Phrasal verbs258

to go to bed later than usual

to lose control of your feelings and start crying

to divide a group of people into smaller parts; to become divided up in this way

to make sb / sth seem stupid or not serious by making jokes about them / it

to come or go to a place, usually toward the speaker or a named spot

to make a short visit somewhere

to have so many problems that it is no longer possible to exist or function

to live, work, etc. in an easy and natural way with sb / sth

usually used in orders to tell sb to speak more loudly

to invent a story, etc., especially in order to trick or entertain sb

to mention sth in order to give sb information about it or make them notice it

to meet or find sb / sth by chance

to help sb, especially in a difficult situation

to be affected or decided by sth

to stop hoping or believing that sb will change, get better, etc.

to begin again

to try to impress others by talking about your abilities, possessions, etc.

to sign a form or contract which says that you agree to do a job or become a soldier; to persuade sb to sign a form or contract like this

to move or happen faster; to make sth move or happen faster

to go back to a place, or to a real or normal situation, after having left

to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make sb / sth do this

to admit that you have been defeated by sb / sth

to become more cheerful; to make sb / sth more cheerful

to move towards sb / sth from all directions, especially in a threatening way

to begin a journey

to be careful of sth

to admire or respect sb

to look at or examine a person or thing that seems interesting or attractive

to regard someone or something as being a particular kind of person or thing

to turn a light, machine, etc. off / on by pressing a button or switch

to need or depend on sb / sth

to start living with sb in the house or flat / apartment where they already live

to take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth

to telephone sb again or to telephone sb who telephoned you earlier

to do sth badly or make a bad mistake

to spoil sth or do it badly

to destroy sth by an explosion

to think about sth in your past

(of a group, often soldiers) to leave a place and start going; an order to depart now

to do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to

to get some information about sth / sb by asking, reading, etc.

to return to a place

to start in a particular place or be produced from a particular thing

used to exclaim at how someone or something looks, or at what they have just done, showing admiration, surprise, pity, or disapproval

to go away

to have somebody or something in your mind, or to keep reflecting on or recalling them

to leave or go out of a place

to return