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Separable Phrasal Verbs
The object may come after the following phrasal verbs or it may separate the two parts:
· You have to do this paint job over.
· You have to do over this paint job.
When the object of the
following phrasal verbs is a pronoun, the two parts of the phrasal verb must
be separated:
· You have to do it over.
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Verb
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Meaning
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blow up
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explode
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bring up
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mention a topic
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bring up
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raise children
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call off
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cancel
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do over
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repeat a job
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fill out
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complete a form
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fill up
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fill to capacity
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find out
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discover
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give away
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give
something to someone else for free
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give back
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return an object
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hand in
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submit something (assignment)
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hang up
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put
something on hook or receiver
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hold up
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delay
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hold up (2)
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rob
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leave out
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omit
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look over
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examine, check
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look up
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search in a list
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make up
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invent a
story or lie
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make out
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hear, understand
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pick out
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choose
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pick up
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lift
something off something else
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point out
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call attention to
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put away
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save or store
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put off
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postpone
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put on
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put
clothing on the body
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put out
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extinguish
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read over
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peruse
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set up
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to arrange, begin
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take down
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make a written note
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take off
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remove clothing
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talk over
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discuss
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throw away
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discard
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try on
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put
clothing on to see if it fits
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try out
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test
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turn down
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lower volume
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turn down (2)
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reject
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turn up
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raise the volume
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turn off
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switch off electricity
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turn off (2)
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repulse
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turn on
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switch on the electricity
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use up
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exhaust, use completely
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