Phrasal Verb Video Dictionary
 Phrasal verbs are difficult for non-native speakers of English.  English speakers use the combination of a simple verb, like "turn," with a preposition, like "on," to create a completely new verb, "turn on."   In most languages, "turn on" is one word, not two, so people learning English have trouble learning that a single verb can have two words.

To clarify the use of phrasals, the 600-level classes are making a phrasal verb video dictionary.  You can look at our short video clips and learn the definition and use of some common phrasal verbs.

We hope this project helps you with phrasals.


to be into

to be well off (1)
to be well off (2)

to be with someone

on the ball

to blow off

to butt in

to calm down*

to call it a day

to catch up

to chicken out

decked out

on the double (1)
on the double (2)*

drive (someone) crazy

to drop off

to end up

face to face
face to face (2)

to flesh out

to flip out

to flock to

to fool around

to get even with

to get hold of (oneself)

to give (someone) a break (1)
to give (someone) a break (2)
to give (someone) a break (3)

to go in for

to go nuts

to go without saying

to have (one's) heart set on

to have the guts

to hold on (1)
to hold on (2)

to keep in touch*


to kick out

knock it off

to knock (someone) off

to be laid off
to lay off


let alone
to let (someone) alone

to live down
to live it up
to live off of

to lose (one's) mind

to mind the store
to mind the store (2)

on the ball

not on your life*

to pass (something) down

to pick up the tab

to plug in

to put (someone) on
to put (something) on (something)

to be rained out

to rip off

to renege on

search me!

to be set

to slow down

to be snowed under

to stand (someone) up

a steal

to stick around

screwed up

to take (someone) by surprise

to think up

to wait up for

a walk in the park



                           * denotes winner of Best Film of the Session Award