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Phrasal verbs are one of the most difficult aspects for learners of the English language. The phrasal verbs listed here are among the most useful for English learners to learn first (pre-íntermediate to intermediate level)

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calm down	"Calm down, Mike. There's no need to yell."	Tranquilizarse
hold on	The secretary asked me to hold on while she checked her computer.	Esperar, aguardar (mientras alguien hace algo)
get along	I don't really get along with my boss.	Llevarse bien
give up	After an hour, Mike gave up. He couldn't fix the computer.	Desistir, abandonar
grow up	I want to be a fireman when I grow up.	Hacerse mayor
fill out	"Please fill out this form."	Rellenar
break down	The stupid printer has broken down again.	Averiarse
pass out	People were passing out flyers in front of the station.	Repartir, dar en mano
get together	Everyone from class is getting together tonight at 7pm.	Reunirse
work out	Bryan likes to work out at least five times a week.	Hacer ejercicio
make up	I didn't have an excuse, so I made one up.	Inventarse
pass away	My grandfather passed away at the age of 98.	Morir
break up	Mark and Kate are always fighting. They should break up.	Romper una relación
eat out	I'm trying to save money. I don't eat out anymore.	Comer fuera
hang up	Kate hung up on me. She didn't want to speak anymore.	Colgar el teléfono
check out	"Hey, check out that man over there. He's huge!."	Mirar
figure out	No one could figure out where the ninja went.	Imaginarse
cheer up	Brenda looked sad, so I told her a joke to cheer her up.	Alegrar
look after	I agreed to look after Renee's dog while she is away.	Cuidar
shut up	"Shut up, Lisa! I can't hear the TV!" (note: impolite expression)	Callar (tono brusco)
look out	"Look out — there's a deer on the road!"	Cuidado!
run out	The boys ran out of beer so they walked to the store to get some more.	Quedarse sin, agotar
check in	We checked in to our hotel at 2 pm.	Registrarse (aeropuerto/hotel)
deal with	We have a big problem today that we need to deal with before we go home.	Solucionar
pick up	I have to pick up my girlfriend at the airport at 8pm.	Recoger
drop off	I need to drop off a book at the library.	Llevar a un lugar (persona/cosa)
end up	After college, and then two years in the military, Mark ended up in Taiwan.	Acabar (casualmente)
go on	The mountain climber could no longer go on. It was too cold.	Continuar
set on doing sth	Jason is set on becoming an Olympic wrestler. That’s all he talks about.	Estar decidido a
tie up	I was tied up so I couldn't answer the phone.	Estar ocupado
beat up	A tourist was beaten up last night in Central Park.	Agredir físicamente
catch up	After her vacation, it took Janice all morning to catch up on her e-mails.	Ponerse al día, alcanzar
cut back on sth	The doctor told Alan to cut back on fatty foods.	Reducir
cut sth out	"Bobby, can you cut it out?? The sound your making is annoying."	Dejar de hacer algo molesto/absurdo
find out sth	Yesterday, Mark found out that his wife has been cheating on him.	Descubrir
do over	I had to do my report over because my computer crashed.	Repetir, volver a hacer algo
go ahead	"A: Can we start eating, mom?” B: “Sure, go ahead."	Empezar (antes que los demás)
go on	Mark heard shouting, so he went to the hallway to see what was going on.	Pasar, suceder
count on	I trust Mike. He’s responsible. We can count on him to do a good job.	Contar con alguien
hit it off	Margaret likes her new boss. They have really hit it off.	Congeniar (rápidamente)
set up	The journalist managed to set up a meeting with the company CEO.	Concertar, preparar,
keep sth up	Jenny hasn't smoked in 24 hrs but she's not sure how long she can keep it up.	Mantener (una situación)
mess up	I don’t like giving big speeches. Every time I do it, I mess up.	Equivocarse
call off	The football game was called off because of rain.	Cancelar
take after	Darryl takes after his father. They are both really funny.	Parecerse
think sth over	"Give me a few days to think it over, OK?"	Pensar algo con tranquilidad
point out	Janice pointed out a small error on the report's cover page.	Señalar
put sth off	The meeting was put off until tomorrow because the boss was sick.	Posponer
rip sb off	The cab driver tried to rip me off by charging 40 dollars for a ride to the airport.	Timar, estafar
show off	Greg enjoyed showing off his muscles at the beach.	Mostrar con presunción
bring up	No one at the meeting brought up the issue of overtime.	Mencionar
show up	Gladys didn't show up to the party until 10 p.m.	Llegar
sleep in	Mark usually sleeps in until noon on Saturdays.	Dormir (más de lo normal)
speak up	Alex had to speak up so his grandfather could hear him.	Hablar alto
base on	This movie is based on a true story.	Basarse
work on	I need to work on my pronunciation.	Ejercitar, trabajar más algo
stand out	At 195 cm with red hair, Alan really stood out in Japan.	Ser reconocido, destacar

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