A phrasal verb is made up of two parts: a base verb followed by an adverb particle. Examples are: ask out, bring about, bring up, call back, call in, call off, figure out, fill out, find out, pass out, pick out, pick up, point out, put away, put back, put off, put on, put out, take off, …
Some English verbs can be followed by prepositions or adverb particles. Alice ran into the room crying. He walked down the street. Do sit down. Some verbs and prepositions / particles are always used together. Examples are: stand up, sit down, look at, listen to, switch off etc. Note that these structures are often called …
Phrasal verb A complex verb consisting of a simple verb and an adverb particle. Examples are: make up, take off, turn on, do up, fill up, run over, take in and put away. The particle in a phrasal verb is always stressed. Note that it is possible to move the particle of a phrasal verb …
Here are some idiomatic expressions with pull. Pull back To pull back is to retreat. The infiltrators pulled back when army started firing. Pull someone’s leg To pull someone’s leg is to deceive them for a joke. My brother always pulls my leg. Pull something off To pull something off is to succeed in doing …
