Phrasal verbs

Fill something in Please fill in this form before the interview. complete information. throw away. decorate.

Figure out Can you figure out the answer?. forget. solve or understand. copy.

Fall out of He fell out of love with her. started loving. stopped loving. married.

Fall in The soldiers fell in quickly. formed a line. ran away. sat down.

Fall apart My old shoes are falling apart. becoming stronger. breaking into pieces. becoming fashionable.

Face up to You need to face up to your responsibilities. ignore. accept and deal with. postpone.

End up We ended up staying at home. finally arrived at a situation. avoided everything. cancelled plans early.

Dry out The river dried out during the summer. became full of water. became completely dry. changed direction.

Drop over Some friends dropped over last night. visited informally. argued loudly. travelled abroad.

Drop someone off Can you drop me off at the station?. pick someone up. take someone somewhere by car. wait for someone.

Drop by I’ll drop by your office later. visit briefly. move house. send a message.

Drop in Why don’t you drop in for coffee tomorrow?. visit unexpectedly. leave permanently. phone first.

Do up They’re doing up their old house. decorating or repairing. selling. destroying.

Deal with She deals with customer complaints every day. ignores. handles. creates.

Cut something off The storm cut off the electricity. connected. interrupted or stopped. repaired.

Cut down The doctor told him to cut down on smoking. increase. reduce. continue.

Cut back on something I’m trying to cut back on sugar. consume less. buy more. share with others.

Cover up He tried to cover up his mistake. hide. explain clearly. repeat.

Count on somebody You can always count on Lisa when you need help. depend on. avoid. compete with.

Cope with It was difficult to cope with all the stress at work. avoid. manage a difficult situation. increase problems.