Phrasal Verbs

take out

(separable) to extract; remove

Max takes out the trash every night.

take out

(separable) to take someone on a date

Max took Mary out to a fancy restaurant.

take over

(separable) to gain control of

Someday I will take over the world.

take up

(separable) to pursue; turn one?s interest to

Max decided to take up golfing.

take up

(separable) to consume or fill time or space

Homework takes up all of my time.

talk into

(separable) to persuade to do something

Max talked Mary into going to Mexico with him.

talk out of

(separable) to persuade not to do something

Bill talked his wife out of divorcing him.

tangle up

(separable) to twist and mix together into a confused mass

Max accidentally tangled the electrical cords up.

tear off

(separable) to remove something by tearing

Chastain made headlines when she tore off her jersey after scoring the winning goal.

thaw out

(intransitive) to change from a frozen state to a non-frozen state

The ice-covered lakes thaw out in the springtime.

thaw out

(separable) to cause something to change from a frozen state to a non-frozen state by warming it

The warm sun thawed out the icy sidewalk.

think over

(separable) to give something a lot of thought

Before you make a big decision, you should think it over.

throw away

(separable) to discard as trash

Lee threw away the parking ticket soon after he received it.

throw out

(separable) to discard

Mary threw out all of her old clothes.

throw up

(separable) to vomit

Mary ate so many cookies that she threw up.

tip off

(separable) to inform

Max tipped off the police about the imminent terrorist attack.

trade in

(separable) to exchange something (usually used) for payment or partial payment for something else.

Max traded his old jalopy in as a down payment on a new BMW.

try on

(separable) to put clothes on to see if it fits

Be sure to try athletic shoes on before you buy them.

try out

(separable) to test to see if something is suitable

I'm going to try out some new recipes for dinner this week.

turn away

(separable) to reject; refuse; dismiss

The church turned away the people with no money to pay.

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