PHRASAL VERBS ON HSG- LY THUYET

PHRASAL VERBS LIST

Phrasal Verb
Definition
Example

A



account for
explain or give a reason for st: giải thích
She couldn`t account for her absence from work.

account for
chiếm khoảng
For most households , lighting accounts for 10 percent of the electricity bill.

act up
behave or function improperly
gây phiền toái (do vận hành kém, do hỏng hóc..)
I think I need to take my car to the mechanic because it`s acting up again.

add * up +
calculate a sum
I added up the receipts and it totaled $135.46.

add up to +
equal an amount
The total expenses added up to $325.00. 

add up
make sense
Her story doesn`t add up. I think she is lying.

ask for st
request , demand ( yêu cầu , đề nghị , xin ai cái gì )
She asks for help .

ask sb in
invite someone into your house, office etc: Mời vào
Don`t leave them standing on the doorstep; ask them in!

ask * out +
invite on a date ( hẹn gặp ai )
I can`t believe that Joe finally asked me out on a date!

ask * over +
ask round
invite to one`s home
Why don`t we ask the Johnsons over for dinner?


B



be away
be away from home for at least a night. ( đi xa, vắng nhà ít nhất 1 đêm )


be back
return home


be over
be finished : kết thúc
The storm is over now. We can go on.

be out
be away from home for a short time , not over night. ( đi ra ngoài )


back down
stop defending your opinion in a debate : thất bại
Jane never backs down. She always wins arguments.

back out
not keep (a promise, agreement,deal)
Sam backed out at the last second.

back out of +
not keep (a promise, agreement, deal) : hủy bỏ hợp đồng , lời hứa ..
Sam backed out of the agreement at the last second.

back * up +
give support : ủng hộ , nâng đỡ
You need examples to back up your opinion. 

back up
move backwards, reverse
Could you back up a little so I can open this drawer.

bawl * out 
criticize, reprimand (inf.)
She bawled him out for arriving late.

bear down on +
bite
The soldier had to bear down on the leather strap while the doctor removed a bullet from the soldier`s arm.

bear down on +
take strong measures against
The U.S.A. is bearing down on drug traffickers.

bear on +
have to do with
This information may bear on this case.

bear up
withstand
I didn`t think he would bear up so well in that situation.

bear up under +
withstand
How did he bear up under such extreme pressure.

bear with +
be patient
Please bear with me while I fill out the paperwork.

blow in
visit unexpectedly (inf.)
My cousin blew in unexpectedly with his entire family.

blow over
pass without creating a problem
All this negative publicity will blow over in a couple of weeks.

blow * up +
make explode;destroy using explosives : dùng bom , mìn để phá hủy
The terrorists blew the bridge up.

blow up
Explode : nổ bom
The bomb blew up before they could defuse it.

blow up
suddenly become very angry
When Joan heard the news, she blew up and rushed out of the room.

break * down +
analyze in detail
We need to break this problem down in order to solve.

break down
stop working properly : xe , máy móc hư hỏng
The truck broke down in the desert.

break down
become mentally ill : suy sụp tinh thần
She broke down after her husband died.

break * in +
wear or use something new until it is comfortable
I need to break these shoes in before I go hiking.

break in
interrupt : ngắt lời , xen ngang
While we were discussing the situation, Terri broke in to give her opinion.

break in
enter a place unlawfully
The burglar broke in between midnight and 3 AM.

break in on +
interrupt (a conversation)
Jane broke in on the conversation and told us to get back to work.

break into +
enter a house unlawfully : đột nhập vào
The burglar broke into the house between midnight and 3 AM.

break into +
interrupt (a conversation)
Jane broke into the conversation and told