PHRASAL VERBS

ABIDE BY : uymak,itaat etmek. She will abide by her promise. ASK FOR : istemek She asked me for money. BACK UP : desteklemek I hope you will back me up in this argument. BE ABOUT TO :zere olmak The match is about to start. BE OFF : ayrlmak ,izinde olmak He is off today.He will come tomorrow. BE OVER :bitmek The exam is over.Please stop writing. BREAK DOWN :bozulmak My car has broken down. BREAK INTO :mdahale etmek She broke into the conversation with urgent news. BREAK INTO :girmek(hrsz,eve) The burglar broke into the house at night. BREAK OFF:kesmek They have broken off the negotiations. BREAK OUT :balamak,patlamak(tartma ...) Fighting broke out among students. BREAK UP :kopmak,sona ermek The meeting broke up at nine oclock. BREAK UP :kirmak The naughty child broke up a lot plates. BRING ABOUT:sebep olmak The earthquake brought about considerable damage in the town. BRING DOWN : azaltmak They must bring down the prices because no one can buy anything.

 BRING UP :yetitirmek It is difficult to bring up children. BRING UP: gndeme getirmek He wanted to bring up the matter at the meeting but he decided not to do that later. BURST OUT : patlamak,birdenbire balamak To my amazement,he burst out laughing. CALL AT:uramak I called at the post office on my way to school. CALL OFF:iptal etmek The meeting was called off because the chairman was ill. CALL FOR :gerektirmek The situation calls for rapid action . CALL FOR:almak Ill call for you at about two oclock. CALL ON:ziyaret etmek He called on all the doctors in the district with medical samples. CALL ON:istemek,rica etmek The congress has called on the president to answer these charges. CALL UP:aramak(telefonla) Call me up at 6:00. CARRY OUT:yapmak,yerine getirmek He carried out the plan without difficulty. CARRY ON:devam etmek The crew carried on without the captain. CATCH UP WITH:ulamak You must catch up with your friends. CHEER UP:neelenmek Cheer up!Things cant be that bad! COME ABOUT:olmak How did this problem come about? COME ACROSS:tesadfen karlamak He came across his old medicalbooks in the cupboard.

 COME BY:elde etmek I do not know how he came by his money. COME OUT: yok olmak I put my skirt in cold water and the stains came out. COME OUT:ortaya kmak The truth will come out,you cant conceal it. COME UP AGAINST:karlamak(zorluk) Everyone comes up against discrimination sooner or later. CUT OFF:kesmek The electricity was cut off last night. CUT DOWN (ON):azaltmak The doctor told me to cut down on smoking. COUNT ON:gvenmek You can count on me. CROSS OUT:silmek Cross his name out .He does not want to join. DO AWAY WITH: kaldrmak(yrrlkten) The government did away with free school meals. FIGURE OUT: hesaplamak,anlamak I cant figure out why he left his job. FILL IN:doldurmak(form... ) John filled in the entire form incorrectly. FIND OUT:renmek We must find out who he is. GET ACROSS:aktarmak Im not very good at getting my ideas across. GET AWAY WITH:cezasz kalmak Too many criminals get away with their crimes. GET AHEAD:ilerlemek Hes a very bright boy,hes sure to get ahead in his job. GET ALONG:uyumlu olmak I get along with my brother quite well. GET AT:ima etmek

What are you getting at ? GET AWAY:kamak,uzaklamak We need to get away for a vacation. GET BACK:geri dnmek I think I had better get back home before its late. GET OFF:inmek She is getting off the bus now. GET ON:binmek David gets on the busevery day at 7:30. GET ON:ilerlemek How is Mrs. Brown getting on?She was very ill last week. GET OVER:iyilemek He got over his illness. GET RID OF:batan atmak,kurtulmak Hes gone and,Im glad toget rid of him. GET THROUGH:bitirmek(ayrca;ulamak,gemek(snav)) He had so much work that he thought he would never get through it. GIVE AWAY:yaymak Dont give my secret away! GIVE AWAY:datmak I gave away a lot of money. GIVE IN:teslim olmak,boyun emek I just gave in to his demand. GIVE UP:brakmak He gave up smoking on his doctors advice. GIVE UP:teslim olmak The escaped prisoner gave himself up to the police. GIVE UP:brakmak We gave up the project because of a lack of financial means. GO BACK ON:ihanet etmek Dont trust him,he always goes back on his word. GO ON:olmak Whatevers going on here?

 GO ON :devam etmek Dont stop.Go on with your story. GO OVER:kontrol etmek They went over the accounts with great care. GO THROUGH:kontrol etmek Well go through the questions again and you can see where you went wrong. GO THROUGH: muzdarip olmak,ac ekmek She has gone through a lot of suffering. GO UP:artmak Prices are going up rapidly this year. GO UP:patlamak The whole building went up in flames. HOLD ON :beklemek Hold on a minute please. HOLD UP:engellemek Road-works on the motorway are holding up the traffic. JOT DOWN:not almak Jot down his address on this piece of paper. KEEP ON:devam etmek We just have to keep on trying. KEEP UP:devam etmek Keep up the good work. KEEP UP WITH:ayak uydurmak We must keep up with the times. LAY OFF:iten kovmak He was laid off on Friday. LET DOWN:hayal krklna uratmak Dont worry.I wont let you down. LIVE UP TO:karlamak,yerine getirmek The film did not live up to my expectations. LOOK AFTER:bakmak,gz kulak olmak The woman asked her neighbour to look after her flowers while she was gone.

 LOOK FOR:aramak Im still looking for my book. LOOK DOWN ON:kk grmek He looks down on his poor neighbors. LOOK INTO:aratrmak The police are looking into the matter. LOOK OVER:kontrol etmek People look things over carefully before buying them. LOOK UP:aramak(szlkle kelime) Look up that word in the dictionary. LOOK UP TO:hayran olmak I really look up to him. MAKE OF :anlamak What do you make of it all? MAKE OUT:tanmak The fog was very thick and I couldnt make out what was coming towards me. MAKE OUT:anlamak He speaks very badly,I cant make out what hes saying. MAKE OUT:yazmak The doctor made me out a prescription. MAKE UP:oluturmak Farming and mining make up most of the countrys industry. MAKE UP:icat etmek Hes a terrible liar,Hes always making up stories. MAKE UP:makyaj yapmak Most girls make up their faces nowadays. MAKE UP SBS MIND:karar vermek You must make up your mind if you want to be a doctor or not. MAKE UP:barmak The lovers made up after their fight. MAKE UP FOR:telaffi etmek Youre very late, now well have to work hard to make up for lost time. MIX UP:kartrmak

I always get those twins mixed up. PASS AWAY:lmek The woman passed away at age 103. PASS OUT:baylmak He passed out upon seeing blood. PICK OUT:tehis etmek The victim picked out the criminal from the line-up. POINT OUT:betirtmek Let me point out to you that this is very crucial. PULL OUT:ekmek I had my tooth pulled out. PUT ACROSS:aklamak He put the point across very well,and everybody agreed with him. PUT DOWN:bastrmak The rebellion was put down by the Army. PUT DOWN:yazmak He put down everything I said. PUT FORWARD:ne srmek He put forward a very controversial idea which had little chance of being accepted. PUT OFF:ertelemek The meeting has been put off until next week. PUT OUT:sndrnek If they had put the light out, there wouldnt have been a fire which needed putting out. PUT THROUGH:balamak The telephone operator put me through almost immediately. PUT UP WITH:tahammul etmek The hospital was near a main road so the patients had to put up with a lot of noise. RULE OUT:hari brakmak,gzard etmek That possibility cannot be ruled out. RUN AFTER:takip etmek The thief ran after the victim. RUN INTO:karlamak(umulmadk anda) I ran into one of my old friends yesterday.

 RUN OUT OF:bitirmek We have just run out of money. SET OFF:yola kmak They set off search of the lost child. SET ABOUT:balamak The sooner we set about it the sooner well finish it. SET ABOUT:ilgilenmek He set about this job in completely the wrong way. SEND FOR:armak They sent for the doctor. SET UP:kurmak Two big parties set up a coalition government. STAND BY:desteklemek If they try to make you resign, well stand by you. STAND FOR:temsil etmek This symbol stands for friendship. STEP UP:arttrmak The guerrillas stepped up their attacks on the government forces. STEP DOWN:istifa etmek The minister accused of involvement in a financial scandal refused to step down. TAKE ABACK:artmak When the chief surgeon suddenly announced he was going to leave, we were all taken aback. TAKE AFTER:benzemek,ekmek The girl takes after her mother. TAKE FOR:kartrmak What do you take me for,a fool? TAKE IN:anlamak The nurse wasnt listening very attentively and suddenly realized she hadnt taken in what the doctor said. TAKE IN:aldatmak He was very plausible.I was completely taken in by his lies. TAKE IN:kltmek

Her dress was too wide on the waist so she took it in. TAKE OFF:havalanmak The aeroplane took off smoothly. TAKE ON:slenmek She has taken on too many responsibilities. TAKE OVER:slenmek When his father died he took over the family business. TAKE UP:ikal etmek Most of a doctors time is taken up talking to patients. TRY ON:denemek I tried on three suits today and none fit. TRY OUT:test etmek Lets try out this rocket fuel today. TURN DOWN:reddetmek They turned down my request for a raise. TURN DOWN:ksmak She turned the radio down before answering the phone. TURN OFF:kapatmak Turn off the lights before you go to bed. TURN OFF:kmak,ayrlmak To reach Boston you should turn off at the next exit. TURN ON:amak Turn on the water please . TURN OUT:kmak,olmak The party turned out a success. TURN OUT:sonulanmak Things have turned out well: TURN UP: If he doesnt turn up soon,we shall have to go without him. WEAR OFF:varmak The medicine wore off after about three hours. WEAR OUT:yormak Those children are wearing me out.

 WEAR OUT:eskimek Those thin shoes will wear out quickly. WIPE OUT:tamamen yok etmek Whole villages were wiped out in the bombing raids. WIPE OUT:silmek This years losses have wiped out last years profits. WORK OUT:baarl olmak The plan worked out. WORK OUT: bulmak If you can work out a way of saving the company, youre welcome to go ahead and try. WORK OUT:gelitirmek We are always hopeful that a more practical solution can be worked out. WORK OUT:anlamak Im trying to work out whats wrong.