List of most common used phrasal verbs:
| phrasal verb | meaning | example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| ask sby out | invite on a date | Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie. |
| ask around | ask many people the same question | I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet. |
| add up tosthg | equal | Your purchases add up to $205.32. |
| back sthg up | reverse | You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out. |
| back sby up | support | My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. |
| blow up | explode | The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence. |
| blow sthg up | add air | We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party. |
| break down | stop functioning (vehicle, machine) | Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm. |
| break down | get upset | The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died. |
| break sthgdown | divide into smaller parts | Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts. |
| break in | force entry to a building | Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. |
| break intosthg | enter forcibly | The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children. |
| break sthgin | wear sthg a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new | I need to break these shoes in before we run next week. |
| break in | interrupt | The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death. |
| break up | end a relationship | My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America. |
| break up | start laughing (informal) | The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking. |
