Don't put off learning some phrasal verbs with put. We explain more in this lesson. To put someone down can mean to insult someone or say they are bad. They always put their brother down. I don't know ...

Do you know how to use do up, do over, or do without? In this lesson, Claire teaches six of the most common English phrasal verbs with “do,” using easy examples you’ll remember. Learn what they mean, ...

What's the difference between back up, back down and back off? In this lesson, we explore some commonly used phrasal verbs with back in them. When you want to copy over all your files from your laptop ...

English uses the verb “eat” in far more ways than just talking about food — and mastering its phrasal verbs instantly makes you sound more natural and fluent. In this lesson, we break down 10 ...

Sometimes you can guess the meaning of a phrasal verb because it is related to the main verb. Look at this example again. Shall we give away all the old books in the office? The meaning is clearly ...

I have a friend who uses “hark back” a lot in conversation. She harks back to past news events. She harks back to old times. She harks back to something I told her last month or last year. My first ...

Here, the phrasal verb keeps on means continues. It has the same meaning as keeps but is slightly stronger. Other phrasal verbs that extend the meaning of the main verb are hurry up and sit down. Many ...