Phrasal verbs + object (fill in a form / put out a fire etc.)

Phrasal verbs + object (fill in a form / put out a fire etc.)

   February 28, 2019       barkha verma

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Phrasal Verbs + object (fill in a form / put out a fire etc.)

in

Fill in (a form) = complete (a form)

• Can you fill in this form, please?

out

Put out (a fire / a cigarette):

• The fire brigade arrived and put the fire out.

Cross out (a mistake / a word):

• If you can make a mistake, cross it out.

on

Try on = put on clothes to see if they fit you:

• This is a nice jacket. shall i try it on?

up

Give Up = stop something that you do:

• Tom gave up smoking fives years ago. (=he stopped smoking)
• Are you still learning Italian? 'no, i gave it up.

Ring Up = (tel) Phone:

• Sue rang me up last night. (also 'Sue rang me last night.' without'up')

Look Up = (a word in a dictionary etc.):

• I didn't know the meaning of the word,so i looked it up in a dictionary.

Turn Up = make louder(TV, radio, music etc.)

• Can you turn the radio up? I can't hear it.

down

Knock down (a building) = demolish:

• They are going to knock down the school and build a new one.

Turn down = make more quite (TV, radio, music etc.):

• The music is too loud. Can you turn it down?

away

Thrown away (rubbish, things you don't want)

• These apples are bad. shall i throw them away?
• don't throw away that picture. i want it.

Put away = put something in the place where you usually keep it:

• After they finished playing, the children put their toys away.

back

Pay somebody back (money that you borrowed)

• Thank you lending me the money. i will pay you back next week.

over

Knock over (a cup / a glass / a person etc. )

• Be careful. don't knock your cup over.
• There was an accident at the end of the road. A man knocked over by a car.

Round/ around

Show(somebody) round/around = take somebody on a tour of a place:

• We visited a factory last week. the manager showed us round.