Phrasal verbs starting with "work"

To find a way of doing something despite an obstacle, limitation, or problem.

To put sustained effort into improving or achieving something.

To continue working steadily and persistently, often for a long time.

To reason, calculate, or plan by starting from a known end point and moving back towards the beginning.

To include or introduce something into an existing plan, schedule, or mixture, often with some effort.

To eliminate something — such as a debt, excess energy, stress, or calories — through effort or activity.

To spend time and effort improving, developing, or completing something.

To exercise; to calculate or solve something; or for a plan or situation to succeed or reach a satisfactory conclusion.

To attack someone physically in a sustained way; or to examine, revise, or treat something very thoroughly.

British English variant of 'work around' — to find a solution that avoids or overcomes an obstacle or limitation.

To deal with a problem, task, or difficult emotion in a careful and methodical way until it is resolved or completed.

To combine effort with others to achieve a shared goal.

To develop, create, or generate something through effort; or to cause someone to become excited, upset, or emotional.

To gradually build the courage, ability, or momentum needed to do something demanding.