Break
Break up
ex. My girlfriend and I broke up last week.
Get Up
To get out of bed
- She gets up every day at 6 am
Go Ahead
To start or proceed
- Go ahead and work on the first question
Look For
To try to find
- Can you help me? I'm looking for my glasses
Put Off
To postpone
- Let's put off the party until next week when our friends are back in town
Break Out Of
Escape
- He was famous for breaking out of jail
Get Together
To meet (usually informally/socially)
- We should get together this weekend!
Go Out
To leave the house (often used to talk about at night for recreation)
- I went out to a club with my friends last weekend
Look Into
To investigate
- I'm honestly not sure about that, but I'll look into it
Put Away
- Make sure to put away your toys before your friends come over
Break In
To force entry into a building
- Did you hear that someone broke into the museum last night?
Get Back
To return
- I have to get back home before 9 to tuck my son into bed
Go Over
To review
- Make sure to go over the notes again before the test
Look Forward To
To be excited about something in the future
- I'm really looking forward to seeing you this summer
Put Up With
To Tolerate
- He can be difficult to put up with when he's in a bad mood.
Break Down
To stop working (for a machine)/ To get really upset/emotional (for a person)
- ex. My car broke down on the highway/ He breaks down whenever there's a minor problem
Get Into
To become interested in something
- I've been really getting into jazz music recently
Go Through
- She's going through a breakup so she probably won't go out tonight
Look Up To
To have a lot of respect for/admire
- I really look up to her because she was so brave
Put Aside
To save money for future use/to temporarily ignore something
- I put aside some money for vacation this June/Can we put aside our arguments and continue with the meeting?
Break Out In
- If I eat shellfish, I break out in hives.
Get Back At
- I need to get back at my brother for stealing my favorite shirt
Go Without
To lack something essential (often food, clothes, etc.)
- We had a tough childhood but we never went without
Look Down (Up)On
To consider inferior
- I don't like hanging out with rich people because I feel like they look down on me
Put Forward
- She put forward a plan for the new project in out meeting this afternoon