Phrasal Verb Part II

Phrasal Verb Part II CUT
	He was cut off (died) in the prime of life.
	You must cut down (reduce) your expenditure.
	He is cut out for (specially fitted to be      a sailor.
	His wife's death cut him up (affected him, distressed him)
	terribly.
DO
	I am done for (ruined).
	Having walked twenty miles, he is quite done up (fatigued,
	exhausted).
	She has done up (decorated, furnished) her apartment
	beautifully.
FALL
	At last the rioters fell back (retreated, yielded).
	At my `friend's tea party I fell in with (met accidentally) a
	strange fellow.
	The measure falls in with (happens to meet) the popular
	demand.
	The scheme has fallen through (failed) for want of support.
	I am told the two brothers have fallen out (quarrelled).
	It is said that the standard of efficiency in public service has
	recently fallen off (deteriorated)
	In the second school term the attendance fell off (diminished).
GET
	His friends expected that he would get off (escape) with a
	fine.
	It is hard to get on with (agree or live sociably with) a
	suspicious man.
	The thief got away (escaped) with my cash box.
	I can't get out (remove),this stain.
	The revolt of the tribal chiefs has been got under (subdued).
	The dog tried to get at (attack) me.
	He has got through (passed) his examination.
	They soon got the fire under (under control) by pouring
	buckets of water over it.
	You were lucky to get out of (escape from) his clutches.
GIVE
	We are credibly informed that the murderer has given himself
	up (surrendered himself) to the police.
	The doctors have given him up (i.e. have no hope of his
	recovery).
	Soon after it was given forth (published) and believed by
	many, that the King was dead.
	The fire gave off (emitted) a dense smoke.
	The strikers seem determined and are not likely to give in
	(submit, yield).
	It was given out (published, proclaimed) that he was a bankrupt.
	The horses gave out (were exhausted) at the next milestone.
	The rope gave way (broke, snapped) while the workmen were hauling up the iron pillar.
	The Governor gave away (distributed, presented) the prizes.
	Give over (abandon) this foolish attempt.

GO

You cannot always go by (judge from) appearances.

It is a good rule to go by (to be guided by) the exact

procedure.

He promised to go into (examine, investigate) the matter.

Have you anything to go upon (i.e. any foundation for your

statement)?

We have no data to go upon (on which to base our

conclusions).

The story won't go down (be believed).

The concept went off well (was a success).

The auditor went over (examined) the balance sheet.

The poor woman has gone through (suffered) much.

I must first go through (examine) the accounts.

HOW

The rebels held out (offered resistance) for about a month.

He holds out (gives) no promise of future prospects.

They were held up (stopped) on the highway and robbed by

bandits.

The subject is held over (deferred, postponed) till the next

meeting.

KEEP

A few boys were kept in (confined) after school hours.

I was kept in (confined to the house) by a bad cold.

They kept up (carried on) a long conversation.

Little disputes and quarrels are chiefly kept up (maintained)

by those who have nothing else to do.

He is trying his best to keep up (maintain) the reputation of

his family.

The rubber syndicate keeps up (maintains) the price.

She kept on (continued) talking.

I shall keep back (conceal) nothing from you.

KNOCK

He has knocked about (wandered about) the world a great

deal.

The dressing table was knocked down (sold at an auction) for

fifty rupees.

We were greatly knocked up (exhausted) after our steep

climb.

LAY

The rebels laid down (surrendered) their arms.

He had laid out (invested) a large sum in railway shares.

Foolish people, who do not lay out (spend) their money

carefully, soon come to grief.

He is laid up (confined to his bed) with fever.

He resolved to lay by (save for future needs) a part of his

income.

This being his first offence he was let off (punished leniently

with a fine.