phrasal verbs

back up

make a copy of information on your computer; give support to someone by telling other people that you agree with tchem

change around

to move objects such as furniture into different positions: The room looks very different since you've changed the furniture around.

change into

stop being in one state, condition and start being another, take off the clothes and put on different ones

change out of

take off the clothes or piece of clothing you are wearing and put on different ones

do away with sth

to get rid of something, or to stop using something: We may do away with the school uniform soon

do up

to repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive

fade away

to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become weaker: With time, memories of that painful summer would fade away.

key in

to put information into a computer or a machine using a keyboard

make into

to change something into something else: They've made the spare room into an office

mix up

to make a group of things untidy or badly organized, or to move them into the wrong order: Don't mix up the bottles - you'll have to repeat the experiment if you do. Your jigsaw puzzles and games are all mixed up together in that box.

switch on/off

start/stop a machine/light

take apart

separate an object into pieces

test out

to test something, especially a theory or an idea, to find out how it works in a practical situation or how people react to it:

turn into

to change and become someone or something different, or to make someone or something do this: There are plans to turn his latest book into a film. They've turned an old factory into a nightclub

use up

to finish a supply of something: Someone's used up all the milk.

wear out

use something a lot so that it no longer works or can no longer be used