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Phrasal_verb	Meaning	Example
Add up to	Equal	I purchased add up to $100.
Answer back	Answer in bad way	She answered her mother back.
Back up	Reverse	You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
Back up	Support	My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
Blow up	Explode	The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.
Break down	Stop functioning (vehicle, machine)	Our car broke down in the middle of the town
Break down	Get upset	The girl broke down when she new her dog had died.
Break down	Divide into smaller parts	Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.
Break into	Enter forcibly	The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the old woman.
Break up	End a relationship	My girlfriend and I broke up before I moved to Europe.
Break up	Start laughing (informal)	The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
Break out	Escape	The prisoner broke out of jail when the guard was sleeping.
Bring up	Raise a child	My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
Call back	Return a phone call	I called the company back but the offices had just closed.
Call off	Cancel	Jason called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
Call on	Ask for an answer or opinion	The professor called on me for question 1.
Call on	Visit someone	We called on you last night but you weren't home.
Call up	Phone	Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.
(not) care for	Not like (formal)	I don't care for his behaviour.
Catch up	Get to the same point as someone else	You'll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.
Check in	Arrive and register at a hotel or airport	We will get the hotel keys when we check in.
Cheer up	Become happier	She cheered up when she heard the good news.
Chip in	Help	If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.
Clean up	Tidy, clean	Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside.
Come apart	Separate	The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough.
Come down with	Become sick	My cousin came down with influenza this weekend.
Come forward	Volunteer for a task or to give evidence	The woman came forward with her husband's finger prints.
Come from	Originate in	The art of origami comes from Asia.
Count on	Rely on	I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.
Cross out	Draw a line through	Please cross out your old address and write your new one.
Cut back	Consume less	My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.
Cut down	Make something fall to the ground	We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.