250 Most Common English Phrasal Verbs - Top 76 - 100 Phrasal Verbs

Here you are provided with the part 4 of the list of the most common phrasal verbs in English such as "fall in", "pull out", and "hold up".

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250 Most Common English Phrasal Verbs

to occupy a particular amount of space or time

Ex: The meeting took up the entire afternoon .

(of a gun, bomb, etc.) to be fired or to explode

Ex: The bomb was designed to go off remotely with a single press of a button .

to collapse under pressure, often due to structural weakness

Ex: The abandoned mine entrance showed signs of instability and was at risk of falling in .

to discover, meet, or find someone or something by accident

Ex: I was browsing through a bookstore when I came across a novel that caught my attention .

to take and bring something out of a particular place or position

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to come to someone's house in order to visit them for a short time

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to change your position so as to face another direction

Ex: When I entered the room , everyone turned around to look at me .

to begin to live in a new house or work in a new office

Ex: She 's looking forward to move in to her new home after the wedding .

to continue doing something even though there are some hardships

Ex: The musician stuck to her practice routine , dedicating hours each day to perfect their skills .

to investigate or explore something in order to gather information or understand it better

Ex: The reporter is looking into the allegations of corruption within the company .

to turn your head to see the surroundings

Ex: When we got to the top of the hill , we looked around to enjoy the view .

to make something required, necessary, or appropriate

Ex: The situation calls for immediate action .

to meet someone by chance and unexpectedly

Ex: She often runs into her neighbors while walking her dog in the park .

to accidentally enter something

Ex: The toddler giggled as he tried to catch butterflies and accidentally fell into a flower bed .

to become involved in something unpleasant because of carelessness or ignorance

Ex: They walked into a trap set by their competitors during the negotiation .

to make something stop working

Ex: The technician had to shut down the entire system for maintenance .

to provide a place for someone to stay temporarily

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to cause a machine, device, or system to stop working or flowing, usually by pressing a button or turning a switch

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to go by [verb]

to pass a certain point in time

Ex: Time seemed to go by faster during our vacation .

to continue moving ahead physically

Ex: The car would n’t go forward because of a mechanical issue .

to represent something in the form of an abbreviation or symbol

Ex: The abbreviation ' CEO ' stands for Chief Executive Officer .

to persist in doing a plan, idea, or course of action over time

Ex: He chose to stick with his original choice of major , even though it was difficult .