Phrasal verbs 4

Phrasal verbs, Prepositional verbs with special meaning (S-Z)
Phrase Example
S
save up I'm saving up money for a new car.
see through (1) I knew what he was up to, because I saw through him.
(2) I'll see this project through.
sell out (to) (1) He refused to sell out to a large corporation.
(2) He shouldn't have sold out to them.
send away for I had to send for a new part.
send for He sent for his secretary.
send over (to) She sent me over to her office.
set in The tournament set in early in January.
set up (for) I will set up a meeting for next week.
settle down (1) One day they will settle down in a small cabin in the mountains.
(2) Will you please settle down and relax?
shoot up Jane shot up just after she turned thirteen.
show off Stop showing off.
sign in Did you remember to sign in?
sign up for Did you remember to sign up for the class?
sit around Don't just sit around. Do something!
sit down Please, sit down and relax.
sit in on You guys mind if I sit in on your discussion?
sit out I'm not playing. I better sit out this time.
sit up (1) I sat up and read a book.
(2) I wouldn't get such terrible backaches if I would sit up properly.
sleep in I slept in this morning.
slim down You have slimmed down a lot since last spring break.
slip up You must not slip up again.
slow down You're going to fast. Please slow down.
smash into The car smashed into the side of a bus.
sober up Some coffee definitely won't sober them up.
speak up Please speak up. I nearly can't hear you.
speak up for You can speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.
split up We had to split the class up into two classes.
spread out He told them to spread out and continue their search.
stand around Don't stand around. Get busy!
stand by Stand by while I search for another song.
stand in (for) Sam is sick. Can you stand in for him?
stand up She stood up and look across the room.
start off When will we start off?
start out We will start out whenever you are ready.
start over Sorry, I guess I messed this up, so can I start over?
start up Start your car up and let's go.
stay over Can my friend stay over, please?
steal away She stealed away while he was refilling her coffee.
step aside Step aside, please. You're in my way.
step up Traffic has stepped up since the road was fixed.
stick together We must stick together.
stop by Please stop by before you go on vacation.
stop in Can't you just stop in for a few minutes?
stop over We stopped over in Chicago for two nights.
storm in(to) He stormed into the room, shouting and yelling.
storm out (of) He got angry and stormed out of the meeting.
straighten out (1) We have to straighten this mess out.
(2) They straightened out the line of people.
straighten up My room is a total mess. I better straighten it up right away.
strip down The doctor told me to strip down for the examination.
sum up Can you sum up the the arguments of this essay?
swell up I bumped my ankle and it swelled up.
switch off I forgot to switch the TV off before I went to bed.
switch on Can someone switch the light on, please?
T
take away The police took her daughter away.
take apart Don't take my TV apart.
take in Don't take strangers in.
take off (1) When does your plane take off?
(2) Sorry, I have to take off now.
(3) Take your coat off, please.
take over If you take over, you will be in charge.
talk back (to) Don't ever talk back to her.
talk out Let's just talk this matter out.
team up (with) I don't want to team up with him.
tear off (of) She tore off the label of the bottle.
tell off I should have told him off.
tell on I'm going to call your father and tell on you.
think back (to) Try and think back to the morning of June 5.
think over I needed a few minutes to think it over.
think through First, let me think this through and I'll call you tomorrow first in the morning.
think of I quickly had to think of something.
think up I'll think something up.
throw up I was so nauseous I almost had to throw up.
tidy up Your room looks like a pig sty. You better tidy it up now.
tool up I needed to tool up to do the job.
trick into He tried to trick her into doing it his way.
try out Let's try out this candy store.
turn around/about The car turned around and went the other way.
turn down (1) He turned his collar down, when he entered her house.
(2) Turn the music down a little, will you?
(3) Our proposal was turned down.
turn in I need some sleep. I'm going to turn in now.
turn in(to) Turn in for some gas.
turn off Could you please turn the radio off?
turn on Don't forget to turn on the lights when the sun goes down.
turn up (1) Turn your cuffs up, please.
(2) Something always turns up.
(3) Apparently, new evidence has turned up.
U
use up You can use it up. I have more of it.
V
vote down They voted him down.
W
wake up Wake up! We have hit the road.
walk off They didn't even say good-bye. They just walked off.
walk out (on) My sister walked out on Fred because she was fed up with him.
watch over Can you watch over the kids while we're gone.
watch out (for) Watch out for the snakes in the bushes.
wear out After weeks of learning for this stupid test, I'm finally worn out.
wipe off (of) Don't use your sleeve to wipe the ice cream off of your hand.
work out (1) Everything will work out in the end.
(2) She needs to work out more often.
work over They really worked him over.
write away for I wrote away for a book on poetry.
Y
yell out The pain caused me to yell out.
Z
zip up I had better zip my jacket up.
zoom in (on) She zoomed in on this issue.