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List of English Phrasal Verbs beginning with c
Call back (object)
MEANING: return a phone call or call again later
EXAMPLE:
I’ll call you back as soon as I hear anything.
Call in (no object)
MEANING: to pay somebody a short visit
EXAMPLE:
Call in next time you’re in town
MEANING: you ask somebody, like a doctor or a technician, to come and help you with a problem
EXAMPLE:
We can’t afford to call in a technician every time the washing-machine breaks down.
Call smth off (object)
MEANING: cancel an event
EXAMPLE:
The concert was called off because of rain
MEANING: announce or say something in a loud voice
EXAMPLE:
I’ll call you back as soon as I hear anything.
Call smb up (no object)
MEANING: to telephone somebody
EXAMPLE:
He called me up this morning.
Calm down (object)
MEANING: to become more relaxed
EXAMPLE:
He was very upset about it, but he calmed down eventually.
MEANING: To try to make somebody feel less excited or nervous
EXAMPLE:
She was rude towards him but it was clear he was trying to calm her down.
MEANING: When you get carried away, you behave in a silly way because you are too excited, angry, etc.
EXAMPLE:
She got carried away in the shop and spent all her money on new dresses.
MEANING: you continue doing smth
EXAMPLE:
1. Carry on working!
2. He carried on as if nothing had happened.
MEANING: you do a task, for ex. a survey, investigation, research, plan, threat
EXAMPLE:
The government is going to carry out a survey on the nation’s health.
MEANING: An idea, fashion, concept etc. becomes popular
EXAMPLE:
The idea eventually caught on and became all the rage by the 1980s.
Chase smb or smth away/off (object)
MEANING: force a person or animal to leave a place with threats or by attacking them
EXAMPLE:
A passer-by stopped his car to help and, along with several neighbors, managed to chase the dog away. No one was bitten.
MEANING: Talk to someone in a friendly way because you are sexually attracted to them
EXAMPLE:
Normally I find it very hard to chat up a girl but that evening I was drunk and had no inhibitions.
MEANING: think about something or discuss it very carefully
EXAMPLE:
I can’t imagine John being the kind of person to openly argue, but rather chew it over in silence and, eventually, decide for himself.
MEANING: to relax completely, to calm down
EXAMPLE:
1. We chilled out last night and watched a movie at home for a change.
2. Chill out, woman! Don’t get so excited over nothing.
MEANING: refuse to speak
EXAMPLE:
I’ve tried talking to her about it, but she just clams up and changes the subject.
Clear off , clear smth off (object)
MEANING: disappears or is removed
EXAMPLE:
During the night the fog cleared off.
Clear up (no object), clear up smth (object)
MEANING: 1. tidy & clean or remove dirt and clean 2. find an answer or an explanation for smth or settle it 3. When bad weather clears up, it improves
EXAMPLE:
1. I cleared up the mess from the kids in the back garden.
2. I think this misunderstanding will be cleared up soon.
3. The weather is horrible at the moment. I hope it clears up later.
MEANING: admit you are wrong
EXAMPLE:
The company directors were eventually forced to climb down in the face of a fierce and sustained public backlash.
MEANING: meet someone by chance
EXAMPLE:
Not long ago, I came across an old friend from my schools days.
MEANING: find something by chance
EXAMPLE:
This stretch of coastline is famous for the fossils that you just come across lying on the beach.
MEANING: 1. recover consciousness 2. pay somebody a visit
EXAMPLE:
1. John finally came around after 2 days. We had all been very worried about him.
2. Bill and Ann are coming round tonight. We’re going play cards.
MEANING: recover consciousness. Opposites: pass out, black out
EXAMPLE:
When he came to, he was being loaded into an ambulance.
MEANING: receive a call, message, document, authorization, money, results
EXAMPLE:
As the final results came through by fax, it couldn’t have been any worse.
MEANING: to survive or recover from something eg. a car crash, accident, operation, illness etc.
EXAMPLE:
My cousin was in a serious car accident last week. Fortunately, he came through it with only minor injuries.
MEANING: When something comes up, it’s mentioned, or appears eg. an issue, point, matter, question, subject
EXAMPLE:
You’d better make sure you know these verbs because they always come up in the exam.
MEANING: When you come up with smth, it occurs to you or you manage to find it: eg. a plan, proposal, idea, scheme, solution, suggestion, compromise, money
EXAMPLE:
1. Scientists are trying to come up with a proven cure for cancer.
2. We are trying to come up with enough money to buy a new car.
MEANING: 1. to become less hot 2. to become less excited
EXAMPLE:
1. Let food cool down before putting it in the fridge or freezer.
2. I thought we could finally calmly discuss our argument, now that she had cooled down a bit.
Cop out, cop out of smth (object)
MEANING: to avoid responsibility because you are afraid or you don’t want to keep your promise
EXAMPLE:
I hoped Mike would focus on the important issue, but he copped out.
MEANING: to give somebody something because you have to
EXAMPLE:
The health minister said the government must cough up more money if it wants to maintain a high-quality health system.
MEANING: to rely on somebody to help or support you
EXAMPLE:
You can always count on her to know the latest information.
MEANING: When the government or the police crack down on smth, they are much stricter than before.
EXAMPLE:
Riot police cracked down on protesters last night and arrested over 100 people.
Cut back smth, cut back on smth (object)
MEANING: When you cut back something or cut back on smth, you reduce it to save money eg. to reduce spending, public expenditure, production, to budget
EXAMPLE:
The government said they must cut back on education expenses.
MEANING: When you cut something down, you make it fall to the ground by cutting it, usually a tree or forest.
EXAMPLE:
The tree was damaged in the storm so they had to cut it down.
MEANING: to reduce the amount of something you take or eat, eg. cut down on smoking, cigarettes, sugar, fatty foods
EXAMPLE:
People with diabetes are usually advised to cut down on sugar and sugary foods.
MEANING: to remove an object by cutting or you separate or stop it somehow
EXAMPLE:
For years, the country was part of the Soviet Union and was cut off from Western Europe
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