| bring up |
To rear
children; to mention a topic. |
| call up |
To call
on the telephone. |
| clean up |
To make
clean and orderly. |
| do over |
To do again. |
| drop off |
To leave
something/ someone at a place. |
| fill out |
To complete
an official form. |
| get on |
To enter
an airplane, car, etc. |
| give back |
To return
an item to someone. |
| go over |
To review
or check carefully. |
| hand in |
To submit
an assignment or report. |
| hang up |
To conclude
a telephone conversation; to put
clothes on a hanger or hook. |
| look over |
To review
or check carefully. |
| look up |
To look
for information in a reference book. |
| pick up |
To get
someone in a car (e.g., in a car);
to take in one's hand. |
| put away |
To remove
to a proper place. |
| put on |
To put
clothes on one's body. |
| put out |
To extinguish
a cigarette, fire, etc. |
| show up |
To appear,
come. |
| take off |
To remove
clothing; to leave on a trip. |
| take out |
To take
someone on a date; to remove. |
| think over |
To consider
carefully. |
| try on |
To put
on clothing to see if it fits. |
| turn in |
To submit
an assignment, report; to go to
bed. |
| turn off |
To stop
a machine, light, faucet. |
| turn on |
To activate
a machine, light, faucet. |
| turn out |
To extinguish
a light. |
| turn up |
To increase
volume or intensity. |
