blow up	explode: The terrorists tried to blow up the railroad station.
bring up (2)	mention a topic: My mother brought up that little matter of my prison record again. raise children: It isn't easy to bring up children nowadays.
call off	cancel: They called off this afternoon's meeting
do over	repeat a job: Do this homework over.
fill out	complete a form: Fill out this application form and mail it in.
fill up	fill to capacity: She filled up the grocery cart with free food.
find out	discover: My sister found out that her husband had been planning a surprise party for her.
give away	give something to someone else for free: The filling station was giving away free gas.
give back	return an object: My brother borrowed my car. I have a feeling he's not about to give it back.
hand in	submit something (assignment): The students handed in their papers and left the room.
hang up	put something on hook or receiver: She hung up the phone before she hung up her clothes.
hold up (2)	delay: I hate to hold up the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom. rob: Three masked gunmen held up the Security Bank this afternoon.
leave out	omit: You left out the part about the police chase down Asylum Avenue.
look over	examine, check: The lawyers looked over the papers carefully before questioning the witness. (They looked them over carefully.)
look up	search in a list: You've misspelled this word again. You'd better look it up.
make up	invent a story or lie: She knew she was in trouble, so she made up a story about going to the movies with her friends. to forgive / apologise with someone and to be friends again after a fight or argument. "I often fight with my brother but we always make up soon after."
make out	hear, understand: He was so far away, we really couldn't make out what he was saying.
pick out	choose: There were three men in the line-up. She picked out the guy she thought had stolen her purse.
pick up	lift something off something else: The crane picked up the entire house. (Watch them pick it up.)
point out	call attention to: As we drove through Paris, Francoise pointed out the major historical sites.
put away	save or store: We put away money for our retirement. She put away the cereal boxes.
put off	postpone: We asked the boss to put off the meeting until tomorrow. (Please put it off for another day.)
put on	put clothing on the body: I put on a sweater and a jacket. (I put them on quickly.)
put out	extinguish: The firefighters put out the house fire before it could spread. (They put it out quickly.)
read over	peruse: I read over the homework, but couldn't make any sense of it.
set up	to arrange, begin: My wife set up the living room exactly the way she wanted it. She set it up.
write down	make a written note: These are your instructions. Write them down before you forget.
take off	remove clothing: It was so hot that I had to take off my shirt.
talk over	discuss: We have serious problems here. Let's talk them over like adults.
throw away	discard: That's a lot of money! Don't just throw it away.
try on	put clothing on to see if it fits: She tried on fifteen dresses before she found one she liked.
try out	test: I tried out four cars before I could find one that pleased me.
turn down (2)	lower volume: Your radio is driving me crazy! Please turn it down. reject: He applied for a promotion twice this year, but he was turned down both times.
turn up	raise the volume: Grandpa couldn't hear, so he turned up his hearing aid.
turn off (2)	switch off electricity: We turned off the lights before anyone could see us. repulse: It was a disgusting movie. It really turned me off.
turn on	switch on the electricity: Turn on the CD player so we can dance.
use up	exhaust, use completely: The gang members used up all the money and went out to rob some more banks.

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