PHRASAL VERBS #1
BACK UP
Back up = physically move backwards (as in backing up a car); confirming information
BRING UP
Bring up = mention, as in conversation; raise a child
COUNT ON
Count on = rely upon
CUT BACK
Cut back = reduce the amount of something
DROP OFF
Drop off = deliver
DROP BY
Drop by = visit someone informally, usually without specifying a time
END UP
End up = finally arrive; arrive somewhere unexpectedly; arrive somewhere as the result of a specific action
FIGURE OUT
Figure out = solve a problem
GET OVER
Get over = recover
GIVE UP
Give up = quit doing something
KEEP ON
Keep on = continue
LEAVE OUT
Leave out = omit or forget
LET DOWN
Let down = disappoint
LOOK INTO
Look into = investigate
MAKE UP
Make up = create a fictional story; do extra work to compensate for something that was missed; restore friendly relations
MIX UP
Mix up = confuse two or more things
PICK UP
Pick up = physically lift; transport another person (e.g., give them a ride in a car); buy; become refreshed and revitalized
RUN INTO
Run into = meet by chance
RUN OUT OF
Run out of = use the last of something
SET UP
Set up = make arrangements
SET BACK
Set back = delay something that was previously scheduled
TAKE OFF
Take off= remove (as in an article of clothing); leave
TAKE UP
Take up = begin (as in a hobby)
TURN IN
Turn in = submit something; report a criminal to the authorities; go to bed
WORK OUT
Work out = exercise; resolve an issue