Phrasal verbs 5
35 English words (level B2) with a simple English definition and an example sentence. In the app you can hear every word and practise with flashcards, a quiz, spelling and listening.
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| English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| serve up | to put food on plates for people | Dinner is served up at seven. |
| shine up | to try to please someone in power (shine up to) | He shines up to the boss. |
| shoot down | to make a plane fall by shooting; also to reject an idea | They shoot down every idea I have. |
| shoot up | to increase quickly; also to grow fast | Prices shoot up every summer. |
| shut away | to keep someone or something in a closed place | He shuts himself away to write. |
| shut down | to close a business; also to turn off a machine | Shut down your computer. |
| shut in | to keep someone inside a room | The dog was shut in the kitchen. |
| shut off | to stop the supply of something | They shut off the water. |
| shut out | to stop someone or something entering | The curtains shut out the light. |
| shut up | to stop talking (rude); also to close a building | Shut up and listen! |
| smoke out | to force someone to come out of a hiding place | The police smoked out the gunman. |
| sound off | to give your opinion loudly | He's always sounding off about politics. |
| sound out | to find out someone's opinion; also to say a word slowly | Sound out your boss before you ask. |
| spell out | to explain clearly and in detail; also to say the letters of a word | Let me spell out the rules. |
| spill out | to flow or move out | People spilled out onto the street. |
| spill over | to spread to another area | The fighting spilled over into the next town. |
| splash around | to play in water and make it fly around | The kids splashed around in the pool. |
| stand back | to move away a little; also to think about something from a distance | Stand back from the fire! |
| stand in | to do someone's job for a short time (stand in for) | Can you stand in for me tomorrow? |
| stand out | to be easy to see or very good | Her red coat stands out. |
| stand up | to get to your feet; stand up for: to support | Stand up for what you believe in. |
| steal away | to leave quietly and secretly | He stole away in the night. |
| swallow up | to take over completely | Big companies swallow up small ones. |
| sweat off | to lose weight by exercising | He's trying to sweat off a few kilos. |
| throw away | to put something in the rubbish | Don't throw away those boxes. |
| throw back | to throw something back; also to drink quickly | He threw back his head and laughed. |
| throw in | to add something extra for free | They threw in a free bag. |
| throw off | to remove clothes quickly; also to escape from something | She threw off her coat. |
| throw out | to throw away; also to force someone to leave | He was thrown out of the club. |
| throw up | to vomit (informal) | I think I'm going to throw up. |
| tidy up | to make a place neat | Tidy up your room. |
| try on | to put on clothes to see if they fit | Can I try on this dress? |
| try out | to test something to see if it works; also to try to join a team | Try out the new app. |
| weigh down | to make heavy; also to make someone worried | She was weighed down with bags. |
| weigh on | to make someone worried | The problem weighs on my mind. |