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Phrasal Verbs

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Book up#151

Reserve

“We need to BOOK UP before someone notices.”

Boot up#152

Start a computer

“She BOOT her ideas ACROSS UP well.”

Border on#153

Be located next to a place

“We need to BORDER ON before someone notices.”

Boss about#154

Use excessive authority to control people

“We've BOSSN ABOUT all the milk.”

Boss around#155

Use excessive authority to control people

“We've BOSSN AROUND all the milk.”

Botch up#156

Ruin or spoil something

“Don't BOTCH UP it.”

Bottle away#157

Store up

“She's BOTTLEG UP AWAY for a car.”

Bottle out#158

Lack courage to do something

“We need to BOTTLE OUT before someone notices.”

Bottle up#159

Not express your feelings

“The children were BOTTLING UP stories from the book.”

Bottom out#160

Pass the lowest point and start rising

“They're BOTTOMING OUT a summer launch date.”

Bounce into#161

Force someone

“We need to BOUNCE INTO before someone notices.”

Bounce back#162

Recover

“She's BOUNCEG OVER BACK the flu.”

Bounce off#163

Test ideas

“We need to BOUNCE OFF before someone notices.”

Bow down to#164

Show respect

“She BOWS DOWN TO her older sister.”

Bow out#165

Leave, quit

“We can't BOW OUT from the deal now.”

Bow to#166

Accept something, usually unwillingly

“The government BOWED TO pressure and held the bill back.”

Bowl out#167

Hit someone's wicket in cricket with the ball

“I BOWL OUT an old friend.”

Bowl over#168

Surprise someone greatly

“What time do you BOWL OVER?”

Box in#169

Prevent something from moving, especially vehicles

“I suppose we should BOX IN before they notice we're late.”

Box up#170

Pack things in boxes to move them

“I suppose we should BOX UP before they notice we're late.”

Brace up#171

Feel more confident or optimistic about something

“We need to BRACE UP before someone notices.”

Branch out#172

Move into a different area of business, etc.

“I suppose we should BRANCH OUT before they notice we're late.”

Break away#173

Leave an organisation, usually to form a new one

“We can't BREAK AWAY from the deal now.”

Break down#174

End negotiations unsuccessfully

“We need to BREAK DOWN before someone notices.”

Break for#175

To go or run towards a place, especially when you are trying to escape

“I suppose we should BREAK FOR before they notice we're late.”

Break in#176

Go into a building to steal something

“We need to BREAK UP IN our reserves.”

Break into#177

Start doing something

“He BROKE INTO a run when he saw the police.”

Break off#178

Break a piece from something

“The old chair's BREAKING OFF.”

Break out#179

Start (war, conflict)

“Smoking BREAKS UP OUT too much money.”

Break out in#180

Sweat heavily, develop skin sores or irritation.

“We need to BREAK UP OUT IN our reserves.”

Break out of#181

Escape

“They BREAK OUT OF with the crime.”

Break through#182

Pass a barrier or obstacle

“We need to BREAK THROUGH before someone notices.”

Break up#183

Break into many pieces

“The old chair's BREAKING UP.”

Breed out#184

Remove a character trait by controlling reproduction

“I suppose we should BREED OUT before they notice we're late.”

Breeze along#185

Move easily and quickly

“I suppose we should BREEZE ALONG before they notice we're late.”

Breeze in#186

Enter a place quickly

“We need to BREEZE IN before someone notices.”

Breeze into#187

Enter a place quickly

“We need to BREEZE INTO before someone notices.”

Breeze through#188

Pass easily, succeed

“BREEZE THROUGH your shoes.”

Brick in#189

Close or fill a space with bricks

“Please BRICK IN the form.”

Brick up#190

Close or fill a space with bricks

“Please BRICK UP the form.”

Brighten up#191

Improve (weather)

“The day started cloudy but BRIGHTENED UP in the afternoon.”

Brim over#192

Be too full and overflow

“We need to BRIM OVER before someone notices.”

Brim with#193

Be full of something

“We need to BRIM WITH before someone notices.”

Bring about#194

Make something happen

“Something's BRINGP ABOUT at work.”

Bring along#195

Bring someone or something to certain place

“We need to BRING ALONG before someone notices.”

Bring around#196

Persuade or convince someone

“She BRINGD me AROUND going.”

Bring back#197

Cause someone to remember

“We've BRINGN BACK all the milk.”

Bring down#198

Make a government fall

“I suppose we should BRING DOWN before they notice we're late.”

Bring forth#199

Produce something, make it known or visible

“We need to BRING FORTH a solution.”

Bring forward#200

Make something happen earlier than originally planned

“Something's BRINGP FORWARD at work.”

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