Collins Cobuild English Grammar (76 page)

3.92
    Here is a list of phrasal verbs that consist of a transitive verb and an adverb:

add on

beat up

blot out

board up

bring about

bring along

bring back

bring down

bring forward

bring in

bring off

bring out

bring round

bring up

buy out

buy up

call off

call up

carry off

carry out

cast aside

catch out

chase up

chat up

clean out

conjure up

count out

cross off

cross out

cut back

cut down

cut off

cut up

deal out

dig up

do up

drag in

drag out

drag up

dream up

drink in

drive out

drum up

eat away

eat up

explain away

fight off

fill in

fill up

filter out

find out

fix up

follow up

frighten away

gather up

give away

give back

give off

hammer out

hand down

hand in

hand on

hand out

hand over

hand round

have on

hire out

hold down

hold up

hunt down

hush up

keep back

kick out

knock down

knock out

knock over

lap up

lay down

lay on

lay out

leave behind

leave out

let down

let in

let off

let out

lift up

live down

melt down

mess up

mix up

nail down

note down

order about

pack off

pass down

pass over

pass round

patch up

pay back

pay out

phase in

phase out

pick off

pick out

piece together

pin down

pin up

play back

play down

plug in

point out

print out

pull apart

pull down

push about

push around

push over

put about

put across

put around

put away

put down

put forward

put off

put on

put out

put through

put together

put up

read out

reason out

reel off

rinse out

rip off

rip up

rope in

rope off

rub in

rub out

rule out

rush through

scale down

screen off

seal off

see off

seek out

sell off

send up

set apart

set aside

set back

set down

shake off

shake up

shoot down

shrug off

shut away

shut in

shut off

shut out

size up

smooth over

snap up

soak up

sort out

sound out

spell out

spin out

stamp out

step up

stick down

summon up

switch on

take apart

take away

take back

take down

take in

take on

take up

talk over

talk round

tear apart

tear down

tear up

tell apart

tell off

think over

think through

think up

thrash out

throw away

throw off

throw on

throw out

tidy away

tie down

tie up

tip off

tip up

tire out

tone down

top up

track down

trade in

try on

try out

turn down

turn on

use up

warn off

wash away

weed out

weigh out

weigh up

whip up

win back

win over

wipe away

wipe out

wipe up

Phrasal verbs that consist of a transitive verb and a preposition are explained in paragraphs
3.107
to
3.110
.

phrasal verbs used both with and without an object:
The plane took off
,
She took off her coat

3.93
    A large group of phrasal verbs can be used both with and without an object.

Often this is because a phrasal verb has more than one meaning. For example,
break in
does not have an object when it is used in the sense of
get into a place by force
. But
break in
does take an object when it is used in the sense of
get someone used to a new situation
.