{"id":73323,"date":"2020-03-23T09:48:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T09:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73323"},"modified":"2020-03-23T09:48:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T09:48:36","slug":"three-word-phrasal-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/three-word-phrasal-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Word Phrasal Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some phrasal verbs have three parts. These are inseparable. Here is a list of the most common three-word phrasal verbs.<\/p>\n<p><b>Break in on<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To break in on is to interrupt (a conversation).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I was talking to Susie when James broke in on our conversation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Catch up with<\/b>\u00a0= keep abreast<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As I was holidaying I couldn\u2019t catch up with the news.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Check up on<\/b>\u00a0= examine, investigate<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He has agreed to check up on the condition of the holiday house from time to time.<\/li>\n<li>We have employed a person to check up on the condition of our ancestral home from time to time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Come up with<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To come up with is to contribute a suggestion or money.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can you come up with a better idea?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Cut down on\u00a0<\/b>= curtail, reduce<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She must cut down on the money she is spending on cosmetics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Drop out of<\/b>\u00a0= leave school<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He dropped out of school before the end of the term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Get along with<\/b>\u00a0= have a good relationship with<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I find it hard to get along with my mother-in-law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Get away with<\/b>\u00a0= escape punishment<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He cheated on the exam and then tried to get away with it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Get rid of<\/b>\u00a0= eliminate<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We must get rid of corruption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Keep up with<\/b>\u00a0= maintain pace with<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slow down! I can\u2019t keep up with you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Look forward to<\/b>\u00a0= anticipate with pleasure<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I look forward to your next visit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Look down on\u00a0<\/b>= despise<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He looks down on his subordinates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Look in on<\/b>\u00a0= visit somebody<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are going to look in on your father.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Look out for<\/b>\u00a0= be careful, anticipate<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are on the road on a Saturday night, look out for drunk drivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Look up to<\/b>\u00a0= respect<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We all look up to him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Make sure of<\/b>\u00a0= verify<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure of the identity of every visitor before you let him in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Put with up<\/b>\u00a0= tolerate<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is hard to put up with her little ways.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Run out of\u00a0<\/b>= exhaust supply<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are running out of oil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Take care of\u00a0<\/b>= be responsible for, look after<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She takes care of her younger siblings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Talk back to<\/b>\u00a0= answer impolitely<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The teacher was really upset with the boy who talked back to her.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Walk out on<\/b>\u00a0= abandon<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Her husband walked out on her and their children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some phrasal verbs have three parts. These are inseparable. Here is a list of the most common three-word phrasal verbs. Break in on To break in on is to interrupt (a conversation). 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