Phrasal verbs – series 8 – Life Changes and Transitions
  • Be off

    • To leave or go away: “I’m off to college next week.”

    • To be canceled: “The wedding is off due to family issues.”

  • Keep on

    • To continue doing something: “She kept on studying despite the noise.”

    • To persist in an annoying way: “He keeps on asking the same question!”

  • Be over

    • To end: “The concert was over by 10 PM.”

    • To recover from an emotion or event: “He’s finally over his ex.”

  • Break up

    • To end a romantic relationship: “They broke up last month.”

    • To disband a group or meeting: “The teacher broke up the fight.”

  • Hang around

    • To spend time in a place doing little: “They just hang around the park.”

    • To wait near someone or somewhere: “I hung around until she arrived.”

  • Write down

    • To note something on paper: “Write down your ideas before you forget.”

  • Move out

    • To leave one’s place of residence: “He moved out of his parents’ house.”

  • Settle down

    • To start living a stable, routine life: “She wants to settle down and start a family.”

    • To become calm: “The kids finally settled down after dinner.”

  • Let in

    • To allow someone to enter: “Can you let me in? I forgot my keys.”

  • Pass out

    • To faint: “He passed out from the heat.”

    • To distribute: “The teacher passed out the worksheets.”

  • Throw up

    • To vomit: “He threw up after the roller coaster.”

    • To suddenly produce something: “The storm threw up a lot of sand.”

  • Get over

    • To recover emotionally: “It took her a year to get over the breakup.”

    • To overcome an obstacle: “He got over his fear of heights.”

  • Break out

    • To escape or start suddenly: “A fire broke out in the kitchen.”

    • To suddenly show a skin condition: “She broke out in a rash.”

  • Get through

    • To survive a difficult time: “I got through the exam season somehow.”

    • To contact someone: “I finally got through to her on the phone.”

  • Run into

    • To meet unexpectedly: “I ran into an old friend at the mall.”

    • To face a problem: “We ran into some issues with the project.”