hi welcome to Advanced English with Steve UK and I'm Steve now in this video we're going to look at what I believe are must know phrasal verbs that is essential phrasal verbs especially for advanced Learners now we all know that phrasal verbs can be a bit of a nightmare at times there are so many of them and yet they're so essential as lexical chunks and for speaking fluently so when I'm saying must know maybe you know them already but I do find with Advanced Learners that sometimes they forget
the basics so I'm hoping that this will be useful for you as I go through I'll give you one meaning one example but I'll also mention another one and when appropriate I I'll also refer to the phrasal noun as well because they can be very important too okay so please make sure that you subscribe it helps me a lot and I do appreciate it that being said let's make a start must know phrasal verbs essential for advanced C1 [Music] users ask around to inquire from different people i' ask around to see
if anyone has a spare umbrella I haven't seen him I'll ask around to see if anyone has [Music] backup support or provide evidence can you back up your claims with some facts of course you back up your computer Tom always backs me up [Music] break down stop working or functioning my car broke down on the way to work she broke down when he left her this is also a phrasal noun she had a breakdown when he left her I had a breakdown on the [Music] motorway call off to cancel an event or activity the
y had to call off the picnic due to the rain we called off the search there was no trace of [Music] him [Music] carry on to continue doing something he carried on playing the guitar late into the night he carries on making the same mistake no matter how many times we tell [Music] him [Music] check out examine or investigate I need to check out this new restaurant in town that film's good you should check it [Music] out [Music] clear up make something tidy or resolve the confusion let's clear up
the mess before guests arrive they needed to clear up the misunderstanding they'd had clear up is also a phrasal noun we need to have a clear up in the garage [Music] come across to encounter or find unexpectedly I came across an interesting book at the library I came across an interesting website [Music] cut down on reduce the amount of something I'm trying to cut down on sugary snacks you should cut down on the amount you're drinking it's not doing any good for your health [Music] drop by visi
t someone casually feel free to drop by anytime you're in the area I think I'll drop by and see Fred he hasn't been feeling very well lately let's see if he [Music] [Music] okay fall apart break into pieces or disintegrate the old book fell apart when I open opened it he fell apart when he discovered that she was seeing someone [Music] [Music] else get along with have a good relationship with someone she gets along well with all her colleagues she's such a pleasant personality she gets along wit
h everyone you can also use it about things I can't get along with this book I just can't get into it give in surrender or yield to a request or demand after a long argument I finally gave [Music] in she always gives in too easily to whatever he [Music] asks hang out spent time together casually we like to hang out at the park on weekends I think he hangs out with the wrong kind of people you can also use hangout as a phrasal noun that coffee bar is their usual [Music] Hangout hold on wait for a
short time please hold on while I transfer your call I'm coming hold on I'll be there in a [Music] [Music] minute [Music] keep up with stay at the same level or Pace it's hard to keep up with all the changes I just can't keep up with all this [Music] homework [Music] let down disappoint someone by not meeting their expectations I don't want to let you down she's always late she lets me down every time you can also use let down as a phrasal noun I thought the film was a real let down very [Music
] disappointing look after take care of or be responsible for she looks after her younger siblings could you look after the dog for me this afternoon please I've got an appointment thanks [Music] makeup invent or create a story he made up an excuse for being late she likes to make up bedtime stories for her children [Music] [Music] pass away to die my grandmother passed away last year sometimes you'll hear people use past but in the UK it's usually passed away there's a well-known idiom referrin
g to dying which has kicked the bucket but I don't think I'd use it about my grandmother pick up lift or collect something from a place I'll pick up some groceries on the way home could you pick me up from school please [Music] [Music] point out indicate or draw attention to something she pointed out the main landmarks he pointed out the flaws in his argument [Music] put off postpone or delay they had to put off the meeting until next week he's always putting things off he never gets on with thi
ngs a well-known proverb is don't put off until tomorrow what you can do [Music] today [Music] run out of to exhaust the supply of something we run out of milk I need to buy more we ran out of petrol on the motorway and had to call a [Music] taxi you can also run out of [Music] patience [Music] set up arrange or establish something they setting up a new business we need to set up a meeting with them so we can discuss how we proceed from here [Music] [Music] take off remove or start to rise like
an aircraft the plane is about to take off the business struggled at first but then it took off and became very [Music] successful [Music] throw away discard or dispose of something don't throw away that old book I'll read it he threw away all the photos of her because looking at them upset [Music] him [Music] [Music] [Music] try on to test or experiment with clothing or accessories I want to try on these shoes I think you'd better try it on before you buy it I'm not sure that it will fit [Music
] [Music] turn up arrive un expectedly or increase the volume she turned up at the party without an invitation can you turn up the music please I can't hear it [Music] properly wake up stop sleeping and be become conscious I usually wake up early on the [Music] weekends come on wake up we need to get [Music] going you can also give someone a wakeup call when you need to arouse them add up make sense or calculate these numbers don't add up there must be a mistake her explanation just doesn't add
up I think she's lying [Music] break down retract or withdraw from a position he finally backed down from his [Music] demands okay yeah you're right I back down we'll do it your [Music] way [Music] breakup and a relationship or divide into smaller parts they decided to break up after years together it may be a good idea to break up the project into smaller parts it will be easier to [Music] understand call for require or demand something the situation calls for immediate action they realize that
if they were to succeed it called for a completely different approach carry out to perform or complet a task we need to carry out the plan carefully unless you carry it out out soon it will be too [Music] [Music] late check in register upon arrival at a hotel or Airport we need to check in before our flight when I checked in at the hotel they hadn't received my booking fortunately there was a room [Music] available clear out remove unnecessary items and tidy up I'm clearing out my closet this w
eekend we need to clear out the garage it's such a mess let's have a clear out there it shoeses a phrasal [Music] now come up with think of or suggest an idea can you come up with a solution to this [Music] problem well can you come up with anything better [Music] [Music] cut off disconnect or isolate something from a source the storm cut off the [Music] electricity after the argument he cut off all contact with [Music] her drop off deliver or leave something or someone at a place I'll drop off
the package at the post [Music] [Music] office [Music] fall back Retreat or withdraw from a position the soldiers had to fall back due to heavy enemy fire the client didn't like our proposal so we had to fall back on our second idea [Music] get away with Escape punishment or detection he always manages to get away with his pranks he's late every morning I just don't know how he gets away with it I hope you found that useful remember there are many more phrasal verbs even with those that I've sho
wn you there are many other meanings and many other examples of use so don't stop there keep on learning they are vital lexical chunks for fluency and you need to know them at advanced level one good way of learning them and practicing them is by joining our chatter box Zoom workshops you not only learn lexical chunks including of course phrasal verbs and idioms and collocations and fixed Expressions you practice using them by talking not only to me but to other Learners as well I believe these
chat box Zoom workshops are the best thing well one of the best things that I've ever done they're very successful the Learners get a lot out of them be honest so do I I enjoy doing them so have a think about it I'll put the link in the description and it would be nice to see you there okay hope to see you again soon bye for [Music] [Music] now
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