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English Phrasal Verbs - Verbes Anglais à Particules
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Phrasal verbs starting with:
A--B--C--D
C
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Call back, Call
in, Call smb in,
Call smth off,
Call smth out,
Call smb up
Calm down,
Calm smb down
Carry away,
Carry on,
Carry smth out
Catch on
Chase smb or
smth away/off
Chat smb up
Chew smth over
Chill out
Clam up
Clear off,
Clear up
Climb down
Come across smb,
Come across smth,
Come (a)round,
Come to,
Come through, Come through
smth, Come up,
Come up with
Cool down
Cop out
Cough smth up
Count on smb
Crack down on smth
Cut back smth,
Cut smth down,
Cut down on smth,
Cut smth off
Call back (object)
MEANING: return a phone call or call again later
EXAMPLE:
I'll call you back as soon as I hear anything.
Call in (no
object)
MEANING: to pay somebody a short visit
EXAMPLE:
Call in next time you're in town
Call smb in (object)
MEANING: you ask somebody, like a doctor or a technician,
to come and help you with a problem
EXAMPLE:
We can't afford to call in a technician every time the
washing-machine breaks down.
Call smth off (object)
MEANING: cancel an event
EXAMPLE:
The concert was called off because of rain
Call smth out (object)
MEANING: announce or say something in a loud voice
EXAMPLE:
I'll call you back as soon as I hear anything.
Call smb up (no object)
MEANING: to telephone somebody
EXAMPLE:
He called me up this morning.
Calm down (object)
MEANING: to become more relaxed
EXAMPLE:
He was very upset about it, but he calmed down eventually.
Calm smb down (object)
MEANING: To try to make somebody feel less excited
or nervous
EXAMPLE:
She was rude towards him but it was clear he was trying
to calm her down.
Carry away (no object)
MEANING: When you get carried away, you behave in
a silly way because you are too excited, angry, etc.
EXAMPLE:
She got carried away in the shop and spent all her money
on new dresses.
Carry on (no object)
MEANING: you continue doing smth
EXAMPLE:
1. Carry on working!
2. He carried on as if nothing had happened.
Carry smth out (object)
MEANING: you do a task, for ex. a survey, investigation,
research, plan, threat
EXAMPLE:
The government is going to carry out a survey on the
nation's health.
Catch on (no object)
MEANING: An idea, fashion, concept etc. becomes popular
EXAMPLE:
The idea eventually caught on and became all the rage
by the 1980s.
Chase smb
or smth away/off (object)
MEANING: force a person or animal to leave a place
with threats or by attacking them
EXAMPLE:
A passer-by stopped his car to help and, along with several
neighbors, managed to chase the dog away. No one was bitten.
Chat smb up (object)
MEANING: Talk to someone in a friendly way because
you are sexually attracted to them
EXAMPLE:
Normally I find it very hard to chat up a girl but that
evening I was drunk and had no inhibitions.
Chew smth over (object)
MEANING: think about something or discuss it very
carefully
EXAMPLE:
I can't imagine John being the kind of person to openly
argue, but rather chew it over in silence and, eventually,
decide for himself.
Chill out (no object)
MEANING: to relax completely, to calm down
EXAMPLE:
1. We chilled out last night and watched a movie at home
for a change.
2. Chill out, woman! Don't get so excited over nothing.
Clam up (no object)
MEANING: refuse to speak
EXAMPLE:
I've tried talking to her about it, but she just clams
up and changes the subject.
Clear off , clear smth
off (object)
MEANING: disappears or is removed
EXAMPLE:
During the night the fog cleared off.
Clear up (no object), clear up
smth (object)
MEANING: 1. tidy & clean or remove dirt and clean
2. find an answer or an explanation for smth or settle
it 3. When bad weather clears up, it improves
EXAMPLE:
1. I cleared up the mess from the kids in the back garden.
2. I think this misunderstanding will be cleared up soon.
3. The weather is horrible at the moment. I hope it clears
up later.
Climb down (no object)
MEANING: admit you are wrong
EXAMPLE:
The company directors were eventually forced to climb
down in the face of a fierce and sustained public backlash.
Come across smb
(object)
MEANING: meet someone by chance
EXAMPLE:
Not long ago, I came across an old friend from my schools
days.
Come across smth
(object)
MEANING: find something by chance
EXAMPLE:
This stretch of coastline is famous for the fossils that
you just come across lying on the beach.
Come (a)round (no object)
MEANING: 1. recover consciousness 2. pay somebody
a visit
EXAMPLE:
1. John finally came around after 2 days. We had all
been very worried about him.
2. Bill and Ann are coming round tonight. We're going play
cards.
Come to (no object)
MEANING: recover consciousness. Opposites: pass out,
black out
EXAMPLE:
When he came to, he was being loaded into an ambulance.
Come through (no object)
MEANING: receive a call, message, document, authorization,
money, results
EXAMPLE:
As the final results came through by fax, it couldn't
have been any worse.
Come through smth
(object)
MEANING: to survive or recover from something eg.
a car crash, accident, operation, illness etc.
EXAMPLE:
My cousin was in a serious car accident last week. Fortunately,
he came through it with only minor injuries.
Come up (no object)
MEANING: When something comes up, it's mentioned,
or appears eg. an issue, point, matter, question, subject
EXAMPLE:
You'd better make sure you know these verbs because they
always come up in the exam.
Come up with smth (object)
MEANING: When you come up with smth, it occurs
to you or you manage to find it: eg. a plan, proposal, idea,
scheme, solution, suggestion, compromise, money
EXAMPLE:
1. Scientists are trying to come up with a proven cure
for cancer.
2. We are trying to come up with enough money to buy a new
car.
Cool down (no object)
MEANING: 1. to become less hot 2. to become less
excited
EXAMPLE:
1. Let food cool down before putting it in the fridge
or freezer.
2. I thought we could finally calmly discuss our argument,
now that she had cooled down a bit.
Cop out, cop out of smth
(object)
MEANING: to avoid responsibility because you are
afraid or you don't want to keep your promise
EXAMPLE:
I hoped Mike would focus on the important issue, but
he copped out.
Cough smth up (object)
MEANING: to give somebody something because you have
to
EXAMPLE:
The health minister said the government must cough up
more money if it wants to maintain a high-quality health
system.
Count on smb (object)
MEANING: to rely on somebody to help or support you
EXAMPLE:
You can always count on her to know the latest information.
Crack down on smth
(object)
MEANING: When the government or the police crack
down on smth, they are much stricter than before.
EXAMPLE:
Riot police cracked down on protesters last night and
arrested over 100 people.
Cut back smth, cut
back on smth (object)
MEANING: When you cut back something or cut back
on smth, you reduce it to save money eg. to reduce
spending, public expenditure, production, to budget
EXAMPLE:
The government said they must cut back on education expenses.
Cut smth down (object)
MEANING: When you cut something down, you make it
fall to the ground by cutting it, usually a tree or forest.
EXAMPLE:
The tree was damaged in the storm so they had to cut
it down.
Cut down on smth
(object)
MEANING: to reduce the amount of something you take
or eat, eg. cut down on smoking, cigarettes, sugar, fatty
foods
EXAMPLE:
People with diabetes are usually advised to cut down
on sugar and sugary foods.
Cut smth off (object)
MEANING: to remove an object by cutting or you separate
or stop it somehow
EXAMPLE:
For years, the country was part of the Soviet Union and
was cut off from Western Europe.
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