come across

come across somebody/something

Definition: to meet somebody or find something by chance

Examples: I came across one of my old friends this morning. ○ She came across a torn letter while sorting out the drawer.

come across

Definition: to be understood

Example: What the teacher said, I'm afraid, didn't come across.

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help off/on with

help somebody off/on with something

Definition: to help somebody to take off/put on a garment

Example: Can I help you on with your coat?

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scrape along/by (on)

scrape along/by (on something)

Definition: to manage to live with difficulty (on a small income)

Example: I was amazed he could scrape along on the pittance they paid.

Usage note: informal phrasal verb

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thumb through

thumb through something

Definition: to turn the pages of something, e.g. a book, quickly

Example: She spent half an hour in the bookshop thumbing through fashion magazines.

Derivative: thumb-through (noun)

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fill in (for)

fill in (for somebody)

Definition: to do somebody's work temporarily

Example: Jack's gone on holiday, so I'm filling in for him at the next meeting.

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parcel out

parcel something out

Definition: to divide something into parts

Example: The small plot of land was parcelled out among the four brothers.

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do away with

do away with somebody/something

Definition: to get rid of somebody/something

Examples: The incompetent clerk was done away with. ○ Many countries have done away with the death penalty.

Usage note: informal phrasal verb

do away with oneself/somebody/something

Definition: to kill oneself/somebody/something

Examples: She told me about a song that could make people want to do away with themselves. ○ The hunter did away with the bear.

Usage note: informal phrasal verb

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plan out

plan something out

Definition: to consider something in detail in advance

Example: The book shows students how to plan out an essay.

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Phrasal Verbs Used in Special Fields

Phrasal Verbs Used in Special Fields

Military

zero in (on)

Nautical

put about

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Phrasal Verbs with Nominalized Forms

Phrasal Verbs with Nominalized Forms

look over | sell off | thumb through

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Formal Phrasal Verbs

Formal Phrasal Verbs

carry off | issue from

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Informal Phrasal Verbs

Informal Phrasal Verbs

do away with | do with | get down to | jog along/on | lose out (to) | make off | rake in | scrape along/by (on) | take up on | whistle for | yank off | zero in (on)

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Phrasal Verbs - A

Phrasal Verbs - A

allow for

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Phrasal Verbs - B

Phrasal Verbs - B

bring through | build on

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Phrasal Verbs - C

Phrasal Verbs - C

carry off | come across | come down with

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Phrasal Verbs - D

Phrasal Verbs - D

detract from | do away with | do with | dwell on/upon

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Phrasal Verbs - E

Phrasal Verbs - E

eat out | eat up | edit out (of)

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Phrasal Verbs - F

Phrasal Verbs - F

fetch up | figure out | fill in (for)

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Phrasal Verbs - G

Phrasal Verbs - G

gamble on | get down to | go without

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Phrasal Verbs - H

Phrasal Verbs - H

habituate to | hang back (from) | head for | help off/on with

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Phrasal Verbs - I

Phrasal Verbs - I

insist on/upon | issue from

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Phrasal Verbs - J

Phrasal Verbs - J

jog along/on

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Phrasal Verbs - K

Phrasal Verbs - K

keep off

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Phrasal Verbs - L

Phrasal Verbs - L

linger on | look over | look down on | look up to | lose out (to)

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Phrasal Verbs - M

Phrasal Verbs - M

make off | marry in/into | measure up (to)

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Phrasal Verbs - N

Phrasal Verbs - N

narrow down (to)

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Phrasal Verbs - O

Phrasal Verbs - O

opt out (of)

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Phrasal Verbs - P

Phrasal Verbs - P

parcel out | pass as/for | peter out | piece together | plan out | put about | put up

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Phrasal Verbs - Q

Phrasal Verbs - Q

quarrel with

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Phrasal Verbs - R

Phrasal Verbs - R

rake in | run out

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Phrasal Verbs - S

Phrasal Verbs - S

scrape along/by (on) | sell off | set out | shop around (for)

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Phrasal Verbs - T

Phrasal Verbs - T

take up on | thumb through | trade off (against) | turn against

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Phrasal Verbs - U

Phrasal Verbs - U

unite (in)

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Phrasal Verbs - V

Phrasal Verbs - V

verge on/upon

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Phrasal Verbs - W

Phrasal Verbs - W

weigh down | whistle for | whittle away

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Phrasal Verbs - X

Phrasal Verbs - X

No phrasal verbs yet.

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Phrasal Verbs - Y

Phrasal Verbs - Y

yank off

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Phrasal Verbs - Z

Phrasal Verbs - Z

zero in (on)

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Phrasal Verbs - All

Phrasal Verbs - All

A

allow for

B

bring through | build on

C

carry off | come across | come down with

D

detract from | do away with | do with | dwell on/upon

E

eat out | eat up | edit out (of)

F

fetch up | figure out | fill in (for)

G

gamble on | get down to | go without

H

habituate to | hang back (from) | head for | help off/on with

I

insist on/upon | issue from

J

jog along/on

K

keep off

L

linger on | look down on | look over | look up to | lose out (to)

M

make off | marry in/into | measure up (to)

N

narrow down (to)

O

opt out (of)

P

parcel out | pass as/for | peter out | piece together | plan out | put about | put up

Q

quarrel with

R

rake in | run out

S

scrape along/by (on) | sell off | set out | shop around (for)

T

take up on | thumb through | trade off (against) | turn against

U

unite (in)

V

verge on/upon

W

weigh down | whistle for | whittle away

Y

yank off

Z

zero in (on)

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