Three-Word Phrasal Verbs (Transitive)
With the following phrasal verbs, you will find three parts: "My brother dropped out of school before he could graduate."
Verb Meaning Example
break in on: interrupt (a conversation) - I was talking to Mom on the phone when the operator broke in on our call.
catch up with: keep abreast - After our month-long trip, it was time to catch up with the neighbors and the news around town.
check up on: examine, investigate - The boys promised to check up on the condition of the summer house from time to time.
come up with: to contribute (suggestion, money) - After years of giving
nothing, the old parishioner was able to come up with a thousand-dollar
donation.
cut down on: curtail (expenses) -We tried to cut down on the money we were spending on entertainment.
drop out of: leave school - I hope none of my students drop out of school this semester.
get along with: have a good relationship with -I found it very hard to get along with my brother when we were young.
get away with: escape blame -Janik cheated on the exam and then tried to get away with it.
get rid of: eliminate - The citizens tried to get rid of their corrupt mayor in the recent election.
get through with: finish - When will you ever get through with that program?
keep up with: maintain pace with - It's hard to keep up with the Joneses when you lose your job!
look forward to: anticipate with pleasure - I always look forward to the beginning of a new semester.
look down on: despise -It's typical of a jingoistic country that the citizens look down on their geographical neighbors.
look in on : visit (somebody) -We were going to look in on my brother-in-law, but he wasn't home.
look out for: be careful, anticipate - Good instructors will look out for early signs of failure in their students
look up to: respect - First-graders really look up to their teachers.
make sure of " verify -Make sure of the student's identity before you let him into the classroom.
put up with: tolerate -The teacher had to put up with a great deal of nonsense from the new students.
run out of: exhaust supply -The runners ran out of energy before the end of the race.
take care of: be responsible for -My oldest sister took care of us younger children after Mom died.
talk back to: answer impolitely -The star player talked back to the coach and was thrown off the team.
think back on: recall - I often think back on my childhood with great pleasure.
walk out on: abandon -Her husband walked out on her and their three children.
come up with: to contribute (suggestion, money) - After years of giving nothing, the old parishioner was able to come up with a thousand-dollar donation.
cut down on: curtail (expenses) -We tried to cut down on the money we were spending on entertainment.
drop out of: leave school - I hope none of my students drop out of school this semester.
get along with: have a good relationship with -I found it very hard to get along with my brother when we were young.
get away with: escape blame -Janik cheated on the exam and then tried to get away with it.
get rid of: eliminate - The citizens tried to get rid of their corrupt mayor in the recent election.
get through with: finish - When will you ever get through with that program?
keep up with: maintain pace with - It's hard to keep up with the Joneses when you lose your job!
look forward to: anticipate with pleasure - I always look forward to the beginning of a new semester.
look down on: despise -It's typical of a jingoistic country that the citizens look down on their geographical neighbors.
look in on : visit (somebody) -We were going to look in on my brother-in-law, but he wasn't home.
look out for: be careful, anticipate - Good instructors will look out for early signs of failure in their students
look up to: respect - First-graders really look up to their teachers.
make sure of " verify -Make sure of the student's identity before you let him into the classroom.
put up with: tolerate -The teacher had to put up with a great deal of nonsense from the new students.
run out of: exhaust supply -The runners ran out of energy before the end of the race.
take care of: be responsible for -My oldest sister took care of us younger children after Mom died.
talk back to: answer impolitely -The star player talked back to the coach and was thrown off the team.
think back on: recall - I often think back on my childhood with great pleasure.
walk out on: abandon -Her husband walked out on her and their three children.
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