100 PHRASAL VERBS THÔNG DỤNG TRONG IELTS

1 give up: stop trying My maths homework was too difficult so I gave up go after somebody: follow somebody - theo My brother tried to go after the thief in his car go after something: try to achieve something - theo đuổi để đạt I went after my dream and now I am a published writer go against somebody: compete, oppose - thi đua, đối đầu với We are going against the best soccer team in the city tonight go ahead: start, proceed - bắt đầu, tiến hành Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold go back: return to a place - quay trở lại nơi I have to go back home and get my lunch go out: leave home to go on a social event - rời khỏi nhà, chơi We're going out for dinner tonight go out with somebody: date - hẹn hò Jesse has been going out with Luke since they met last winter go over something: review - kiểm tra lại Please go over your answers before you submit your test 10 go over: visit somebody nearby - thăm gần 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 thiếu thốn When I was young, we went without winter boots 12 grow apart: stop being friends over time - cách xa 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 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 - lớn để phù hợp với thứ 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 đồ dùng 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 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 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 up 25 hold somebody/ something back: prevent from doing/going - giữ chân, ngăn đó/ thứ 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 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 Keep on stirring until the liquid comes to a boil 31 keep something from somebody: not tell - khơng nói cho We kept our relationship from our parents for two years 32 keep somebody/ something out: stop from entering - khơng cho vào, bắt ngồi 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 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 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 website sở 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 website sở liệu If you don't log off somebody could get into your account 38 look after somebody/ something: take care of - chăm sóc đó/ thứ 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 - cảnh giác với 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 thơng tin danh bạ sở liệu We can look her phone number up on the Internet 47 look up to somebody: have a lot of respect for - ngưỡng mộ My little sister has always looked up to me 48 make something up: invent, lie about something - bịa đặt, nói dối việc Josie made up a story about why we were late 49 make up: forgive each other - tha thứ, làm hòa với We were angry last night, but we made up at breakfast 50 make somebody up: apply cosmetics to - trang điểm cho My sisters made me up for my graduation party 51 mix something up: confuse two or more things - nhầm lẫn hai hay nhiều thứ với 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 The professor passed the textbooks out before class 55 pass something up: decline (usually something good) - từ chối, bỏ qua (thường thứ 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 làm điều 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 - trỏ vào 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 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 cảm thấy ngu ngốc The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short 62 put something off: postpone - trì hỗn 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 vật 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, khơng cịn 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 My letter got sent back to me because I used the wrong stamp 73 set something up: arrange, organize - đặt, bố trí Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company 74 set somebody up: trick, trap - lừa, gài bẫy The police set up the car thief by using a hidden camera 75 shop around: compare prices - so sánh giá 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 He always shows off on his skateboard 77 sleep over stay somewhere for the night - ngủ lại, qua đêm You should sleep over tonight if the weather is too bad to drive home 78 sort sommething out: organize, resolve a problem - xếp, giải 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 đó, giới hạn thân thứ cụ thể You will lose weight if you stick to the diet 80 switch something off stop the energy flow, turn off - tắt thứ The light's too bright Could you switch it off 81 switch something on start the energy flow, turn on - bật thứ lên We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio 82 take after somebody: resemble a family member - giống gia đình I take after my mother We are both impatient 83 take something apart: purposely break into pieces - cố tình phá, tách thứ thành nhiều mảnh He took the car brakes apart and found the problem 84 take something back: return an item - trả lại vật 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 hẹn hị He asked her out to dinner and a movie 87 ask around: ask many people the same question - hỏi người 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 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 thứ nhiều lần khiến khơng cịn 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  ... mistakes? 46 look something up: search and find information in a reference book or database tìm kiếm thông tin danh bạ sở liệu We can look her phone number up on the Internet 47 look up to somebody:... - 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