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Phrasal verbs

Bla bla bla

• take up

  to start a new hobby or regular activity

  transitive, separable

  I took up cycling last year. It's great exercise.

• drop out

  to stop attending an educational course

  intransitive

  She dropped out of university after the second year.

• get over

  to start to feel well or happy again after an illness or unpleasant experience

  transitive

  She is getting over the nasty cold she had last week.

• come up

  to be mentioned or discussed

  intransitive

  Several important points came up in the meeting.

• turn down

  to reject an offer

  transitive, separable

  I asked her out on a date but she turned me down.

• come to

  to regain consciousness after fainting or after suffering a head injury

  intransitive

  After fainting, she came to very quickly.

• find out

  to obtain or discover information about something

  transitive/intransitive, separable

  We only found out about the party yesterday.

• look up

  to consult a reference book for meaning, definition etc.

  transitive, separable

  I always look up new words in the dictionary.

• clean up

  to make a place tidy and clean

  transitive/intransitive, separable

  It took them ages to clean the house up after the party.

• play up

  to behave badly (someone) or work incorrectly (something)

  intransitive

  My new phone keeps playing up. I'm going to return it.

• come along

  to develop or make progress

  intransitive

  His English is really coming along now that he's going to class.

• break down

  to stop functioning (vehicle or machine)

  intransitive

  The taxi broke down so they had to call another one.