100 PHRASAL VERBS THÔNG DỤNG TRONG IELTS

go back: return to a place - quay trở lại một nơi nào đó I have to go back home and get my lunch.. go out with somebody: date - hẹn hò ai đó Jesse has been going out with Luke since th

1 give up: stop trying

My maths homework was too difficult so I gave up

2 go after somebody: follow somebody - đi theo ai đó

My brother tried to go after the thief in his car

3 go after something: try to achieve something - theo đuổi để đạt được cái gì đó

I went after my dream and now I am a published writer

4 go against somebody: compete, oppose - thi đua, đối đầu với ai đó

We are going against the best soccer team in the city tonight

5 go ahead: start, proceed - bắt đầu, tiến hành

Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold

6 go back: return to a place - quay trở lại một nơi nào đó

I have to go back home and get my lunch

7 go out: leave home to go on a social event - rời khỏi nhà, đi chơi

We're going out for dinner tonight

8 go out with somebody: date - hẹn hò ai đó

Jesse has been going out with Luke since they met last winter

9 go over something: review - kiểm tra lại

Please go over your answers before you submit your test

10 go over: visit somebody nearby - thăm ai đó ở gần đây

I haven't seen Tina for a long time I think I'll go over for an hour or two

11 go without something: suffer lack or deprivation - trải qua sự thiếu thốn

When I was young, we went without winter boots

12 grow apart: stop being friends over time - cách xa nhau dần qua thời gian

My best friend and I grew apart after she changed schools

13 grow back: regrow - mọc lại

My roses grew back this summer

14 grow into something: grow big enough to fit - lớn lên đủ đề phù hợp với thứ gì đó

This bike is too big for him now, but he should grow into it by next year

15 grow out of something: get too big for something - quá lớn để phù hợp với một thứ

gì đó

Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones

16 grow up: become an adult - trưởng thành, lớn lên

When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman

17 hand something down: give something used to somebody else - nhượng lại cho ai

đó một món đồ đã dùng rồi

I handed my old comic books down to my little cousin

18 hand something in: submit - nộp

I have to hand in my essay by Friday

19 hand something out: to distribute to a group of people - phân phát cho một nhóm

người

We will hand out the invitations at the door

20 hand something over: give (usually unwillingly) - giao nộp (một cách không tự

nguyện)

The police asked the man to hand over his wallet and his weapons

21 hang in: stay positive - giữ thái độ tích cực

Hang in there I'm sure you'll find a job very soon

22 hang on: wait a short time - đợi trong chốc lát

Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes!

23 hang out: spend time relaxing - vui chơi

Instead of going to the party we are just going to hang out at my place

24 hang up: end a phone call - dập máy

He didn't say goodbye before he hung up

25 hold somebody/ something back: prevent from doing/going - giữ chân, ngăn ai đó/

thứ gì đó lại

I had to hold my dog back because there was a cat in the park

26 hold something back: hide an emotion - kiềm nén cảm xúc

Jamie held back his tears at his grandfather's funeral

27 hold on: wait a short time - chờ trong chốc lát

Please hold on while I transfer you to the Sales Department

28 hold onto somebody/ something: hold firmly using your hands or arms - giữ chặt,

bám chặt

Hold onto your hat because it's very windy outside

29 hold somebody/ something up: rob - cướp giật

A man in a black mask held the bank up this morning

30 keep on doing something: continue doing - tiếp tục làm gì đó

Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil

31 keep something from somebody: not tell - không nói gì đó cho ai đó

We kept our relationship from our parents for two years

32 keep somebody/ something out: stop from entering - không cho vào, bắt ở ngoài

Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room

33 keep something up: continue at the same rate - tiếp tục giữ nguyên phong độ

If you keep those results up you will get into a great college

34 let somebody down: fail to support or help, disappoint - làm ai đó thất vọng

I need you to be on time Don't let me down this time

35 let somebody in: allow to enter - cho phép vào trong nhà

Can you let the cat in before you go to school?

36 log in/ on: sign in (to a website, database) - đăng nhập vào một website hoặc cơ sở

dữ liệu

I can't log in to Facebook because I've forgotten my password

37 log out/ off: sign out (of a website, database) - đăng xuất khỏi một website hoặc cơ

sở dữ liệu

If you don't log off somebody could get into your account

38 look after somebody/ something: take care of - chăm sóc ai đó/ thứ gì đó

I have to look after my sick grandmother

39 look down on somebody: think less of, consider inferior - coi thường, đánh giá thấp

Ever since we stole that chocolate bar your dad has looked down on me

40 look for somebody/ something: try to find - tìm kiếm

I'm looking for a red dress for the wedding

41 look forward to something: be excited about the future - cảm thấy phấn khích,

mong ngóng đến tương lai

I'm looking forward to the Christmas break

42 look into something: investigate - điều tra, nghiên cứu

We are going to look into the price of snowboards today

43 look out: be careful, vigilant, and take notice - cảnh giác, lưu ý

Look out! That car's going to hit you!

44 look out for somebody/ something: be especially vigilant for - cực kì cảnh giác

với ai đó/ cái gì đó

Don't forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail

45 look something over: check, examine - kiểm tra, xem xét

Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?

46 look something up: search and find information in a reference book or database -

tìm kiếm thông tin trên một danh bạ hoặc cơ sở dữ liệu

We can look her phone number up on the Internet

47 look up to somebody: have a lot of respect for - ngưỡng mộ ai đó

My little sister has always looked up to me

48 make something up: invent, lie about something - bịa đặt, nói dối về một việc gì

đó

Josie made up a story about why we were late

49 make up: forgive each other - tha thứ, làm hòa với nhau

We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast

50 make somebody up: apply cosmetics to - trang điểm cho ai đó

My sisters made me up for my graduation party

51 mix something up: confuse two or more things - nhầm lẫn giữa hai hay nhiều thứ

với nhau

I mixed up the twins' names again!

52 pass away: die - qua đời

His uncle passed away last night after a long illness

53 pass out: fain - bất tỉnh, ngất

It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed out

54 pass something out: give the same thing to many people - truyền tay nhau

The professor passed the textbooks out before class

55 pass something up: decline (usually something good) - từ chối, bỏ qua (thường là

thứ gì đó tích cực, tốt đẹp)

I passed up the job because I am afraid of change

56 pay somebody back: return owed money - trả tiền nợ

Thanks for buying my ticket I'll pay you back on Friday

57 pay for something: be punished for doing something bad - bị trừng phạt, trả giá vì

làm điều gì đó xấu

That bully will pay for being mean to my little brother

58 pick something out: choose - lựa chọn

I picked out three sweaters for you to try on

59 point somebody/ something out: indicate with your finger - chỉ trỏ vào ai đó/ cái

gì đó

I'll point my boyfriend out when he runs by

60 put something down: put what you are holding on a surface or floor - đặt vật đang

cầm xuống đất

You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter

61 put somebody down: insult, make somebody feel stupid - xúc phạm, làm ai đó cảm

thấy ngu ngốc

The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short

62 put something off: postpone - trì hoãn

We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane

63 put something out: extinguish - dập tắt

The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived

64 put something together: assemble - tập hợp, lắp ráp

I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives

65 put up with somebody/ something: tolerate - chịu đựng

I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car

66 put something on: put clothing/ accessories on your body - mặc quần áo, đeo trang

sức lên người

Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party

67 run into somebody/ something: meet unexpectedly - tình cờ gặp

I ran into an old school-friend at the mall

68 run over somebody/ something: drive a vehicle over a person or thing - cán xe qua

một vật gì đó/ ai đó

I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway

69 run over/ through something: rehearse, review - tập dượt, tổng duyệt

Let's run over/through these lines one more time before the show

70 run away: leave unexpectedly, escape - đào tẩu, bỏ chạy

The child ran away from home and has been missing for three days

71 run out: have none left - hết mất, không còn

We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap

72 send something back: return (usually by mail) - gửi trả lại thứ gi đó

My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp

73 set something up: arrange, organize - sắp đặt, bố trí

Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company

74 set somebody up: trick, trap - lừa, gài bẫy ai đó

The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera

75 shop around: compare prices - so sánh giá cả

I want to shop around a little before I decide on these boots

76 show off: act extra special for people watching (usually boastfully) - khoe mẽ, thể

hiện

He always shows off on his skateboard

77 sleep over stay somewhere for the night - ngủ lại, qua đêm ở đâu đó

You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home

78 sort sommething out: organize, resolve a problem - sắp xếp, giải quyết một vấn đề

We need to sort the bills out before the first of the month

79 stick to something: continue doing something, limit yourself to one particular thing

- tiếp tục làm gì đó, giới hạn bản thân trong một thứ cụ thể nào đó

You will lose weight if you stick to the diet

80 switch something off stop the energy flow, turn off - tắt thứ gì đó đi

The light's too bright Could you switch it off

81 switch something on start the energy flow, turn on - bật thứ gì đó lên

We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio

82 take after somebody: resemble a family member - giống một ai đó trong gia đình

I take after my mother We are both impatient

83 take something apart: purposely break into pieces - cố tình phá, tách một thứ gì

đó thành nhiều mảnh

He took the car brakes apart and found the problem

84 take something back: return an item - trả lại một vật gì đó

I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work

85 take off: start to fly - cất cánh

My plane takes off in five minutes

86 ask somebody out: invite somebody on a date - mời ai đó đi hẹn hò

He asked her out to dinner and a movie

87 ask around: ask many people the same question - hỏi mọi người về cùng một thứ

I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet

88 add up to something: equal - tương đương

Your purchases add up to $205.32

89 back something up: reverse - quay ngược, đảo chiều

You'll have to back up your car so that I can get out

90 back somebody up: support - hỗ trợ

My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job

91 blow up: explode - phát nổ

The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence

92 blow something up: add air - bơm, thổi phồng

We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party

93 break down: stop functioning (vehicle, machine) - ngừng hoạt động (máy móc, xe

cộ)

Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm

94 break down: get upset - cảm thấy suy sụp

The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died

95 break something down: divide into smaller parts - phân tách thứ gì đó thành nhiều

phần nhỏ

Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts

96 break in: force entry to a buidling - đột nhập vào nhà

Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo

97 break into something: enter forcibly (xông vào)

The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children

98 break something in: wear something a few times so that it doesn’t look/ feel new

- mặc một thứ gì đó nhiều lần khiến nó không còn mới nữa

The new shoes is so tight that they hurt my feet I need to break these shoes in before we run next week

99 break in: interupt - can thiệp, làm gián đoạn

The TV station broke in to report the news of the celebrity's death

100 break up: end a relationship - chia tay, chấm dứt mối quan hệ

My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America