Phrasal 80

When the class was making fun of me, only the teacher backed me up.

The ice cream machine at McDonald’s often breaks down.

Roy called around to find a nearby mechanic.

We called the party off. / We called off the party.

I need a few minutes to calm down after that match.

I’ll check the contract out. / I’ll check out the contract.

Reading always cheers me up on a rainy day.

Our hockey team cleaned up at the tournament and went home undefeated.

John cleaned the living room up. / John cleaned up the living room

I never liked seafood but came around after trying fried calamari.

After more than fifty years of partnership, nothing could come between them.

After traveling, Chandra came down with a cold.

We missed a day of school, so at least some good came out of our boring class trip.

Everyone talked about how much they enjoyed the movie, but the run time never came up in the conversation.

While I was walking along the fence, a cow came up and licked my face.

Don’t worry about a problem until it comes up.

Sahar comes up with her best story ideas at night, so she writes them down before she forgets them.

If I’m ever making a mistake, I can count on my friends to warn me.

Ever since last month’s accident, police have been cracking down on drunk driving.

I’ll dive into that new TV show later tonight.

Abed dressed up for the award ceremony.

After thinking for a day, he ended up taking the job

My new dress completely fell apart after just two washes.

He endured all kinds of harassment at work without flinching but fell apart when his cat got sick.

Bruce filled his water bottle up to the brim. / Bruce filled up his water bottle to the brim.

We didn’t find out the news until we got back from dinner...

The professor spoke for hours, but they didn’t get anything across to the students.

You’ll never get ahead at this company unless you follow the rules.

My dog gets along with everyone as long as they’re not a cat.

In this city, it’s impossible to get around without a car.

I’ll get around to that project after the playoffs.

I can’t quite get at this itch on my back.

These graphs are getting at the fact that we’ll be bankrupt by next week.

Lucio liked to go to the lake every weekend, just to get away.

The boss’s nephew gets away with things that none of the other employees would.

Rodger got his pencil back from Greta. / Rodger got back his pencil from Greta.

Laila promised herself that she would get back at whoever had started the rumor.

When Sheila lost her job, the family got by with only their savings.

Vicente may be formal at work, but he sure knows how to get down to hip

hop.

Kima always gets everyone down with her stories from the hospital.

The president spoke quickly at the press conference, and reporters were struggling to get all his comments down. / The president spoke quickly at the press conference, and reporters were struggling to get down all his comments.

Once everyone arrives, we’ll get down to picking teams.

After the value of Bitcoin started going up, lots of people wanted to get in on cryptocurrency.

I don’t want to get into our finances now. We’ll talk after our guests leave.

Babysitting the Cohles was a nightmare, but at least Jabar got some money out of it.

Drinking a lot of water helps in getting over an illness.

Alessandra can’t get through a morning without coffee.

People who don’t clean up after their dogs really get to me.

The volleyball team is getting together for dinner after practice.

Mindy gave her prized doll collection away. / Mindy gave away her prized doll collection.

Carin felt like giving up every time she saw the scoreboard.

Minh gave chocolate up because of his migraines. / Minh gave up chocolate because of his migraines.

A group of students went against the school dress code yesterday and wore ripped jeans.

Because of the snow, we can’t go ahead with the festival.

Even though Cedric hated weight lifting, he went along with it because his coach suggested it.

Carlos trains so hard because he is going for an Olympic gold medal.

The workers will go on digging until they hit a water pipe.

Marie went over the study guide one last time before the test.

The teacher wants us to hand in our essays by email.

I wanted to become an architect, but my bad grades held me back.

Keep this pace up and you’ll set a new record!

Orna left the graph out of the presentation. / Orna left out the graph from the presentation.

Kamal let Marco down when he arrived late. / Kamal let down Marco when he arrived late.

Don’t let go of the rope until I’m safe.

Close the door or you’ll let the flies in! / Close the door or you’ll let in the flies!

Let me know as soon as Leslie texts back.

Thank you for looking after me when I was sick.

I looked up to this YouTuber until I read about their scandal.

It’s easy to mix up Chris Pine and Chris Pratt.

Eugene pulled the document up on his computer. / Eugene pulled up the document on his computer.

I always put my backpack on before leaving the house. / I always put on my backpack before leaving the house.

Somehow Paz could put up with Janice’s cynical attitude.

Isabella ran out of toilet paper at the worst possible time.

I’ll see to watering the plants while you’re gone.

Since no one had invited me to join their study group, I set a group up myself. / Since no one had invited me to join their study group, I set up a group myself.

Panya didn’t need to shoot so many three pointer. She was just showing off

Don’t forget to shut the water off after your shower. / Don’t forget to shut off the water after your shower.

Li takes after his father when it comes to politics.

Please take the garbage out before dinner. / Please take out the garbage before dinner.

When his parents suggested selling his Pokémon cards, Yosef thought the idea over. / When his parents suggested selling his Pokémon cards, Yosef thought over the idea.

Could you throw that old burrito away? / Could you throw away that old burrito?

May I top your beverage off? / May I top off your beverage?

My crush turned me down after I asked them out.

Billie eagerly waited on the table of new customers, hoping for a big tip.

They decided to wait out the rain before going on a walk.