185 Cặp Động Từ Tiếng Anh Thông Dụng Nhất PDF (Tải Miễn Phí)

📅 23/4/2026

Dưới đây là 185 cặp động từ (phrasal verbs) phổ biến nhất trong tiếng Anh, được tổng hợp và chọn lọc kỹ lưỡng từ các nguồn từ điển uy tín như Cambridge Dictionary để đảm bảo độ chính xác cao. Mỗi cặp động từ khi kết hợp với giới từ sẽ mang một ý nghĩa và cách dùng khác nhau, vì vậy việc hiểu đúng bản chất của chúng là vô cùng quan trọng trong quá trình học tiếng Anh. Kèm theo các câu mẫu để hiểu đúng ngữ cảnh sử dụng.

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1	Come up	to be mentioned or discussed; to arrive; to be ready soon; to approach someone; to stand next to someone * Our issue came up in the meeting last week. “Is dinner ready?” “Coming up!” He came up to me and kissed me on the cheek.
2	Come up with	to find a new idea; to produce something * Finally, we came up with the solution that each of us will pay half of the monthly bills. * I’ve come up with an idea for Mom’s birthday present. * How could you come up with such a large amount of money?
3	Come across	to find someone/something by chance * I came across a book that I was looking for. * He came across a recruitment ad when he was reading the newspaper this afternoon. * They came across many challenges before winning the final competition.
4	Come around	to happen again; to become conscious again Time flies. Christmas will soon come round. I’ve been waiting for him to come round. * My grandpa has finally come round after three years in a coma.
5	Come about	to happen again; to become conscious again How did the coincidence come about? My confused feelings for him have come about since he texted another girl. * Our break-up came about in a way that I could never imagine.
6	Come along	to go somewhere with someone; to make progress Just go ahead. I’ll come along. Your writing skills have come along so far. Although he joined the class quite late, he came along very well.
7	Come out	to appear; to reveal the truth The sun comes out after a dark night. He has decided to come out to his parents. *Don’t worry about the scandal. The truth will come out soon.
8	Come back	to go back to a place; to happen again My puppy has finally come back after three days. All of my old memories came back after I watched this short video. *The next day, he came back to me and said “sorry.”
9	Come over	to visit someone’s house for a short time, (emotions) to affect someone strongly Would you like to come over for lunch? Whenever I see that baby-pink dress, the feelings of missing my daughter just come over me. *Sorry, I’ve got to go. My parents just came over from England.
10	Come through	to overcome a difficult or dangerous situation and become better; to arrive by telephone or radio or after some official procedure The city has come through after the terrible earthquake. The message has finally come through. *After the two-hour discussion, the contest results came through.
11	Come apart	to be separated into pieces Our new dryer has come apart. I’ll return it to the store. Jack’s car came apart in the car crash. *Don’t sit on that chair. It will soon come apart.
12	Come before	to take higher priority than others; to be brought to a discussion or for consideration Wendy is such a selfish girl. Her needs always come before anything else. That case will come before the court soon. * My dad is such a great man. His family has always come before his career.
13	Come upon	to find someone/something by chance
14	Take off	the opposite of “to put on”; the act of removing clothing or jewelry. If an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly. I always take off my watch before I wash my hands. Remember to take off your raincoat when you enter the room. * Hurry up! The plane will take off in 20 minutes.
15	Take out	to bring something out; to remove something from its place; to take someone to a place like a cinema or a restaurant and usually pay for them; to take someone on a date I will take you out for dinner tomorrow. I need to get this tooth taken out. *Remember to take out the trash.
16	Take place	to happen or occur. When something takes place, it happens, especially in a controlled or organized way. The event will take place tomorrow night. The wedding took place at the Secret Garden Restaurant. *Our vacation will take place in June.
17	Take over	to transfer control; to take control of something The new owner will take over the business soon. Can you take over my responsibilities? *He will take over control of this company.
18	Take after	to look or act like someone in your family You take after your mom. I don’t want to take after my sister at all. I want to be myself. *You should take after your dad, who is a generous man.
19	Take away	to remove something; to subtract something; to buy food or drink at a restaurant and bring it somewhere to eat The teacher took away the boy’s comic while he was reading it during math class. I’d like to order some burgers to take away, please. * He has taken away my heart and soul. I love him.
20	Take apart	to separate something into small pieces The hairdryer stopped working. I’ll take it apart and see what is wrong. Kevin is curious about everything. He loves taking apart things to learn how they work. *This laptop is broken. I need to take it apart and check.
21	Take on	to take someone on: to employ someone to do a job; to take something on: to accept a job or a responsibility Currently, our company isn’t ready to take on any new employees. That was a weighty responsibility that he took on. *Why did you take on such a challenging task?
22	Take up	to start a new habit or hobby; to start a new job or accept a new position I’ve recently taken up gardening Harry will take up his new position tomorrow. You really need to take up yoga. It keeps you in shape.
23	Take up on	to accept an offer from someone; to ask someone to explain something because you don’t agree with them or you think it is wrong You need to take her up on what she said to you yesterday. I think something is wrong. That’s quite an interesting offer. I’ll take you up on it. *He offered to assist me with the new project and I took him up on it.
24	Take up with	to have a close relationship with someone, especially someone unsavory and untrustworthy; to be busy doing or thinking about something I can’t understand why David took up with that old woman. Don’t take up with him. He’s a criminal. *Janes was completely taken up with concern for her newborn baby.
25	Take down	to remove something from a high position; to separate something into pieces; to write down a piece of information or a statement Can you help me take that picture down from the shelf, please? The scaffolding was taken down for repairs *You need to take down some important information while listening.
26	Take against	to begin to dislike someone or something for no good reason Jenny took against her best friend, Tom, because he could afford a new house. Don’t take against this three-year-old boy just because he has no father. * I don’t understand why she has taken against me.
27	Take aside	to take someone away from other people so that you can talk with that person My dad took me aside from my friends and informed me that I had passed the entrance exam to university. I was taken aside by Tim. *I was so angry about being taken aside by my boyfriend.
28	Take through	to explain something in detail Can you please take me through this report? Read it first and I’ll take you through it. *He has taken everybody through his thesis.
29	Turn on	to start a machine; to make someone excited or sexually aroused. If someone or something turns you on, they attract you and make you feel sexually excited. I always turn on the lights at night. Please help me turn on the computer. *He is turned on when his wife wears sexy clothing.
30	Turn off	the opposite of “turn on”; to stop a machine; to make someone feel uninterested, especially sexually. Please turn off the music! Remember to turn off the lights before you go home. * She is turned off by his behavior.
31	Turn out
32	Turn down	to not accept an offer or request I am so sad that she turned down my proposal. Jack turned down the promotion. *How could you turn down this invitation?
33	Turn over	to change position so that the top part faces downward; to give someone the authority and responsibility to do something Turn your paper over when the timer starts. He turned the baby over so that he would find it easier to sleep. *He turned over the project to me.
34	Turn around	to change position or direction so that it faces the opposite direction; to start being successful after having been unsuccessful for a long time; to develop in a significantly better way Turn around and close your eyes. The game will start right away. He has spent years turning around the company’s performance. *The tutor has turned around my English score.
35	Turn away	to turn your face so that you aren’t looking at someone or something; to not allow someone to enter an area That’s a horror scene. My little girl has to turn away. They were turned away due to the strike. * Please turn away the kids. The fire is burning inside.
36	Turn into	to change one thing into another If you put water into the fridge, it turns into ice. My well-prepared presentation turned into a disaster. *Within three months, that little kid turned from a good student into a problem child.
37	Turn against	to stop liking or being friendly to someone or something They used to be best friends. They’ve been turned against each other for a while. People in the town turned against the government’s new policies. *I apologized to him but it seemed that he had still turned against me.
38	Turn in	to go to bed; to take someone to the police or report a crime to the police; to submit a piece of work It’s about time you turned in! He turned himself in at the police station. * I’ll turn in my assignment soon.
39	Turn up	to turn a button or a switch to increase the amount of sound, heat, or light produced by a piece of equipment; to find or discover something by chance Please don’t turn up the radio. I’m reading. Don’t wait for him. He’ll never turn up. *Turn up your voice. I can’t hear you.
40	Turn upside down	to make a place untidy while you’re looking for something; to cause a lot of changes in a bad way My mom turned our house upside down but she couldn’t find our pet cat. The police turned the whole apartment upside down looking for a clue. *Our life turned upside down when my dad passed away.
41	Work on	To work on someone – to try to persuade or influence someone To work on something – to spend time working to produce or improve something You have two weeks to work on your project. He spent two years working on his novel. *I know it’s hard to work on my dad but I’ll try.
42	Work out	to exercise to keep your body in shape; to develop in a successful way; to find a solution to something I work out every day. My new strategies didn’t work out. *We need to work out how we are going to rescue him.
43	Work up	to develop a particular feeling with some effort She tried to work up her courage to join the beauty pageant. We need to work up his enthusiasm for going on this trip How can I work up my energy for such a boring job?
44	Work through	to deal with something step by step, especially when it takes time and effort Don’t worry about this large pile of documents. We’ll work through it together. The fact that I had to work through my illnesses alone was terrible. *Having worked through all their problems together, they got married last summer.
45	Work to	to follow a plan or schedule I am used to working to tight deadlines. We need to work to the budget.
46	Work off	to get rid of a strong feeling by engaging in physical activity You really need a long walk to work off your nervousness before the test. The psychologist helped me work off my stress. * I usually work off my negative feelings by working out.
47	Work against	to cause disadvantages or contribute to a negative result for someone Her negative attitude toward marriage works against her family’s happiness. Your inexperience will work against you during the next job recruitment. *I’ve never liked Jenny’s emotional immaturity, which will soon work against her in everything she does.
48	Pick up	to lift and hold something; to get someone or something; to clean or organize after someone has made a mess; to resume something after a break I have to pick up my sister from school. Help me pick up the trash! *We will pick up our conversation after lunch.
49	Pick out	If you pick out someone or something, you choose them from among a group of people or things, or recognize something or someone in a group. We need to pick out an outfit for the birthday party. Help me pick out the prettiest flowers for the event. It took me 30 minutes to pick out the book that I like.
50	Pick at	to eat only a small amount of food because you are not hungry The woman sat down and picked at her food in a bored fashion. Don’t pick at your breakfast, Mike. Finish it quickly. *Annie picked at a small dish but she wasn’t really hungry.
51	Pick on	to choose someone or something; to repeatedly treat someone unfairly or unkindly Why do they always pick on me for hard tasks? The boy got picked on by the other boys because of his disability. *He used to be picked on by his stepfather.
52	Pick off	to shoot someone or something one by one by aiming at them carefully from a distance The boys were picking off each other in a game. They were about to pick off the birds in the bush. *The hunter picked off the rabbits one by one.
53	Pick up on	to talk again about something that others have mentioned; to notice something I’d like to pick up on the second point that you mentioned. He failed to pick up on his teacher’s questions. *They’re best friends. They can pick up on each other’s bad moods.
54	Pick apart	to find flaws in something by careful examination He picked apart my argument. Be prepared or your speech will be picked apart. *Henry was picking apart his opponent’s argument.
55	Pick over	to carefully examine and choose the one you want I need to pick over the appropriate clothes for the party tonight. There are many options. You have to pick them over. * Tom is picking over his favorite ice cream.
56	Pick through	to search carefully to find something Mary was picking through the ruins to look for her old family photo. He’s such a messy boy. He picks through his pile of clothes every day to find his favorite socks. * I spent the whole morning picking through this pile of books, searching for my diary.
57	Get up	to rise from a bed or chair. When someone who is sitting or lying down gets up, they rise to a standing position; to wake up after sleeping and get out of bed I always get up very early in the morning. You have been sleeping for 15 hours; you need to get up now! * It’s hard to get up for school when the weather is so cold.
58	Get over	to overcome a problem or difficulty; to recover from something bad; to start feeling happy or good again after something bad has happened to you. Try to get over your anxiety. She finally got over the divorce and started dating again. * It can take weeks to get over an illness like that.
59	Get on with (so)	to have a good relationship with someone He seemed to get on well with his roommate. She’s such an unfriendly girl. It’s hard to get on with her. * It took John months to get on with his new co-worker.
60	Get rid of (st,so)	to become free from someone or something; to throw something away Finally, he decided to get rid of his ex-girlfriend. How can I get rid of this terrible headache? * I need to get rid of some old clothes.
61	Get out of (doing st)	to avoid doing something; to escape from an unpleasant situation Get out of this room. It’s burning. Getting out of this relationship seemed hard to me. *She tried to get out of doing household chores.
62	Get through to (so)	to make someone understand and believe something I managed to get my messages through to him. It’s a new idea. It’s not easy to get through to the managers. *Nancy failed to get her action plan through to the vice principal.
63	Get away	to escape a person or a place; to go on holiday I’ve been trying to get away from the office since before 6 p.m. Are you trying to get away from me? *I’m going to get away for a few days.
64	Get together	to spend time together Let’s get together this weekend. We need to get together for the new project. * Our family usually gets together on New Year’s Eve.
65	Get back at SO	to do something bad to someone because they’ve done something bad to you Tim was determined to get back at his neighbor. I’ll get back at him because he has hurt me so badly. * No one could prevent Sue from getting back at her step-mother for her mistreatment.
66	Get across	to succeed in communicating your message It took him a while to get his message across. I found it hard to get across how much I love her. * You need to practice how to get your message across in English.
67	Get back with	to have a sexual or romantic relationship with someone with whom you had a previous relationship Are you trying to get back with him? Don’t get back with her. She’s such an arrogant woman. *Getting back with him seemed impossible.
68	Gack to	to communicate with someone at a later time because you were busy earlier I’ll get back to you later. Remember to get back to him tomorrow. He’s been waiting for you the whole morning. *I’ll get back to work soon.
69	Get behind (with something)	to fail to do something as quickly as required We were getting behind in our work. Jenny got behind on the payments for her apartment. *She’s such a slow learner. She’s always getting behind on her work.
70	Get down	to make someone sad or depressed His story really got me down. Don’t let her know the truth. It will get her down. * When my work gets me down, I go traveling.
71	Get in on	to take part in something He can’t wait to get in on the party tonight. It’s a pity you couldn’t get in on the New Year festival. *Would you like to get in on our discussion tomorrow?
72	Get on	to get into a bus, train, taxi, or plane; to be successful in your career My dad got on the plane at 8 a.m. Tom is getting on the bus to school. * I believe that he’ll get on in the teaching field.
73	Get off	to leave a bus, train, taxi or train; to tell someone to stop touching another one or something He got off the train and left the station quickly. Get your dirty hands off me! * Can you please get your shoes off my bed?
74	Get through	to complete a task How did you get through your English test? Getting through this challenge is not easy. * Can you please help me get through this assignment?
75	Get round	to persuade someone to do what you want by doing nice things for them We’d better get round Mom before asking her for some money. He tried to get round her dad for taking her to the prom. * It’s not easy to get round the boss.
76	Get onto	to contact or communicate with We need to get onto the lawyer He got onto the police in order to report the crime. *It took us a while to get onto this topic.
77	Put away	to return (something) to the correct or proper place. If you put something away, you put it into the place where it is normally kept when it is not being used. You never put away your toys. Put away your money! I won’t accept money from you. *The teacher asked the students to put away their phones during the lecture.
78	Put out	to make something stop burning (fire, candle, cigarette); to switch off a light It’s late at night; put out the lights and go to sleep. Remember to put out the candle before you leave. * Put out your cigarette before entering the building.
79	Put off	to delay doing something, especially because you do not want to do it; to wait until the last minute to do something I always put off my homework until the last minute. It’s a bad habit to put off work until the last minute. *I can’t put off going to the dentist any longer.
80	Put on	the act of wearing clothing or jewelry; to start or host an event I put on my jacket before I go outside. The singer will put on a show this weekend. * Remember to put on your necklace before going to the wedding.
81	Put aside	to save time or money so that you can use it later; to stop thinking or worrying about something Let’s put some money aside for our retirement. Why don’t we put aside our concerns and start doing it now? *Every day, Laura puts aside $1 to buy a birthday present for her mom.
82	Put back	to return something to the place where it belongs; to delay a planned event Can you please put the remote control back after you use it? I’m afraid that we have to put the trip back until next week. *We will need to put the meeting back in case we can’t contact him.
83	Put in	to install a piece of equipment or furniture; to elect someone; to invest your time or effort They’ve put in a lot of time and effort to complete the project. We had a new air-conditioner put in yesterday. *No one put in for him.
84	Put across	to successfully communicate ideas and thoughts to someone He was struggling to put his ideas across in the debate. Jenny tried to put her messages across through her body language. He put his viewpoints across well and won the competition.
85	Put forth/ forward	to suggest a plan or person His new plan has been put forth. He put forth a proposal for the marketing plan for the next three months. *Thinking that he suited the position, Mark put himself forward as a candidate.
86	Put up with	to accept someone or something that is unpleasant Her dad has put up with her disrespect for years. I don’t understand how he can put up with his wife. * I can’t stand him anymore. I can’t put up with the messes he makes every day.
87	Look at	to turn your eyes on something; to stare at something The first time she wore a dress, he looked at her for at least 15 minutes. Everybody likes to look at beautiful things. *I like to look at oil paintings.
88	Look for	to find someone or something; to search for something Please help me look for the car key! Remember to look for the green light when you pass the streets. *Don’t look for me after work today because I have to go home early.
89	Look up	to search for the meaning; to research; to find information by looking in a directory, dictionary, book or list She looks up a word in the dictionary when she doesn’t understand it. People often look up information on Google. *Please look up a nice restaurant for tomorrow’s meeting.
90	Look out/to watch out (for)	to be careful or cautious; used to warn someone to be careful, especially when they are likely to have an accident Look out! A car is coming. Watch out for snakes when you’re in the forest. *Small children should always watch out for strangers offering candy.
91	Look over/to go over/to read over/to check over	to review something and make sure it has no errors Look over your exam before you turn it in. The teacher will go over the lessons with you tomorrow. * I will go over the details of the job with you later.
92	Look up to	to follow someone as your role model. If you look up to someone, especially someone older than you are, you respect and admire them. I have always looked up to my older sister. My younger brother looks up to me. Teenagers nowadays always look up to their idols.
93	Look ahead	to think about what is likely to happen in the future; to predict You really need to look ahead at what might happen and have a plan to deal with it. She never looks ahead. *If you had looked ahead, the terrible mistake would never have happened.
94	Look down on	to think that you are better or more important than someone else Don’t look down on him. He’s very good at technology. Do you look down on me just because I didn’t go to college? *She looks down on everyone who isn’t as rich as she is.
95	Look forward to	to be excited about what is going to happen I really look forward to hearing from you. My little sister was looking forward to her first field trip. *He isn’t really looking forward to married life.
96	Look in on	to visit someone for a short time I’ll look in on Helen tomorrow to see if she needs any help. You don’t need to look in on me every day. I’m not a baby. * Can you look in on my puppy while we’re on holiday?
97	Look to	to expect to get help or advice from someone They’re looking to the consultant for advice. Helen isn’t good at math. She always looks to her elder brother for guidance. * Don’t look to John. He will never help.
98	Look through	to read something quickly; to pretend that you do not recognize someone Can you look through the meeting minutes and let me know your opinion? Sorry, I didn’t have time to read your CV carefully. I just looked through it. * He looked through me as if I were a stranger.
99	Look upon as	to consider someone/something as someone/something They look on me as a troublemaker. John and Cathy looked on him as their son. * I look upon this town as my second home.
100	Stand up	similar to “to get up”; to rise from a bed or a chair and be on your feet Stop sitting there! Stand up and walk with me. He started to stand up as he spoke. *Stand up when I call your name.
101	Stand out	to look different from the crowd; to appear more special than other people His red hair makes him stand out from the crowd. Don’t try to stand out in a bad way. *She always stands out because she’s so pretty.
102	Stand down	to leave your job or position; to let someone else take your place My dad stood down as chairman after three years. I know he’s going to stand down. It’s time he took a rest. * He was forced to stand down.
103	Stand by	to be ready to do something; to not prevent something bad from happening when you should I’ll be standing by in five minutes. Let’s do something to stop our bankruptcy. Don’t just stand by. *How can you stand by while your dad is struggling with his cancer?
104	Stand up to	to not be damaged or harmed by something How dare you stand up to me? He managed to stand up to the collapse. *They’re going to stand up to their boss.
105	Stand back	to move backward Stand back from the fight if you don’t want to get hurt. Please stand back. I’ll show it on the screen. * Stand back from that man. He’s dangerous.
106	Stand up for	to defend someone or something that is being criticized Don’t just be quiet. Stand up for your rights. Stand up for yourself, now or never. *No one stood up for her except her old boss.
107	Stand over	to stand near someone and watch them I don’t like him standing over me all the time. My boss always stands over me while I’m working. *Please stand over the window and let me know if any guests are coming.
108	Stand in	to do the job that someone does; to replace someone Don’t worry, I’ll stand in for you. Enjoy your trip. Can you please ask Tim to stand in for me while I’m away? * Mike prepared the lessons so that he could stand in for Josh in case he was late again.
109	Stand against	to oppose someone or something They’ve been standing against the government for years. You may lose your job if you stand against him. * He dared to stand against his opponent in the meeting.
110	Go on/to keep on	to continue doing something Please go on with your conversation. Keep on pursuing what you like. * I will call the police if he keeps on bothering me.
111	Go about	to start to do something or to do something as usual I don’t know how to go about it. Can you just show me? He was such a talented CEO. He could go about his business in such a terrible financial crisis. * We need to discuss how to go about solving these problems in the monthly meeting.
112	Go along	to continue; to visit or attend a party or event; to travel with someone else We discussed all the company terms and conditions as we went along. I might go along to the party if I finish work soon. *I’ll go along with you to every corner of the globe.
113	Go away	to leave a place or a person; to leave your home for a period of time My family usually goes away during winter break. I asked him to go away but he still bothered me all the time. *I’m going to go away this summer.
114	Go for	to like something; to choose something; to go somewhere to get something; to attack someone I think I’ll go for the red team. She doesn’t really go for country music. I’m going to go for some cheese.
115	Go over	to check something carefully; to move toward someone or something Can I go over to Harry’s house to do homework with him? I spent an hour going over the contract before signing. *I saw Kim when I had gone over to Texas.
116	Go across	to cross a river, a bridge, or the ocean How can we go across this river? It took me five hours to go across the lake on a sailboat. Go across the bridge. The post office is on the right.
117	Go after	to try to get something; to follow someone I’d gone after him for several hours and realized that he’d had an affair. The police officers have gone after the trace for days but haven’t found the murderer yet. *That’s a good opportunity. Go after that job.
118	Go against	to disagree with or oppose someone/something He wasn’t a good leader. Everybody on the team went against him. How dare you go against your parents’ wishes? *You may lose your job if you go against your boss.
119	Go ahead	to arrive before someone; said to someone when you give them permission to do something; to continue *Go ahead! You’re almost there. “Linda, may I have a word with you?” “Sure, go ahead.” Just go ahead. I’m listening.
120	Go along with	to agree with someone/something We didn’t go along with each other in this matter. I need to persuade my dad to go along with me. *I don’t go along with his views about the solutions.
121	Go back on	to not keep your promise; to change your mind Having thought carefully about the issue, he went back on his decision. She never keeps her promise. She always goes back on what she has said. It’s likely that he will go back on his word.
122	Go before	to happen at an earlier time; to be presented for discussion My application has just gone before others. Henry went before me and prepared everything for the presentation. *The case will go before the court tomorrow.
123	Go down	to move down to a lower place; to decrease; to be worse The sun has gone down very early today. My health has gone down recently. *The cost of living has gone down.
124	Go under	to sink below the surface; to be unsuccessful and stop operating Their ship has gone under quickly. There’s no chance that everybody will survive. His business is facing the risk of going under. *I’m afraid that if she doesn’t help, our company will go under.
125	Go into	to start a job; to have a crash; to examine something carefully He has finally decided to go into teaching. As the little boy was learning how to ride a bike, he went into a tree. I’ll need two days to go into your proposal. I’ll get back to you later.
126	Go off	to explode; to leave a place; to suddenly make a loud noise; to stop working; to not like someone/something any more My alarm goes off at 6 a.m. every day. The gun suddenly went off while he was fixing it. *The power has gone off due to the fire.
127	Go off with	to leave your spouse or partner and start a relationship with someone else; to take away I can’t go off with my wife’s best friend. I hate him. He has gone off with my student. * That strange man has gone off with my iPhone.
128	Go through	to examine something carefully; to be officially accepted The new law hasn’t gone through yet. I’ll go through your weekly report before the meeting. Having gone through around 11 books, I finally found my favorite.
129	Go through with	to do something that you have planned, especially when it’s unpleasant It’s hard to believe that he went through with the divorce. In spite of her parents’ efforts to discourage him, he was determined to go through with the wedding. *If you go through with it, we’re done.
130	Make for	to move toward a place; to help make something happen He finished his last words and made for the door. Playing games doesn’t make for a good job. *My careful consideration made for great decisions.
131	Make up	to invent a story or excuse; to put on make-up; to become friends again Sorry, that was the story that I made up. She usually spends an hour making herself up before parties. *That’s my fault. I’ll make it up to her.
132	Make up for	to do something to correct your faults Her diligence makes up for her inexperience. Nothing can make up for what he has done to my family. *I bought a present to make up for being late.
133	Make over	to legally make someone the owner of something; to change the appearance of someone or something This house was made over to his son. My grandparents made their properties over to my dad. * Can you make over these old jeans?
134	Make out	to successfully deal with something; to touch someone in a sexual way or to have sex with someone; to understand someone’s characters He can never make me out. He struggled to make out with his new business. *He made out with his best friend last night.
135	Make of	to understand someone or the meaning of something I’m confused about what to make of her statement. He’s so cold. I don’t know what to make of him. *What do you make of her speech?
136	Make off	to escape a person or a place; to go on holiday The murderers made off before the police arrived. He’s so cold. I don’t know what to make of him. * The kids broke my window and made off afterward.
137	Make out of	to create something from another thing; to interpret someone or something They made this dog out of cartons. They made this dog out of cartons. What do you make out of this message? This robot is made out of plastic and wood.
138	Make way	to move aside so that someone or something can pass; to make room for something Trees were cut down to make way for tall buildings. They all stepped back to make way for the celebrities. Make way, please. The ambulance is coming through.
139	Make towards	to move toward someone or something He hasn’t fully recovered from the operation. He couldn’t even make toward the bathroom. She quickly made toward the gate and disappeared in the dark. *We’d better make toward the shore.
140	Give away	to give someone something that you no longer need; to reveal a secret to someone You can’t give away this book. That was Grandpa’s present for your fifth birthday. I hate Wendy because she gave away my secret. *What will happen if he gives away our plan?
141	Give up	to stop doing something He gave up smoking three years ago. Don’t give up. You’re almost there. I promised my wife that I would give up staying out late.
142	Give out	to stop working; to make known to people; to give something to a group of people My batteries gave out. They were giving out flyers to the passengers. *The news was given out by the reporter.
143	Give over	to stop doing something because it’s annoying That’s annoying. Give over your screaming. Give over, Mark. I don’t want to listen to it anymore. *I guess the rain will soon give over.
144	Give in	to accept that you cannot win; to hand in There’s no point in persuading him. He will never give in. The police will not give in to the criminals. * Today is the deadline to give in your assignment.
145	Give off	to produce something such as heat, light, or a smell Vehicles give off a large amount of smoke every day. This air-conditioner has been broken. It has given off lots of heat. * This plant gave off a terrible smell.
146	Give back	to return something to its owner Can you please give this comic back to John? Please give it back after you use it. *Give it back. It’s not yours.
147	Give it up for	to ask someone to cheer and applaud Everybody, give it up for James Smith. Let’s give it up for this film star. * We gave it up for Linda when she showed up on stage.
148	Give onto	to have a view of or passage to something The window gives onto the garden. The bedroom gives onto the balcony. The doors give onto the football pitch.
149	Give up on	to stop hoping or believing that someone will change I gave up on her. Although I know that he isn’t loyal, I just can’t give up on him. *Please don’t give up on me. I’ll do my best this time.
150	Try on	to put on a piece of clothing to see how it looks and whether it fits Try on this dress to see if it fits you. I need to try on these shoes before I buy them. *She’s in the fitting room trying on some clothing.
151	Think over	to consider a problem or decision carefully. If you think something over, you consider it carefully before making a decision. I need to think over the job offer. Please think over your decision to marry him. *Always think it over before you speak.
152	Sit down	to move from a standing position to a sitting position You can sit down at the last table. She likes to sit down next to him. *Sit down on the bed and rest a while.
153	Dress up	to wear nice clothing; to wear formal clothing for an event or to wear a special costume It’s important to dress up professionally for an interview. I will dress up as Cinderella for tomorrow’s Halloween party. * She always dresses up like a princess for school.
154	Tire out	to make someone feel very tired. If something tires you out, it makes you exhausted. Every time I look after her kids, they tire me out. All that exercise really tired me out. He looks so tired out after taking a 5-hour-long exam.
155	Hang up	to end a phone call; if you hang up, or you hang up the phone, you end a phone call. If you hang up on someone to whom you are speaking on the phone, you end the phone call suddenly and unexpectedly; to put clothing on a hook or hanger My mom always hangs up my clothing for me. The women hung up their coats and sat down. *She hung up on him because she was mad.
156	Count on/to depend on	to rely on someone; to wait for someone to help you or take care of a situation I can always count on you to cheer me up. I can’t count on him to help me because he is very irresponsible. * Don’t depend on other people’s money; always be financially independent.
157	Point out	to show an idea; to let people know about an error or mistake; to show a different perspective Thank you for pointing out my mistakes. You need to point out what he did wrong. *Don’t ever point out someone’s mistakes in public.
158	Figure out	to understand or solve something. If you figure out a solution to a problem or the reason for something, you solve it or understand it. He spent five hours figuring out how to operate this machine. I want to figure out how to solve the Rubik’s Cube. *I couldn’t figure out what the teacher was talking about.
159	Wake up	to rise from sleeping or unconsciousness Wake up! Rise and shine! She usually wakes up at 6 am every day. *Don’t wake him up. It’s still early.
160	Hurry up	to be as quick as possible Hurry up and get dressed! We are late for class. Tell the kids to hurry up and take a bath! Hurry up and finish eating so we can go shopping.
161	Lie down	the opposite of “to get up”; to move into a position in which your body is flat, usually to sleep or rest I like to lie down on the grass at the park. Lie down on the sofa and rest for a while. * She lies down on her favorite chair to read a book.
162	Talk over	to fail to do something as quickly as required We were getting behind in our work. Jenny got behind on the payments for her apartment. *She’s such a slow learner. She’s always getting behind on her work.
163	Break down	broken; a machine that suddenly stops working; to divide into parts to be analyzed My car broke down this morning, so I couldn’t go to work. Let me break down the summary of the documents and make it clear for you. *The ship broke down, so everybody is stuck on the island.
164	Cross out	to draw a line through a mistake when you are writing If you made a mistake in your writing, just cross it out. She crossed out his name on the board. *Cross out the incorrect answers and write the correct ones next to them.
165	Come across/to run across	to encounter; to meet or find somebody/something by chance I came across a book that I was looking for. He came across a recruitment ad when he was reading the newspaper this afternoon. *They came across many challenges before winning the final competition.
166	Stay up	to be awake I will stay up until midnight to finish my homework. Why are you staying up so late? * Don’t stay up too late; it’s not good for your health.
167	Rely on (upon)	to depend on someone or something I can always rely on my brother to help me with math. Don’t rely on me because I can’t help you. *Try not to rely too much on the calculator.
168	Show up	to appear; to be somewhere Will you show up at work tomorrow? Vincent hasn’t shown up for school over the past few weeks. *I want him to show up at my birthday party.
169	Find out	to search for the truth; to learn by studying; to seek information about something. We often use this phrase to gain knowledge of something, or to obtain knowledge about someone’s activities, especially dishonest ones. I want to find out the truth. You need to find out who took your money. *The investigators want to find out the thief’s true identity.
170	Drop out of	to quit Lilly dropped out of school when she was 16. There are billionaires who dropped out of high school. *My mom would never let me drop out of the competition.
171	Drop by/in	to stop by; to make a quick visit I’m just dropping by to say hi. Drop by and have lunch with me. *I might drop by her house today.
172	Believe in	to have faith in something; to trust someone Do you believe in fairy tales? I believe in love. You must always believe in yourself.
173	Cheer up	to try to be happy; to do something funny to make someone happy I want to cheer her up. It’s nice to cheer up someone when they’re sad. *She likes to cheer up people.
174	Fade away	when something becomes blurry; when memories become unclear Memories will eventually fade away. The ink on the paper will fade away after a year. *I don’t want our memories to fade away.
175	Sell out	to sell all of something so that nothing remains This product is sold out. All the supply is sold out today. *I want to sell out all my properties and move away.
176	Save up	to put money aside; to not spend money I need to save up for a trip. He is saving up to buy a house. *Parents always save up for their kids.
177	Check out	to pay for services before leaving; to look at something Remember to check out and leave a tip before you leave. Let’s go check out the new fashion stores. *Do you want to check out the food at that restaurant?
178	Show off	to be pretentious about one’s status or abilities He likes to show off his dancing skills. She always shows off her luxurious lifestyle. *Truly intelligent people never show off.
179	Call off	to cancel something Please, can I call off the deal? They’ve called off the meeting. * The football match was called off because of the heavy rain.
180	Mess up	to spoil something or do something badly; to make something dirty or untidy She messed up her hair after the fight. The fact that you messed up really affects the whole project. *Don’t mess things up. You have to pay back for what you’ve done to m
181	Narrow down	to reduce the number of possibilities or choices We’ve narrowed down the topic to make it easier for the presenters. The list of candidates was narrowed down yesterday. *After the meeting, we’d like to narrow down the target market.
182	Rip off	to cheat somebody by making them pay too much, by selling them something of poor quality, etc. Local car drivers are ripping off the tourists. He’s been ripped off by the flower seller. *Be careful; you may get ripped off.
183	Lay off	to stop using or doing something; to end someone’s employment, especially temporarily You should lay off smoking for health reasons. Many workers have been laid off. * She has to lay off the medication for another health check.
184	Follow up	to add to something you have just done by doing something else The lawyer must follow up on this case. They’ve had serious complaints from customers, but they never followed up on them. *Following up the presentation, I have a question related to your business strategy.
185	Rule out	to state that something is not possible or that somebody/something is not suitable His suggestion has been ruled out, as it isn’t applicable. The possibility that the woman had been kidnapped was ruled out. * The doctor has ruled out the possibility that he has cancer.

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