Phrasal Verbs Topics is designed to help intermediate to advanced learners of English improve their knowledge of phrasal verbs. It can be used as a self-study guide by learners, or used by teachers in their EFL/ESL classes whether online or classroom based learning and teaching.
- Phrasal Verbs – Aa and Examples
- Phrasal Verbs – Bb and Examples
- Phrasal Verbs – Cc and Examples Part 1
- Phrasal Verbs – Cc and Examples Part 2
- Phrasal Verbs – Cc and Examples Part 3
clear out | Sheng quit his job today, but he’ll be back tomorrow to clear out his desk and his office. |
The boys who’d been spraying paint saw police coming and cleared off. | |
clear out | Sheng quit his job today, but he’ll be back tomorrow to clear out his desk and his office. |
After splitting up with her boyfriend, she cleared his clothes out of her closet. | |
clear up | Why is Sue still angry with John? I thought they’d talked things over and cleared up their misunderstanding. |
We’re having a meeting with our suppliers to clear the confusion up. | |
clog up | Something has clogged up the pipe under the kitchen sink. Do you think you could clear it out for us? |
Heart attacks occur when fatty deposits clog up the heart’s blood vessels. | |
close down | The police closed the bar down because it served alcoholic drinks to teenagers. |
The soldiers slowly closed in on the enemy base, preparing to attack. | |
combine with | If we combined my talent for invention with your marketing skills, we could form a successful business partnership. |
come across | While we were at the baseball game, we came across some old college friends. It was great to see them again. |
While clearing out her cupboards, she came across some old letters. | |
He comes across as being a bit too serious when you first meet him, but when you get to know him he can be funny. | |
She comes across well on TV, so she’d be good as a company spokesperson. | |
come along | How is your English coming along? Is it getting better? |
The training program is coming along well now that Simon’s running it. | |
We’re going to see a movie after dinner. Why don’t you and Ben come along if you’re free? | |
I’d love to come along, but I must visit my grandmother in hospital. | |
come apart | The CD case came apart when he was trying to open it, and he couldn’t put it back together again. |
The old book came apart as I opened it and a few pages fell out. | |
come back | We’re having a great time in France. I hope we can come back again next year. |
The headache went away after I took the pills, but it’s just come back again. | |
come by | Good jobs were hard to come by when I was young, but I was lucky and got a job in a software company. |
I came by a beautiful old painting in a junk shop yesterday, so I bought it. | |
come from | I come from Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. Where do you come from? |
Many English words originally came from French and German. | |
come in | I’ll pick you up from the airport if you tell me what time your flight comes in. |
Most trains are coming in at least half an hour late this evening. | |
come into | He’s a wealthy man. His children will come into a lot of money when he dies. |
He came into a small fortune when his rich uncle died. | |
come of | Our company spent a lot of money looking for oil last year, but nothing came of it. We didn’t find a single drop. |
Did anything come of his idea to expand the company into Asia? | |
come off | The top of my pen came off while it was in my top pocket, and now I’ve got an ink stain on my shirt. |
The students’ plan to cheat with their mobile phones didn’t come off. A teacher caught them and threw them out of the exam. | |
The scheme didn’t come off as planned, and they lost their money. |
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