Phrasal verbs 1

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add up
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make sense
ask after
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inquire about
back down
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yield in an argument
bargain for
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take into account
Bear (something) out
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confirm the truth
Break down
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lose control of emotions
Break off
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stop talking
Break up
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come to an end
Bring (something) about
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cause to happen
Bring (something) off
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succeed in doing something
Bring (something) on
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cause the onset of an illness/cause trouble to happen to oneself
Bring (someone) round
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influence someone to your point of view
Bring (something) up
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mention
Carry (something) off
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complete successfully - perhaps despite a problem
Carry out
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complete a plan
Catch on
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become popular - colloquial
Come about
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happen
Come down to
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be in the end a matter of
Come in for
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receive - especially criticism blame
Come off
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take place successfully
Come out
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appear
Come up
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occur - usually a problem - colloquial
Come up against
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meet a difficulty
Come up to
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equal - especially expectations, standard
Come up with
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think of - especially an answer, a plan, a solution
Count on
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rely on
Crop up
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happen unexpectedly - colloquial
Do away with
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abolish - colloquial/murder - colloquial
Do (something) up
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decorate - colloquial
Draw up
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come to a stop
Draw up
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organize - especially a document
Drop in
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pay a visit - colloquial
Drop off
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fall asleep - colloquial
End up
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finish in a certain way, or place
Face up to
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have courage to deal with - especially responsibilities
Fall about
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show amusement - especially laughing - colloquial
Fall back on
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use as a last resort
Fall for
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be deceived by/fall in love with (colloquial)
Fall out with
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quarrel with
Fall through
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fail to come to completion
Feel up to
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feel capable of doing
Follow up
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act upon a suggestion/take more action
Get (something) across
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be understood - especially get an idea across
Get at
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imply - about personal matters - colloquial
Get (someone) down
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make to feel depressed - colloquial
Get down to
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begin to seriously deal with
Get off (with something)
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avoid punishment
Get on for
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approach a certain age/time/number
Get on
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make progress - especially in life
Get over
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be surprised
Get (something) over with
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come to the end of something, usually unpleasant
Get round to
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find time to do - also around
Get up to
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do something - usually bad when about children - colloquial

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