Learn 50 Phrasal Verbs in 30 minutes - ALL the Advanced Phrasal Verbs You Need! (+ Free PDF & Quiz)

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- Hello, lovely students,

and welcome back to English with Lucy.

Today, we are going to tackle the topic of phrasal verbs.

I have had so many requests for a phrasal verbs lesson.

If you're not already familiar,

a phrasal verb consists of a verb and a particle,

which is usually a preposition or a couple of prepositions.

And very frequently, when you add this preposition

or particle onto the verb,

it changes the meaning of the verb,

making it incredibly confusing for people

who are learning English at foreign language.

I have some good news and some bad news.

I'll start with the bad news.

You just have to learn them.

There's no other way around it.

You have to learn phrasal verbs.

There's no quick fix, not yet.

Maybe someone will invent one one day.

So that was the bad news.

However, I have pieces of good news for you.

The first piece of good news is this video.

In today's video, I am going to teach you

well over 50 phrasal verbs with examples and explanations.

The second piece of good news

is that I don't just have a free PDF for you today.

I have a free ebook containing all of the PDFs

that we're going to learn in today's video

and some extra exercises, that's for free.

I'm not sure how long I'm going to keep this here.

So if I were you, I would download it now.

And the third piece of good news

is possibly the most exciting.

This news is really going to benefit the super motivated

and engaged students who really want to take

their language skills to the next level.

I am running another phrasal verbs challenge.

My challenges are pretty legendary amongst my students.

Many of them come back time and time again.

And for the first time, we're doing one on phrasal verbs

and it's going to be incredible, I promise you.

This challenge is a 30-day course.

It is a huge motivational push.

You work hard for 30 days and you have lifetime results.

This 30-day phrasal verbs challenge

starts on the 1st of March,

so make sure you sign up before then.

Every day for 30 days,

you will receive a little story text from me

each containing six to 10 phrasal verbs.

The important thing is they are phrasal verbs in context.

You also get a daily video from me

where I read through the text

so you can focus on improving your listening skills

and your pronunciation.

I discuss all of the meanings of the phrasal verbs

and where they're used and give examples.

Each day after you've read through the text

and you've viewed your daily video lesson from me,

you can take the daily exercise questions.

We do 20 exercise questions per day.

They are multiple choice and they are so effective

for practising what you've learned

and checking your understanding.

A new feature is that every day has a comment section.

So each day, you can write a comment,

you can practise using your phrasal verbs,

or you can ask us a question.

We started this in the last challenge

and it has been amazing.

We have such a lovely community of students,

and you can learn so much from other people's questions.

As you go through the challenge

and you take those 20 daily exercise questions,

I will start to test you on the phrasal verbs

that you have learned in previous days.

This is perfect for really getting them in your head,

for improving your memory and your retention.

In one month, you will learn over 230 phrasal verbs.

You will take over 600 exercises in total.

Can you imagine the difference that will make

where you will be in 30 days time?

A month push for lifetime results,

30 videos, 30 lessons, 600 exercise questions.

And the best part of all is that you have lifetime access.

So you take it in the 30 days, but then after that,

you can go back at any time retake the quizzes,

rewatch the videos.

Remember, this challenge starts on the 1st of March,

so make sure you sign up before then.

For pricing and enrollment,

just click on the link in the description box.

In the past few months,

we have run a collocations challenge

and an idioms challenge,

and the students have absolutely loved it.

The feedback has been amazing.

I'm hoping that lots of them will join

the phrasal verbs challenge too.

And I really hope to see you there.

Right, let's get started with the phrasal verbs video.

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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to English with Lucy.

It seems like quite a lot of you are interested

in vocabulary regarding relationships,

and you're also quite interested in phrasal verbs,

so I just had this amazing idea.

I thought put the two together,

relationship and phrasal verbs, because there are a lot.

So I'm going to talk about 12 today.

Some are more basic, some are more common, should I say?

And some are more advanced.

And if you use these in exams like IELTS

and the first and the advanced Cambridge exams,

then you should get a good response

because they're quite niche.

The first phrasal verb is to ask out.

It's separable, so to ask somebody out,

and this is to invite someone on a date.

For example, he asked me out at a party

and we've been inseparable ever since.

So the next one is to take somebody out.

This is to take somebody on a date.

So these first two are quite similar.

On our first date, he took me out to a restaurant.

Normally, the person who is taking the other person out

is offering to pay for the date, normally.

I prefer to split the bill

and then there are no expectations.

And I like to do this

because I don't like to lead anyone on.

So to lead somebody on is to give them the wrong idea,

to make them think that they've got a chance with you,

that the relationship might go somewhere,

but in reality, it never will.

So if I kept agreeing to these dates

and letting this person pay for me

when I have no intention of furthering the relationship,

I would be leading that person on.

Then we have one, which is a bit more casual.

This is to hook up.

To hook up normally means to have more

of a casual relationship with somebody.

So if you say, "I hooked up with her last night,"

it probably doesn't mean that it's a serious relationship.

It's more of a casual fling.

But hey, whatever, floats your boat,

then we have another one, which is to drift apart.

And this one's quite sad.

To drift apart means to lose closeness.

Once you were really in love, really close,

and then you drift apart, it's quite self-explanatory.

You don't see eye to eye anymore.

So you could use it in a situation where someone asks you,

"Why did you break up with your ex?"

Ah, we just drifted apart. We went our separate ways.

Next, we have to break up, to break up.

This is when a relationship ends, finito, done.

You can all so say to split up as well.

We split up last year.

He broke up with me because I was too grumpy.

However, if you then reconcile, you make up.

So you break up and then you make up.

To make up is to get back together.

But we made up and it's been great ever since.

The next one is a really nice one, to put up with,

and to put up with somebody or somebody's behaviour,

it means to tolerate.

So why did you split up?

I couldn't put up with his snoring.

I could not tolerate his snoring.

The next one to cheat on somebody, a fly.

The next one is to cheat on somebody.

And if you cheat on somebody, you are unfaithful to them,

or if you are cheated on, he cheated on me,

then it means that somebody has been unfaithful to you.

They've gone off with somebody else behind your back.

Never a nice thing to happen.

You could say that they really messed you around.

To mess somebody around

is to really treat them in a bad way.

Maybe one day you say you want to be with them,

and then the next day, you change your mind,

and they're waiting on your every move.

You get their hopes up, you disappoint them again.

It's best not to mess anyone around.

Now, the next one is something most of us

hope to do one day, and that is to settle down.

And to settle down means

to finally find a stable relationship

and stay there and have a more quiet and relaxed life.

So your partying days are over,

you've had enough of dating and meeting loads of new people.

You find one person that you really like,

and hopefully, really love, and you settle down with them.

Maybe start a family or move in together,

get married, whatever.

Settling down is normally quite a nice thing to do.

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Welcome back to English with Lucy.

Today, I'm going to talk to you

about food-related phrasal verbs,

very exciting, very delicious.

I recently went for dinner with a foreign friend

and they were struggling with some of the phrasal verbs

that I was using, so I thought it was going to be

extra, extra useful for you guys.

So first, let's talk about eating.

Number one is to pig out, to pig out.

And this means to eat a lot of food all at once.

I'm going to pig out tonight.

An example would be,

I'm meant to be on a really strict diet,

but I pigged out last night, oops.

Number two, to eat up.

To eat up means to eat all of the food

that you've been given until it's finished.

It means to eat everything.

For example, come on, eat your food up, or you'll be hungry.

This one is normally more directed at children.

Number three, to pick at something.

To pick at something means to unwillingly eat

a small amount of food.

So maybe you're not hungry, so maybe you don't feel well.

It's often considered rude to pick at your food.

Ooh, I'm a poet, and I didn't even realise it.

For example, are you feeling alright?

You've been picking at your food for ages.

Number four, to cut out.

If you are cutting out a specific food or a food group,

it means you are eliminating it from your diet.

For example, sorry, no cake for me.

I am cutting out sugar.

Number five is very similar, to cut back,

but you're not eliminating foods,

you are reducing the amount of a specific food

or food group that you're eating,

or maybe you are just cutting back on food in general.

And just a note with the prepositions,

you usually cut back on something.

For example, my doctor told me I need to cut back on fat.

Number six, to bolt down.

If you bolt down or wolf down your food,

it means you eat it all really, really quickly.

For example, I wolf down my breakfast this morning

'cause I had no time.

Let's move on to the second part of the video,

which is cooking and preparing food.

Number seven, to whip up.

This means to prepare a meal very quickly

or with a little effort.

For example, here we are, something I whipped up yesterday.

Number eight, to cut up. This means to cut into pieces.

Do you want me to cut up your food for you?

You number nine, only slightly different,

this is to chop up, and it's different

because chop means to cut something with sharp blows.

So you'd normally chop up something hard

like vegetables or fruit.

For example, if you cut the pie up,

I'll chop up the vegetables.

Number 10, to boil over.

This means to cause liquid to overflow during boiling.

For example, can you run and get the peas?

I think they're boiling over.

Number 11, to warm up. This just means to heat.

For example, do you want me to warm up your dinner

for you when you get home?

And the last one, number 12, to fry up,

and this just means to cook something by frying.

It means to fry.

You'll find that we often add up to words

to make a phrasal verb.

It often makes something more childish.

Write your homework because yes,

there is homework in online free English lessons

on YouTube, of course.

Your homework is to write five sentences

using your five favourite phrasal verbs,

oh, that was a mouthful, in the comments below,

and feel free to correct each other nicely and kindly.

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Today, I'm gonna going to talk to you

about all the phrasal verbs that go with turn.

So this video is going to be excellent

for improving your vocabulary,

which in turn will help you with your listening

and your speaking.

So the first one, pretty easy, we have to turn on,

and this means to start a device by switching it on.

That's a synonym.

For example, can you turn off the lights

when you leave please?

Also note that to turn on a person

means to excite them emotionally

(upbeat music) and physically. (laughs)

But I'm sure if you are interested in that,

then you can Google it yourself.

I'm not talking about it here.

Then we number two, to turn off.

This means to stop a device by switching it off.

For example, turn off the TV and listen to me.

And it can also mean to really not excite somebody

emotionally or physically.

Now, slightly more difficult, to turn out.

To turn out means to result or to end up.

For example, ugh, I thought my homework

was gonna turn out better than this.

I thought my homework was going to end up better than this.

Number four, pretty simple, to turn around.

I almost fell over.

To turn around means to rotate,

to physically rotate something.

For example, turn around,

you've left the label in your jacket.

A situation can also turn around.

You can also turn back,

and this is to return to a previous state of being.

For example, once you move out, there's no turning back.

You cannot return to living with me.

Once you move out, you can't turn back.

We also have to turn against.

And to turn against means to oppose often suddenly.

So someone who was your friend

might turn against you and become your enemy.

For example, we were great friends,

and then she turned against me

and started gossiping about me.

Then we have to turn in,

and this means to submit something or to give something.

For example, I want you all to turn in your homework

on Monday morning.

Next, we have to turn down, and this means to refuse,

decline, or reject something.

For example, I asked him out, but he turned me down,

he rejected me.

We also have to turn into,

and this means to transform into something.

For example, she clicked her fingers

and he turned into a frog.

Finally, we have to turn up

and this means you appear suddenly or to attend an event.

For example, oh, look who just turned up.

And this means, oh, look who just appeared,

or look who is attending the event.

Right, that's it for today's lesson.

I hope you learned something and I hope you enjoyed it.

Please give me some recommendations

for more phrasal verb videos that you would like to see.

I'd love to do lots of work on phrasal verbs.

As I'm noticing, a lot of errors in the comments.

Your homework for today is to pick three phrasal verbs

that you saw in this video

and write funny sentences in the comment section.

Let's see if you can make me laugh.

It's not very hard.

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Today, I have got 25 stunningly beautiful

advanced phrasal verbs for you.

These phrasal verbs are going to help you

expand and build your vocabulary.

I've chosen them because they have beautiful meanings

or they sound beautiful

or they might just be really fun to say.

Number one is to crow about something,

to crow about something.

This means to brag about something

or to boast excessively about something.

For example, I wish Amanda would stop crowing

about her promotion, I wanted that position.

Number two is to fawn over, to fawn over something.

I'm going with the animal theme to begin with.

This means to flatter someone excessively,

to be too over the top with them,

give them too many compliments.

For example, stop fawning over my grandmother.

You are embarrassing me.

Number three is to bounce something off someone,

to bounce off, to bounce something off.

You'll notice that the something

can go between bounce and off the verb and the preposition.

This is because it's a separable phrasal verb

and I've highlighted which ones are separable in the list.

To bounce something off someone

means to talk about something, usually an idea,

in order to receive feedback or opinions.

This is a common business term more than anything else.

For example, I'd like to take you out for lunch

and bounce a few ideas off you.

We're in the final stages of planning a big campaign.

Number four is another separable one,

it's to mull something over, to mull over.

This means to think deeply and seriously about something,

to really consider something.

For example, I can't decide which university to choose.

I'm going to spend the weekend mulling over my options.

Number five, I love this one,

this is to plod along, to plod along.

Now the verb, to plod, means to walk laboriously or heavily.

To plod along means to progress,

it doesn't necessarily mean to walk,

to progress at a slow but steady rate.

For example, Sheila is still plodding along

with her latest attempt at a romance novel.

She's taking it very slowly, but making steady progress.

Number six is to keep something up, to keep something up.

This means to continue or maintain a course of action.

This is often used as a motivational phrase.

Keep it up, keep up the good work.

Maintain your course of good action.

For example, she's been working so hard on her course.

I hope she can keep it up.

Number seven is to figure something out,

to figure something out.

This may means to solve or discover the source of a problem.

For example, I just need to figure out

why my hot tap is cold and my cold tap is hot.

This is a problem. This has happened to me in the past.

Number eight is to see something or somebody off,

to see something off.

This has two meanings that we're going to discuss.

The first meaning relates more to somebody.

To see somebody off,

it means to go to the place that somebody is leaving from

in order to say goodbye to them.

For example, I'll come to the port

to see you all off on the cruise ship.

The next meaning works well with both someone and something.

It means to defeat someone or something

or to deal with them effectively

so that they can do no more harm or damage.

For example, oh, don't worry about my horrible aunt

coming to my wedding, I'll see her off.

I'll deal with her, get rid of her.

It can be used in slang.

It's often used to talk about alcoholic drinks

or bad substances, or maybe a naughty dessert,

or unhealthy food,

something that seemed as a treat

and it basically means to finish it,

but we're kind of implying to defeat it,

'cause it's such a bad thing.

For example, would you like me to help you see off

that last bottle of wine?

Number nine is to bash something in, to bash something in.

This means to strike and dent or damage something.

For example, your stray cricket ball

bashed in my Mini Cooper.

It's not true, but it did happen to my mom.

She once parked her car next to a cricket pitch

only for five minutes,

and it was bashed in when we returned to it.

Number 10 is to call something off, to call something off.

This means to cancel an event or an agreement.

For example, if I behave badly enough,

William might have to call off the wedding.

I always manage to mention my wedding

in every single video.

There's still a year to go, you know.

It's gonna be a long year for you and for me.

Number 11 is to do something up, to do something up.

This means to repair or decorate a building

so that it looks attractive.

For example, we are hoping to buy a derelict house

and do it up.

It can also mean to fasten something,

usually a clothing or jewellery.

For example, could you help me do up my dress?

It appears to have shrunk.

Number 12 is to muster up, to muster up.

It can be separable as well to muster something up.

This means to gather or bring together.

For example, I'll see if I can muster up the courage

to talk to my horrible boss.

Number 13 is to gobble something up, to gobble something up.

This means to use a lot of something very quickly.

It usually refers to eating.

For example, you must have been hungry.

You've gobbled up half of my popcorn too.

Looking at no one, William.

Number 14 is to face up to, to face up to.

This means to accept that a difficult situation exists.

For example, wedding talk incoming,

she'll have to face up to the fact that peonies

aren't in season for her September wedding.

Can we have a moment of silence please?

I love peonies. (inhales deeply and exhales sharply)

I'm going to go and view flowers with my mom tomorrow

so we'll see what we can find.

Number 15 is to stick up for, to stick up for.

This means to support or defend something or someone,

especially when they are being criticised.

For example, I don't need your support.

I can stick up for myself.

Number 16 is to weed out, to weed out.

This can also be separable, but it's not as common,

to weed something out.

Yeah, you can do that.

This means to remove people or things from a group.

For example, our wedding invitation list is too long.

We're going to have to weed some people out.

Number 17 is to run something by someone,

to run something by.

This means to tell someone about a plan

or an idea so that they can give you

their feedback and opinions.

For example, have you run this by David?

I think he'll like it.

Number 18 is to stock up on, to stock up on, to stock up on.

This means to buy a large amount of something

so that you have have enough for the future.

My example, believe it or not, is true.

I listened to a radio programme about this the other day.

Many Brits are stocking up on toilet roll

in preparation for Brexit. (laughs)

This is true.

Toilet paper sales have increased

both times that we've come up to the deadline of Brexit.

We've had multiple deadlines.

But yeah, toilet roll sales increased, which I love.

I'm sure there's a very valid

and sensible reason behind this,

but I like to think that people are going to the toilet more

because they're so nervous. (laughs)

Number 19 is to harp on about, to harp on about.

This means to talk or complain about something many times.

For example, can you stop harping on

about how great Miranda looked at the party?

Number 20 is to crank something out, to crank something out.

This means to produce something

in large amount like a machine does.

For example, how on earth did I manage

to crank out 25 stunningly beautiful advanced phrasal verbs?

Ugh, I said it again. (laughs)

Number 21 is to grass on, to grass on.

And this, I mean the meaning isn't necessarily beautiful.

It's quite a disloyal thing to do,

but it means to tell the police

or someone in a position of authority

about something bad that someone has done.

For example, I can't believe that Mary grasped on Bob

to the police about his illegal chicken farm.

Big issues in the farming community these days, grasses.

Number 22 is to lag behind, to lag behind.

This means to move or happen at a slower pace

than someone or something else.

For example, I found maths really hard at school

and I lagged behind most of my peers.

Number 23 is to build someone or something up,

to build something up.

This means to talk about something or someone

in a very positive way

so that people are impressed with it or them.

For example, they've built her up

to be so something that she really isn't.

We can also build up someone's hopes.

This means to make someone think that something good

is going to happen when it probably isn't.

For example, I don't want to build up his hopes

if she isn't coming back.

Number 24 is to ask after, to ask after.

This one is quite simple to understand.

It means to ask about someone normally,

can be something sometimes.

For example, oh, everyone was asking after you at the party.

I just thought I'd include it 'cause I think it's nice

when someone asks after you,

and it's also something we use a lot.

But you might think, why are you saying after

instead of about?

We just like to complicate things in English.

And the last stunningly beautiful advanced phrasal verb,

number 25 is to jot down, to jot something down.

This means to write or note down very quickly and briefly.

For example, I highly suggest you jot down

these 25 stunningly beautiful advanced phrasal verbs.

(claps) Yes.

Right, that's it for today's lesson.

Your homework, as if you think I would forget about that.

There's always someone in the class who reminds the teacher

that there's homework when they've forgotten.

I used to be that person.

Your homework is to write five stunningly beautiful

advanced phrases with five

of these stunningly beautiful advanced phrasal verbs.

Go, go, go.

Right, that is it for today's lesson.

Don't forget to connect with me on all of my social media.

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I've also got my website, englishwithlucy.co.uk,

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I have got an awesome interactive pronunciation tool.

So you can click on the phonemes

and hear me say those phonemes,

and say words that contain those phonemes, it's awesome.

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in the English countryside,

and all of the vlogs are fully subtitled

so you can use them for vocabulary practise

and to improve your listening skills.

I will see you soon for another lesson, bye. (kisses)

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