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- Stay behind: The teacher asked the slower students to stay behind after class.
- Switch over: At midnight, we switch over to the late-night programming.
- Break down: Our car broke down on the way to the beach.
- Call off: They decided to call off the wedding at the last minute.
- Bring up: He brought up an interesting point in the meeting.
- Check in: Please check in at the reception desk.
- Draw up: We need to draw up a plan before we begin the project.
- Fall out: They fell out over a trivial matter and never spoke again.
- Hang on: Hang on a minute; I’ll just get my coat.
- Join in: Everybody was laughing and I wanted to join in.
- Kick off: The game will kick off at nine o'clock.
- Lean on: If you need someone to lean on, I'll be here for you.
- Make up: We need to make up for the lost time.
- Narrow down: We've narrowed down the list of candidates to three.
- Opt out: I’ve decided to opt out of the company pension scheme.
- Put off: Let's put off the meeting until next week.
- Roll up: He rolled up his sleeves and started to work.
- Show off: He likes to show off his expensive watch.
- Take up: She decided to take up yoga to relieve stress.
- Use up: I’ve used up all my annual leave.
- Vegetate: Son vegetated in front of the TV for the entire weekend.
- Whip up: She whipped up a delicious meal in half an hour.
- Xerox: Please Xerox these documents for me.
- Yield up: After a long excavation, the earth yielded up the ancient artifacts.
- Zoom in: The camera zoomed in on the winning horse.
- Break in: Someone broke in while we were away on holiday.
- Check out: You must check out of the hotel by noon.
- Drop off: I dropped off my daughter at school on the way to work.
- Figure out: I need to figure out how to solve this math problem.
- Give in: Don't give in to temptation.
- Hold on: Hold on tight, the ride is about to begin.
- Jump in: She jumped in the pool without hesitation.
- Look up: I didn't know the word so I looked it up in the dictionary.
- Move on: After the failure, they decided to move on and try something new.
- Plug in: Please plug in the laptop; the battery is low.
- Run out: We’ve run out of milk.
- Sign up: I want to sign up for the workshop.
- Turn up: I didn’t know if she would turn up.
- Look after: She looks after the children while their parents work.
- Take off: The airplane will take off in an hour.
- Pass out: He was so tired that he passed out as soon as he came home.
- Keep up: It’s hard to keep up with all the changes in technology.
- Pull out: The dentist is going to pull out one of my teeth.
- Throw away: Don’t throw away those boxes; we might need them later.
- Get up: He gets up at six o'clock every morning.
- Put up: They put up a shed in the backyard.
- Wake up: I usually wake up at seven o'clock.
- Shut down: They decided to shut down the old factory.
- Write down: Please write down the instructions.
- Break up: She decided to break up with her boyfriend.
- Drive off: He got in his car and drove off without a word.
- Pick up: Could you pick up some milk on your way home?
