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1. aim at – (transitive and separable or inseparable) – to point or direct a firearm at something or to try or to strive.
Ex: Lori aimed at mastering phrasal verbs before her IELTS exam. The bank robber aimed the gun at the hostage.
2. to bring (something) about – (transitive and inseparable) – to achieve or to accomplish.
Ex: Land reform brought about economic prosperity for farmers across the country.
3. to bring (something) back – (transitive and separable or inseparable) – to return from somewhere with something.
Ex: Please bring a loaf of bread back from the market. Please bring back a loaf of bread from the market.
4. to break down – to stop working – (intransitive and inseparable)
Ex: Carla’s car broke down while she was traveling to the beach.
5. to bring in – to earn money – (transitive and separable)
Ex: The Italian restaurant brings in million dollars a year because of the great food.
6. to bring up something – (transitive and inseparable).
Ex: Rolf brought up the fact that Sherman is not a good chess player.
7. to carry on – to behave wildly – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Reggie has been carrying on all day about losing the tennis match last night.
8. to carry out something – to perform or complete an activity – (transitive and inseparable).
Ex: The investigator carried out an inspection and found thirty secret bank accounts!
9. to come back – to return – (intransitive and inseparable)
Ex: Lola came back home with a car full of groceries!
10. to come down –to go to a lower position or drop – (intransitive and inseparable)
Ex: House prices have come down after interest rates dropped.
11. to come in for something – to receive (criticism or blame)– (transitive and inseparable)
Ex: Josh told Kayla she was coming in for a tough talk from her boss after that comment.
12. to come on – to start to develop gradually like an illness – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Biff felt a big headache coming on after drinking the entire bottle of rum.
13. to come out – to be known or to come public – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Scary facts came out about the suspect who robbed Hamilton State Bank.
14. to come up – to be talked about in a conversation – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: The high price of gold came up at the investors conference.
15. to find out – to get knowledge, usually about dishonest activities or practices.
Ex: Alberto found out his boss was stealing money from the company.
16. to get along with (someone) – to have a good relationship (with someone) – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Jessica could not get along with her boyfriend after she saw him kiss another girl.
17. to get out of something – to avoid doing something that you don’t want to do – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Lars got out of taking the trash when he convinced his sister to do it.
18. to get (someone) up – to cause someone to rise from the bed – (transitive and separable).
Ex: Kayla finally got Geraldo up before he missed the bus to work.
19. to give up (something) – to stop doing or to stop having something – (transitive and separable).
Ex: Hannah gave up smoking after her heart attack.
20. to go back on (something) – to fail to keep a promise – (transitive and inseparable).
Ex: Lorenzo went back on his promise to help Hannah with her algebra homework.
21. to go off – to explode or make a loud notice – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: A bomb went off in the Paris metro.
22. to go with (something) – to seem natural or attractive in combination with something – (transitive and inseparable).
Ex: Rosa’s red scarf does not go with her green dress.
23. to hand in – to submit – (transitive and separable)
Ex: Alan handed in his project late to the boss and was reprimanded.
24. to hold up – to delay – (transitive and separable).
Ex: The judge held his decision up till more evidence was made presented.
25. to hold up (2) – to rob – (transitive and separable).
Ex: Three thin thieves just held Hamilton National Bank up!
26. to leave out – to omit – (transitive and separable)
Ex: In her job interview, Marsha left the fact out that she was fired from her last job.
27. to never look back – to become increasingly successful – (intransitive and inseparable).
Ex: Eddie never looked back after scoring a number one song on the chart last year.
28. to look down on – to feel something or someone is not worthy of respect or disdain – (transitive and inseparable).
Ex: Hannah looks down on the peasant workers on the rice plantation.
29. to look forward to – to anticipate - (int...
