Common Phrasal Verbs (Continuation)

• Be about to: To be going to do something soon. She was about to leave when the phone rang.
• Be after: To be in pursuit of, to be looking for. The police are after the burglar.
• Be in for: To be expecting, usually something bad. We are in for bad weather.
• Break down: To stop functioning, to fail. The bus broke down, and we missed the plane.
• Break in: To enter forcibly, to intrude. The thief broke in his house and stole the jewelry.
• Break into: To enter forcibly, to interrupt. The thief broke into the dialogue. He broke into the conversation.
• Break off: To end a relationship or connection. She broke off the relationship with his friend.
• Bring about: To cause, to make happen. The war brought about many changes.
• Bring back: To evoke a memory or feeling. This smell brings back some memories.
• Bring in: To earn or produce income. Her plan brought in a lot of money.
• Call for: To require or demand. This position calls for sudden action.
• Call in: To make a brief visit. He called in last Tuesday to see our new car.
• Call on somebody: To visit someone formally. The representative called on our boss last Friday.
• Be carried away: To become overly excited or emotional. We were carried away by her action.
• Carry on: To continue. Carry on your work.
• Carry out: To conduct or perform a task or experiment. He carried out some tests to see the impact.
• Come across: To encounter or find by chance. I came across him on the street.
• Come by: To obtain. How much money did he come by?
• Come down to: To be inherited from. This garden came down to her from her grandfather.
• Come down with: To become sick with an illness. I came down with the flu yesterday.
• Come into: To inherit. He came into a big house after his grandma died.
• Come off: To succeed, to be successful. The treatment didn’t come off despite all his efforts.
• Come out 1: To bloom or appear. The flowers come out in spring.
• Come out 2: To be published or released. When does his new book come out?
• Come out 3: To be removed or disappear (stain). Will this stain come out?
• Come round 1: To visit informally. Please, come round anytime.
• Come round 2: To regain consciousness. The patient came round quickly.
• Come to: To amount to a total. The money came to 10,000 dollars.
• Cut back (on): To reduce production or expenses. We must cut back on talking on the phone.
• Cut into: To interrupt or disturb. They cut into our conversation.
• Cut off: To disconnect or stop the flow. Our electricity was cut off yesterday.
• Cut out: To delete or remove. Cut out the last paragraph.
• Be cut out for/to be: To be suitable for a job or task. Do you think you are cut out for teaching?
• Cut across: To take a shorter route. Cut across this way.