This list is the third fifteen of the list of 150 most common
phrasal verbs made by the linguists SAREN CHEM.
31/COME DOWN (FROM) = MOVE FROM A HIGH PLACE TO A LOWER PLACE
31/COME DOWN (FROM) = MOVE FROM A HIGH PLACE TO A LOWER PLACE
-She came down slowly from the roof.
-Do come down! You’re going to fall!
-They came down from the tower.
32/GO AHEAD = TO BEGIN TO DO SOMETHING
-I asked the manager and she says to go ahead and start the
meeting.
-Go ahead! You don’t need to wait for us!
I am going to go ahead and book the holiday.
33/GO UP = INCREASE (IN PRICE OR TEMPERATURE, ETC.)
-House prices have gone up a lot in the last few months.
-At the beginning of our trip, it was really cold but then
the temperature went up.
-I can’t believe how much the prices have gone up since my
last visit here.
34/LOOK BACK (ON) = THINK ABOUT SOMETHING IN THE PAST
-When I look back on my childhood, I realise how different
the world is now.
-She spent time looking back on the race and thinking about
ways to improve for next time.
-When I look back on those days, I can’t believe how young
and foolish we were.
35/WAKE UP = CHANGE FROM SLEEPING TO BEING AWAKE
What time do you usually wake up?
-She woke me up at 5am!
-Could you wake up the children, please?
36/CARRY OUT = DO AND FINISH A TASK OR ACTIVITY
-She carried out an experiment on the cells in her
laboratory.
-Please carry out the survey as soon as you can.
-The work was carried out by a local builder.
37/TAKE OVER = TAKE CONTROL OF
-I don’t want to invite Mark! He always takes over the
conversation.
-When the boss resigned, Julie took over the company.
-The rebels took over the Parliament.
38/HOLD UP = HOLD SOMETHING HIGH UP SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT
-She held up her hand.
-He held up the bag and asked if anyone would like a closer
look.
-Please hold this up for a moment.
39/PULL OUT (OF) = TAKE SOMETHING OUT OF A CONTAINER
-She pulled her purse out of her pocket.
-He reached into the drawer and pulled out a notebook and
pen.
-She grabbed her bag and pulled out a bottle of water.
40/TURN AROUND / TURN ROUND = MOVE SO YOU FACE THE OTHER
DIRECTION
-He turned around and looked out the window.
-We walked along the beach for a while, then turned around
and walked back.
-Turn around and don’t look! Have got a surprise for you!
41/TAKE UP = USE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SPACE OR TIME
-The table takes up most of the kitchen!
-This work will take up the whole weekend.
-The children take up most of my time.
42/LOOK DOWN = MOVE YOUR EYES DOWN
-She was very shy and she looked down when she met anyone
new.
-I looked down to see a puppy at my feet.
-He opened the window and looked down.
43/PUT UP = FIX SOMETHING WHERE IT WILL BE SEEN
-She put up lots of pictures in her new flat.
-Please put up this notice.
-The children put their drawings up on the wall.
44/BRING BACK = MAKE SOMETHING RETURN
-She brought the conversation back to the weekend.
-He wants to bring back traditional schools.
-We had stopped having weekly meetings but the new boss
brought them back.
45/BRING UP = start to talk about
-I wasn’t going to mention it, but Julie brought up the plans
for the holidays.
-I want to talk to my boss about my pay but I don’t know how
to bring it up.
-After we sat down, she brought up the problems that shared
been having at work.
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