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Primjer

A

agree to

I wish she would agree to my proposal.

agree with

I agree with him on that point.

ask after

Mr. Smith asked after John.

ask in

He was asked in.

ask over

Yes, you can ask your friend over.

B

back off

She was told to back off.

be in

Are your parents in?

be off

I'm off now.

bear (up) on

These facts do not bear on this matter.

bear with

Please bear with him for a moment while he tries to put this straight.

beg off

I'm sorry, I have to beg off.

black out

And then she just blacked out.

blame on

Don't blame it on her.

blow up

The bomb might have blown up.

break away
break free
break loose

At last, the hostage could break away from his captors.

break down

Finally her sister broke down.

break off

I didn't mean to break off anything.

break up

Sue and Tim broke up last year.

bring along

This year has brought along some significant changes.

bring down

(1) Taxes were never brought down.
(2) The president was brought down by this scandal.

bring in

My job brings in 400 dollars per week.

bring up

(1) She was brought up in Wisconsin.
(2) Why do you have to bring that up?

build up

He needs to do some exercises to build himself up.

burst in with

She burst in with the bad news.

butt in

How can we talk when you keep butting in all the time?

C

call down

The teacher called down all the students who were late.

call in

He called Kelly in.

call off

I had to call off the barbecue because of the bad weather.

calm down

Please calm down.

carry on

Please carry on with your homework.

catch up (on)

I need some time to catch up on that incident.

check out

I will check it out.

check up (on)

There is no need to check up on me.

clean down

My hands were covered with mud, and so I cleaned themdown.

clean off

Can you clean off the table, please?

clean up

Can you clean your room up a little?

clear away

Please clear your stuff away.

close down

The shop was closed down by the police.

close in (on)

She closed in quietly.

close up

The restaurant was closed up by the health department.

come around

I knew he would come around in the end.

come back

Will the good old days ever come back?

come by

(1) My aunt came by yesterday.
(2) I hope he came by this money honestly.

come over

Why don't you come over next weekend?

cool down / off

(1) It began to cool off after the thunderstorm.
(2) Cool down guys!

count (up) on

Can we count on you?

cut back (on)

I have to cut back on the water usage.

cut out

Cut it out!

D

decide (up) on

I decided on ice tea.

die off/out

That species died out million years ago.

dirty up

Don't dirty your pants up!

do in

He tried to do his father in.

do over

I probably wouldn't do it over.

do up

(1) Do up the present quickly.
(2) Please do up your buttons.

do without

I guess I will have to do without lunch today.

draw near

As the time drew near,...

dress down

His father dressed him down again.

drink up

Drink up, and let's going.

drive at

Well, you must see what I'm driving at.

drive on

We drove on till night.

drop by

I hope you guys can drop by our house some time.

drop in (on)

I can't believe who dropped in on us last night.

drop off

You can drop me off at the next red light.

dry out

The clothes finally dried out.

E

ease off

The storm eased off a little.

eat up

Eat up, and let's get going.

edge away

The students laughed and edged away from him.

end up

When will all this end up?

enter (into)

We need more members to enter our team.

even out

The surface of the road was evened out.

even up

Can they even up the score tonight?

F

face up (to)

You have to face up to challenges.

fall apart

The whole thing falls apart.

fall back on

I had to fall back on my savings.

fall behind (in/on)
get behind (in/on)

He's falling behind in his car payments.

fall through

I hope my party next Saturday doesn't fall through.

fasten up

Please fasten up your jacket.

feel for

I really feel for you.

fight back (at)

It's hard for him to fight back.

fight down

I fought down the anger.

figure on

I figure on the extra income.

figure out

I just can't figure her out.

fill in

(1) I better fill the cracks in with something.
(2) Would you fill in the form, please? 

fill in (for)

I will have to fill in for him till he gets back from his vacation.

fill out

Would you fill out the form, please? 

fill up

(1) The hole filled up with water and had to be pumped.
(2) We will fill up at the next gas station.

finish off

Finish off your cup of coffee, please.

finish up

I will finish my homework up in a few minutes.

fit in(to)

It just doesn't fit in.

fix up

Is my bike fixed up yet?

fly in(to)

When did you fly in?

fool around

Stop fooling around.

G

gather up

Let's gather our things up and leave.

get across

How can I get it across to you

get along with

He couldn't get along with her mother-in-law.

get at

What exactly is he getting at?

get back

When will you get back?

get back at

He will get back at him someday.

get back to

I will get back to you in a minute.

get by (on)

She can't get by on that much money.

get down to

Now, let's get down to homework.

get into

He managed to get himself into the class he wanted.

get off

I have to get off all my packages.

get on

How are you getting on?

get on with

(1) I need to get on doing my homework.
(2) How do you get on with Sam?

get out of

You've got to get out of there.

get over

(1) It took him a long time to get over the heart attack.
(2) He couldn't get over the huge rock in the path, so he went around it.

get through

I tried calling you, but I couldn't get through.

get up

(1) Today I got up at 10 am.
(2) We got up a team on very short notice.

give away (to)

(1) He gave his car away to his brother.
(2) Don't give the answer away.

give in (to)

Why does she always give in to her brother?

give up

Are you sure you want to give up your career?

glance over

My teacher just glanced over my homework today.

go after

He went after the man who mugged him.

go along with

I'll go along with you on that decision.

go around

There's not enough milk to go around.

go away

Please go away!

go back

I'll never go back.

go in

They went in after us.

go in for

He goes in for playing soccer.

go off

(1) The bomb went off.
(2) My party went off as planned.

go off with

I guess she went off with her new boyfriend.

go out (with)

Will she go out with Mike next Friday evening?

go through

(1) The truck wouldn't go through the tunnel.
(2) He went through his pockets, looking for his wallet.
(3) How can you go through all the chocolate so fast?
(4) You won't believe what I've went through.
(5) I guess we need to go through the whole song a few more times.

go under

(1) I was afraid that our ship would go under.
(2) The company went under.

go without

I just cannot go without some candy from time to time.

H

hand down

(1) The court has not yet handed down a ruling.
(2) He will hand this down to his granddaughter.

hand out

The teacher handed out the test to the surprised students.

hang around (with)

I usually spend much time hanging around with my friends.

hang on

(1) Hang on, please.
(2) They couldn't hang on much longer.

hang up

Why did you hang up on me?

happen (upon)

I just happened upon her.

heal up

My injury healed up in around no time.

hear out

Hear me out, will you? I have more to tell.

heat up

How soon will lunch be heated up?

help out

Can you help me out?

hide away

Can you hide this book away where no one will find it?

hide out (from)

Ben was hiding out from the police.

hit back (at)

He hit me, but I didn't hit back at him.

hit on

Tom was hitting on Mike's fiancée.

hit (upon)

I guess I have hit upon something.

hold back (on)

They hold back on signing the new deal.

hold on

Hold on a minute! I have to check this first.

hold out

I don't know how long they can hould out.

hold up

Some moron tried to hold me up.

hurry on/up

Hurry on, will you? I got some errands to run today.

Phrase

Example

I

idle away

Don't idle the whole day away.

insist (on)

He also inisted on it.

invite over

Let's invite them over for dinner.

J

jump in(to)

I just jumped into the pool and had a refreshing swim.

K

keep at

I need to keep at this.

keep off

Please keep off the lawn.

keep on

(1) It's a little chilly in here, so I better keep my coat on.
(2) Just keep on practicing your scales by simply playing them up and down.

keep out (of)

(1) Keep out of this and mind your own business.
(2) My door is closed. Keep out!

knock off

Knock it off!

knock over

Her reaction simply knocked me over.

L

lead up to

(1) A narrow path leads up to his cabin.
(2) She was just leading up to something when he interrupted.

leak out

I hope that news does not leak out.

lean over

Lean over and pick it up yourself!

leave out (of)

Leave me out of it, please.

leave up to

They left this decision up to me.

let down

I won't let you down again.

let on (about)

I promised I wouldn't let on about her new job.

let up

The storm has let up.

level off

Things will level off by the end of the month.

lie down

I need to lie down and take a little nap.

light up

We lighted the house up with the headlights of our automobile.

lighten up

Hey, lighten up a little. Enjoy the day.

line up

(1) Everyone, please line up.
(2) Try to line up for tomorrow evening.

live up to

That meal did not live up to my expectations.

look back (at/on)

When I look back on him, I am amazed at all he has accomplished.

look in (on)

I will look in on him from time to time.

look out (for)

Look out for that car!

look up to

She is glad they look up to her.

loom up

An old cottage loomed up in the distance.

loosen up

Relax and loosen yourself up.

M

make out

Can you make out what she is saying?

make out with

There are hot pictures of him making out with a nun.

make up

(1) Did she make up the clowns yet?
(2) I made up that story.
(3) I'm sorry, but you can't make up that test you missed.
(4) Class participation will make up 25% of your final grade.
(5) They kissed and made up.
(6) You think I make this up?

march on

Time marches on.

mark down

Pineapples are marked down again.

mark up

Watermelons are marked up again.

mess up

(1) He messed up his room.
(2) The dirty water messed my pants up.
(3) Losing my job really messed my life up.

move in(to)

I moved into a new apartment last month.

move off (from)

The officer stopped for a minute, asked some questions, and then moved off.

move on (to)

Alright, let's move on to our next point.

move out (of)

I moved out of my old apartment last month.

move up (to)

How long will it be before they can move her up?

N

nail up

(1) Please nail this picture up.
(2) Who nailed up the door? I can't get out.

O

open up

They opened up the border a few weeks ago.

order in(to)

The officer ordered me in.

P

pass away/on

Her uncle passed away last summer.

pass out

(1) Don't drink until you pass out.
(2) Please can you pass these handouts out to everyone?

pay off

The time I spent in this project didn't pay off.

pay up

Please pay all your dues up.

pick up

(1) Relax. I will pick her up from school.
(2) Help me pick up this guy from the sidewalk, will you?
(3) The storm picked up about midnight.
(4) I picked up a little French while I was in Quebec.

pile up

Exams are piling up on my desk.

plan out

They met and planned out their strategy.

play along

The guy with the guitar came in and played along.

point out

That's exactly what I pointed out earlier.

pop up

I don't know where he's going to pop up next.

power up

Okay, let's power up the engine and get going.

pull in(to)

A stranger just pulled into our driveway.

pull up

He reached down and pulled her up.

put across to

How can I best put this across to them?

put on

(1) Don't put your brother on.
(2) Don't you have some clothes to put on?

put off (until)

Can't you just put this off until tomorrow?

put up with

I just don't know why I even put up with you.

Q

quiet down

(1) Try to quiet him down.
(2) Ask him to quiet down.

R

raise up

She raised herself up with the greatest difficulty.

rattle off

She rattled off the long list of names.

reach out

I reached out, but there was nothing I could get hold of.

read over / through

Please read this text over and tell me what is about.

rely (up)on

Can we rely on you in this case?

ride away / off

I said good-bye and rode off.

ride out

Things are rough around here, but I think I can ride it out.

room together

We roomed together in college.

rub away

I used that towel to rub away the dirt on my shoes.

rule on

When will the court rule on your decision?

run around with

I used to run around with them after school.

run away

The cat ran away from me.

run down

(1) It appears that the car ran down.
(2) All the critics ran the movie down.

run off

I ran off as fast as I could.

run off with

The kidnappers ran off with her little daughter.

run over

(1) He ran over his neighbor's cat.
(2) I ran over the time allotted for the presentation.

run on

I wanted to stop him, but he ran on.

run out of

I'm afraid we ran out of milk and cookies.

rush in(to)

Don't rush into this job.

Phrase

Example

S

save up

I'm saving up money for a new car.

see through

(1) I knew what he was up to, because I saw through him.
(2) I'll see this project through.

sell out (to)

(1) He refused to sell out to a large corporation.
(2) He shouldn't have sold out to them.

send away for

I had to send away for a new part.

send for

He sent for his secretary.

send over (to)

She sent me over to her office.

set in

The tournament set in early in January.

set up (for)

I will set up a meeting for next week.

settle down

(1) One day they will settle down in a small cabin in the mountains.
(2) Will you please settle down and relax?

shoot up

Jane shot up just after she turned thirteen.

show off

Stop showing off.

sign in

Did you remember to sign in?

sign up for

Did you remember to sign up for the class?

sit around

Don't just sit around. Do something!

sit down

Please, sit down and relax.

sit in on

You guys mind if I sit in on your discussion?

sit out

I'm not playing. I better sit out this time.

sit up

(1) I sat up and read a book.
(2) I wouldn't get such terrible backaches if I would sit upproperly.

sleep in

I slept in this morning.

slim down

You have slimmed down a lot since last spring break.

slip up

You must not slip up again.

slow down

You're going to fast. Please slow down.

smash into

The car smashed into the side of a bus.

sober up

Some coffee definitely won't sober them up.

speak up

Please speak up. I nearly can't hear you.

speak up for

You can speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.

split up

We had to split the class up into two classes.

spread out

He told them to spread out and continue their search.

stand around

Don't stand around. Get busy!

stand by

Stand by while I search for another song.

stand in (for)

Sam is sick. Can you stand in for him?

stand up

She stood up and look across the room.

start off

When will we start off?

start out

We will start out whenever you are ready.

start over

Sorry, I guess I messed this up, so can I start over?

start up

Start your car up and let's go.

stay over

Can my friend stay over, please?

steal away

She stealed away while he was refilling her coffee.

step aside

Step aside, please. You're in my way.

step up

Traffic has stepped up since the road was fixed.

stick together

We must stick together.

stop by

Please stop by before you go on vacation.

stop in

Can't you just stop in for a few minutes?

stop over

We stopped over in Chicago for two nights.

storm in(to)

He stormed into the room, shouting and yelling.

storm out (of)

He got angry and stormed out of the meeting.

straighten out

(1) We have to straighten this mess out.
(2) They straightened out the line of people.

straighten up

My room is a total mess. I better straighten it up right away.

strip down

The doctor told me to strip down for the examination.

sum up

Can you sum up the arguments of this essay?

swell up

I bumped my ankle and it swelled up.

switch off

I forgot to switch the TV off before I went to bed.

switch on

Can someone switch the light on, please?

T

take away

The police took her daughter away.

take apart

Don't take my TV apart.

take in

Don't take strangers in.

take off

(1) When does your plane take off?
(2) Sorry, I have to take off now.
(3) Take your coat off, please.

take over

If you take over, you will be in charge.

talk back (to)

Don't ever talk back to her.

talk out

Let's just talk this matter out.

team up (with)

I don't want to team up with him.

tear off (of)

She tore off the label of the bottle.

tell off

I should have told him off.

tell on

I'm going to call your father and tell on you.

think back (to)

Try and think back to the morning of June 5.

think over

I needed a few minutes to think it over.

think through

First, let me think this through and I'll call you tomorrow first in the morning.

think of

I quickly had to think of something.

think up

I'll think something up.

throw up

I was so nauseous I almost had to throw up.

tidy up

Your room looks like a pig sty. You better tidy it up now.

tool up

I needed to tool up to do the job.

trick into

He tried to trick her into doing it his way.

try out

Let's try out this candy store.

turn around/about

The car turned around and went the other way.

turn down

(1) He turned his collar down, when he entered her house.
(2) Turn the music down a little, will you?
(3) Our proposal was turned down.

turn in

I need some sleep. I'm going to turn in now.

turn in(to)

Turn in for some gas.

turn off

Could you please turn the radio off?

turn on

Don't forget to turn on the lights when the sun goes down.

turn up

(1) Turn your cuffs up, please.
(2) Something always turns up.
(3) Apparently, new evidence has turned up.

U

use up

You can use it up. I have more of it.

V

vote down

They voted him down.

W

wake up

Wake up! We have hit the road.

walk off

They didn't even say good-bye. They just walked off.

walk out (on)

My sister walked out on Fred because she was fed up with him.

watch over

Can you watch over the kids while we're gone.

watch out (for)

Watch out for the snakes in the bushes.

wear out

After weeks of learning for this stupid test, I'm finally worn out.

wipe off (of)

Don't use your sleeve to wipe the ice cream off of your hand.

work out

(1) Everything will work out in the end.
(2) She needs to work out more often.

work over

They really worked him over.

write away for

I wrote away for a book on poetry.

Y

yell out

The pain caused me to yell out.

Z

zip up

I had better zip my jacket up.

zoom in (on)

She zoomed in on this issue.