Phrasal verbs are used more frequently in everyday speech than in formal, official writing or speaking.
Phrasal Verbs Used as Commands
List of 40+ Phrasal Verbs Used as Commands in English
1. Back away!
Meaning: Move backwards, away from something frightening or dangerous
Example: Back award! A bomb has been discovered by a policeman.
2. Back off!
Meaning: (slang – rude) Stop bothering or threatening someone
Example: I will not keep calm so Back off!
3. Back up!
Meaning: Move backwards; step backwards; drive backwards
Example: Back up! You can’t go up the hill forwards
4. Bear down!
Meaning: Push or press down hard
Example: Bear down! And you will pass the test.
5. Bend down!
Meaning: Lean over and forward; lean down
Example: Bend down and tie your shoelace.
6. Bend over!
Meaning: Lean forward from the waist
Example: Bend over and you will see these tiny things.
7. Breathe in!
Meaning: Take a breath in; take air into the lungs
Example: Breathe in! Place your hands on the small of your back.
8. Breathe out!
Meaning: Take a breath out; push air out of the lungs
Example: Breathe out! And ease your knees in toward your chest.
9. Bugger off!
Meaning: (slang – rude) Go away!
Example: Bugger off, will you? I do not want you here.
10. Butt out!
Meaning: (slang – rude) Don’t interfere
Example: Butt out! It’s none of your business.
11. Buzz off!
Meaning: (slang – rude) Go away!
Example: Buzz off, I’m trying to work!
12. Clean up!
Meaning: Clean yourself or your surroundings
Example: Clean up! Your room is so messy.
13. Carry on!
Meaning: Keep doing what you were doing
Example: Carry on, Jany. We will not interrupt you anymore.
14. Cheer up!
Meaning: Be happier; don’t be sad
Example: Cheer up! Victory is just round the corner.
15. Chill out!
Meaning: Relax; don’t be upset or angry
Example: Chill out! We’ll get there on time!
16. Calm down!
Meaning: Relax, don’t be angry, don’t be upset, don’t be worried
Example: Calm down! There’s nothing to worry about.
17. Close down!
Meaning: Close a shop or business so it is not operating
Example: Close down! I think it’s the reasonable choice for our company now.
18. Come back!
Meaning: Return to where you were
Example: Please come back. I want to make up. I want to be your Valentine.
19. Come down!
Meaning: Move down off something high
Example: “Come down and meet me tomorrow”, he said.
20. Come on!
Meaning: (Encouraging someone) Do what I am telling you to do
Example: Come on, children, it’s time to pack away your toys.
21. Come on!
Meaning: Rushing someone
Example: Move faster, Come on! We don’t have much time.
22. Come in!
Meaning: Enter a closed space
Example: Come in, please! . Don’t wait out in the rain.
23. Come out!
Meaning: Leave a closed space
Example: Come out! or I’ll bust the door down!
24. Come over!
Meaning: Come to my house; come to where I am
Example: Come over! Here’s a seat for you.
25. Come up!
Meaning: Move to a higher place
Example: Come up to the top of the hill with me, you will see amazing view.
26. Cool down!
Meaning: Relax; don’t be upset or angry
Example: Cool down! The soup is too hot.
27. Cover up!
Meaning: Put on more clothes
Example: Cover up, or stay out of the sun.
28. Double up!
Meaning: Form pairs because space or resources are limited
Example: Double up! We’ve only got one room left.
29. Dream on!
Meaning: (slang) I don’t think what you have just said will happen
Example: You think I’m going to help you move house? Dream on!
30. Drink up!
Meaning: Finish your drink
Example: Drink up! and let’s go home.
31. Eat up!
Meaning: Finish your food
Example: Eat up! You’ll be late for school.
32. Fess up!
Meaning: (slang) Confess / admit what you did; tell the truth about what you did
Example: “Come on, Fess up! – it was you who ate that last piece of cake, wasn’t it?
33. Finish up!
Meaning: Finish what you have been doing
Example: Finish up your dinner and you can have dessert.
34. Fuck off!
Meaning: (slang – very, very rude) Go away!
Example: Oh, fuck off! I’m tired of your complaints.
35. Gather around!
Meaning: Make a group and come together in one place
Example: Gather around, friends, and hear the news!
36. Gear up!
Meaning: Get ready to do something
Example: I am now in high school, it’s time gear up for study.
37. Get away!
Meaning: Move away; run away; escape
Example: Get away, you nasty toad!
38. Get down!
Meaning: Come down from a high place
Example: “Get down and don’t move,” the man roared at her.
39. Get in!
Meaning: Go inside something, like a car or bus
Example: Hurry up and get in the car!
40. Get off!
Meaning: Go out of something, like a bus or train
Example: Get off Jack, it seems there is something wrong with this bicycle.
41. Get on!
Meaning: Climb on board something moving or about to start moving, like a train
Example: Get on, we shall miss the plane at this rate.
42. Get out!
Meaning: (slang – rude) Leave this place! (used when angry at someone)
Example: I’ve had it up to here with you – get out!
43. Get up!
Meaning: Become awake; don’t sleep
Example: Get up! Brush your teeth, put on your jeans and go to the office.
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