An Extensive List of Phrasal Verbs – Common Phrasal Verbs in English (A-B)

Phrasal Verbs with Back | List of Phrasal Verbs

Here is a list of commonly used phrasal verbs that contain the word “back”:

• “Back up” (to support or provide evidence)
• “Back off” (to retreat or withdraw)
• “Back out” (to withdraw from a commitment)
• “Back down” (to retreat or give in)
• “Back up” (to make a copy of something)
• “Back away” (to retreat or move away)
• “Back out” (to cancel or change plans)
• “Back up” (to move backward)
• “Back off” (to stop bothering or pressuring someone)
• “Back down” (to retract a statement or claim)
• “Back into” (to reverse a vehicle into a space)
• “Back up” (to increase or strengthen)
• “Back up” (to act as a substitute)
• “Back out of” (to avoid or fail to fulfill an obligation)
• “Back up” (to provide reinforcement)
• “Back talk” (to speak impudently or disrespectfully)
• “Back up” (to make a copy of data)

Phrasal Verbs with BE | List of Phrasal Verbs

Here is a list of commonly used phrasal verbs that contain the word “be”:

• “Be up” (to be awake)
• “Be over” (to have ended)
• “Be out” (to be away from home)
• “Be in” (to be at home)
• “Be off” (to be leaving)
• “Be on” (to be happening or in progress)
• “Be through” (to have finished)
• “Be away” (to be absent)
• “Be back” (to return)
• “Be out of” (to have run out of something)
• “Be down with” (to be ill or suffering from an illness)
• “Be down” (to be depressed or in low spirits)
• “Be up to” (to be capable of or involved in something)
• “Be up for” (to be willing to do something)
• “Be onto” (to be aware of or have discovered something)
• “Be in on” (to be aware of or involved in something)

Phrasal Verbs with BEAT | List of Phrasal Verbs

• “Beat beat” (to defeat someone or something)
• “Beat over” (to defeat someone or something easily)
• “Beat off” (to defeat someone or something decisively)
• “Beat down” (to defeat someone or something soundly)
• “Beat back” (to fight back and defeat someone or something)
• “Beat around” (to harass or bully someone)
• “Beat up” (to increase the strength or intensity of something)
• “Beat out” (to produce something quickly or efficiently)
• “Beat in” (to interfere or disrupt something)

Phrasal Verbs with BLOW | List of Phrasal Verbs

Here is a list of commonly used phrasal verbs that contain the word “blow”:

• “Blow up” (to explode or inflate)
• “Blow out” (to extinguish or make something stop functioning)
• “Blow away” (to surprise or impress someone)
• “Blow over” (to pass without causing significant harm or damage)
• “Blow off” (to ignore or dismiss someone)
• “Blow out” (to lose air or breath suddenly)
• “Blow up” (to become angry or upset)
• “Blow off” (to release steam or gas)
• “Blow out” (to celebrate or party)
• “Blow away” (to move away by wind or air)
• “Blow through” (to spend money quickly or wastefully)
• “Blow out” (to perform exceptionally well)
• “Blow up” (to enlarge a photograph or image)

Phrasal Verbs with BREAK | List of Phrasal Verbs

• Break down
• Break in
• Break out
• Break off
• Break up
• Break through
• Break away
• Break into
• Break up with
• Break down on
• Break out of
• Break down in
• Break up with someone
• Break out into
• Break off from
• Break through to
• Break away from

Phrasal Verbs with BRING | List of Phrasal Verbs

• Bring up
• Bring in
• Bring out
• Bring about
• Bring on
• Bring forward
• Bring back
• Bring over
• Bring down
• Bring along
• Bring to