Phrasal Verbs

An archaic or rare phrasal verb meaning to lessen or decrease in some quality or degree.

A highly informal or slang expression meaning to leave abruptly or to dismiss someone.

To mentally ignore specific details in order to focus on the general or essential aspects of something.

To be next to or touching something at a boundary, used of land or buildings.

Used in fixed expressions such as 'on account of' (because of) or 'take account of' (to consider), rather than as a standalone phrasal verb.

To be responsible or answerable to a person or authority for your actions.

To officially recognize or attribute a quality, achievement, or belief to a person.

To gain entry to a school, competition, or position by performing outstandingly well.

To place a child (or sometimes an animal) with adoptive parents; to arrange for someone to be adopted by another family.

To advance to an older age category, or (in fiction/games) to represent a character as older.

A rare or regional expression meaning to allow air to cool or dry something, or to ventilate briefly.

An archaic or rare variant of 'allot to', meaning to assign or distribute a portion of something to a person or group.

To adopt a more dominant, assertive, or confident manner, especially in social or competitive situations.

To stock up on ammunition, or figuratively to gather arguments, facts, or resources in preparation for a confrontation.

To reduce intensity, energy, or volume; the opposite of 'amp up'.

To respond promptly and honestly when questioned or challenged, especially in a direct or assertive way.

To place your initial stake in a card game (especially poker) to enter the round, or figuratively to commit resources to something.

To invest in a cryptocurrency, stock, or financial asset impulsively and without proper research, often following hype.

To flatter or try to impress someone in authority, especially a teacher or boss, in order to gain favour.

To suddenly become angry or agitated, or to cause someone to become angry.

To supply or distribute weapons or equipment outward to others, especially to external groups or allies.

To waste time doing silly or unproductive things; to behave foolishly or irresponsibly.

To waste time, behave foolishly, or deal with something in an unhelpfully indirect or incompetent way.

To ruin or make a mess of something through incompetence or carelessness.

To make something look more artistic or decorative, often by adding visual design elements.

Vulgar slang meaning to abandon someone or withdraw from a commitment at the last moment.

Aviation slang for an aircraft crashing nose-first into the ground in a spiraling motion.

An investing strategy where you buy more of an asset as its price falls, reducing your overall average purchase cost.

An investing strategy of buying more of an asset as its price rises, increasing the average purchase price.

To treat someone or something with excessive care, gentleness, or pampering.

To reverse a vehicle out of a space, typically a garage or tight parking spot.

To gain entry to a building or secure area by scanning or presenting an electronic access badge.

To exit a building or secure area by scanning or presenting an electronic access badge, or to record departure in an access control system.

To provide someone with or put on an identification badge, typically before an event or on starting a new role.

Caribbean English slang meaning to damage, harm, or ruin something or someone, or to make something worse.

To put bags or heavy items down on the ground or floor, especially after carrying them.

British slang meaning to successfully attract a sexual or romantic partner, especially at a party or bar.

Australian slang meaning to criticize or speak negatively about someone.

To stop and detain someone by force or threat, or to corner someone for a conversation.

To put bait on a hook, trap, or area in preparation for fishing or hunting.

To use sustained heat to remove moisture, gases, or contaminants from a material or enclosed space.

To compress and tie material such as hay, cotton, or waste into a compact bale using a machine or by hand.

To add ballast (heavy material) to a ship, aircraft, or vehicle to improve its stability or balance.

To roll or press something into a ball shape; or to curl the body tightly into a ball position.

To deflect or bounce something off a surface, especially in a ball sport.

To roll or cause something to roll away from a surface or area in a ball-like motion.

(British, vulgar slang) To waste time or behave in a foolish, unproductive manner.

(British, vulgar slang) To behave irresponsibly, waste time, or fail to take things seriously.

(British, vulgar slang) To continue doing something with determination or persistence, often despite difficulties.

(Dated British slang) To waste time or behave in a foolish, aimless manner.

To secure or block something by placing a bar across it; in ice hockey slang, a shot that hits the crossbar and goes down into the net.

To vomit; also used as a slang exclamation of disgust (chiefly 1980s American slang).

Primarily British vulgar slang for masturbation; secondarily, to produce something quickly.

To temporarily sew fabric with long, loose stitches in preparation for permanent sewing.

To scold or reprimand someone loudly and angrily. (Rare, chiefly dialectal variant of 'bawl out')

To speak impudently, insolently, or cheekily; to talk back. (Rare, chiefly British dialectal)

To exert pressure or force against something; or to hold a grudge or animosity toward someone.

To carry or take something away, especially as a prize or reward; in sailing, to steer away from the wind.

In sailing, to steer the vessel toward the shore, a target, or another vessel; to move inward.

For a fact, feeling, or reality to become increasingly and overwhelmingly clear or pressing to someone.

In sailing, to steer the vessel so as to approach the shore or another object closely.

In sailing, to steer away from the wind or another vessel; to push a boat away from a dock or shore.

In sailing, to steer the vessel away from a specific point, shore, or object.

To be relevant to something; to exert pressure or influence on a person or situation. (Formal variant of 'bear on')

To subject someone to extremely hard and exhausting physical training or exercise, often as discipline. (British military slang)

To pulse or throb in perfect unison, used especially of hearts to express shared emotion or unity.

To transfer young plants from a greenhouse or indoor setting into outdoor flower beds.

To become more muscular or physically larger; sometimes used informally to mean to back down from a confrontation.

To drink a lot of beer, especially before an event; to supply someone with beer.

A softened exclamation telling someone to go away; an old-fashioned euphemism for a stronger phrase.

A non-standard spelling variant of 'beggar off': a rude dismissal telling someone to go away.

To start or commence working on something; a formal or archaic way of saying 'begin on'.

To produce a loud, resonant sound like a bell; occasionally used for singing or playing music loudly.

British informal: to telephone someone.

To swell outward in a rounded, bulging shape, like a sail filled with wind.

To drink alcohol or another liquid quickly and all at once.

A crude slang expression meaning to break wind; to pass gas.

British slang: to be in a highly energised, excited, or intoxicated state, often at a party or after taking drugs.

In poker and card games: to make the first bet in a betting round, especially when acting from an early position.

To place a bet on behalf of a group of people, collecting their stake and placing it as one.

To increase the amount of a bet, or to encourage or pressure others to place higher bets.

To cause a price or value to fall by offering competing bids that are progressively lower.

In an auction: for the seller or their agent to place a bid on their own item in order to prevent it from being sold below a desired price.

To acquire something at an auction by having the highest bid.

To cause the price of something to increase by placing or encouraging progressively higher bids at an auction or in competition.

Slang: to roll a cannabis cigarette.

Legal: for a court to order someone to keep the peace or appear in court at a future date, usually under threat of penalty.

British informal: to end a romantic relationship with someone, or to discard or cancel something.

British slang: to make an obscene gesture at someone by raising the middle finger.

Vulgar slang: to speak angrily or complain aggressively, often at or about someone.

To harshly scold or berate someone; or (reflexive/intransitive) to back down from a challenge in a cowardly way.

To ruin or spoil something through incompetence or carelessness.

To begin to have a painful, sharp, or corrosive effect on something; to cut into a surface.

To darken one's face or skin with makeup or paint, historically associated with racist minstrel performance; considered deeply offensive.

To become suddenly pale, especially from shock or fear; a non-standard intensified variant of 'blanch.'

To increase volume dramatically; or to rise or move rapidly upward with great force.

Of a fire or strong emotion: to continue burning or shining intensely; to persist with great energy.

To scold or reprimand someone severely; a regional American expression, chiefly Southern U.S.

To gain a large amount of weight, becoming noticeably overweight; considered offensive or unkind.

To direct a stream of air onto something, or (figuratively) to tarnish or damage a reputation.

To arrange for a person or animal to live and eat somewhere other than their usual home, typically while paying for it.

To dip briefly below the surface of water or below an obstacle.

To give a tangible or visible form to something abstract; to represent or embody something.

To start eating or working with great energy and enthusiasm.

To start eating or tackling something with great enthusiasm and energy.

To spoil or ruin something through carelessness or incompetence.

To ruin or spoil something through stupidity or carelessness.

To move around at high speed, often recklessly or noisily.

To leave or depart at high speed.

To apply oneself seriously and work hard at a task.

To make a stupid or embarrassing mistake.

A mild rude expression telling someone to go away; a euphemistic American variant of 'bugger off'.

To ruin, spoil, or make a mess of something, used in Southern US dialect.

An emphatic or playful extension of 'boogie down', meaning to dance freely or head somewhere with enthusiasm.

To resound or echo with a deep, loud booming noise.

To dance in a low, hip-and-buttocks-focused style, often associated with hip-hop and R&B culture.

To enter into a romantic relationship with someone; to become someone's partner.

To dance energetically or have an enthusiastic, lively time, typically at a party or social event.

To drill, push, or advance forcefully and directly inward or toward a target.

To enlarge or shape a cylindrical hole using a boring tool; used in engineering and mechanics.

To adopt a confident, assertive, or entrepreneurial mindset; to take charge, improve one's situation, and present oneself with authority.

To store or preserve something in bottles; or figuratively, to put feelings or experiences away for safekeeping.

To suppress or contain emotions or feelings, pressing them inward rather than expressing them.

To transfer liquid, especially wine or beer, from a large container or barrel into individual bottles.

To be based or founded on something; to have something as the fundamental premise or foundation.

Informal or slang phrase meaning to dance provocatively on someone, or in some dialects, to act quickly on something.

To welcome or escort someone into a place with a bow as a gesture of deep respect.

To knock or roll something down with force, or to travel down a road or path rapidly.

To arrive or appear somewhere in a casual or confident manner.

Chiefly US Southern dialect: to become aggressive, defensive, or confrontational; to puff oneself up in anger.

To enclose or separate a space or area by surrounding it with a box-like structure or partition.

A rare dialectal expression meaning to dismiss or put someone off with excuses or evasion.

A nautical term: to turn a ship's yards so that the wind fills the sails from ahead, slowing or stopping the vessel.

A nautical term: to swing the yards of a square-rigged ship to the opposite side, especially when tacking or changing course.

A nautical term: to position the yards of a square-rigged ship so they are nearly parallel to the keel, allowing the wind to pass by with mi

A nautical term: to swing the yards of a square-rigged ship inward (toward the center line) to catch more wind on a particular point of sail

To become or cause to become more lively, quick, or energetic.

To react with obvious anger, irritation, or defensiveness, often shown in body language; or (of hair or fur) to stand up stiffly.

(Nautical) To accidentally turn a vessel broadside to the wind and waves, risking capsizing.

(Informal/slang) To spend time bonding and relaxing with male friends in a stereotypically masculine way.

To cause or become involved in a heated quarrel, conflict, or disturbance.

To develop a deep, golden-brown tan on the skin, or to give something a bronze colour or finish.

(Literary/poetic) To hang over a place with a dark, heavy, or oppressive presence.

To sweep or clean an area using a broom.

(Slang) To socialise and have fun with male friends in a stereotypically masculine way, or to act in an exaggeratedly macho manner.

To move close to someone or something, lightly touching or almost touching them as you pass or stand near.

To exist or develop just below the surface or threshold, not yet fully visible or successful but close to breaking through.

For a horse or animal to lower its head and kick up its back legs in an attempt to throw off a rider.

To move in a rough, uncontrolled way, especially of a vehicle being tossed around in bad conditions.

To work hard or behave in a particular way in order to gain a promotion, reward, or advantage.

To contribute money or effort to a shared goal or group activity.

To begin working hard and energetically; to apply oneself vigorously to a task.

Australian informal expression meaning to die.

To gather courage and confront someone or something difficult or intimidating.

To separate from a parent organism or group by forming a bud, creating a new individual or entity.

In horticulture, to propagate a plant by inserting a bud from one plant into the stem or rootstock of another; also, for a plant to form bud

To add a protective layer, margin, or cushion around something to protect it from impact or fluctuation.

For insects or other small creatures to settle into a hiding place, especially for shelter during cold weather.

Australian vulgar variant of 'bugger about': to waste time or act irresponsibly.

To remain in one's home or location during an emergency rather than evacuating (survivalist/military jargon).

To introduce bugs or errors into a software program or system.

To reduce the size or strength of something gradually, especially military forces or infrastructure.

To polish military kit, equipment, or shoes to a high shine (British military slang).

To start or restart play in field hockey with a bully (a ritualized contest between two opposing players).

To continue through life or a task in a clumsy, disorganized, but generally harmless way.

To encounter or discover something or someone by chance.

To encounter or come across something by chance (rare variant of 'bump into' or 'come upon').

To gather or compress into a tight group within a space.

Chiefly British informal: to burst into laughter; also, to break apart suddenly.

To grow outward thickly, forming a bush-like shape; said of plants, hair, or fur.

Caribbean and African-American slang: to perform a sexually suggestive dance move involving lowering the body, similar to twerking.

Caribbean and hip-hop slang fixed phrase: an instruction or action to perform a low, energetic, sexually suggestive dance move.

(Informal American) To move about quickly and busily, getting things done.

(US slang) To perform a dance move or to execute something with impressive skill; also to demolish something.

(Informal) To break or snap a piece off something; also (slang) to leave quickly.

(US informal/slang) To tease, mock, or make fun of someone.

To move about busily doing various tasks; to keep occupied with activity.

To act or appear more stereotypically masculine; to make something look tougher or more rugged.

To spread butter across the surface of something, especially in a downward or covering motion.

To spread butter evenly over a surface, smoothing it out; a rare and marginal cooking term.

Describes a garment (especially a dress or skirt) that has a row of buttons running all the way down the front from top to bottom.

To be directly touching or adjacent to something; to encounter an obstacle or boundary.

(Finance) To pay an upfront sum of money in order to reduce a mortgage or loan interest rate.

To give one's approval or agreement to a plan, idea, or decision.

To purchase something that someone else was relying on or expected to own, leaving them without it.

To persuade someone to switch allegiance or support by offering money or gifts.

British informal: to continue talking or doing something, often in a foolish or annoying way.

British slang: to ruin or spoil something by doing it badly or making a mistake.

To drink a large amount of coffee or other caffeinated beverages to increase energy and alertness.

A very informal, clipped form of 'caffeine up': to drink coffee or energy drinks to boost alertness.

To become coated with or covered in a thick, hardened layer of a substance.

To invoke or pray for something to descend upon someone, or to reprimand someone severely.

To evoke, produce, or summon a quality, emotion, or response.

To apply camouflage paint or clothing to oneself or others in order to blend into a natural environment.

To put on camouflage paint or clothing so as to blend into a natural or tactical environment.

To pull the camera view outward or away from a subject, typically in video games, film, or virtual environments.

To establish a temporary camp in a location, or to reduce excessive theatrical or flamboyant behavior.

To persistently focus on, dwell on, or repeatedly return to a particular topic, issue, or position.

An archaic or dialectal expression meaning to be unable to tolerate or endure something.

To place an upper limit or ceiling on something, such as spending, prices, or salaries.

To put a cap or cover on something, or (in typography) to convert text to capital letters.

To record or attribute something as a fault or disadvantage against someone.

To bite down on something with force; or (rarely) to suppress or control something firmly.

To chew something up; to mash with the teeth.

To discharge someone from military service under a specific chapter of military regulations.

To win someone over or impress them through the use of personal charm.

To blacken or partially burn something so that its surface becomes charred.

To chew something up; to chew noisily or thoroughly.

To choose a cheaper, inferior option when a better one was expected or appropriate.

In theatre, to turn or angle the body subtly toward the audience while appearing to face another actor.

To get through a difficult or awkward situation by being bold, impudent, or cheeky.

To get through a difficult situation from start to finish purely by acting with brazen confidence and impudence.

To behave in a bold, impudent, or impertinent manner.

To behave impudently or impertinently toward a specific person, especially someone in authority.

In nautical usage, to coil a rope neatly in a flat, spiral pattern resembling a round of cheese.

To withdraw from something or act in a cowardly or unimpressive way at a critical moment.

To make something excessively sentimental, kitschy, or clichéd; to add tacky or over-the-top elements.

An instruction to lower the chest toward the ground, used in exercise, yoga, or physical training contexts.

To remove something from a larger whole by chopping, or to clear a space by cutting

To gain weight, especially in a soft or chubby way (informal, often humorous)

To vomit, or (rarely) to abandon something (very informal, chiefly British dialectal)

To share costs or contribute money jointly (rare, chiefly dialectal British English)

To cut or bite off a chunk of something (rare, dialectal)

To move in an outward spiral or circular pattern away from a central point (uncommon, mostly literal)

Of the sky: to become overcast and cloudy; or of milk: to curdle and thicken (dialectal, chiefly American Southern and rural)

To stop the flow of a liquid or gas through a tube or vessel by applying a clamp

To welcome someone by applauding as they arrive or enter.

To assemble or put something together quickly and carelessly.

To imprison or confine someone suddenly; an old-fashioned expression.

To scratch or scrape at something persistently, or to struggle and work hard to achieve something.

To remove something by scratching or clawing at it repeatedly.

To cover, seal, or treat something with clay.

A nautical term meaning to lower a sail by slackening the clew lines.

A nautical term meaning to haul up the lower corners of a sail toward the yard.

A formal or literary variant of 'close in on': to approach and surround a target from all sides.

To form a circle or enclose something on all sides; used especially in literary or descriptive contexts.

To agree on a deal or terms with someone; or in military use, to move close enough to an enemy to engage in combat.

To hit someone on a specific part of the body, usually forcefully.

To publicly mock, ridicule, or humiliate a specific person, especially on social media (internet slang).

To exclude someone from a group, club, or set of activities.

To put on a coat, especially in preparation for cold weather.

Australian slang for becoming close friends or pairing up with someone.

A less common variant of 'cobble together'; to assemble something quickly and imperfectly.

A dialectal British variant meaning to ruin or spoil something; to make a mess of a situation.

To act in a superior or arrogant manner toward others; to swagger over someone.

To fire or discharge accidentally when cocked; also dialectally to go away or stop bothering someone.

A rare dialectal British expression meaning to continue or carry on with something.

Informal, mainly North American: to drink coffee, especially to become alert or energised.

To turn up or raise the collar of a jacket or coat, typically for warmth or as a fashion statement.

To provide or deliver something, especially money or information that was promised or expected, sometimes reluctantly.

To return to one's normal, calm, or rational state after confusion, strong emotion, or distraction.

In informal or slang use, to be naturally stylish, skilled, or impressive; also used as an imperative meaning to produce or deliver what is

To measure, draw, or delineate the boundary or extent of something, especially using a compass or similar instrument.

To behave in a patronising or superior manner toward someone, treating them as inferior.

In legal contexts, to disqualify a lawyer or firm from a case due to a conflict of interest.

Chiefly British informal: to fall asleep, especially suddenly.

To have as its essential or defining feature; to be fundamentally characterised by something.

To formally agree to participate in a scheme, arrangement, or pension plan, typically by signing a contract.

To formally and legally choose to remove oneself from a particular obligation, scheme, or agreement.

Not a widely established standard phrasal verb; may appear in niche culinary or dialectal contexts meaning to reheat or cook again.

To evaporate liquid by applying heat, or (in military/weapons contexts) for ammunition to fire unintentionally due to extreme heat.

To relax, calm down, or to calm someone else down; chiefly informal American English.

A rare variant of 'coop up' meaning to confine or shut someone or something into a restricted space.

Chiefly British informal: to avoid work or leave early without permission; also used to mean having a sexual or romantic encounter (see 'cop

British slang meaning to have a sexual or romantic encounter with someone, typically someone new.

Irish English informal: to become sensible, mature, or aware; to start behaving responsibly.

Irish English informal: a reflexive form of 'cop on,' meaning to make oneself become more sensible or responsible.

Irish English informal: to realize, notice, or become aware of something.

An architectural/construction term: to build or project a structure outward from a wall, supported by corbels (stone or wooden brackets).

Dated or regional informal slang meaning to fall asleep, especially unintentionally.

Rare dated slang meaning to fall asleep or lose consciousness, especially from exhaustion or intoxication.

Not a widely established standard phrasal verb. May appear in niche or regional contexts meaning to form corners, to position at a corner, o

To calculate or estimate the total cost of a project, plan, or set of activities.

To calculate or estimate the total cost of something, particularly a project, job, or set of materials.

To gently reassure or encourage someone along, keeping them comfortable and cooperative, often over a period of time.

To lower the body into a crouching or lying position, often to hide or take cover.

An extremely rare or dialectal variant, occasionally used to mean expressing something in a particular way or providing something reluctantl

To silence or disrupt a speaker by coughing loudly.

To cough in the direction of or across someone or something.

To show toughness and perseverance in the face of difficulty; to stop complaining and deal with a hard situation.

To move or progress at a brisk, steady pace.

To break or detach a piece from something by cracking it.

Vulgar slang for passing wind (flatulence).

Australian slang: to make romantic or sexual advances toward someone.

To annoy or irritate someone; used in some dialects as a variant of 'tick off' or 'p*** off'.

To waste time, behave irresponsibly, or treat someone or something carelessly — used as a ruder alternative to 'mess around'.

To ruin or spoil something through poor performance or careless action.

To make someone or something extremely excited, wild, or chaotic; to act in a wild or uncontrolled way.

To assemble or join a crew for a specific project, vessel, or task.

A deeply offensive and derogatory slang expression — included here only to warn learners never to use it. It variously means to become incap

A deeply offensive and derogatory slang expression — included here only to warn learners. It means to disable or cripple someone or somethin

Gaming slang for achieving a critical hit that eliminates or severely damages a target; also informally used for emphatically criticising so

Chiefly British and Australian: to avoid work, sport, or duty by claiming or using injury or illness as an excuse.

To become ill, injured, or broken; to cause someone to break down physically or mentally.

To confuse, deceive, or betray someone; to act in a way contrary to what was expected or agreed.

A rare or dialectal variant of 'crouch down': to lower the body by bending the knees.

A rare or regional variant meaning to fill a space by gathering in large numbers; to press upward in a crowd.

In a restaurant or formal dining context, to clean a table by removing crumbs with a special tool or cloth between courses.

To coat food with breadcrumbs; or to become covered with or fill with crumbs.

An archaic, dialectal, or rare variant of 'crumb up'; to coat with crumbs, or to crowd/cram together.

To belittle, depreciate, or speak disparagingly of someone or something in order to reduce their value or reputation.

To praise or promote something enthusiastically, especially in public; to extol the virtues of something.

In freight and logistics: to fill a shipping container, truck, or vehicle to its maximum volume (cubic capacity) before reaching the weight

To take a signal, prompt, or inspiration from someone or something.

To hit or strike someone with an open hand, often lightly or dismissively.

To fold or turn up the cuff of a sleeve or trouser leg.

To reduce or concentrate a substance, such as a brine or syrup, through a curing or cooking process.

To fully harden or solidify through a curing process, as in adhesives, concrete, or rubber.

A crude, humorous slang expression meaning to defecate.

A crude, humorous slang expression meaning to defecate.

To move around casually or travel about an area; also, to slash or cut something in multiple places.

A regional American expression meaning to turn on or activate a device or light.

To offer a lower price than a competitor; to cut beneath the surface of something.

Australian informal: to dress or behave in an unstylish, dorky, or charmingly uncool way.

To dress oneself or something else up in a showy, elaborate, or flamboyant style.

To follow or pursue someone in a fawning, persistent, or romantically hopeful way.

Informal/internet slang: to be eliminated from a situation, gene pool, or competition due to one's own stupidity, recklessness, or poor deci

Genealogy/heraldry: (of a family name or male line) to become extinct because a family produces only daughters who, on marrying, take their

To build a deck or platform over an area, such as water or a lower level.

To formally surrender or hand someone or something into the power or custody of another.

To formally hand someone or something over to another person or authority.

To hand someone or something over to an authority, especially formally or under compulsion.

To formally surrender or present someone or something to a specific person or authority.

An archaic or rare form meaning to deprive someone of something or to withhold something from them.

An archaic or rare phrase meaning to give something up or to leave while taking something.

To adjust or shift something incrementally in the direction of a particular quality, outcome, or goal.

(Vulgar slang) To have sexual intercourse with someone.

(Vulgar informal) To waste time or avoid doing what one should be doing.

To lose courage and withdraw from something at the last moment (vulgar slang).

To ruin or spoil something through incompetence or carelessness (vulgar slang).

To smarten oneself or something up; to make neat and tidy (dated British dialect).

To like or be attracted to someone or something (dated American slang).

To dress smartly or tidy oneself up (British regional dialect, chiefly Northern English).

To inform on or betray someone to the authorities (American slang).

To repeatedly use an amusing story or past experience to entertain people and gain social attention or status.

To deliberately make a costume, set, or prop look dirty, worn, or naturally aged for film, theatre, or photography purposes.

To quickly pass or hand something off to another person, especially in a sports context.

To leave or abandon a place, person, or commitment suddenly and without fulfilling obligations.

To alter, falsify, or improve something, often in a deceptive or unofficial way.

To produce or arrange something hastily and often in a makeshift or deceptive way. (British/Australian slang)

To follow someone persistently and annoyingly, or to move around as if tracking someone.

To insult, criticise harshly, or disrespect someone. (American slang)

To pay money out for something, often used informally to mean spending. (Informal, rare)

To raise money, increase funding, or contribute dollars to something. (Informal, rare)

A very rare or non-standard variant possibly meaning to dress up or decorate. Not a recognized standard English phrasal verb.

Archaic or dialectal expression meaning to die of something. Not used in standard modern English.

An archaic, dialectal, or non-standard expression sometimes meaning to finish or get rid of something.

To fall asleep, especially in a drowsy or drug-induced state.

To figure out something through careful thought or clever reasoning.

To behave in an enthusiastically nerdy or socially awkward way about something.

To spend time idly without doing anything useful.

To wander or spend time lazily without any purpose.

To avoid work or responsibilities by being lazy.

To sleep rough or in an outdoor or improvised location.

To write something down quickly as a brief note.

A rare or non-standard variant, possibly meaning to share a space or to leave paired with another.

To clean or rinse something thoroughly with a jet of water.

To make someone or something look old-fashioned, dull, or unfashionable.

To move from detailed, granular data to a higher-level summary or aggregated view in data analysis.

To officially and publicly expel someone from an organization, especially in a shameful or ceremonial way.

To remove or erase a section of audio from a recording, or to transfer audio from one format to another.

In British prison slang, to lock a cell door; also used in audio contexts to mean mixing or dubbing a recording.

To leave a place quickly and quietly, often without drawing attention.

To dress oneself or another person up in smart, fancy, or flashy clothes.

(British informal) To attack and physically beat someone up.

An extremely rare and non-standard phrase, occasionally used informally to mean involving someone in a fight or confrontation.

To knock someone out or defeat someone in a fight; a less common variant of 'duke it out'.

An extremely rare and non-standard expression meaning to raise one's fists ready to fight.

(Informal, chiefly American) To suddenly become unable to speak, think clearly, or respond, often due to shock or confusion.

In computing or programming, to replace a real function or component with a dummy (placeholder) version; rarely, to back out of something.

To stop talking and refuse to say anything, or to create a dummy or mock-up of something.

(Very informal, chiefly American) To fail out of or withdraw from school, a program, or a competition.

To drain or protect an area of land using dykes or embankments.

To build or reinforce a dyke in order to contain or redirect water.

In golf, to complete a hole in two strokes under par.

In golf slang, to score or improve one's score to eagle level on a hole.

To reduce a supply of food or resources by consuming it gradually.

To make a limited supply last as long as possible, or to just barely manage to achieve or obtain something.

To transfer a cheque or financial instrument to a third party by signing the back of it.

A non-standard or redundant phrase sometimes used to mean making something bigger, particularly an image.

To confront someone or something boldly and force them to back down through courage or determination.

To endure or brazen out a difficult, embarrassing, or challenging situation until it is resolved.

A euphemistic or written softening of the vulgar phrase 'fuck off,' used to tell someone to go away or to express strong disbelief or irrita

To remove, exclude, or isolate a variable or common element, either in mathematics or in analytical thinking.

A non-standard phrasal verb occasionally used to mean working through or analyzing all the relevant factors of a situation.

To become or make very tired or exhausted.

An archaic or literary expression meaning to not achieve, obtain, or succeed in something.

In computing and networking, to automatically switch to a backup system, server, or process when the primary one fails.

The phenomenon of advancing in one's career or gaining more responsibility despite performing poorly or failing, often through connections o

For weather to become clear and pleasant after being rainy, cloudy, or stormy.

For weather to improve and become clear, dry, and pleasant after being overcast, rainy, or unsettled.

To fabricate, forge, or put together something false in order to deceive.

To retreat deeply into one's own thoughts or emotions, often becoming unresponsive to the outside world.

An archaic or literary expression meaning to rush out and attack, or to chance upon someone.

To begin doing something with energy, or to become someone's responsibility or duty.

To come together or assemble into a coherent whole, often naturally or fortuitously.

To push back or repel someone or something; an archaic/rare variant of 'fend off'.

To search for something by looking or feeling around in a careful, persistent way, especially in hidden or cluttered places.

To search persistently through a place or among information, often for something hidden or hard to find.

A nautical term meaning to turn a ship around or bring it onto a new course.

A nautical term meaning (of equipment or cargo) to break loose or come free from its securing point.

An archaic or dialectal term meaning to rescue or remove someone from a dangerous place.

An archaic exclamation used to express strong moral disapproval, disgust, or contempt, dismissing someone or something as shameful.

A rare or non-standard variant occasionally used to mean deflecting or handling unwanted questions or challenges; not widely established.

A rare or non-standard formation; not an established phrasal verb in standard English. Possibly used loosely to mean fielding or deploying s

Not an established standard phrasal verb in English. Possibly encountered as a non-standard or regional usage.

Not an established standard phrasal verb in modern English. Occasionally used in archaic or literary contexts to mean struggling upward agai

An archaic term meaning to dress up, adorn, or equip someone or something elaborately.

Not an established standard phrasal verb in English. Not found in major dictionaries.

To calculate or total a set of numbers or costs.

To remove something by rubbing it with a file, or (of a group) to depart in a single-file line.

In sailing, to let the sails fill with wind and allow the vessel to gain speed, often after being held up or close to the wind.

A rare or non-standard expression occasionally used to mean filming on location outside a studio, or to indicate a production moving its fil

To gradually reach higher levels of an organisation or society, said of information, concerns, or trends originating at a lower level.

An archaic or literary expression meaning to discover and produce something, or to find one's way out.

To discover or perceive a quality, emotion, or resource within someone or something.

To discover within oneself the will, courage, generosity, or emotional capacity to do something difficult or unexpected.

To fail to honour a commitment or promise, especially by backing out at the last moment; or to inform on someone to an authority.

To expel someone forcefully, or to shoot or deliver something outward rapidly.

To guide or push something downward through a narrow or concealed space.

To bring something up from below, as if pulling it from water; a rarer variant of 'fish out'.

The formal or literary equivalent of 'fix on': to direct attention or gaze firmly at something, or to decide upon something.

To lose carbonation, energy, or momentum — a less common variant of 'fizzle out'.

To signal with a flag or hand gesture for someone or something to move away or continue.

For flakes of snow, ash, or similar material to fall downward.

To fail suddenly and dramatically, especially after a promising start; or for an aircraft engine to stop working.

For a bird or winged creature to depart by flapping its wings.

For a fire to suddenly and simultaneously ignite all combustible materials in a space, causing an explosive spread of flames.

To dismiss or send someone away rudely; also used as a softened expletive equivalent to 'go away'.

To succeed or escape a bad situation purely by chance or a stroke of luck.

To achieve something positive accidentally or through unintended chance.

To move or act in a light, airy, and somewhat aimless or carefree manner.

To rush at and attack something or someone suddenly; or to seize upon something eagerly (archaic/literary).

A euphemistic spelling/pronunciation of a very strong expletive used to tell someone to go away or express extreme anger.

To become covered in or eliminated by fog; or to become mentally confused or unfocused.

To force or trick someone into accepting something unwanted or inferior.

To move or progress in a lazy, aimless, or irresponsible manner.

To waste time, money, or an opportunity through foolish or irresponsible behavior.

To waste time doing trivial or purposeless things; to fuss ineffectually.

To waste time doing trivial or pointless things; to act ineffectually.

To waste time or an opportunity on trivial or pointless activities.

To calculate and write the total of a column of numbers; to add up a bill or account.

An archaic or dialectal expression meaning to hand over or pay out money.

To take up a defended position and prepare to resist; to fortify a place.

To raise or care for a child (or animal) through the foster system until they are grown.

To build the structural frame or skeleton of a construction; or to establish the broad structure of a plan or argument.

To disgust or repel someone; or (rare slang) to behave in a wildly uninhibited or unusual way.

To develop freckles, especially from sun exposure.

To become stuck to a surface because of freezing cold temperatures.

To become physically stuck to a surface due to freezing temperatures.

To become bonded or attached to something as a result of extreme cold.

To waste time or behave in a pointless, irritating way.

Variant spelling of 'frig up': to ruin or spoil something through careless or incompetent action.

A rude and vulgar way of telling someone to go away or leave you alone.

To ruin or spoil something through incompetence or carelessness.

A dialectal or shortened variant of 'fritter away': to waste time, money, or resources in small, pointless amounts.

An informal, less common variant of 'fritz out': for something to malfunction or go wrong.

To confront someone aggressively or challenge them face-to-face, often in a threatening way.

To present oneself in a bold, confident, or confrontational way, often projecting a tougher image than one truly has.

For a plant or tree to begin producing fruit.

An archaic or dialectal variant of 'fob off', meaning to cheat, deceive, or dismiss someone with something inferior.

Vulgar slang meaning to squander or waste something through carelessness or recklessness.

To assemble or create something hastily and imprecisely, often by obscuring problems or presenting an unclear compromise.

Niche internet/fandom slang meaning to enthusiastically engage with or react to Boys' Love (BL) manga, anime, or content in the manner of a

Niche internet/fandom slang meaning to react with intense enthusiasm to Boys' Love (BL) manga, anime, or media, as a self-identified fujoshi

An informal, somewhat dated expression meaning to lose one's nerve or back down from something out of fear or cowardice.

To clean, polish, or restore something old or worn to a better condition; to renovate or smarten up.

An archaic or formal expression meaning to equip or supply a space, ship, or person with everything necessary.

A technical construction term meaning to attach strips of wood or metal (furring strips) to a wall, ceiling, or floor to create a level surf

A rare British euphemistic slang expression meaning to waste time, behave foolishly, or do nothing useful.

To become blurry, indistinct, or unclear, especially in terms of an image, sound, or mental state.

To make something deliberately or inadvertently vague or unclear, often to avoid dealing with it precisely.

British slang meaning to inadvertently or deliberately reveal someone's secret, expose their deception, or 'blow someone's cover'.

To decorate something with excessive or showy ornamentation, often in a cheap or tasteless way.

To make something or someone more lively, energetic, or enthusiastic.

To create, fabricate, or artificially generate something, especially enthusiasm, support, or a story.

An archaic or dialectal expression meaning to distribute or pass something around.

A legal or archaic expression meaning to deliver a judgment or verdict unfavorable to a particular party.

An archaic expression meaning to distribute or hand something around to others.

A literary or archaic expression meaning to emit, produce, or utter something.

To give generously of one's own time, energy, emotions, or efforts for the benefit of others.

To apply a glaze or shiny coating to something, such as pottery, pastry, or windows.

A dialectal or regional variant of 'glom on,' meaning to grab onto something or someone, or to attach oneself persistently.

A dialectal or regional variant of 'glom onto,' meaning to seize, grab, or attach oneself firmly to someone, something, or an idea.

To attach oneself to someone or something in a clingy or opportunistic way.

To attach oneself persistently to a person, idea, or object, often without invitation.

To enthusiastically and suddenly hug or tackle someone in an overwhelming, affectionate way.

To suddenly lunge at and cling to someone in an exuberant, affectionate tackle-hug.

To put on gloves in preparation for a task, fight, or procedure.

To grind or crush something violently with the teeth; an extremely rare and non-standard phrasal verb.

An archaic or literary expression meaning to attempt or intend to do something; equivalent to 'be about to' in older English.

A non-standard and extremely rare variant meaning to eat something quickly; not an established phrasal verb in mainstream English.

To descend to the lower deck or interior of a ship; a nautical term.

To speak loudly, rudely, or boastfully, often without being asked for an opinion.

To block or clog something with a sticky or phlegm-like substance.

To perform oral sex on someone.

To leave a place and go out into the world, especially with a sense of purpose or mission.

In sport, to score or enter a target by first bouncing or deflecting off another object or surface.

To apply a coating of gold or gold-coloured material over a surface.

A dialectal or very informal British variant of 'conk out', meaning to fall asleep suddenly or (of a machine) to stop working.

To suddenly start talking angrily, excitedly, or at great length, often in an exaggerated or theatrical way.

To tease or make fun of someone in a playful way.

To cover, coat, or clog something with a thick, sticky, or messy substance.

To act in a stupid, aggressive, or oafish way; to behave like a goon.

To stimulate, energise, or increase something, especially to boost its performance or excitement.

To fully embrace or express a goth aesthetic in appearance or style.

To dress oneself in goth-style clothing and makeup, typically for a particular event or occasion.

To remove something by digging, cutting, or forcing it out, leaving a hole or cavity; often violent in connotation.

To take something quickly from a surface or from someone, especially in a hurried or forceful manner.

To cover a surface with graffiti; used within graffiti and street art subculture.

To add a grainy texture to a photograph or digital image; or for grain crops to develop mature seeds.

To exempt someone or something from a new rule or requirement because they were part of an existing system before the rule changed.

To inform on someone to an authority, especially the police, in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

To inform on someone to the police or another authority; a British slang synonym of 'grass on'.

To experience a partial loss of vision or consciousness; or in digital design, to make an interface element appear dim and inactive.

To apply a greasy or oily substance smoothly onto a surface; informally, to use excessive charm or flattery in a slick way.

To become ill — especially dizzy, pale, and nauseous — from consuming too much cannabis.

To remove something by gripping it firmly and pulling it away; used in niche technical or regional contexts.

To grab or seize someone or something firmly; used in informal or street slang contexts.

To calculate the gross (pre-tax or pre-deduction) amount from a net figure by adding back taxes or other deductions.

To manage to survive or get by with very little, especially financially.

To dig up and remove plants, roots, or stumps from the ground by the roots.

To dig up and clear plants, roots, or stumps from the ground; also informally, food or a meal.

To waste time foolishly or to make empty boastful talk; used in informal British contexts.

To inhale or draw in air, liquid, or breath in large, gulping mouthfuls — a non-standard or regional variant of 'gulp down'.

To make something sticky, clogged, or inefficient with a gummy substance — a variant of 'gum up'.

To make something dirty, sticky, or blocked with a messy substance.

To fire a gun or shoot rapidly; also used informally to mean to speak aggressively or impulsively.

To arm oneself or others with guns; also to accelerate an engine by increasing its throttle.

A variant form of 'gussy up': to dress or decorate something elaborately and showily.

A rare or specialised term meaning to gut (eviscerate) an animal in preparation for a specific person or purpose.

To fade away gradually and die out, like a candle flame guttering before it goes out.

To get through a very difficult task or period by relying on determination and inner resolve.

To summon courage and face a difficult or frightening situation; to find one's nerve.

To become defensive, angry, or agitated, like an animal raising the hackles on the back of its neck.

For the hair on the body to stand up as a result of fear, cold, or intense emotion.

To put a halter on a horse or other animal to restrain or lead it.

To manage, deal with, or perform effectively, especially in a difficult or competitive situation.

To personally and carefully select someone or something from a group. (Note: non-standard; 'handpick' or 'pick out' are strongly preferred.)

To get very drunk on a particular occasion.

To depend entirely on something, or to listen/watch with great intensity.

To cause intense distress, anguish, or torment to someone's soul or feelings (literary/archaic).

To reduce the harshness or severity of something, such as language, criticism, or a policy.

British slang meaning either to have sex with someone, or to steal something and escape.

British slang for having sex with someone.

(British, informal) To bring someone before a court or authority to face charges.

To strike someone using the head as a weapon, in combination with another person or object.

To evoke, refer to, or be reminiscent of something from the past.

(nautical) To bring a sailing vessel almost to a standstill by balancing the sails against each other, or to stop a vessel.

To surround something with so many conditions, qualifications, or restrictions that it becomes unclear or overly limited.

To speak evasively or avoid committing to a direct answer about something.

To surround or restrict someone or something, limiting freedom of movement or action.

In dog training, to command a dog to swing its hindquarters outward away from the handler.

For a ship or boat to lean or tilt to one side, especially due to wind or an uneven load.

To raise or tilt the heel end of something upward; also a dog training command to bring the dog into the heel position.

To increase or intensify something; a redundant variant of 'heighten'.

To behave in a wild, reckless, or disreputable manner; to live or act without restraint.

To become nervous, flustered, or agitated; to lose one's composure.

An archaic or dialectal variant of 'hurry up'; to move or act more quickly.

Informal/slang: to go to a place energetically; to contact or approach someone, often to ask for something.

To approve of or support a particular idea, practice, or belief, usually used in negative constructions

In golf, to complete a hole by successfully hitting the ball into the cup

To contact someone or get their attention, often with romantic intent or to start a conversation

To respond to someone who has contacted or called out to you

To flatter or behave in an overly sweet, ingratiating way around someone, usually to gain favor

To flatter someone excessively in order to win their favor or get something from them

A rare, informal expression meaning to apply something thickly or to proceed energetically

To annoy or irritate someone

To forcibly remove or eject someone from a place

To remove or detach something from a hook or similar fastening

To become caught on or obsessively focused on something; to snag on a physical obstacle

To silence or embarrass a speaker by making mocking noises, hooting, or jeering

To have a loud, boisterous, and fun time; to celebrate noisily

To eat food rapidly and greedily.

To vomit; to bring up the contents of the stomach.

To force or drive someone out of a position, territory, or situation.

To continue crying, wailing, or making loud anguished sounds for an extended period.

To walk away heavily and with evident anger or sullenness, like a large, powerful figure.

To use or manage resources carefully and sparingly so they last longer.

To dress or present oneself in a bold, provocative, or sexually suggestive manner.

To squeeze or crowd into a small or confined space; to huddle together.

To apply or load ink onto a surface, printing press, stamp, or similar device in preparation for use.

To formally ask someone for information or an answer to a specific question.

To cite or give something as a specific example or instance within an argument or explanation.

To remove or neutralize the problematic aspects of something by reinterpreting its meaning, often in a self-serving way.

To officially discharge someone from military service or a job because they are too ill or injured to continue.

To stir up someone's temper or fighting spirit; to make someone angry or combative.

Vulgar slang for female masturbation.

To force something open or into place using a jimmy (a crowbar-like tool) or similar leverage.

A rare variant of 'jimmy up'; to force something open using a lever or tool.

To talk nonsense, be deceptive, or waste time with idle chatter.

Vulgar slang variant of 'jazz up': to make something more exciting, lively, or attractive.

An extremely rare and non-standard vulgar variant meaning to masturbate or to dismiss/annoy someone.

A non-standard or highly regional expression occasionally used to mean to stop participating or to connect outward.

A non-standard or very informal variant meaning to fill something with jokes or to become more humorous.

To keep someone cheerful and motivated through encouragement, flattery, or gentle persuasion.

To press and hold a key, or to lower the pitch/intensity of something.

To take a cue or signal from something in order to time or coordinate an action; also, to turn off by key.

To focus on or target a particular person, thing, or aspect, especially in sports or strategy.

To identify or classify something using a key or system; in video/photo editing, to remove a specific colour or background.

To direct a kick toward a specific person, target, or location.

In Australian and New Zealand informal English, to be associated with a group, or to be in a romantic relationship with someone.

(Informal/slang) To have an unusual or specific attraction, fetish, or obsessive interest in something or someone.

To remove a kink, twist, or bend from something flexible such as a hose, cable, or hair.

A gymnastic move in which a person springs from lying on their back to a standing position in one quick motion.

To yield or submit to authority, pressure, or superior force.

To secure the end of a thread, rope, or similar material by tying a knot, typically to finish a piece of work.

To submit or yield to authority, pressure, or someone's will; an archaic variant of 'knuckle under'.

To raise one's fists in preparation for a fistfight; to prepare to fight.

To become lazy or to reduce one's effort; to fall behind through lack of effort. An obscure and rarely used expression.

(Australian slang) To behave in a boastful, flashy, or showing-off manner; to act like a 'lair' (a vulgar show-off).

(Australian slang) To dress in an ostentatiously flashy, garish, or vulgar manner.

(Agriculture, Australian/New Zealand) To assist ewes during the lambing season; also, of a sheep, to give birth to a lamb.

To flee or escape quickly, especially from the authorities or from a difficult situation.

To strike out at someone or something with force; to hit out aggressively.

(British dialectal, dated) To walk or move at a brisk, steady pace.

(Informal, dialectal) To arrive at a place, especially someone's home, often unexpectedly; to end up in a particular location.

An extremely rare and non-standard variant; not a recognised phrasal verb in standard English. Possibly a regional or erroneous form of 'lar

To add too much fat, grease, or excessive material to something; figuratively, to make a text or speech excessively padded with unnecessary

(British slang, vulgar) To have many casual sexual relationships.

(British slang, vulgar) Usually in 'get a leg over': to have sex with someone.

To make something longer by extending it in a downward direction, particularly clothing.

To grow or extend upward, or to make something taller or longer in the upward direction.

(British slang, vulgar) To pass gas; to break wind.

To reduce higher standards, salaries, or quality to match a lower benchmark.

Vulgar slang for acting in a stereotypically lesbian manner or engaging in same-sex activity between women.

Vulgar slang meaning to adopt lesbian behaviour or identity, or for women to engage in same-sex activity.

Informal slang meaning to express strong feminist or liberal political views, often used dismissively.

To lick the inside of a container clean; also a vulgar slang term for performing oral sex on a woman.

To be positioned or situated at a higher level than something else.

To rest or extend in a position parallel to or following the length of something.

To be physically or figuratively positioned in front of someone, waiting to be faced or decided upon.

To be kept in reserve or set aside without being used; also (archaic) to rest or stop work.

A nautical term meaning to remain at a distance from a shore, port, or another vessel without anchoring.

To be deferred or left pending until a later time; also (archaic/formal) to remain overnight somewhere on a journey.

A nautical term meaning to bring a ship to a near-standstill by positioning it head-on to the wind.

A formal or literary variant of 'lie on'; to be placed on a surface or to be someone's responsibility or burden.

For a decision or responsibility to belong to a particular person; also an archaic or literary term for having sexual intercourse.

To move briskly or nimbly along a route (archaic/dialectal).

To dismount or descend from a horse, vehicle, or elevated position (archaic).

To discover or come across something by chance; to settle or land on something.

To discover or encounter something by chance; a more formal or literary variant of 'light on'.

A dialectal/eye-dialect spelling variant of 'liquor up' — to drink alcohol, especially to get drunk.

To prolong or draw out a period of time, often tediously or mournfully (archaic/literary).

In golf, when a ball rolls to the edge of the hole (the 'lip') and spins out without dropping in.

To pay attention to or follow advice, warnings, or instructions (dialectal/archaic).

To guide a boat or vessel through a canal lock by operating the lock gates.

Not a standard established phrasal verb in modern English; may appear in specialised or dialectal contexts to mean securing something beneat

British slang: to bribe someone with money, or to pay someone to secure their cooperation or silence.

A fielding position in cricket located near the boundary on the off side, behind and to the left of the bowler from the batsman's perspectiv

To look away, or to gaze into the distance — primarily a regional or dialectal American English expression.

To remove something by cutting it with a looping or circular motion.

To fold and secure something (such as a curtain, rope, or hair) upward by forming a loop.

To fire a weapon or release a volley of shots; also used figuratively for sending an aggressive communication.

A non-standard or dialectal variant of 'loosen up' — to make something less tight or rigid, or to relax.

To fell a tree or tall plant by cutting through it.

To waste time, behave in an aimless or foolish way, or cause minor trouble.

To remove or heal something (usually pain, sadness, or fear) through love and affection.

To be fortunate; to benefit from good luck, especially in obtaining something desirable.

To succeed in passing through a difficult situation or challenge purely by good fortune rather than skill or effort.

A sailing term meaning to steer a boat closer to the direction of the wind, causing the sails to flap or lose their fill.

To lounge, idle, or live in a comfortable, indulgent, or extravagant manner; alternatively (British slang), to move about in a lush, pleasur

To live extravagantly and indulgently; to enjoy luxury or excess, sometimes specifically through heavy drinking.

To make something more lush, rich, luxurious, or visually appealing; also (slang) to become drunk.

To act or present oneself in an exaggeratedly tough, masculine way; to perform or adopt stereotypically macho behavior.

Slang: to flirt aggressively or attempt to seduce someone; to successfully use charm or smooth talk on a target of attraction.

Slang: to flirt with someone confidently and skillfully, using charm and smooth talk to attract them romantically or sexually.

Slang: to kiss passionately or engage in physical intimacy; related to 'make out' but rooted in AAVE slang.

To chase or pursue someone or something; to move quickly in the direction of someone who is leaving or escaping.

To be unfavorable or disadvantageous to someone or something; to work against a particular outcome.

To leave quickly; to flee or escape. (Also an archaic expression for killing oneself.)

To prepare a makeshift or temporary bed or sleeping place, usually on the floor or a sofa.

(Dated/slang) To produce, provide, or start doing something, often used as an impatient demand.

To effectively lead, direct, and communicate with subordinates or those lower in an organisational hierarchy.

(Corporate euphemism) To gradually and deliberately guide an underperforming employee toward leaving an organisation, often through performa

To proactively manage the relationship with your own managers or superiors, anticipating their needs and communicating strategically to ensu

To endure a difficult or painful situation through to the end by drawing on courage or willpower.

To systematically exclude or push people or groups to the periphery of society, an organisation, or a process until they are effectively rem

(Informal/figurative) To spend time thinking slowly and deeply about an idea, problem, or experience, allowing understanding to develop grad

To marry someone from within one's own community, religion, or social group.

To marry someone from outside one's own community, religion, or social group.

To organize and bring together resources, people, or arguments in a controlled and purposeful way.

To be formally discharged or released from military service.

To remove meat from a bone or cut of meat, typically while preparing food.

To be formally discharged from military service or a program due to a medical condition or injury.

To give someone (or take) the necessary medication before sending them out or facing a challenge.

To melt and come free or be extracted from a surrounding material; used mainly in geology and technical contexts.

A rapid, sustained, and often irrational rise in the price of assets or a financial market, driven by fear of missing out rather than econom

To repeatedly mock, tease, or target someone by creating or sharing memes about them on the internet.

To hire or deploy mercenary soldiers or armed contractors for a mission or conflict.

To formally distribute or dispense something, especially punishment or justice.

To confine or shut a person or animal in a small, enclosed space.

To mock, tease, or make fun of someone in a dismissive way.

To grab, seize, or attach oneself tenaciously to something or someone.

To gather together in a large group, often with aggressive or intimidating intent.

To publicly ridicule or humiliate someone in a pointed and deliberate way.

British slang meaning to sit around doing nothing, in a dazed or lazy state.

To climb something quickly and nimbly, using hands and feet, in the manner of a monkey.

A British informal, and very rare, expression meaning to go away or leave.

A very rare informal expression meaning to relax completely, doing nothing, or to become settled and inactive like moss growing on a surface

To take on a nurturing, protective, or caretaking role, especially in a difficult or demanding situation.

To become stuck in or blocked by mud, especially of a vehicle or location.

To fail at something or handle it badly, especially by being clumsy or inept at a crucial moment.

To disrespect, embarrass, or make a fool of someone, or to take advantage of someone's trust.

To become dark, cloudy, or murky (of weather or visibility).

To build up physical muscle mass through exercise, or to gather the strength or resolve to do something.

To formally enlist or admit someone into military service through an official ceremony.

To formally discharge someone from military service.

Used of an aircraft, vehicle, or boat that tilts or tips forward so the nose goes down.

To eat something quickly or casually, especially as a snack; British informal.

To fight, argue, or compete with full intensity, with the implication of mutually destructive force.

To summon courage and deal with a difficult situation; to stop being afraid or weak and act decisively.

To establish, equip, or furnish a space for use as an office; to set up office facilities.

In programming, to have a compiler or optimiser automatically remove code that is unnecessary or has no effect on the output.

To separate something (a project, product, or system) from its parent organisation or support structure, leaving it without adequate resourc

To have a total amount of money that is currently owed to various people or organisations.

To summon someone using a pager or public address system, or (computing) to load data into active memory from storage.

(Computing) To move data from active memory to secondary storage to free up RAM.

To become less interesting, enjoyable, or appealing to someone over time.

To extend the hand with the palm facing outward, as a gesture.

A rare or dialectal variant of 'palm off': to deceive someone into accepting something inferior or unwanted.

To complete a hole in golf at exactly the par score (expected number of strokes).

To statistically remove the influence of one or more variables from a dataset in order to examine the relationship between the remaining var

To arrange and attach text and images on a board or page to create a layout for printing, or to stick a notice or poster onto a surface.

To retire or dismiss a person or animal that is considered too old or no longer productive.

To make something more lively, interesting, or sharp by adding stimulating elements.

Not a standard or widely recognised phrasal verb in modern English.

Not a standard or widely recognised phrasal verb in modern English.

An informal, gender-neutral alternative to 'man up', meaning to be brave, take responsibility, or deal with a difficult situation without co

To falsify or fake something; to make something appear genuine when it is not.

To falsify or fabricate something; to make something appear genuine when it is not.

Not a standard or widely recognised phrasal verb in modern English.

To waste money, time, or resources on trivial or unimportant things, gradually and pointlessly.

To treat someone or something with total contempt or disregard.

To rock or toss in different directions, especially of a boat or aircraft.

To choose or decide on something, often somewhat arbitrarily or suddenly.

To throw or discard something, or to remove someone forcibly.

To select or decide on something, typically somewhat casually or suddenly (formal/archaic variant of 'pitch on').

To put something down heavily or carelessly; or to pay a sum of money bluntly and immediately.

To cover or seal something (such as a window or door) with planks of wood.

In electroplating, to deposit a layer of metal onto a surface through an electrochemical process.

In chemistry or electroplating, to deposit metal onto a surface, sometimes as an unwanted byproduct.

A formal or literary variant of 'play on,' meaning to exploit emotions, fears, or words.

To negotiate a reduction in a criminal charge to a lesser offense, typically through a plea bargain.

To resolve a criminal case by entering a plea bargain rather than going to trial.

An archaic legal term meaning to respond to a charge by raising a new matter or demurrer rather than directly denying the facts.

To advocate or argue strongly for a higher value, compensation, or charge; the opposite direction of 'plead down.'

To bury a crop or plant by ploughing the soil over it; metaphorically, to overwhelm or destroy completely.

To turn crops or material into the soil with a plow, or to overwhelm and destroy something completely

To arrange for a plumber to do work, or (rarely) to install plumbing in a building

(Non-standard) To poach food, particularly eggs, or to prepare something by poaching

(Non-standard, rare) To put something into one's pocket, or to accumulate money

To emphasize or make more noticeable a quality, problem, or distinction

(Non-standard, very rare) To become stiff, rigid, or prim in posture or manner

To clean up or tidy an area by collecting litter and debris, especially in a military or institutional context

To bulge or protrude outward in a soft, rounded way.

A rare, dialectal phrasal verb meaning to equip oneself or to dress up smartly.

To move or travel at a slow, unhurried, and contented pace.

To pay for something, especially as a treat for others.

Note: 'Popper up' is not a standard phrasal verb but a noun derived from 'pop up', referring to a person or thing that appears suddenly or u

To eat a very large amount of food in one sitting, especially unhealthy food.

To gain weight, especially a noticeable and unwelcome amount.

To separate or allocate a part of something from the whole, especially a share of money, land, or resources.

To make something or someone more elegant, luxurious, or upper-class in appearance.

To plant seedlings or cuttings out of a main container into individual pots or into open ground.

To produce or express something in a large, continuous, and often impassioned flow.

Slang, primarily within certain LGBTQ+ online communities, meaning to become HIV-positive.

British slang for becoming extremely anxious, paranoid, or panicked, often after taking drugs.

To use sermons, speeches, or moral argument to condemn or suppress something or someone.

To promote, praise, or advocate for something through preaching or persistent persuasive speech.

To make something fully ready or complete its preparation; a less common variant of 'prep up'.

Culinary slang: to complete all the preparation tasks for a dish or for a kitchen service period.

Informal: to contort the body into a twisted, folded shape, or to become complicated and tangled.

To successfully persuade or convince someone to do something, especially something they were reluctant to do.

To lose one's nerve and refuse to do something out of fear; to act in a cowardly way.

Chiefly African American Vernacular English (AAVE): to flirt with or make romantic or sexual advances toward someone.

A milder spelling variant of 'pussy out': to avoid doing something because of fear or cowardice.

Vulgar slang: to withdraw from a commitment or challenge because of cowardice.

To spread information, rumours, or stories, often unofficially or maliciously; also a nautical term for changing a ship's course.

To propose or offer an idea, argument, or plan for consideration; also to produce new growth (of plants).

To contribute to a group effort or join with others in a shared arrangement.

To shift blame, responsibility, or a task onto someone else.

To make oneself known in social or professional circles; or to be sexually promiscuous.

To deceive, cheat, or take advantage of someone (chiefly regional American English).

To waste time doing unimportant or aimless things.

A chiefly British variant of 'putz around,' meaning to waste time doing trivial things.

To get through something difficult or confusing by thinking carefully at each step.

To distribute or pass something downward through successive levels of a hierarchy.

To build or increase something through a layered, hierarchical structure, each level larger than the one above.

In typography and printing, to fill remaining space on a line with blank quad characters to align or complete the line.

To be formally eliminated from a competition, program, or process by failing to meet the required qualifying standard.

To settle a dispute or disagreement by arguing it through to a conclusion.

In LGBTQ+ and drag slang, to express oneself in an exaggeratedly dramatic, flamboyant, or 'queenly' way.

To promote a pawn to a queen in chess; or informally, to assert oneself with confidence and power.

To spoil, ruin, or put something in disorder; an older sense of 'queer' meaning to spoil combined with 'up.'

In typography and traditional printing, to use quoins (wedge-shaped locking devices) to secure type firmly within a printing chase.

To earn or receive large amounts of something, especially money; a less common variant of 'rake in.'

Australian slang: a rude command telling someone to go away or to stop bothering you.

Military slang: to lie down and sleep, especially on a bunk or rack.

To send a message by radio to someone or somewhere in advance, typically to alert them or prepare them for something.

To clean or wipe something by using a rag; or, rarely, a variant of 'rag on' meaning to tease or berate someone.

To dress someone up in elaborate or fine clothing; or informally, to scold or reprimand someone sharply.

To protest or complain angrily and at length; or, in a physical sense, to enclose or separate an area using rails.

A very rare or dialectal/archaic term with no established standard meaning in modern English.

To move or progress quickly and steadily; not a standard or widely recognised phrasal verb.

To reply sharply or quickly; a rare or non-standard phrasal verb.

To strike sharply downward on a surface; not a widely established phrasal verb.

To annoy, provoke, or reprimand someone; a New Zealand and Australian English colloquialism.

Not a recognised standard English phrasal verb; may refer to developing a skin rash or, in slang, to do something hastily.

To search quickly and untidily through something; a rare and informal expression.

To become sexually explicit, crude, or to introduce raunchy content into something.

To disentangle or unwind threads, or to clarify and untangle something complex.

To devour something greedily and voraciously, especially as a predator would.

Not a widely established standard phrasal verb; possibly a regional or rare variant meaning to pull or scrape back something painfully.

To apply or transfer information, findings, or principles from one context or domain to another comparable one.

To formally assume a new ecclesiastical or official post by reading a prescribed text or declaration in public.

To scold or criticise someone severely and angrily, often in a humiliating way.

To estimate or calculate the likely cost, time, or implications of something; to take something into account.

To calculate or work out a sum, amount, or solution, especially by going through the steps carefully.

To express, discover, or determine something through rhyme or wordplay; largely archaic or dialectal.

To compose or produce rhymes, verses, or rhyming content, often spontaneously.

To modify a car with showy, often cheap cosmetic accessories that give the impression of performance without actually improving it.

To clear a place of unwanted things or people; a dialectal/regional form of 'rid'.

To tidy or clean up a room or space; a dialectal variant of 'tidy up'.

To mock, tease, or criticise someone in an ongoing or repeated way, often in a joking but sometimes hurtful manner.

To attract someone romantically using natural charm and charisma; to charm or seduce someone effortlessly.

To smoke a cannabis cigarette (joint) all the way down to the very end, i.e. to the roach (the butt or stub).

A regional or dialectal variant of 'rob', meaning to steal from someone or to burgle a place completely.

To approach or arrive at a person or place, typically in a vehicle or with a bold, confident manner.

To build a roof over an open or exposed space.

To descend or extract someone/something using a rope; or (in climbing) to lower oneself or something down by rope.

To officially schedule or assign someone to a duty roster or work schedule.

To decay so severely that a hole appears or structural integrity is completely lost.

Nautical: to pull in or haul a rope or line by hand.

To regain consciousness, or in nautical usage, to bring a vessel head-to-wind.

An archaic or literary variant of 'round on': to suddenly turn and attack or criticise someone sharply.

To propel a boat upstream or toward a specified destination by rowing.

To put on rubber protective clothing or gear, particularly in industrial or hazardous material contexts.

Vulgar slang: an act of (typically male) masturbation.

Vulgar slang: the reflexive form of 'rub one off' — to engage in masturbation.

(Dialectal/informal) For a quality, habit, or attitude to transfer or spread from one person to another

(Slang) To trick or deceive someone; to pull a scam or con on someone

(Informal) To accumulate a debt, bill, or amount in a particular place or currency

(Slang, AAVE) To rush aggressively or boldly into a situation, place, or confrontation

(Slang, AAVE) To approach someone suddenly and aggressively, often to confront or attack them

For a part or coating to detach from a surface because rust has corroded it

To become so corroded by rust that something is weakened or destroyed, or (figuratively) to become mentally or physically stagnant through i

A rare informal expression meaning to become sad or to cause someone to feel sad.

To set out boldly on a journey or undertaking, especially into something challenging; often used with a humorous or literary tone.

A chemistry term: to cause a substance (such as a protein or soap) to separate from a solution by adding salt.

American spelling of 'savour of': to have a suggestion or trace of a particular quality, often something undesirable.

British spelling: to suggest or have a trace of a particular quality, especially something slightly suspicious or unpleasant.

To gradually reduce the number of units, resources, or positions in a controlled, stepwise manner.

To increase capacity or reach by adding more parallel units or instances rather than making existing ones larger.

To panic, lose control, or behave in a wildly erratic or agitated manner.

To make something excessively sentimental, emotionally manipulative, or mawkishly sweet.

To apply scientific thinking, research, or methodology to something in order to improve or validate it.

To dry out, wither, or burn on the surface due to intense heat.

To accidentally cause harm or disadvantage to oneself by one's own actions, as in scoring an own goal.

To search thoroughly in order to find or collect something; to gather something with effort.

To write something quickly and messily, especially a note or letter, and dispatch it.

To hastily produce a written document or message in messy handwriting.

To accumulate a sum of money through extreme frugality and sacrifice

To search for or beg for something in a determined or desperate way, especially from people lower in a hierarchy

To obtain something by begging or foraging, often from an unlikely or tight source

To complete the sterile hand-washing and preparation procedure required before entering a surgical operating room

A rare, chiefly dialectal phrasal verb meaning either to screw or crumple something up, or (in British dialects) related to scrumping (steal

To form or gather into a tight group, often urgently, borrowed from rugby's 'scrum' formation

To make something dirty, grimy, or unpleasant-looking; to give something a seedy or undesirable quality

To knock down, kill, or eliminate many people or things in a swift, sweeping manner

To not participate in an activity or event, remaining on the sidelines; a rare variant of 'sit out'

To sow an area of land with grass seed or other seed to establish a crop or lawn

To sentence someone to prison for a specific crime (British English).

To dispatch or emit something outward, used especially in literary, religious, or formal contexts.

To surprise or disconcert someone; now rare and largely replaced by 'taken aback'.

To send someone or an animal in pursuit of someone who is fleeing.

To begin a journey, or to state or explain something formally and in full.

To direct someone or something towards a target, or a variant of 'set on' (to attack).

To place someone in a position of authority over others.