Phrasal Verbs List - Charlie, your teacher of English
phrasal verb

meaning

example sentence

bring sth up

To vomit sth up

He drank so much that he brought
his dinner up in the toilet.

call around

To phone many different places/people,
or telephone a number of different
people in succession about something.

We called around but we weren't
able to find the car part we needed.

call sb back

To return a phone call, that is, to call sb
again on the telephone at a later time

I called the company back but the
offices were closed for the weekend.

call sth off

To cancel an event.

Jason called the wedding off because
he wasn't in love with her. It's too
late to call the party off

call on/upon
sb

To officially ask a person or organization The human rights group has called
to do something
on the US to end the death penalty

call on sb

To visit sb, usually for a short time

call sb up

To call someone, a group, or a company Give me your phone number and I'll
on the telephone
call you up when we're in town.

calm down

to relax; to become less busy or angry

You are still mad. You need to calm
down before you drive the car.

not care for
sb/ sth

To dislike, or not like sth

I don't care for alcohol.

catch up

To get to the same point as sb else

You'll have to run faster than that if
you want to catch up with Marty.

4

We called on you last night but you
weren't at home.