Back somebody up. Ví dụ: My parents backed me up in that argument.

Blow up. Ví dụ: The bomb blew up near the bridge.

Break down. Ví dụ: She broke down when she heard the bad news.

Break in / break into. Ví dụ: Someone broke into our house last night.

Break up. Ví dụ: They broke up after two years together.

Break out. Ví dụ: Two prisoners broke out of the prison.

Bring somebody up. Ví dụ: She was brought up by her grandparents.

Call something off. Ví dụ: The meeting was called off because of the storm.

Calm down. Ví dụ: Please calm down and listen to me.

Catch up (with something). Ví dụ: You must hurry to catch up with the bus.

Check in. Ví dụ: We checked in at the hotel at 2 p.m.

Check out. Ví dụ: Guests must check out before 12 a.m.

Cheer up. Ví dụ: She cheered up after hearing the good news.

Clean something up. Ví dụ: I cleaned my room up before the guests arrived.

Come across something. Ví dụ: I came across an old photo in the drawer.

Come apart. Ví dụ: The toy came apart when the child dropped it.

Come down with something. Ví dụ: She came down with a fever yesterday.

Count on somebody / something. Ví dụ: You can count on me when you need help.

Cut something down. Ví dụ: They cut down the old trees in the park.

Cut something off. Ví dụ: The electricity was cut off last night.

Do something over. Ví dụ: I did the homework over because it was wrong.

Do away with something. Ví dụ: The company decided to do away with old rules.

Dress up. Ví dụ: She dressed up for the party.

Drop in. Ví dụ: Drop in my house when you have free time.

Drop out. Ví dụ: Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University.

Eat out. Ví dụ: Why don’t we eat out tonight?

Fall down. Ví dụ: The trees fell down after the heavy rain.

Fall out. Ví dụ: The key must have fallen out of my bag.

Figure something out. Ví dụ: I have figured out how to enter the building.

Fill something in. Ví dụ: You should fill in the form before submitting it.

Find out. Ví dụ: She found out the car was out of order.

Get something across. Ví dụ: I tried to get my point across during the meeting.

Get along. Ví dụ: He gets along with his manager.

Get away. Ví dụ: I plan to get away in Danang.

Get back. Ví dụ: He got back from Hanoi last week.

Get something back. Ví dụ: I got my notebook back from my friend.

Get on something. Ví dụ: She gets on a bus to go to school.

Get over something. Ví dụ: She has got over the cancer after 5 years.

Get together. Ví dụ: Let’s get together for a drink.

Get up. Ví dụ: I got up early to prepare for the exam.

Give somebody away. Ví dụ: She gave away my secret to his boyfriend.

Give something back. Ví dụ: I have to give this laptop back to my brother.

Give something up. Ví dụ: I gave up playing video games.

Go ahead. Ví dụ: The project will go ahead as planned.

Go out. Ví dụ: We will go out for dinner tonight.

Go out with somebody. Ví dụ: Jane has been going out with Jim since the prom.

Grow up. Ví dụ: I want to be a teacher when I grow up.

Hand something in. Ví dụ: You must hand in the assignment by Friday.

Hand something out. Ví dụ: The teacher handed out the worksheet to students.

Hang on. Ví dụ: Hang on, I’m tying my shoelaces.

Hang up. Ví dụ: He hung up quickly after saying goodbye.

Hold somebody / something back. Ví dụ: The rope held the dog back.

Keep on doing something. Ví dụ: He kept on talking about the weather.

Keep somebody / something out. Ví dụ: They locked the hall to keep people out.

Let somebody down. Ví dụ: She let her mother down because of her behavior.

Log in. Ví dụ: I can’t log in my Gmail account.

Log out. Ví dụ: You should log out your FB account.

Look after somebody. Ví dụ: I have to look after his dog.

Look down on somebody. Ví dụ: You shouldn’t look down on the poor.

Look for somebody / something. Ví dụ: I’m looking for a white T-shirt.

Look forward to something. Ví dụ: I’m looking forward to summer vacation.

Look into something. Ví dụ: They are looking into the stock market.

Look out. Ví dụ: Look out! The car is coming.

Look something over. Ví dụ: Can you look over my essay?

Look something up. Ví dụ: You should look up new words in the dictionary.

Make something up. Ví dụ: John made up a story for not attending the class.

Pass away. Ví dụ: His father passed away last month.

Put something off. Ví dụ: We put off our trip to Europe until next year.

Put something out. Ví dụ: The fire was put out when the firefighters came.

Put something on. Ví dụ: I helped my brother put his clothes on.

Run into somebody. Ví dụ: I ran into my old friend in the bookshop.

Run out. Ví dụ: We have run out of milk.

Set something up. Ví dụ: My father set up a trip for my family.

Show off. Ví dụ: He is showing off his new car.

Sort something out. Ví dụ: It’s difficult to sort out this problem.

Stick to something. Ví dụ: You will be healthier if you stick to this routine.

Switch something off. Ví dụ: You should switch the light off to save electricity.

Switch something on. Ví dụ: Could you switch the radio on?

Sleep over. Ví dụ: I asked my mother for sleeping over at my friend’s house.

Take after somebody. Ví dụ: Everybody said I take after my father.

Take something back. Ví dụ: I have to take this skirt back because it’s too small.

Take off. Ví dụ: The plane will take off in 10 minutes.

Take something off. Ví dụ: Take your shoes off before entering my room.

Take something out. Ví dụ: Can you take the sandwiches out for me?

Tear something up. Ví dụ: She tore up the letter angrily.

Think back on. Ví dụ: I feel happy when I think back on my childhood.

Think something over. Ví dụ: You should think this offer over before accepting it.

Throw something away. Ví dụ: We threw this old sofa away.

Turn something down. Ví dụ: Please turn the TV down.

Turn something off. Ví dụ: The mother asked her children to turn the TV off.

Turn something on. Ví dụ: It’s too dark. Please turn the light on.

Turn something up. Ví dụ: Can you turn the radio up?

Turn up. Ví dụ: She surprised us when she turned up at the party.

Try something on. Ví dụ: This dress is so beautiful. I want to try it on.

Try something out. Ví dụ: I want to try this product out before buying it.

Take up. Ví dụ: He has taken up the position of manager.

Give in. Ví dụ: After a long debate, he finally gave in to her demands.

Look after somebody. Ví dụ: Can you look after my dog while I'm away?

Break down. Ví dụ: My car broke down on the way to work.

Run out of something. Ví dụ: We ran out of milk during the party.