Practice Exercise 2

Phrasal Verb

Meaning

back up                   make a copy of computer data

build up                   increase

close down              close a shop

fill in                        complete by writing in a blank space

give up                     quit doing (something)

take up                     exhaust supply

try out                      test something to see if you like it 

break down             stop working

pick up                    lift

put off                     postpone

meet up with           have something happen to you

buy out                    buy somebody's share in a company

turn off                     stop a machine or a light

go through               read again

look up                    look for information a dictionary

turn up                    increase volume

look after                take care of

help out                   assist(someone)

run out of                finish the supply of (something)