124 English lessons that use phrasal verbs

English Lesson: Thanks, but I can't. I have a lot to catch up on.

1. “Thanks, but I can't. I have a lot to catch up on.”

English Lesson: Sorry I haven't gotten back to you. I've been swamped.

2. “Sorry I haven't gotten back to you. I've been swamped.”

English Lesson: I need to swing by the office and drop off a few documents.

3. “I need to swing by the office and drop off a few documents.”

English Lesson: I can't wait to get it home and try it out!

4. “I can't wait to get it home and try it out!”

English Lesson: I tried to talk him out of it.

5. “I tried to talk him out of it.”

English Lesson: Can you pull up the pricing estimate I sent out last week?

6. “Can you pull up the pricing estimate I sent out last week?”

English Lesson: Probably just pay off my credit cards and student loans.

7. “Probably just pay off my credit cards and student loans.”

English Lesson: I'm finished filling this out, but I wasn't quite sure what to write in this section.

8. “I'm finished filling this out, but I wasn't quite sure what to write in this section.”

English Lesson: He's just insecure, and he tries to drag other people down to compensate.

9. “He's just insecure, and he tries to drag other people down to compensate.”

English Lesson: I would... I guess I would set up a trust fund for my kids... and stick the rest in savings.

10. “I would... I guess I would set up a trust fund for my kids... and stick the rest in savings.”

English Lesson: She's trying on a pair of pants.

11. “She's trying on a pair of pants.”

English Lesson: Do you want me to take over?

12. “Do you want me to take over?”

English Lesson: That was passed down to me by my grandfather.

13. “That was passed down to me by my grandfather.”

English Lesson: So, yeah, that pretty much wraps it up.

14. “So, yeah, that pretty much wraps it up.”

English Lesson: When's this rain gonna let up?

15. “When's this rain gonna let up?”

English Lesson: See here? I patched up that spot where the drywall was starting to crack.

16. “See here? I patched up that spot where the drywall was starting to crack.”

English Lesson: I'm out there busting my ass and you're in here slacking off?

17. “I'm out there busting my ass and you're in here slacking off?”

English Lesson: Have you ever had the urge to track down your biological parents?

18. “Have you ever had the urge to track down your biological parents?”

English Lesson: Can you follow up with Jay later this week?

19. “Can you follow up with Jay later this week?”

English Lesson: Pull up a little closer.

20. “Pull up a little closer.”

English Lesson: The last thing I want is for you to feel like you can't open up to me about this kind of stuff.

21. “The last thing I want is for you to feel like you can't open up to me about this kind of stuff.”

English Lesson: Try to flesh out that first point a little bit more.

22. “Try to flesh out that first point a little bit more.”

English Lesson: He got suspended for flipping off the bus driver.

23. “He got suspended for flipping off the bus driver.”

English Lesson: We can't take in every stray that comes along.

24. “We can't take in every stray that comes along.”

English Lesson: They set up a meet in an abandoned warehouse by the docks.

25. “They set up a meet in an abandoned warehouse by the docks.”

English Lesson: What'd you do? Did you go cold turkey, or try to ease out of it?

26. “What'd you do? Did you go cold turkey, or try to ease out of it?”

English Lesson: Unfortunately, the people who seem to get ahead are the ones who know how to kiss ass the best.

27. “Unfortunately, the people who seem to get ahead are the ones who know how to kiss ass the best.”

English Lesson: I can definitely relate to that.

28. “I can definitely relate to that.”

29. “You hung up on me!”

English Lesson: These days, it's nearly impossible for a family to get by on a single income.

30. “These days, it's nearly impossible for a family to get by on a single income.”

English Lesson: People say that Detroit is long past its prime, but some still hold out hope that the city will revive itself.

31. “People say that Detroit is long past its prime, but some still hold out hope that the city will revive itself.”

English Lesson: Over time, crud starts to build up in the engine.

32. “Over time, crud starts to build up in the engine.”

English Lesson: He's going to hang back for a few weeks to tie up a few loose ends.

33. “He's going to hang back for a few weeks to tie up a few loose ends.”

English Lesson: Toasting the nuts really brings out their flavor!

34. “Toasting the nuts really brings out their flavor!”

English Lesson: How'd you manage to pull that off?

35. “How'd you manage to pull that off?”

English Lesson: Some folks are evacuating, but I'm staying put.

36. “Some folks are evacuating, but I'm staying put.”

English Lesson: You can't show up to an interview with scuffed shoes and your shirt untucked!

37. “You can't show up to an interview with scuffed shoes and your shirt untucked!”

English Lesson: I'd like to cash this. Do I need to fill out a deposit slip or anything?

38. “I'd like to cash this. Do I need to fill out a deposit slip or anything?”

English Lesson: It's imperative that you keep up with the reading.

39. “It's imperative that you keep up with the reading.”

English Lesson: I'm finally making a go of it.

40. “I'm finally making a go of it.”

English Lesson: He said it so matter-of-factly, I didn't know what to make of it at first.

41. “He said it so matter-of-factly, I didn't know what to make of it at first.”

English Lesson: After shaping it on his wheel, the artist trims off the excess clay to form an angular shape.

42. “After shaping it on his wheel, the artist trims off the excess clay to form an angular shape.”

English Lesson: Let's not get bogged down in the details at this point.

43. “Let's not get bogged down in the details at this point.”

English Lesson: My job requires me to put in a lot of late hours.

44. “My job requires me to put in a lot of late hours.”

English Lesson: Hey, is anyone driving a blue Buick? Your alarm's going off.

45. “Hey, is anyone driving a blue Buick? Your alarm's going off.”

English Lesson: Everything is really blurry. I can't even make out what that sign over there says.

46. “Everything is really blurry. I can't even make out what that sign over there says.”

English Lesson: I don't like you running around with that crowd.

47. “I don't like you running around with that crowd.”

English Lesson: If you have any questions or concerns, now is the time to bring them up.

48. “If you have any questions or concerns, now is the time to bring them up.”

English Lesson: You have to fill out a bunch of paperwork.

49. “You have to fill out a bunch of paperwork.”

English Lesson: Let's all take a step back and remember that it's about what's best for the kids.

50. “Let's all take a step back and remember that it's about what's best for the kids.”

English Lesson: No way! Get out of here!

51. “No way! Get out of here!”

English Lesson: All that hard work and determination really paid off.

52. “All that hard work and determination really paid off.”

English Lesson: To make matters worse, one of the books I need is checked out.

53. “To make matters worse, one of the books I need is checked out.”

English Lesson: Hopefully it won't come to that.

54. “Hopefully it won't come to that.”

English Lesson: What's up with this erratic weather we've been having, huh?

55. “What's up with this erratic weather we've been having, huh?”

English Lesson: Did you turn it all the way off?

56. “Did you turn it all the way off?”

English Lesson: Some creepy guy was hitting on me.

57. “Some creepy guy was hitting on me.”

English Lesson: Try to narrow down your choices through process of elimination.

58. “Try to narrow down your choices through process of elimination.”

English Lesson: I've disposed of it.

59. “I've disposed of it.”

English Lesson: I've got to work off this beer belly!

60. “I've got to work off this beer belly!”

English Lesson: Think it over and let me know in the next week or so.

61. “Think it over and let me know in the next week or so.”

English Lesson: This guy is taking up the whole armrest!

62. “This guy is taking up the whole armrest!”

English Lesson: Yeah, I start to zone out after about five minutes.

63. “Yeah, I start to zone out after about five minutes.”

English Lesson: It hasn't really sunk in yet.

64. “It hasn't really sunk in yet.”

English Lesson: I'm headed out to grab some lunch. You want me to pick you up something?

65. “I'm headed out to grab some lunch. You want me to pick you up something?”

English Lesson: Do you know of a good burger place around here?

66. “Do you know of a good burger place around here?”

English Lesson: I was going for something abstract and kind of edgy.

67. “I was going for something abstract and kind of edgy.”

English Lesson: I'm expecting something to come in today or tomorrow.

68. “I'm expecting something to come in today or tomorrow.”

69. “I got pulled over on my way home last night.”

70. “We lost touch with each other after high school.”

71. “She got tied up at work.”

72. “Can I drop these off here?”

73. “I'll print out a few copies of that for people to refer to.”

74. “All right, we'll pick it back up in the morning.”

75. “I'm at the point where I can understand most of what's going on around me.”

76. “But seriously, it's time you got rid of that thing.”

77. “I don't want to hear any excuses. You need to take responsibility for yourself.”

78. “I seriously need to start sending out invitations soon.”

79. “Anant, can you load up the dishwasher?”

80. “I don't want to get into it right now.”

81. “I'm sure it'll pick back up soon.”

82. “I finally had to just cut him off.”

83. “He went on for like twenty minutes about how his neighbor is putting in a swimming pool.”

84. “All that sun must have really worn them out.”

85. “It's crazy how quickly it caught on!”

86. “I generally try to keep up with what's going on.”

87. “She's already moved on.”

88. “I think he's still hung up on her.”

89. “I'm amazed at how well it turned out, given the circumstances.”

90. “I might take you up on that.”

91. “We've actually had to turn away business.”

92. “I wouldn't sign up for a tour unless it was somewhere that's really hard to get around in as a foreigner.”

93. “I'll give you a ring next week to work out the details.”

94. “If anything comes up between now and then, just let me know.”

95. “Sometimes I'll run into him on the street, and he doesn't even acknowledge that I'm there.”

96. “I saw you checking out that lady in there.”

97. “OK, I'll let this one slide, but you'd better show up next time.”

98. “Take a few days to think it over.”

99. “I know that it's a bit of a risk, but I really think we can pull it off.”

100. “I'll go pick up all the stuff we need.”

101. “Just keep track of how much you're spending and I'll pay you back.”

102. “I got mixed up and called my landlord by mistake.”

103. “I don't have one on me.”

104. “Let's definitely keep in touch.”

105. “Man! She is going to flip out when she hears about this.”

106. “Pick out which one you want.”

107. “I think I have a pretty good shot at getting it.”

108. “Can you copy me on it as well?”

109. “Can I try these on?”

110. “So far I've just been getting caught up.”

111. “So, have you settled back into the routine?”

112. “I'd better lock it up just in case.”

113. “That's a good question. Let me find out for you.”

114. “Please get back to me by the end of the day.”

115. “Are you planning on asking her out?”

116. “I've never been able to stick to a diet.”

117. “How many times do I have to tell you to clean up after yourself?”

118. “Can you wipe that up, please?”

119. “I guess I might as well stick around and have one more.”

120. “You can't count on someone always being there to support you.”

121. “Excuse me, we're taking up donations for the Haiti Relief Fund. Do you have a moment?”

122. “He ended up getting job offers from both companies.”

123. “I'm staying out of it.”

124. “Do you still want to get together?”