{"id":183,"date":"2014-05-30T18:35:15","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T18:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=183"},"modified":"2014-06-05T16:33:08","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T16:33:08","slug":"phrasal-verbs-beginning-with-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-beginning-with-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal verbs beginning with B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Here is a list of phrasal verbs beginning with the letter B.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Back down<\/h3>\n<p>To <strong>back down<\/strong> is to accept another person\u2019s point of view instead of your own.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A worldwide campaign by green activists forced the company to back down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To <strong>back down<\/strong> is to decide not to do something you had promised to. This is an inseparable phrasal verb.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He <strong>backed down on<\/strong> his promise to lend me 1000 dollars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The management has <strong>backed down from<\/strong> its policy of not allowing staff to use their work computers to access their social media accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Back out \/ back out of<\/h3>\n<p>To<strong> back out<\/strong> is to refuse to do something you had promised to do. The phrasal verb <strong>pull out<\/strong> has the same meaning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They <strong>backed out of<\/strong> the deal at the last moment.<\/li>\n<li>Now that you have signed on the dotted line, it won\u2019t be easy for you to<strong> back out.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Back up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To back somebody up is to support them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You should be able to <strong>back up<\/strong> your stand with solid arguments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>None of the eye witnesses<strong> backed him up.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To back up a computer file is to store a copy of it on your hard drive.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You must <strong>back up<\/strong> your WordPress blog regularly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To <strong>back up<\/strong> a vehicle is to move the vehicle backwards.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As the road was closed, we had to back up a long way.<\/li>\n<li>The traffic cop asked the driver to back up the car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Bail out<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To <strong>bail somebody out<\/strong> is to help them when they are in trouble.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Though he hails from an influential family, there was no one to <strong>bail him out<\/strong> when he landed himself in trouble.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bang up<\/h3>\n<p>To bang somebody up is to put them in prison. The phrasal verb lock up has similar meaning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All drug traffickers should be<strong> banged up.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Black out<\/h3>\n<p>To black out is to faint.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She <strong>blacked out<\/strong> when she heard the news.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Blow over<\/h3>\n<p>When a scandal or a controversy blows over, it is forgotten.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The actor has been advised to keep a low profile until the controversy over his remark<strong>s blows over.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Blow up<\/h3>\n<p>When something blows up it explodes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The tyre <strong>blew up<\/strong> with a loud noise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To<strong> blow up<\/strong> is to become angry.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He must have been under tremendous pressure; otherwise, I don\u2019t think he will<strong> blow up<\/strong> like that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To<strong> blow something up<\/strong> is to exaggerate it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The minister accused the media of <strong>blowing up<\/strong> the scandal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Blurt out<\/h3>\n<p>To blurt something out is to speak without thinking.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can\u2019t be politically correct if you <strong>blurt words out<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Boil down<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To boil something down to something else is to reduce it to its essentials.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you are spoilt for choice, it isn\u2019t easy to decide which smartphone to buy, but usually it<strong> boils down<\/strong> to one thing \u2013 the cost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Boss around<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To boss somebody around is to treat them badly or to give orders all the time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My little brother enjoys <strong>bossing me around.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Bounce back<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To bounce back is to recover from something bad.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He was on the brink of elimination and no one expected him to <strong>bounce back<\/strong>, but he did.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Break down<\/h3>\n<p>This is an inseparable phrasal verb.<\/p>\n<p>When a machine breaks down, it stops working.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The car <strong>broke down<\/strong> on the way to the airport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When people <strong>break down<\/strong>, they become overwhelmed with emotion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She <strong>broke down<\/strong> when she heard the news.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Break down (separable)<\/h3>\n<p>To break something down is to destroy it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The thieves got into the house by <strong>breaking the back door down.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Break in (inseparable)<\/h3>\n<p>To<strong> break into<\/strong> a building is to enter it using force. To break into a computer is to steal data without the owner\u2019s knowledge or permission.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thieves <strong>broke into<\/strong> the house when the family was away on a vacation.<\/li>\n<li>Hackers <strong>broke into<\/strong> several computers and stole sensitive data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Break in (separable)<\/h3>\n<p>To<strong> break somebody in<\/strong> is to train them. For example, you will probably have to <strong>break a new employee in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To <strong>break something in<\/strong> is to use it until it feels comfortable.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I bought a new pair of shoes last week. Although I have been <strong>breaking them in<\/strong> for two days, they still don\u2019t feel comfortable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Break off<\/h3>\n<p>To <strong>break off<\/strong> an agreement, an alliance or an engagement is to put an end it to because of some problem.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James and Mary had been seeing each other for several years, so their friends and family were shocked when they <strong>broke off<\/strong> their engagement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Break out<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If violence, fire, riots or epidemics <strong>break out<\/strong>, they begin suddenly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fire<strong> broke out<\/strong> in the kitchen and spread to other rooms.<\/li>\n<li>Cholera has <strong>broken out<\/strong> in the village.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Break out<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When a criminal <strong>breaks out of<\/strong> prison, they escape.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The two criminals who <strong>broke out of<\/strong> prison last week are still at large.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Break up<\/h3>\n<p>When a relationship or marriage <strong>breaks up<\/strong> it ends.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James has <strong>broken up<\/strong> his relationship with Mary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The meeting <strong>broke up<\/strong> at six.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you <strong>break a fight up<\/strong>, you stop it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They called in the police to <strong>break up<\/strong> the fight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Breeze through<\/h3>\n<p>To breeze through a test is to pass easily.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She is a brilliant student. She will <strong>breeze through<\/strong> even the most difficult test.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bring about<\/h3>\n<p>To bring something about is to make it happen.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The bill <strong>brought about<\/strong> several reforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bring back<\/h3>\n<p>If something <strong>brings back<\/strong> something else, it makes you think about something that happened in the past.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That song <strong>brought back<\/strong> memories of my school days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bring in<\/h3>\n<p>To <strong>bring somebody in<\/strong> is to ask them to come and help. The phrasal verb \u2018call in\u2019 has the same meaning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I don\u2019t think we can fix this issue on our own. We will have to <strong>bring in<\/strong> an expert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a list of phrasal verbs beginning with the letter B. Back down To back down is to accept another person\u2019s point of view instead of your own. 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