Phrasal verb list with examples. 4/5

Phrasal verb	Meaning	Example
Keep out	Stop from entering	Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.
Keep up	Continue at the same rate	If you keep those results up you will get into a great college.
Let down	Fail to support or help, disappoint	I need you to be on time. Don't let me down this time.
Let in	Allow to enter	Can you let the cat in before you go to school?
Look after	Take care of	I have to look after my sick grandmother.
Look down on	Think less of, consider inferior	Ever since we stole that chocolate bar your dad has looked down on me.
Look for	Try to find	I'm looking for a red dress for the wedding.
Look forward to	Be excited about the future	I'm looking forward to the Christmas break.
Look out for	Be careful, vigilant, and take notice	Look out! That car's going to hit you!
Look over	Check, examine	Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?
Look out for	Be specially vigilant for	Don't forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail.
Look up	Search and find information in a reference book or database	We can look her phone number up on the Internet.
Look up to	Have a lot of respect for	My little sister has always looked up to me.
Make up	Invent, lie about something	Josie made up a story about why we were late.
Make up	Forgive each other	We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast.
Make up	Apply cosmetics to	My sisters made me up for my graduation party.
Mix up	Confuse two or more things	I mixed up the twins' names again!
Pass away	Die	His uncle passed away last night after a long illness.
Pass out	Faint	It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out.
Pass out	Give the same thing to many people	The professor passed the textbooks out before class.
Pass up	Decline (usually something good)	I passed up the job because I am afraid of change.
Pay back	Return owed money	Thanks for buying my ticket. I'll pay you back on Friday.
Pay for	Be punished for doing something bad	That bully will pay for being mean to my little brother.
Pick out	Choose	I picked out three sweaters for you to try on.
Point out	Indicate with your finger	I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by.
Put down	Put what you are holding on a surface or floor	You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter.
Put down	Insult, make someone feel stupid	The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short.
Put off	Postpone	We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane.
Put out	Extinguish	The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived.
Put together	Assemble	I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives.
Put up with	Tolerate	I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car.
Put on	Put clothing/accessories on your body	Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party.
Run into	Meet unexpectedly	I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.