PHRASAL VERBS

Apply for (a job): nộp đơn xin việc

Eg: I’m applying for Manger position in LG company.

Break down bị hư hỏng My car suddenly broke down in the

street.
Break up with somebody chia tay ai, cắt đứt tình My sister broke up with her
cảm với ai boyfriend last week.
Break in/into đột nhập vào The thief broke into our bank last
night.
Brush up on sth ôn lại

Bring st up đề cập đến chuyện gì đó/ She brings up an interesting point

nêu ra about environmental protection.

Bring sb up nuôi nấng (con cái) She was brought up by her

grandparents.
Bring out xuất bản, phát hành Nguyen Ngoc Anh has brought out
a new book recently.

Call for sth cần cái gì đó This situation calls for immediate
action.
Call for sb kêu người nào đó, gọi cho The manager called for the
ai đó, yêu cầu gặp ai secretary to bring the documents.
Call off hủy They had to call off the meeting
because of the storm.
Carry out tiến hành, thực hiện (kế The scientists carried out an
hoạch, dự án) important experiment.
Catch up with bắt kịp, theo kịp, đuổi kịp I ran fast to catch up with my
ai đó/ cái gì friends.
Cut down on giảm You should cut down on sugar if
you want to stay healthy.
Cut off cắt, ngắt lìa (điện, kết The phone was cut off because I
nối..) forgot to pay the bill.
Check in nhận phòng, thủ tục soát We checked in at the hotel at 3 p.m.
vé sân bay
Check out trả phòng Don’t forget to check out before
noon.
Cheer sb up/ cheer up động viện, cổ vũ au Her friends tried to cheer her up
after the exam.
Clean sth up/ clean up lau chùi We need to clean up the classroom
after the party.
 Close down ngừng hoạt động, đóng The shop closed down because of
cửa tiệm (kinh doanh, low sales.
buôn bán)
Come down with bị bệnh I think I’m coming down with the
flu.
Come across sb/sth tình cờ, thấy ai/cái gì I came across an old friend at the
supermarket yesterday.
Come off tróc ra, sút ra The button came off my shirt.
Come up against sth đối mặt với… They came up against many
difficulties during the project.
Come up with nghĩ ra She came up with a brilliant idea
for the presentation.
Cook up/ make up a story bịa chuyện He cooked up a story to explain
why he was late.
Cool down làm mát, bĩnh tĩnh Take a deep breath to cool down.
Count on someone dựa vào, tin cậy ai You can count on me whenever you
need help.

Do away with sth = get rid of sth The school decided to do away with
bỏ đi, không sử dụng uniforms.
Do without sth chấp nhận không có cái gì We had to do without electricity
during the blackout.
Dress up ăn mặc đẹp She dressed up for the wedding
party.
Drop by ghé qua I’ll drop by your house after work.
Drop someone off gho ai, thả ai xuống xe Can you drop me off at the bus
station?
Drop off school bỏ học He dropped off school at the age of
15 to start working.
Deal with giải quyết I don’t know how to deal with this
problem.

End up: có kết cục, rốt cục = wind up

Eg: After getting lost, we ended up in a small village.
Fall out cãi nhau They fell out over a small
misunderstanding.
Face up to chấp nhận, đối mặt, giải You need to face up to your
quyết mistakes and learn from them.
Figure out tìm ra, suy ra I can’t figure out how to use this
new app.
Find out tìm ra, phát hiện She found out the truth about her
friend.
Get along/ get along with hợp nhau/ hợp với ai I really get along with my new
sb classmates.
Get on with hòa hợp, hòa thuận với ai She doesn’t get on with her
neighbor.
Get in đi vào (xe ô tô, taxi…) We got in the taxi and went to the
airport.
Get off xuống xe Remember to get off at the next bus
stop.
Get on đi lên (xe buýt, tàu, xe He got on the train just before it left.
máy..)
Get on tiến bộ = to make progress She is really getting on in her
English studies.
Get out đi ra ngoài It’s hot inside, let’s get out for some
fresh air.
Get over sth vượt qua, khỏi (bệnh), It took her months to get over the
chấp nhận accident.
Get rid of sth từ bỏ I need to get rid of these old clothes.
Get up thức dậy (ra khỏi giường I usually get up at 6 a.m.
rồi)
Give up (on) sth từ bỏ, bỏ cuộc Don’t give up on your dreams.
Get around thăm thú, đi lại xung When I travel, I like to get around
quanh by bike.

Go around đi xung quanh We spent the afternoon going

around the city.
Go down giảm xuống The temperature went down last
night.
Go off reo, đổ chuông, nổ (bom), My alarm clock goes off at 6 a.m.
ôi thiu (thức ăn, sữa) The bomb went off suddenly.
The milk has gone off; don’t drink
it.
Go on tiếp tục = carry on, keep Please go on with your story.
on
Go out ra ngoài, đi chơi We usually go out on Saturday
nights.
Go over kiểm tra = examine The teacher went over our
xem xét cẩn thận homework carefully.
Go up tăng lên The price of petrol has gone up
again.
Grow up lớn lên, trưởng thành He grew up in a small village.

Help someone out giúp đỡ ai She helped me out when I was in

trouble.
Hold on đợi tí = hang on Hold on a minute, I’ll be right back.
Hand down truyền lại This ring was handed down from
my grandmother.
Hang out with đi chơi với ai I usually hang out with my friends
after school.

Keep on doing sth không để ai ngủ, tiếp tục He kept on talking even though
làm gì nobody was listening.
Keep up sth tiếp tục phát huy You’re doing great! Keep up the
good work.
Keep in touch giữ liên lạc We still keep in touch after many
years.

Let sb down làm cho ai thất vọng I promised to help her, so I can’t let
her down.
Look after someone chăm sóc ai đó She looks after her little brother
when her parents are at work.
Look around nhìn xung quanh We looked around the museum
before entering the main hall.
Look at sth/sb nhìn vào Look at the board and answer the
question.
Look down on sb khinh thường ai đó He tends to look down on people
who have less money.
Look for sb/sth tìm kiếm ai/ cái gì I’m looking for my keys. Have you
seen them?
Look toward to sth mong mỏi, trông mong I look forward to meeting you soon.
Look toward to doing sth điều gì/ làm gì
Look into sth nghiên cứu, xem xét, điều The police are looking into the
tra cái gì cause of the accident.
Look sth up tra cứu, tra nghĩa từ nào You can look up new words in the
đó dictionary.
Look up to sb tôn trọng ai đó She looks up to her teacher
because he is very kind.
Live on sống nhờ, phụ thuộc vào Many students live on their
(khoản thu nhập, hỗ trợ) parents’ money while studying.

Make sth up bịa đặt, dựng chuyện He made up a story to explain why
he was late.
Make up one’s mind quyết định She finally made up her mind to
study abroad.
Move on to sth chuyển tiếp sang cái gì Let’s finish this topic and move on
to the next one.
Pass down lưu truyền (thế hệ này sang These traditions have been passed
thế hệ khác) down for hundreds of years.
Pick sb up đón ai I’ll pick you up at the airport at 7
p.m.
Pick sth up lượm, nhặt cái gì lên She picked up the pen from the
floor.
Put sth down ghi chú Don’t forget to put down the
meeting time.
Put someone down hạ thấp, đánh giá thấp ai đó He always puts his classmates
down, which makes them upset.
Put sth off trì hoãn, tạm dựng việc gì They decided to put off the
wedding until next year.
Put someone off làm ai mất hứng, không vui The bad smell in the restaurant
really put me off.
Put sth on mặc cái gì She put on her new dress for the
party.
Put sth away cất cái gì đó Please put your toys away after
playing.
Put up with sb/sth chịu đựng, tha thứ cho ai, I can’t put up with his rude
cái gì behavior anymore.
Pull down phá hủy, đập, dỡ bỏ They pulled down the old building
to build a new one.

Run into sb/sth tình cờ gặp I ran into my old teacher at the
supermarket yesterday.
Run out cạn kiệt, hết Our fuel ran out before we reached
the town.
Run out of hết thứ gì We’ve run out of sugar, so we
can’t make the cake.
Remind sb of gợi nhớ về…. This song reminds me of my
childhood.

Set sb up gài tội ai He claimed that the police had set

him up.
Set up sth thành lập, thiết lập cái gì They set up a new company last
year.
Set off/ out for somewhere khởi hành đi … We set off for Hanoi early in the
morning.
Settle down ổn định cuộc sống tại chỗ After years of traveling, he finally
nào đó settled down in a small town.
Show off khoe khoang = boast off He bought a new car just to show
off.
Show up xuất hiện = turn up She didn’t show up at the meeting
yesterday.
Show sb around dẫn ai đi thăm quan xung I’ll show you around the city when
quanh you visit.
Slow down chậm lại You should slow down when
driving in the rain.
Speed up tăng tốc The car suddenly sped up after the
traffic light turned green.
Stand for viết tắt của … UN stands for United Nations.

Take away lấy đi, mang đi The waiter took away the dirty
dishes.
Take sth away from sb lấy đi, tước đoạt cái gì của No one can take away your right
ai to education.
Take off cất cánh (máy bay) The plane took off on time despite
the bad weather.
Take sth off cởi đồ She took off her jacket because it
was hot.
Take over tiếp quản, kế thừa, giành The company was taken over by a
lấy larger corporation.
Take on đảm nhận, gánh vác She took on the responsibility of
leading the team.
Take care of chăm sóc, quan tâm He takes care of his grandmother
every weekend.
Tell someone off la mắng The teacher told him off for being
late.
Think over cân nhắc, suy nghĩ kĩ You should think over this offer
before accepting it.
Turn around quay đầu lại She turned around when someone
called her name.
Turn down giảm âm lượng/ nhiệt độ Please turn down the music, it’s
từ chối too loud.
He turned down the job offer
because it was too far.
Turn off tắt Don’t forget to turn off the lights
before leaving.
Turn on bật, mở She turned on the TV to watch the
news.
Turn up tăng âm lượng, nhiệt độ Can you turn up the radio? I can’t
xuất hiện hear it clearly.
He didn’t turn up for the interview.

Wake up tự thức dậy (còn nằm trên I usually wake up at 6 a.m. but stay
giường) in bed for a while.
Wake sb up đánh thức ai dậy Can you wake me up at 7
tomorrow?
Warm up khởi động/ hâm nóng (thức The athletes are warming up
ăn) before the match.
She warmed up the soup in the
microwave.
Wear out mòn, làm mòn These shoes are completely worn
out after two years.
Work out tập thể dục, có kết quả tốt He works out at the gym every
đẹp evening.
Everything worked out in the end.
Work sth out suy ra được gì We need to work out the solution
to this problem.
EXERCISE
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrase verbs in the box.

run out of look around cut down on get on with pass down

find out set up come back go out take care of

1. They planned to ________________ and celebrate their anniversary at a fancy restaurant.

2. The children walked into the park and ________________, trying to find a suitable spot to
have a picnic.

3. The doctor advised me to ________________ my caffeine intake to reduce my anxiety.

4. He ________________ the household chores while his wife was away on a business trip.

5. The memories of that trip always ________________ to me when I see these old photographs.

6. We ________________ gas on our road trip, so we had to stop at a nearby gas station.

7. The scientist did several experiments to ________________ the effects of the new drug.

8. It is important to ________________ family traditions from one generation to the next.

9. Last month, our team ________________ a charity event to support local businesses.

10. Despite their initial differences, the two roommates eventually ________________ each
other and became good friends.

Exercise 2. Choose the correct prepositions to complete the sentences.

1. This local restaurant had such delicious speciality food that we can't wait to come
______________ next time for another meal.

A. back B. to C. in D. onto
2. He asked the local organization to find ______________ how to help make the community
cleaner and greener.

A. on B. out C. with D. up

3. We organized an event to take care ______________ the local park and keep it clean.

A. with B. for C. to D. of

4. The laughter of children playing reminds me ______________ happy summer days.

A. for B. to C. of D. with

5. In many small towns, people hand ______________ traditions from one generation to the next
to preserve the local culture.
A. through B. down C. for D. back

6. He shares similar interests with his neighbors, so he really gets ______________ them.

A. down to B. on for C. down of D. on with

7. The local government encourages us to cut down ______________ single-use plastic and use
reusable bags instead.

A. on B. to C. about D. of

8. The tradition of handcrafted pottery has been passed ______________ through many
generations in my family.

A. for B. onto C. down D. back

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box. Each phrasal verb
can be used twice. You can change the form of the verbs when necessary.

get around hang out with cut down on carry out come down with

1. My friends ride their bikes to ___________________ the city every weekend.

2. We turn off lights when we leave a room to ___________________ electricity.

3. Linda and Anna are ___________________ a project to plant trees in the park.

4. Yesterday, I ___________________ a stomach ache after eating too much candy.

5. Jane is excited to ___________________ a plan to go camping with her family.

6. We enjoy ___________________ our neighbours in the evening.

7. Oscar couldn't go to school last Monday because he ___________________ a fever.

8. We should not throw trash in the river to ___________________ water pollution.

9. I can't ___________________ my friends because I have to do my homework.

10. If you want to ___________________ London, you can take a bus.

Exercise 4: Choose the correct prepositions to complete the sentences.

1. We plan to carry ________ a survey to gather opinions from the community.

A. of B. around C. out D. in
2. My friends often get ________ the city by motorbike every Sunday.

A. for B. on C. with D. around

3. They are trying to cut down ________ unnecessary expenses to save money for their vacation.
A. on B. in C. to D. out

4. Mark prefers hanging out ________ his siblings rather than playing alone.

A. with B. on C. in D. to

5. Tom came down ________ food poisoning after eating at that new restaurant.

A. of B. on C. to D. with

6. My mother always picks me ________ after school.

A. by B. up C. to D. with

7. Lan visited her grandparents in another city ________ plane last month.
A. at B. to C. for D. by

8. We need to find ________ where the nearest supermarket is.

A. out B. to C. for D. of

9. I need to take care ________ my little brother while my parents are out.

A. on B. of C. in D. up

10. They always hang ________ with each other during lunch breaks.

A. at B. to C. out D. in

Exercise 5: Complete each of the following sentences with a phrasal verb in the box. Change
the form of the verbs if necessary.
apply for dress up cheer up set up turn back
find out get over go on pull down take off
1. You need to _______________ your shoes before going inside the house.
2. They _______________ the old cinema to build a new shopping mall.
3. A committee has been _______________ to organize social events for the students.
4. It took me a few days to _______________ my flu.
5. The mountain climbers had to _______________ because they were exhausted.
6. We've _______________ a really good restaurant near the central station.
7. You don't need to _______________ to go to the mall. Jeans and a T-shirt are fine.
8. Professor Colin Evers _______________ a job at a famous university in Sydney.
9. We really can’t _______________ living like this - we'll have to find a bigger house.
10. Mary was very unhappy last week, but she has _______________ now

Exercise 6: Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. His father forgot to (put/ turn) off the tap in the bathroom, so there was water all over the floor.

2. It isn’t easy for her to (put/ set) up with people who are impolite or have crude behaviours.
3. They had gone about three kilometres when the motorbike (broke/ pulled) down this morning.

4. Could you please turn (down/ up) the volume on the television? It’s too loud.

5. The busy life in the city has helped Emily (go/ get) over her homesickness.

6. They usually read the papers to keep (up/ on) with what's happening in the outside world.

7. When things aren’t going well, my father always encourages me and tells me not to (give/ take)
up.

8. “Here is my phone number! Put (it down/ down it) in case you need some help," said my uncle.

9. The foreigners were (brought/ shown) around the city by a local tour guide.

10. My sister always takes (down/ off) her hat when visiting sacred places such as churches and
pagodas.

Exercise 7: Choose the correct answers: synonym.

1. If you don’t pay your rent, your landlord is going to kick you out!

A. lend you some money B. play football with you

C. give you a kick D. force you to leave

2. Yesterday I ran into Sam at the grocery store. I had not seen him for years.

A. met B. visited C. said goodbye to D. made friends with

3. Let’s go over that report again before we submit it.

A. dictate B. print C. read carefully D. type

4. I will not stand for your bad attitude any longer.

A. like B. tolerate C. mean D. care
5. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out B. Look up C. Look on D. Look after
6. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.
A. turn off B. take on C. get over D. keep up with

7. I am tired because I went to bed late last night.

A. stayed up B. kept off C. put out D. brought up

8. Did your son pass the university entrance examination?

A. make up B. get along C. go up D. get through

9. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?

A. go along B. count on C. keep away D. turn up

10. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.

A. take up B. turn round C. put off D. do with

Exercise 8: Use a phrasal verb from the list to replace the words underlined.
kept on go over got along with knock down getting over
looked forward to think over turned down came across looked after
1. She's never had a good relationship with __________________ her sister.
2. Maria is slowly recovering from __________________ her illness.

3. I found __________________ this article while I was doing my project.

4. Could you examine __________________ this report and correct any mistakes?

5. He refused __________________ the job because it sounded boring.

6. She continued __________________ talking about her trip although everyone found it tiring.

7. I need some time to consider __________________ his proposal.

8. My mother says she’s feeling happy and excited about __________________ meeting you.

9. The city is going to destroy __________________ new library, the old train station and build a
new library.

10. Our neighbour took care of __________________ our cats while we were away.
Exxercise 9: Rewrite the sentences, using the word in brackets as a cue.
1. I spent my childhood in the countryside before moving to this city. (grow)

____________________________________________________________________________

2. She loves putting on smart clothes before going to work or meeting friends. (up)

____________________________________________________________________________

3. They entered the country and asked for permanent residence. (apply)

____________________________________________________________________________

4. Jim continues chatting although the teacher has warned him. (on)
____________________________________________________________________________

5. If you want to lose weight, you should stop eating fast food. (give)

____________________________________________________________________________

6. Lucy refused the job offer because of low commissions and benefits. (down)
____________________________________________________________________________

7. Linda doesn’t like city life because she can’t stand noisy places. (put)

____________________________________________________________________________

8. His accountant has advised him to stop doing his business. (close)

____________________________________________________________________________

9. I want to consider it carefully before I decide to join your project. (think)

____________________________________________________________________________

10. She left her village and tried to find a job in Ho Chi Minh City. (look)
____________________________________________________________________________