ALWAYS SEPARATED

PHRASAL VERB

MEANING

EXAMPLE

Ask s.o. over

Invite s.o. to ones home

They have asked us over for drinks on

Friday.

Bring s.o. /sth. down

1.-Remove a ruler or government from

power
2.- make unhappy

1. - You should bring the dictator down.

2.-This sad music is bringing me down.

Do sth. over

Do sth. Again

Do this drawing over.

Keep sth. on

Not remove sth. Such as clothing or

jewerly

I want to keep my favorite jacket on.

See sth. through

1.-Complete a task

1. - They had a lot of difficulties in

implementing the project, but the team
saw it through successfully.

Start sth. over

Beging sth. Again

You should start your homework over

because it has a lot of mistakes.

Talk s.o into sth.

Persuade s.o to do sth.

Mike talked his teacher into changing

his scores.

INSEPARABLE
PHRASAL VERB

Cater to s.o.

MEANING
Provide what s.o. wants or needs

Came across s.o./sth.

Continue sth. Another person has

started
Find s.o or sth. Unexpectedly

Count on s.o. /sth.

Depen on s.o or sth.

Do without s.o/ sth.

Live without s.o. or sth. One needs or

wants
1.-Pursue s.o. or sth.
2.- try to achieve something

Carry on sth.

Go after s.o/sth.

EXAMPLE
The film caters to the audience's worst
instincts.
Carry on quietly with your work until the
substitute teacher arrives.
I came across these old photos when I
was tidying up the closet.
I am counting on you to make dinner
while I am out.
There's no sugar, so you'll have to do
without.
1.-My brother tried to go after the thief in
his car.
2. - I went after my dream and now I am a
published writer.

Go over sth.

Examine sth. Carefully

The students went over the material

before the exam. They should have gone
over it twice.

Go without sth.

Live without sth. One needs or wants

Run into s.o

Meet s.o. unexpectedly

Run into sth.

Stick with s.o

Accidentally hit or crash into sth.

Stay closet o s.o

Stick with sth.

Continue doing sth. As before

When I was young, we went

without winter boots.
Carlos ran into his English profesor in
the hallway.
I ran into your car.
He told the children to stick with him at
the police station.
I stuck with the job though I found it
very stressful

INTRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS

PHRASAL VERB

Blow up

MEANING
1.- explode

EXAMPLE
1.-The racing car blew upafter it crashed
into the fence.

2.- suddenly become very ungly

3.- add air

Break down

1.- stop functioning

2.- get upset
3.- divide into smaller parts

Break out

1.- start suddenly, e.g., war, disease, or

fire
2.-escape

Burn down

1.- burn completely

Call back

1.- return a phone call

Carry on

1.-continue doing sth.

2.-behave in a silly or emocional way

2. - She blows up when you talk to her

boyfriend.
3. - We have to blow 50 balloons up for
the party.
1.-That old Jeep had a tendency
to break down just when I needed it the
most.
2. - The woman broke down when the
police told her that her son had died.
3.- Our teacher broke the final
project down into three separate parts
1. - They broke out gobal warming.
2.-The prisoners broke out of jail when
the guards weren't looking
Lightning struck Mr. Kennedy's barn
last night. It burned down before the
fire fighters arrived.
I called the companyback but the offices
were closed for the weekend.
1. - Carry on quietly with your work until
the substitute teacher arrives.
2. - The children annoyed me by
carrying on all morning.

Catch on

1.- become poular

Check in

1.-report ones arrival at an airport or

hotel
1.-pay ones bill and leave a hotel

Check out

Popular songs seem to catch on in

California first and then spread
eastward.
We will get the hotel keys when
we check in.
1.-You have to check outof the hotel
before 11:00

2.- look at carefully, investigate

3.- look at (informal)

Cheer up

1.-become happier

Clear up

1.-become better.e.g., a rash or a

weather
2.-explain

2. - The company checks out all new

employees.
3. - Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
She cheered up when she heard the
good news.
1. - he skies cleared up and the sun
came out.
2. - Could you clear these points up
before we go any further?

3. - Cure or recover from an infection.

3. - I took the antihistamines and the
rash cleared up right away.
The banks have closed down a lot of
branches in villages over the last few
years.
I want you come along (with us), or
you'll miss the bus.

Close down

1.-stop operating, e.g., a Factory o a

school

Come along

1.-accompany s.o.

Come back

1.-return

Father promised that we would

never come back to this horrible place.

Come in

1.-enter

They tried to come in through the back

Come off
Come out

1.-become unattached
1.-appear, e.g., the sun

door, but it was locked.

The button has come off my coat.
1. - It started cloudy, but then the sun
came out and we all went to the park.

2.-be removed,e.g., a stain

3.- Be published or otherwise available
to the public.
4.- A secret is revealed.

Drop in

1.-wear more formal clothes or a

costume
1.-visit unexpectedly

Drop out

1.-quit a class, school, or program

Eat out

1.-eat in a restaurant

Empty out

1.-empty completely

Dress up

2.- Remove some things or everything

from a container

Fall off

1.-become unattached

Fill out

1.-complete a form

2. - The red wine I spilt will not come

out of the carpet no matter what I try to
clean it with.
3.- The band's new CD is coming out in
September
4. - the details of the scandal came out
in the press and she had to resign.
It's a fancy restaurant so we have
to dress up.
I will drop in by my friends house
tomorrow.
I have to drop my sister off at work
before I come over.
When we visited Paris, we loved eating
out at sidewalk cafes.
1. - I must empty out the rubbish before
I leave for work.
2.- I emptied some of the coffee out so I
could pour more milk in.
The membership fell off dramatically
when the chairperson resigned.
The form must be filled out in capital

letters.

Fill up

1.-become completely full

I always fill the water jug up when it is

empty

Find out

1.-learn new information

You can't trust him until

you find everything out.

Follow through

1.-continue working on sth. Until it is

compleated

You need to follow through smoothly

when playing golf.

Fool aroud

1.-have fun or not be serious

1. - The teacher was angry because the

students were fooling around.

2.- Be unfaithful.
2. - She suspects her husband is
fooling around with one of her friends.
Nowadays, you need IT skills if you
want to get ahead.

Get ahead

1.-make progress or succeed

Get along

1.-to not argue

They do get along (well) together.

Get back

1.-return from a place

We got back from our vacation last

week.

Get together

Let's get together.

Get up

1.-meet somewhere with a friend or

acquaintance
1.-get out of bed

Give up

1.-quit

He had to give up studying because of

poor health.

Grandmother tried to get up, but the

couch was too low, and she couldn't
make it on her own.

Go along

1.-accompany s.o.

1. - I plan to go along with them as far

as Los Angeles.

2.-agree

Go back

1.-return

Go off

1.-explode; make a sudden noise

2. - Go bad.
3. - Start to dislike.
4. - Leave a place.

Go out

5. - Take place, follow a plan or pattern.

6.- Stop working (electric/electronic
equipment)
1.-continue to talk about or describe
sth.
1.-leave a building

Go up

2.-leave ones home to meet people,

enjoy entertaiment,etc
1.-be built

Go on

2. - Rise or climb.
3. - Approach.
4. - Be heard.

2. - I go along with your fight against

violence.
I have to go back home and get my
lunch.
1. - The fire alarm went off because
someone was smoking in the bathroom.
2. - The milk went off because I forgot
to put it in the fridge.
3. - I went off Lucia when she lied to me.
4. - Please don't go off until we have
sorted this out.
5. - The party went off well.
6. - The lights go off automatically when
the office is empty.
We would finish one Dickens novel and
then just go on to the next.
1. - I will go out of this place at once!
2. - We're going out for dinner tonight.
1. - Skyscrapers are going up
everywhere in the city centre.
2.- The price of petrol has gone up
sharply.
3.- We went up and asked them for
some information about the courses
4. - A huge cheer went up when the
president arrived.

5. - Be promoted.

Grow up

1.-become an adult

Help out

1.-do sth. Helpful

Hang up

1.-end a phone call

Hold on

1.-wait a phone call

Keep away

1.-stay at a distance

Keep on

1.-continue

Keep up

1.-go or think as fast as another person

Lie down

1.-rest on a bed

Light up

1.-begin to shine brightly

5.- The top three teams go up at the end

of the season.
Charles grew up to be a lot like his
father.
She really helped me out when I was
going through my divorce.
He didn't say goodbye before he hung
up.
Please hold on while I transfer you to
the Sales Department.
The judge warned the stalker to keep
away from his victim's home.
He tried to keep on singing long after
his voice was ruined.
If you keep those results up you will get
into a great college.
I'm going to lie down for a few minutes
before we have to go out
1. - They light up the streets at
Christmas time.

2.-look pleased or happy

Make up

3. - Light or start smoking a cigarette.

2. - They are lighting up due to the end

of the financial years results.

1.-end an argument and reestablish a

friendly relationship

3. - Ana lit up a cigarrete as soon as she

got out of the building.
1.-Josie made up a story about why we
were late.

2.- forgive each other

2. - We were angry last night, but

we made up at breakfast.

3.- apply cosmetics to

Pass out

1.-become unconscious

Pay off

1.-be worthwhile

3. - My sisters made me up for my

graduation party.
He had drunk too much; he passed
out on the sidewalk outside the bar.
1.-Their patience paid off when he
finally showed up and signed the
contract.

2. - Completely repay a debt.

Pick up

1.-improve,e.g., the economy

2. - arrange to meet someone and give
her/him a ride.
3.- get; buy.
4.- refresh; revitalize.

Play around

1.-have fun or no be serious

Run out

2.- Be sexually promiscuous or

unfaithful
1.-no longer in supply

Show up

1.-appear

2.- The mortgage will be paid off in

twenty-five years.
1. - Those books don't belong on the
floor. Will you help me pick them up?
2. - Of course we can go there together.
What time should I pick you up?
3. - The children just drank the last of
the milk. Could you pick some
more up on your way home this
evening?
4. - He was feeling a little tired, so he
drank a Redbull. It picked him up
enough to finish his work.
1. - The children were playing around
and being annoying.
2. - You played around a lot at college.
If you want go to the concer you should
run out.
Day after day, Efrain showed up for
class twenty minutes late.

Sing up

1.-register

1. - I've signed up as a volunteer.

Sit down

1.-sit

Slip up

1.-make a mistake

I think you should sit down. Its bad

news.
You slipped up here. The amound
should be $ 135.28, not $ 132.58.

Stand up

1.-rise to ones feet

2. - Make a date but not keet it.

1. - When the Chairperson entered the

room, everyone stood up.

2.-Angela was supposed to go to the

dance with Fred, but she stood him up
and went with Chuck intead.

Start over

1.-begin again

It's a mess- I think we should just start

over.

Stay up

1.-not go to bed

Straigten up

1.-make neat
2.- Stand straight.

Take off

1.-depart by plane

The children stayed up until way past

their bedtime.
1. - I straightened up the room before
they arrived.
2.- She straightened up when her boss
walked in
My plane takes off in five minutes.

Turn in

1.-go to bed(inf.)
2. - give / deliver / submit to someone.
3. - report or deliver wrongdoers to the
authorities.

1. - I'm pretty tired. I guess I'll turn in.

2. - I've written my report, but I
haven't turned it in.
3. - Two days after the robbery, the

Turn out

1.-have a particular result

thieves turned themselves in.

1. - It looked as if we were going to fail,
but it turned out well in the end.

2.- Stop a light

3.- Attend.

Turn up

1.-appear

Wake up

1.-stop sleeping

Watch out
Work out

1.-be careful
1.-excercise

2.- She turned out the lights and went to

bed
3. - Thousand turned out for the
demonstration.
Our cat turned upafter we put posters up
all over the neighbourhood.
I woke up when the rooster crowed.
Watch out! It is a slippery road.
1. - I work out at the gym three times a
week.

2.-be resolved;end successfully

2. - Our plan worked out fine.

THREE-WORD PHRASAL VERBS

PHRASAL VERB

MEANING

EXAMPLE

Catch up on sth.

1. - do sth. One didnt have time to do

earlier

1. - I'm going home to catch up on my

sleep.

2.-get the most recent information

2.- I hadn't seen her for years, so we

spent the afternoon catching up on old
times
After our month-long trip, it was time
to catch up with the neighbors and the
news around town.

Catch up with s.o.

Exchange information about recent

activities

Check up on s.o.

Make sure s.o. is ok

Come away with sth.

Learn sth. Useful from s.o. or sth.

Come down to sth.

Come down with sth.

Be the most important point or idea

Come up against s.o./sth.

Be faced with a difficult person or

situation

Come up with sth.

Think of an idea, plan, or situation

Face up to sth.

Accept an unpleasant truth

Fall back on sth.

Get around to sth.

Use and old idea because new idea

have falled
Continue doing sth. Until it is
completed
Finally do sth.

Get away with sth.

Avoid the consequences of a wrong act

Get back at s.o.

Harm s.o. because he/ she harmed you

Give up on s.o.

Stop hoping that s.o. will cahange

Give up on sth.

Stop trying to make sth. Happen

Follow through on sth.

Get an ilness

The boys promised to check up on the

conditions of the summer house from
time to time.
At school, you come away with
English.
The reserch came down to the vaccine.
My nephew came down with chicken
pox this weekend.
They came up against a lot of
opposition to their plans for an out-oftown supermarket development.
After years of giving nothing, the old
churchgoer was able to come up with a
thousand-dollar donation.
Many people find it hard to face up to
the fact that they are getting old
It was good to have some money in the
bank to fall back on when I lost my job.
We follow through on answering
emails.
I don't know when I am going to get
around to writing the thank you cards.
Jane cheated on the exam and then
tried to get away with it.
My sister got back at me for stealing her
shoes. She stole my favourite hat.
I have given up on them; they never do
what they promise
I gave up on trying to be friendly with
them when I heard what they were
saying about me behind my back.

Go along with sth.

Agree to do sth.

Go through with sth.

Do sth. Difficult or painful

Grow out of sth.

Stop doing sth. As one becomes an

adult

Keet up with s.o.

Stay in regular contact

Look down on s.o.

Think one is better than another person Once elected, the new beauty queen
looked down on the rest of the girls.

Look out for s.o.

Protect s.o.

Good instructors will look out for early

signs of failure in their students.

Look up to s.o.

admire or respect s.o.

First-graders really look up to their

teachers.

Make up for sth.

Do sth. To apologize

Put up with s.o./sth.

I didn't really agree, but I went along

with the decision because I was in the
minority.
Andy went through with a lot of pain
after his mother died.
Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes
because she has grown out of her old
ones.
It's hard to keep up with Jhon when he
is abroad.

I sent her a present to try to make up

for my appalling behaviour.
Accept s.o. or sth. Without complaining The teacher had to put up with a great
deal of nonsense from new students.

Run out of sth.

No longer have enough of sth.

The runners ran out of energy before

the end of the race.

Stand up for sth.

Support an idea or a principle

The whole stadium stood up for the

national anthem.

Stand up to s.o.

1.-Refuse tol et s.o. treat anyone badly

1.-She stood up to the police when they

tried to corrupt her.

2.- Resist damage

2. - This paint will stand up to the
roughest weather conditions.
We teamed up with children to finish
cleaning the house on time.
I often think back on my childhood
with great pleasure.

Team up with s.o.

Do a task together

Thing back on s.o./sth.

Think about and remember s.o. or sth.

Walk out on s.o.

End a relationship with a

wife,boyfriend.etc.

Her husband walked out on her and

their three children.

Watch out for s.o./sth.

Protect s.o. orsth.

Watch out! Theres a dog in the road.

TRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS

Blow sth. out

Stop a flame by blowing on it.

She blows out her birthday cake's candle.

Blow sth. up

1 make sth. explode 2 fill sth. with air, e.g., a The terrorists tried to blow up the railroad

balloon 3 make larger, eg., a photo.

station.

Bring sth. about

Make sth. happen.

HBO brings about a new documentary every

month.

Bring sth. back

Bring s.o. up

1 return sth. To a store 2 revive or renew

sth., e.g., a custom or tradition.
1 introduce a new product 2 make a quality
more noticeable.
Raise a child.

He brought back to the store shoes that wrtr not

his size.
Samsung will bring out a new model of smart
phone.
It isn't easy to bring up children nowadays.

Bring sth. up

Start to talk about an issue.

Burn sth. down

Burn a structure completely.

My mother brought up that little matter of my

prison record again.
The building burned down.

Call s.o. back

Return a phone call.

Call me back soon.

Call sth. off

Cancel sth.

They called off this afternoon's meeting.

Call s.o. up

Call s.o. on the phone.

She has been calling up her boyfriend for two

hours.

Carry sth. out

Conduct a plan.

Napoleon carried out many successful battles.

Check s.o./sth. out

Look at s.o. or sth. more closely.

He checks out his exam before finish.

Cheer s.o. up

Make s.o. fell happier.

Music always cheers you up when you feel sad.

Clean s.o./sth. up

Clean s.o. or sth. completely.

My mother told me that I must clean up my

room before she arrives home.

Clear sth. up

Clarify sth.

You should clear up your doubts before the test.

Bring sth. out

Cross sth. out

Sanitation Control has closed down the

Mexican restaurant last week.
1 cover sth. completely 2 change facts to My friend covers me up when I am in trouble.
avoid responsibility.
Draw a line through sth.
She crossed out a line.

Cut sth. down

Make sth. fall by cutting, e.g., a tree.

The school cut down many trees.

Cut sth. off

My parents cut off my allowance.

Cut s.o. off

1 remove sth. by cutting 2 stop the supply of

sth.
Interrupt s.o. who is speaking.

Dream sth. up

Invent or think of a new idea.

I dream up a new gadget.

Drink sth. up

Drink a beverage completely.

I drank up a bottle of wine.

Drop s.o./sth. off

Leave s.o. or sth. somewhere.

She dropped off her book somewhere.

Empty sth. out

Empty sth. completely.

I empty out my bank account.

Figure s.o./sth. out

Undertand s.o. or sth. after some thought.

Figure out how to resolve that math problem.

Fill s.o. in

Tell s.o. about recent events.

She filled him in of the school stuff.

Fill sth. out

Complete a form.

Fill out this application form and mail it in.

Fill sth. up

Fill a container completely.

She filled up the grocery cart with free food.

Find sth. out

Learn new information.

My sister found out that her husband had been

planning a surprise party for her.

Follow sth. through

Do everything to complete a task

Follow the instructions through for better

Close sth. down

Cover sth. up

Force a business or institution to close.

The student cut off the teachers explanation.

results.

Get sth. across

Help s.o. understand an idea.

The teacher always gets the grammar across.

Give sth away

Give sth. you do not need or want.

The gas station was giving away free gas.

Give sth. back

Return sth. to its owner.

Give sth. out

Distribute sth.

My brother borrowed my car. I have a feeling

he's not about to give it back.
She gives samples out at the local supermarket.

Give sth. up

Quit doing sth.

I gave up smoking

Hand sth. in

Submit work, e.g., to a boss or teacher.

The students handed in their papers and left the

room.

Hand sth. out

Distribute sth.

She hands out the homework.

Hang sth. up

Put sth. on a hanger or hook, e.g., clothes.

She hung up the phone before she hung up her

clothes.

Help s.o. out

Assist s.o.

Can you help me out with this?

Keep s.o./sth. away

Cause s.o. or sth. to stay at a distance.

Keep the children away from the street.

Lay s.o. off

Fire s.o. because of economic conditions.

The company laid employees off.

Leave sth. on

He leaves the radio on while taking a shower.

Leave sth. out

1 not turn sth. off, e.g., an appliance 2 not

remove sth. such as clothing or jewelry.
Omit sth.

Let s.o. down

Disappoint s.o.

You left out the part about the police chase

down Asylum Avenue.
You let me down with your attitude.

Let s.o./sth. in

Allow s.o. or sth. to enter.

Let him in to the house.

Let s.o. off

The driver lets her off the taxi after she pays.

Let s.o./sth. out

Allow s.o. or sth. to leave a bus, car, taxi,

etc.
Allow s.o. or sth. to leave.

Light sth. up

Illuminate sth.

Can you light up this hole?

Look s.o./sth. over

Examine s.o. or sth.

The lawyers looked over the papers carefully

before questioning the witness.
(They looked them over carefully.)

Look s.o./sth. up

1 try to find s.o. 2 try to find sth. in a book,

the internet, etc.

You've misspelled this word again. You'd

better look it up.

Make sth. up

Create a fictional story.

Pass sth. out

Distribute sth.

She knew she was in trouble, so she made up a

story about going to the movies with her
friends.
He passes flyers out in the street.

Pass sth. up

Decide not to take an opportunity.

She passed up the opportunity job.

Pay s.o. off

Bribe s.o.

Paying off a police officer is illegal.

Pick s.o./sth. out

Identify or choose s.o. or sth.

Pick s.o. up

Stop a vehicle so s.o. can get in.

There were three men in the line-up. She picked

out the guy she thought had stolen her purse.
We picked up a taxi.

Pick s.o./sth. up

Lift s.o. or sth.

Pick sth. up

1 get or buy sth. from somewhere 2 learn

sth. new 3 get an infectious disease.

The teacher lets her off before the class ends.

The crane picked up the entire house. (Watch

them pick it up.)
I picked up Dengue.

Point s.o./sth. out

Show s.o. or sth. to another person.

Put sth. away

Put sth. in its appropriate place.

As we drove through Paris, Francoise pointed

out the major historical sites.
We put away money for our retirement.

Put sth. back

Return sth. to its original place.

Put your clotes away.

Put s.o./sth. down

Put the gun down.

Put sth. off

1 stop holding or lifting s.o. or sth. 2 insult

s.o.
Delay or postpone sth.

Put sth. on

Get dressed or place sth. on ones body.

Put sth. together

1 put sth. on a wall 2 build sth.

Put together all the puzzle pieces.

Put sth. up

Build or erect sth.

The statue was put up before the Popes visit.

Set sth. off

Cause sth. to explode.

The bomb was set off one minute ago.

Set sth. up
Show s.o./sth. off

1 establish a new business, organization,

etc. 2 prepare equipment for use.
Display the best qualities of s.o. or sth.

My wife set up the living room exactly the way

she wanted it. She set it up.
He shows off his new shoes.

Shut sth. off

Stop a machine or supply.

Shut off the computer before you go.

Straighten sth. up

Make sth. neat.

Straighten up your back.

Switch sth. on

Start a machine, turn on a light, etc.

Switch on the room's light.

Take sth. away

Take sth. back

Remove sth.

He takes away a sticker from his book.

1 return sth. to a store 2 accept sth. returned

by another person.

She took the shoes back to the store.

We asked the boss to put off the meeting until

tomorrow. (Please put it off for another day.)
I put on a sweater and a jacket.
(I put them on quickly.)

Take sth. down

Remove sth. that is hanging.

These are your

instructions. Write them down before you
forget.

Take sth. in

I cant take in how to use gerunds!

Take sth. off

1 notice and remember sth. 2 make a

clothing item smaller.
Remove clothing, jewelry, etc.

Take s.o. one

Hire s.o.

I took a new made in.

Take sth. on

Agree to do a task.

She has taken on too much responsibility in

this project.

Take s.o. out

Take sth. up

Invite s.o. somewhere and play for his/her

meal, show, etc.
Start doing an activity habitually.

I can't meet you tonight because I am taking

Fernanda out to dinner.
Have you taken up any new hobbies since you
moved here?

Talk sth. over

Discuss sth.

Tear sth. down

Destroy sth.

Tear sth. up

Tear sth. into small pieces.

We have serious problems here.

Let's talk them over like adults.
The county decided to tear down the dilapidated
school and build a new one.
I always tear up my personal papers before I
throw them out.

Think sth. over

Consider sth.

Think over the offer before you sign the

contract.

Think sth. up

Invent or think of a new idea.

I need to think up an excuse for not going to her

party.

Throw sth. away

Put sth. in the garbage.

That's a lot of money! Don't just throw it away.

It was so hot that I had to take off my shirt.

Throw sth. out

Put sth. in the garbage.

He throws out his old jeans.

Touch sth. on

Improve sth. with very small changes.

Try sth. on

Try clothing to see if it fits.

Try sth. out

Use sth. to see if one likes it or if it works.

The presidential candidates touched on the

subject of health care during the debates.
She tried on fifteen dresses before she found
one she liked.
I tried out four cars before I could find one that
pleased me.

Turn sth. around

Turn s.o./sth. down

1 turn so the front is at the back 2 cause

things to get better.
Reject s.o. or sth.

Turn sth. down

Lower the volume, heat, etc.

Turn sth. in

Submit a paper, application, etc.

You need to turn your essays in next week.

Turn sth. off.

Stop a machine, light, etc.

We turned off the lights before anyone could

see us.

Turn s.o. off

Cause s.o. to lose interest (inf).

It was a disgusting movie. It

really turned me off.

Turn sth. on

Start a machine, light, etc.

Turn on the CD player so we can dance.

Turn sth. out

Make or manufacture sth.

The weavers can turn out two or three rugs a

month.

Turn sth. over

Turn sth. so the bottom is at the top.

They turned the wallet over to the police.

The car turned around the corner.

He applied for a promotion twice this year, but
he was turned down both times.
Your radio is driving me crazy!
Please turn it down.

Turn sth. up

Raise the volume, heat, etc.

Grandpa couldn't hear, so he turned up his

hearing aid.

Use sth. up

Use sth. completely.

Wake s.o. up
Wipe sth. out
Work sth. out

Cause s.o. to stop sleeping.

Remove or destroy sth.
1 resolve a problem 2 calculate a math
problem.
Write sth. to have a record of it.

The gang members used up all the money and

went out to rob some more banks.
I wake up every day at 6 a.m
The hurricane wiped the hotel out.
I have been working out a difficult math
problem.
We have to write down ours names in the test.

Write sth. down