1. Phrasal verbs
Dr.Roba Alagha

2. PHRASAL VERBS DEFINITION: A phrasal verb ( PV ) is made up of two or more parts that function as a single verb. They are sometimes called two-word verbs because they usually consist of a verb plus a second word The second part of the phrasal verb is a particle, this shows close association with the verb and its distinction with prepositions and other adverbs.

3. call on : visit
call off : cancel
call for : request; suggest
call someone up : telephone

4. cut down :Decrease it
cut off : stop the supply of
get ahead :advance, obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
get along with : be friendly
get back at :get revenge

5. get at: imply = contain
get by : manage or deal successfully with
get over : recover from
get rid of : throw away
brush it off : not to let it have an effect
brush up on : review; relearn

6. come across : unexpectedly find
come down with : get sick with
look after : take care of
look into : investigate
fill out ( complete )
find out ( Discover )
Do over ( repeat )
Pass out ( distribute )

7. look it over : look at it briefly
pick on : bother
pick out : choose
pick someone up : come/go and get
Hold off : postpone = delay

8. Turn down : refuse take place : happen take turns: alternate take up : begin pull it off : succeed play up : increase the significance of turn down : refuse

9. Lay off: fire run into : unexpectedly meet give up : surrender Examples: * I ‘ve done all I can . I just can’t do anything more . I give up. *while I was at the market , I was surprised to run into a friend I hadn’t seen in months.

10. Examples * They called off this afternoon's meeting.
* The doctor told him to cut down on cigarettes.
* Ali had the flu but he got over it.

11. Will you help me pick out an interesting book to read
* Will you help me pick out an interesting book to read? * Mary decided to brush up on her Spanish before going to South-America.

12. -Do you know when the conference will take place
-Do you know when the conference will take place ? I heard that it would be next June. - I’m going to hold off my vacation . -The police detective was not sure how the crime was happened .He decided to look into it further.