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TOEFL Vocab: Phrasal Verbs

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary

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1. Help someone regain consciousness
bring round
black out
chew over
back away

2. Make a success of something against all expectations
bring off
get by
make for
go down

3. Move to an earlier time
empty out
lay on
bring off
bring forward

4. Shut securely
calm down
send away
turn over
shut up

5. Descend
wind up
hand over
get away with
come down

6. Manage; make progress
bring forward
make up
get on
let in

7. Provide
lay on
head for
pull up
go down

8. Begin or start
check in
come down
throw up
set in

9. Write out (a list - etc); manage to read; understand
stand up 4
come off
make out
drop out

10. Save; reserve
see to
barge in
hold up
set aside

11. Switch off or shut off
go over
take in
turn off
black out

12. Obtain
come by
make up
do up
set up

13. Disappoint
put out
send away
let down
cut off

14. Eat in restaurant
look up to
take on
eat out
lag behind

15. Quarrel
fall out
turn to
drink up
live through

16. Bring people together; a summary of facts or figures
round up
set back
put on
go for

17. Explode
see someone off
send out
run down
go off

18. Cease working; cease business
drop out
gang up
set aside
shut down

19. Go in the direction of something
empty out
chew over
make for
cut in

20. Return
come along
come back
go through
add to

21. Be removed by brushing / rudely ignore someone
drop by
wear out
brush off
check out

22. Interrupt; obstruct the path of a vehicle in overtaking it
cut in
drop by
see after
take on

23. To sing a song or play an instrument (informal)
give way to
pull up
belt out
lay off

24. Be used until no longer usable; tire out
pay up
show off
turn to
wear out

25. Pass responsibility to someone else
call out
drop by
go over
hand over

26. Keep(a danger - etc.) at a distance
ward off
get off
die down
let off

27. Write an account of
write up
call off
pass out
hand something down

28. Arise; to appear or happen in a way that requires attention
eat out
come up
hand over
see through

29. Take care of
carry over
look after
lay up
turn to

30. Insert
add up
live up to
hold out
add in

31. To have no more of something to sell
back out
sell out (of)
give out
let down

32. Find the time to do something
walk out on
look in on (someone)
get round to
get up

33. Tolerate
put up with
come up with
go up
keep away

34. Think about something carefully
chew over
live up to
look out for
add in

35. Improve - revise your language skills
come back
brush up
run off
call for

36. Await eagerly
pile up
get off
gang up
look forward to

37. Demand
call for
let down
see something of
make do

38. To come from behind and reach the same level as someone who is ahead of you
point out
get up
catch up
bring up

39. Make a short visit or call
fall out
lay out
get on
look in on (someone)

40. Despatch; circulate
send out
die down
run into
call on

41. Draw attention to
point out
hold on
come out
come round

42. Do something wrong and not be punished
live off (or on)
make off
get away with
pull out

43. Move towards something
make for
come off
get away
call on

44. Be unable to control emotions; stop working properly; fail to function
gang up
break down
set back
throw out

45. Accumulate
run into
pile up
fall out
get on

46. Meet by chance
hand over
show off
run into
walk out on

47. Be careful
launch into
look down
look out
carry out

48. Endure
go through
pull through
lay off
chill out

49. Produce
look down
get up
bring out
pull out

50. Support
lay off
back up
fill out
set back