Question

phrasal verb for popularity

Answer 1

blow upexplodeThe terrorists tried to blow up the railroad station.bring upmention a topicMy mother brought up that little matter of my prison record again.bring upraise childrenIt isn't easy to bring up children nowadays.call offcancelThey called off this afternoon's meetingdo overrepeat a jobDo this homework over.fill outcomplete a formFill out this application form and mail it in.fill upfill to capacityShe filled up the grocery cart with free food.find outdiscoverMy sister found out that her husband had been planning a surprise party for her.give awaygive something to someone else for freeThe filling station was giving away free gas.give backreturn an objectMy brother borrowed my car. I have a feeling he's not about to give it back.hand insubmit something (assignment)The students handed in their papers and left the room.hang upput something on hook or receiverShe hung up the phone before she hung up her clothes.hold updelayI hate to hold up the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom.hold up (2)robThree masked gunmen held up the Security Bank this afternoon.leave outomitYou left out the part about the police chase down Asylum Avenue.look overexamine, checkThe lawyers looked over the papers carefully before questioning the witness. (They looked them overcarefully.)look upsearch in a listYou've misspelled this word again. You'd better look it up.make upinvent a story or lieShe knew she was in trouble, so she made up a story about going to the movies with her friends.make outhear, understandHe was so far away, we really couldn't make out what he was saying.pick outchooseThere were three men in the line-up. She picked out the guy she thought had stolen her purse.pick uplift something off something elseThe crane picked up the entire house. (Watch them pick it up.)point outcall attention toAs we drove through Paris, Francoise pointed out the major historical sites.put awaysave or storeWe put away money for our retirement. She put away the cereal boxes.put offpostponeWe asked the boss to put off the meeting until tomorrow. (Please put it off for another day.)put onput clothing on the bodyI put on a sweater and a jacket. (I put them on quickly.)put outextinguishThe firefighters put out the house fire before it could spread. (They put it out quickly.)read overperuseI read over the homework, but couldn't make any sense of it.set upto arrange, beginMy wife set up the living room exactly the way she wanted it. She set it up.take downmake a written noteThese are your instructions. Write them down before you forget.take offremove clothingIt was so hot that I had to take off my shirt.talk overdiscussWe have serious problems here. Let's talk them over like adults.throw awaydiscardThat's a lot of money! Don't just throw it away.try onput clothing on to see if it fitsShe tried on fifteen dresses before she found one she liked.try outtestI tried out four cars before I could find one that pleased me.turn downlower volumeYour radio is driving me crazy! Please turn it down.turn down (2)rejectHe applied for a promotion twice this year, but he was turned down both times.turn upraise the volumeGrandpa couldn't hear, so he turned up his hearing aid.turn offswitch off electricityWe turned off the lights before anyone could see us.turn off (2)repulseIt was a disgusting movie. It really turned me off.turn onswitch on the electricityTurn on the CD player so we can dance.use upexhaust, use completelyThe gang members used up all the money and went out to rob some more banks.