUTCOULD HAVE SAID EVERYTHING IMPORTANT IN ABOUT
FIVE MINUTES, BUT HE FIVE MINUTES, BUT HE DREWDREW THE SPEECH THE SPEECH OUTOUT FOR OVER FOR OVER
AN HOURAN HOUR
FIGURE OUTFIGURE OUT
: LOGICALLY FIND OUT THE ANSWER TO A PROBLEM: LOGICALLY FIND OUT THE ANSWER TO A PROBLEM
"FOR A LONG TIME I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE LAST"FOR A LONG TIME I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE LAST
PROBLEM, BUT I FINALLY PROBLEM, BUT I FINALLY FIGUREDFIGURED IT IT OUTOUT."."
14. OUTOUT
FILL OUTFILL OUT
: COMPLETE A FORM BY ADDING REQUIRED: COMPLETE A FORM BY ADDING REQUIRED
INFORMATION.INFORMATION.
"OF COURSE I COMPLETED MY APPLICATION!"OF COURSE I COMPLETED MY APPLICATION!
II FILLEDFILLED ITIT OUTOUT AND SEND IT BY MAIL OVER AND SEND IT BY MAIL OVER
THREE WEEKS AGO!“THREE WEEKS AGO!“
KICK OUT KICK OUT
: FORCE SOMEONE TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF HIS/HER: FORCE SOMEONE TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF HIS/HER
UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR.UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR.
““THE BAR’S PERSONNELTHE BAR’S PERSONNEL KICKEDKICKED HIM HIM OUTOUT BECAUSEBECAUSE
HE DIDN'T PAY FOR THE SERVICEHE DIDN'T PAY FOR THE SERVICE”.”.
15. OFFOFF
GOOF OFFGOOF OFF
:: BE LAZY; DO NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.BE LAZY; DO NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.
A: "DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL PLANS FOR YOURA: "DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL PLANS FOR YOUR
VACATION?"VACATION?"
B: "NO. I'M JUST GOING TO STAY HOME ANDB: "NO. I'M JUST GOING TO STAY HOME AND GOOFGOOF
OFF."OFF."
CALL OFFCALL OFF
: CANCEL SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN: CANCEL SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
DECIDEDDECIDED
““THE HUSBAND DECIDED TOTHE HUSBAND DECIDED TO CALL OFFCALL OFF THETHE
WEDDING.WEDDING.
16. OFFOFF
BEG OFFBEG OFF
: ASK TO BE EXCUSED FROM DOING SOMETHING.: ASK TO BE EXCUSED FROM DOING SOMETHING.
AT FIRST SANDRA SAID SHE WOULD GO TE THEAT FIRST SANDRA SAID SHE WOULD GO TE THE
PARTY.PARTY. LATER SHE LATER SHE BEGGED OFFBEGGED OFF.“.“
SHOW OFFSHOW OFF
:: ACT EXTRA SPECIAL WHEN PEOPLE WATCHACT EXTRA SPECIAL WHEN PEOPLE WATCH
““HE ALWAYS HE ALWAYS SHOWS OFFSHOWS OFF ON HIS SOCCER MATCH ON HIS SOCCER MATCH””
17. OFFOFFTURN OFFTURN OFF
: TO FINISH A CURRENT ACTION.: TO FINISH A CURRENT ACTION.
““JUANJUAN TURNTURN THE LIGHTSTHE LIGHTS OFFOFF,, PLEASE”PLEASE”
LAY OFFLAY OFF
: DISMISS SOMEONE FROM A JOB: DISMISS SOMEONE FROM A JOB
"I FEEL REALLY SORRY PAOLA'S FAMILY. HER"I FEEL REALLY SORRY PAOLA'S FAMILY. HER
FATHER WASFATHER WAS LAIDLAID OFFOFF YESTERDAY."YESTERDAY."
18. OFFOFF
RIP OFFRIP OFF
: CHEAT; TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.: CHEAT; TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
"DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING A"DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING A
CAR THERE.CAR THERE. THEYTHEY
WILL WILL RIPRIP YOU YOU OFFOFF.“.“
PUTPUT OFFOFF
::POSTPONEPOSTPONE
THE PRESIDENTTHE PRESIDENT PUTPUT THETHE
ENGAGEMENTENGAGEMENT OFFOFF BECAUSE OFBECAUSE OF
PERSONAL ISSUESPERSONAL ISSUES
19. REMEMBERREMEMBER
THE MEANING OFTHE MEANING OF INSEPARABLEINSEPARABLE
PRHASAL VERBS IS ONLY ONEPRHASAL VERBS IS ONLY ONE
AND IS GIVEN AS AAND IS GIVEN AS A
CONSEQUENCE.CONSEQUENCE.
AND THE MEANING OFAND THE MEANING OF SEPARABLESEPARABLE
PRHASAL VERBS IS GIVEN WHENPRHASAL VERBS IS GIVEN WHEN
CONCENTRATE THECONCENTRATE THE
INFORMATION ON THE OBJECTINFORMATION ON THE OBJECT
THAT IS MENTIONED.THAT IS MENTIONED.
20. GO FORWARD AND ENJOY THEGO FORWARD AND ENJOY THE
MEANINGMEANING
21. REFERENCESREFERENCES
WEHMEIER, Sally. Oxford AdvancedWEHMEIER, Sally. Oxford Advanced
Learner’s Dictionary of current English.Learner’s Dictionary of current English.
Oxford University Press, sixth edition.Oxford University Press, sixth edition.
2000.2000.
http://www.usingenglish.comhttp://www.usingenglish.com
http://www.dailywritingtips.comhttp://www.dailywritingtips.com
