GET
IN
To enter a car or taxi. (The taxi arrived and we got in.)
To buy something, like food. (We need to get some coffee in.)
To manage to say or do something. (I couldn't get a word in during the meeting.)
OUT
To faint/lose consciousness (He got very drunk and passed out.)
AWAY
To distribute for free. (They were giving away tickets to the concert yesterday)
To reveal a secret - or not. (She didn't give anything away about the party. It was a complete surprise.)
FOR
To search for something. (I'm still looking for a job)
MAKE IT
To arrive. (I'm so happy you made it!)
ON
To enter a plane, train or bus. (We got on the bus.)
To become old. (He is getting on.)
To leave. (I must be getting on, see you later!)
To make progress. (How are you getting on with your English homework?)
DOWN
To give something to younger generations. (My clothes were passed down to my younger siblings.)
BACK
To return something you have borrowed. (I went to the library to give the book back.)
To do something for someone at no cost. Usually volunteer work/donations. (He often gives back to the community.)
OUT
To be careful. (Look out! You're going to drop that!)
POP IN
To visit somewhere briefly. (He popped in this afternoon for a cup of tea.)
OVER
To recover from something. (It took me a long time to get over the flu.)
To be shocked/surprised. (I can't get over how different you look!)
BY
To go passed without stopping. (I passed by my old school yesterday.)
To miss an opportunity. (The chance for promotion passed me by.)
IN
To accept defeat. (My children nagged me for a Nintendo Switch, I eventually gave in.)
To submit homework. (Your homework needs to be given in at least 3 weeks before the end of the year.)
UP
To search for meaning/definition of a word. (I didn't understand, so I looked it up.)
To improve. (Things are looking up for us.)
To trace an old friend. (Facebook allowed me to look up all my old friends.)
REACH OUT
To ask for help. (He reached out to his manager)
ALONG
To have a good relationship with someone. (We get along very well!)
AWAY
To die. (Sadly, his grandmother passed away last week.)
OFF
To pollute (The car was giving off a lot of smoke.)
To behave a certain way. (He was giving off the wrong impression.)
INTO
To research/investigate (We will look into the problem.)
RUN INTO
To meet a friend, unexpectedly. (I ran into Paul yesterday!)
THROUGH
To endure a difficult experience. (It was hard, but we got through it.)
To contact (I tried phoning her, but I couldn't get through.)
To consume. (He gets through 3L of Coca-Cola per day!)
UP
To decline an offer. (She passed up the offer to go to uyniversity because she was offered a job.)
OVER
To pass on responsability. (We have given the premises over to a new company)
An English (Yorkshire) expression of disbelief. (They doubled your salary?! Give over!)
DOWN
To have a low opinion of someone/something. (She looks down on everyone!)
TAG ALONG
To accompany someone, especially if they haven't invited you. (You're going to shop? I'll tag along.)