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100 Phrasal Verbs for University Life

June 27, 2026

100 Phrasal Verbs for University Life

No. Item Definition
1. ask around seek information from many
2. back up make a safety copy
3. bring along take someone or something
4. bring up mention a topic
5. brush up on improve old knowledge
6. burn out become exhausted from stress
7. carry out perform or complete
8. catch up reach the same level
9. check in arrive and register
10. check out borrow or leave officially
11. clean up make tidy and clean
12. clear up remove confusion or mess
13. click on select with a mouse
14. come up with produce an idea
15. cope with manage difficulties successfully
16. cut down on reduce the amount
17. deal with handle a situation
18. doze off fall asleep lightly
19. drop by visit briefly
20. drop out leave a course
21. eat out eat at a restaurant
22. end up finally reach a state
23. fall behind fail to stay current
24. figure out understand or solve
25. fill in complete a form
26. fill out complete a document
27. find out discover information
28. finish up complete at the end
29. fit in feel accepted socially
30. get along have a good relationship
31. get by manage with difficulty
32. get through finish successfully
33. get up rise from bed
34. give back return something borrowed
35. give up stop trying
36. go over review carefully
37. go through experience or examine thoroughly
38. hand in submit work formally
39. hand out distribute to many people
40. hang out spend time socially
41. head out leave for somewhere
42. help out give practical assistance
43. join in participate with others
44. keep up stay at the required pace
45. kick off begin something energetically
46. log in enter a computer system
47. log out exit a computer system
48. look after take care of
49. look for try to find
50. look into investigate or examine
51. look over inspect quickly
52. look through read or examine quickly
53. look up search for information
54. map out plan in detail
55. meet up gather socially
56. miss out fail to experience something
57. move in begin living somewhere
58. move out leave a residence
59. note down write briefly for memory
60. pay back return borrowed money
61. pay off finish paying completely
62. pick up collect or learn
63. pitch in help with shared work
64. plan ahead prepare for the future
65. plug in connect to power
66. point out draw attention to
67. print out produce a paper copy
68. put off delay until later
69. put up with tolerate something unpleasant
70. queue up form a waiting line
71. reach out contact for help
72. read through read from start to finish
73. read up on study a topic thoroughly
74. run out of have no more left
75. save up collect money gradually
76. scroll through move through content
77. set up arrange or establish
78. settle in become comfortable in new place
79. show up arrive and be present
80. sign up register for something
81. speak up talk more audibly
82. stock up buy a useful supply
83. switch off turn off electrically
84. switch on turn on electrically
85. take on accept responsibility or work
86. take out borrow officially or remove
87. take part participate in something
88. talk through discuss step by step
89. team up work together
90. think over consider carefully
91. tidy up make neat and orderly
92. turn in submit or go to bed
93. type up produce a typed version
94. wake up stop sleeping
95. watch out be careful
96. work on spend time improving
97. wrap up finish something neatly
98. write down record in notes
99. write up prepare in full written form
100. zone out stop paying attention

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