Today´s Tip ! Lista de Phrasal Verbs A-C asksomebodyout invite on a date Brian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie. ask around ask many people the same question I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet. add up tosomething equal Your purchases add up to$205.32. backsomethingup reverse You’ll have to back up your car so that I can get out. backsomebodyup support My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job. blow up explode The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence. blowsomethingup add air We have to blow 50 balloons upfor the party. break down stop functioning (vehicle, machine) Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm. break down get upset The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died. breaksomethingdown divide into smaller parts Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts. break in force entry to a building Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo. break intosomething enter forcibly The firemen had to break intothe room to rescue the children. breaksomething in wear something a few times so that it doesn’t look/feel new I need to break these shoes inbefore we run next week. break in interrupt The TV station broke in to report the news of the president’s death. break up end a relationship My boyfriend and I broke upbefore I moved to America. break up start laughing (informal) The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking. break out escape The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren’t looking. break out insomething develop a skin condition I broke out in a rash after our camping trip. bringsomebodydown make unhappy This sad music is bringing me down. bringsomebodyup raise a child My grandparents brought me upafter my parents died. bringsomethingup start talking about a subject My mother walks out of the room when my father brings upsports. bringsomethingup vomit He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet. call around phone many different places/people We called around but we weren’t able to find the car part we needed. callsomebodyback return a phone call I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend. callsomethingoff cancel Jason called the wedding offbecause he wasn’t in love with his fiancé. call onsomebody ask for an answer or opinion The professor called on me for question 1. call onsomebody visit somebody We called on you last night but you weren’t home. callsomebodyup phone Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town. calm down relax after being angry You are still mad. You need to calm down before you drive the car. not care forsomebody/ something not like (formal) I don’t care for his behaviour. catch up get to the same point as somebody else You’ll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty. check in arrive and register at a hotel or airport We will get the hotel keys when we check in. check out leave a hotel You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM. checksomebody/ somethingout look at carefully, investigate The company checks out all new employees. check outsomebody/ something look at (informal) Check out the crazy hair on that guy! cheer up become happier She cheered up when she heard the good news. cheersomebodyup make happier I brought you some flowers to cheer you up. chip in help If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon. cleansomethingup tidy, clean Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside. come acrosssomething find unexpectedly I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet. come apart separate The top and bottom come apartif you pull hard enough. come down withsomething become sick My nephew came down withchicken pox this weekend. come forward volunteer for a task or to give evidence The woman came forward with her husband’s finger prints. come fromsome place originate in The art of origami comes fromAsia. count onsomebody/ something rely on I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out. crosssomethingout draw a line through Please cross out your old address and write your new one. cut back onsomething consume less My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods. cutsomethingdown make something fall to the ground We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm. cut in interrupt Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle. cut in pull in too closely in front of another vehicle The bus driver got angry when that car cut in. cut in start operating (of an engine or electrical device) The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C. cutsomethingoff remove with something sharp The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured. cutsomethingoff stop providing The phone company cut off our phone because we didn’t pay the bill. cutsomebodyoff take out of a will My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried. cutsomethingout remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper) I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
