Phrasal Verbs-III

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Alphabetical List - L

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
laugh off	Make light of something / minimize	He laughed off the unflattering review of his latest book.
lay off	Fire, dismiss, let go	Many factories have had to lay off workers.
leaf through	Turn over pages quickly	She leafed through a magazine in the waiting room.
leak out	Become known (information)	News of the planned merger leaked out.
leave out	Omit / not mention	Tom's name was left out of the report.
let down	Disappoint	You promised to come to the party, so don't let me down!
light up	Illuminate	1) 1 watched the floodlights light up the castle. 2) Her face always lights up when she sees her grandson. 3) The screen lights up when you turn on a computer.
line up	Stand in a row.	The books were lined up neatly on the shelves.
live through	Experience something and survive	My grandparents lived through two wars.
liven up	Make something livelier or more attractive.	We need to liven up the presentation somehow.
log in/on	Access a program or database using a password.	You need to log in to your account before you use the services.
log off	End access to a database.	Log off the system and then turn off the computer.
look after	Take care of	A baby sitter looks after the children when their parents go out.
look ahead	Think of the future	It's time to forget the past and look ahead.
look down on	Consider as inferior	He tends to look down on anyone who is not successful.
look into	Examine or investigate.	I'll look into the matter and call you back.
look on	Be a spectator at an event	Billy didn't take part in the fight.  He just looked on.
look for	Try to find something	Jane went shopping to look for a pair of shoes.
look forward to	Await or anticipate with pleasure	I look forward to seeing you soon.
look up to	Admire	He was a wonderful teacher and many students looked up to him.
lose out on/to	Be unsuccessful / suffer a loss	I'm the one who'll lose out if our plan goes wrong.

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Alphabetical List  - M-N

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
make fun of	Laugh at / make jokes about	The old lady dresses so strangely that the children make fun of her.
make off with	Steal and hurry away	He made off with my briefcase while I was checking the timetable.
make up	Invent (excuse, story)	Some employees make up excuses when they arrive late for work.
make up (with)	End a quarrel	It's time to shake hands and make up.
make up for	Compensate for	With hard work I can make up for the days I was absent.
miss out (on)	Lose an opportunity to do something.	If you leave before Saturday you'll miss out on the party.
mix up	Mistake one thing or person for another	I don't know the members' names yet. I tend to mix them up
move in	Arrive in a new home or office	You've bought a new house?  When are you moving in?
move out	Leave your home/office for another one.	My neighbour is leaving.  He's moving out next Saturday.
nail down	Make someone say something precisely	He promised to come but we'll have to nail him down to a date.
name after	Give the same name as another person	William was named after his grandfather.
narrow down	Reduce a list or a number of options.	The list of suspects has been narrowed down to three people.
nod off	Fall asleep	My grandfather often nods off in front of the television.
nose about/around	Try to discover by searching.	I don't like people nosing around my desk.
note down	Write something down	I'll call the station and note down the departure times.

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Alphabetical List - O-P-Q

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
opt out	Leave a system or decide not to participate	I enjoy tennis but I'm so busy I had to opt out of the tournament.
own up	Admit or confess something	The boy owned up. He said he kicked the ball through the window.
pass away	Die	The old lady passed away peacefully.
pass on	Transmit	Don't forget to pass on the information.
pass out	Faint / lose consciousness	She passed out when she heard the bad news.
pay back	Reimburse	I will lend you 20€ provided you pay me back before the end of the week.
pick on	Choose someone to blame, punish, bully, etc.	The other children were always picking on Charlie because of his red hair.
pick out	Select;  choose	Will you help me pick out a handbag to go with my outfit?
pick up	Learn	Children are quick to pick up a new language.
pick up	Collect; give someone a lift	James is coming to pick me up at 8 o'clock.
play up	Cause pain or discomfort.	My stomach is starting to play up again after all that heavy food.
play up	Emphasize or make something seem more important.	He always plays up his achievements.
play down	Minimize or make something appear less important	The government played down the gravity of the situation.
pop across/over/ down/out	Come or go quickly in the direction specified	She popped over to visit her mother after lunch.
pop in	Make a brief visit	He sometimes pops in for a cup of coffee.
pop up	Arise, occur	The question popped up during the meeting.
pull through	Overcome difficulties or illness	My grandmother caught pneumonia but she pulled through.
put away	Return something to its normal place after using it.	Please put away the dictionary when you've finished using it.
put off	Postpone / arrange a later date	The meeting was put off because of the strike.
put on	Turn on / switch on	Could you put on the light please?
put on	Wear a garment or piece of clothing.	Put on your coat - it's getting cold.
put out	Extinguish	It took a long time to put out the fire.
put (yourself) out	Go to a lot of trouble / be inconvenienced.	Please don't put yourself out for us.
put (something) out	Leave/place someting outside the house.	Don't forget to put out the dustbin.
put through	Connect two people (on the telephone)	I'll put you through to Mr. Brown.
put up	Accommodate / give someone a bed	We can put you up if you'd like to come for the week-end.
put up with	Tolerate	I don't know how you can put up with all the noise.
pick up	Collect somebody	I'll pick you up at the station.
point out	Indicate / direct attention to something	The teacher pointed out the mistake.