Due to the complexities of English, nobody can honestly brag about having a proficient level of the language without a solid knowledge of phrasal verbs and Idioms.
Every day, in almost every conversation, native speakers will use phrasal verbs idioms more than someone who is new to the language, simply because they are more familiar with them and know the context in which they should be used. Therefore, this means that when you, the second language learner uses a phrasal verb or idiom in the correct context, that you have a more proficient level of English and therefore you sound more like a native speaker.
Below is a list of 60 of the most important general phrasal verbs necessary for traveling the B2 to C2 language learning journey. With these phrasal verbs, you will be able to listen and speak more like a native speaker, therefore, enhancing your ability to communicate effectively.
The 50 Most Important Idioms for Achieving a B2 to C2 Level of English.
Study tips for how to learn phrasal verbs
Study tips for how to learn idioms.
It also helps if you think of English as if it were food – the basic ingredients may taste ok, but you need a little extra "something" to take it to improve it. Phrasal verbs and Idioms, in that sense, are the spice that you can add to your English skills as you progress through your journey to achieving a truly proficient level.
Understanding the basics of English is a good start, but idioms can help you explore the language in a deeper, more meaningful way.
| Phrasal Verbs | Meaning | Example |
| Break Down | Stop functioning | My car broke down |
| Bring up | Mention a topic | She brought up that matter again |
| Back down | withdraw a position | We never back down |
| Beat up | punch and kick | I got beat up |
| Blow up | Explode | They tried to blow up the station |
| Bump into | Meet by accident | I bump into my wife at the park |
| Call off | Cancel | They call off that meeting |
| Come across | find by chance | I was cleaning and I came across my journal |
| Clean out | Clean | I was cleaning out the closet |
| Carry on | Continue | Sorry , carry on talking! |
| Drop out | Leave school | They dropped out of college |
| Drop by | Visit | We just dropped by her house |
| Find out | discovered | I found out that she was pregnant |
| Get out | Leave | You need to get out of here |
| Give away | Give something for free | They are giving away tickets |
| End up | The end result | I ended up in another school |
| Get by | survive | I have some money to get by |
| Get over | get well | Dave has got over the flu |
| Get along | being good friends | We get along really well |
| Get away | Escape | I got away with murder |
| Get rid of | Eliminate | I need to get rid of her |
| Go over | Review | I went over the material |
| Grow up | Get older | You are 21, Grow up |
| Give up | Stop trying | They just gave up |
| Go out | Have a date | Do you want to go out with me? |
| Hang out | Spend time | I am hanging out with my friends |
| Hurry up | Do something fast | We are late, hurry up |
| Make out | Kiss | They were making out outside the office |
| Made up | Invent a story | She made that up to save herself |
| Mess up | to spoil | You are messing things up |
| Show up | Arrive | Alex didn’t show up |
| Pass out | Lose consciousness | She passed out in front of me |
| Piss off | to be angry | I am really pissed off |
| Put off | Postpone | We put off the meeting until Friday |
| Put up with | let happen | I won’t put up with my sisters |
| Put on | Get dressed | I put on a sweater |
| Put out | Extinguish | The firefighters put out the fire |
| Run into | Meet | I ran into my teacher last week |
| Run out | to use all of it | We are running out of gas |
| Take off | Remove clothing | I took off my jacket |
| Turn Down | Lower volume | Please turn it down |
| Turn down | Reject | He was turned down twice |
| Work out | Exercise | I am working out right now |
| Watch out | Be aware | You better watch out |
| Work out | find a solution | We will work something out |
| Wake up | Finish sleeping | I woke up at 9 |
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