1. Pop in (to) – Visit briefly
   • I’ll pop in later for a cup of tea.
2. Pick up – Collect or lift something/someone
   • Can you pick me up from the station?
3. Carry on – Continue
   • Carry on with your work; I’ll be back soon.
4. Give up – Stop doing something (usually a habit)
   • I’ve decided to give up smoking.
5. Sort out – Organize or fix a problem
   • We need to sort out the issues with the Wi-Fi.
6. Turn up – Arrive or increase (volume/temperature)
   • He turned up late again.
   • Can you turn up the heating?
7. Look after – Take care of
   • Can you look after the kids tonight?
8. Run out (of) – Have none left
   • We’ve run out of milk.
9. Come across – Find by chance
   • I came across an old photo album yesterday.
10. Work out – Solve a problem or understand something; exercise

• I can’t work out how to use this app.
• I work out three times a week.

11. Bring up – Mention a topic or raise a child

• Don’t bring up politics at dinner.
• She was brought up in London.

12. Turn down – Refuse or reduce

• He turned down the job offer.
• Turn down the music—it’s too loud!

13. Put off – Postpone or discourage

• We’ve put off the meeting until next week.
• The bad weather put me off going for a run.

14. Break down – Stop working or become very emotional

• My car broke down on the motorway.
• She broke down in tears when she heard the news.

15. Get by – Survive or manage

• I’m not rich, but I get by.

16. Cut off – Disconnect or isolate

• The internet cut off during our video call.
• They were cut off by the flooding.

17. Set off – Start a journey or trigger something

• We set off early to avoid traffic.
• The alarm was set off by mistake.

18. Hold on – Wait or hold tightly

• Hold on, I’ll be right back.
• Hold on to the railing—it’s slippery!

19. Take off – Remove (clothing), leave suddenly, or become successful

• Take off your coat—it’s warm inside.
• He took off without saying goodbye.
• The new restaurant really took off!

20. Fall out – Argue and stop being friends

• They fell out over something silly.

21. Make up – Reconcile, invent, or apply cosmetics

• They had a fight but made up the next day.
• She made up a story to explain why she was late.
• I need five minutes to make up before we leave.

22. Get over – Recover from

• It took him months to get over his illness.

23. Call off – Cancel

• They called off the football match because of rain.

24. Look forward to – Anticipate with pleasure

• I’m really looking forward to the weekend.

25. Take up – Start a new activity

• I’ve taken up yoga recently.

Here’s a gap fill exercise based on the provided phrasal verbs. Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verb from the list below:

1. I’ll ______ in later for a cup of tea.
2. Can you ______ me up from the station?
3. ______ with your work; I’ll be back soon.
4. I’ve decided to ______ smoking.
5. We need to ______ the issues with the Wi-Fi.
6. He ______ late again.
7. Can you ______ the kids tonight?
8. We’ve ______ of milk.
9. I ______ an old photo album yesterday.
10. I can’t ______ how to use this app.
11. Don’t ______ politics at dinner.
12. He ______ the job offer.
13. We’ve ______ the meeting until next week.
14. My car ______ on the motorway.
15. I’m not rich, but I ______.
16. The internet ______ during our video call.
17. We ______ early to avoid traffic.
18. ______ on, I’ll be right back.
19. ______ your coat—it’s warm inside.
20. They ______ over something silly.
21. They had a fight but ______ the next day.
22. It took him months to ______ his illness.
23. They ______ the football match because of rain.
24. I’m really ______ to the weekend.
25. I’ve ______ yoga recently.

Answers:

1. pop in
2. pick
3. Carry on
4. give up
5. sort out
6. turned up
7. look after
8. run out
9. came across
10. work out
11. Bring up
12. turned down
13. put off
14. broke down
15. get by
16. cut off
17. set off
18. Hold
19. Take off
20. fell out
21. made up
22. get over
23. called off
24. looking forward
25. taken up

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