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Phrasal Verb
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Meaning
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Example Sentences
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Blowsomething up
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To
exaggerate
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The girls in school always blow gossip up to huge
proportions.
My mother blows my achievements up in front of guests.
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Backsomeone up
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To
support
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The captain will not back him up just because he is his
son.
You
may be wrong but I will back you up because you are my brother.
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blow up
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To explode
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The army is going to blow up that building with a bomb.
Our calculations were wrong and the rocket blew up just
after liftoff.
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break down
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To
stop functioning (usually for vehicle, machine, etc.)
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The old train is certain to break down if it is not maintained
properly.
He
was driving recklessly and the old car broke down.
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Break something
down
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To
divide and subdivide
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They broke the students down into groups of four.
The
detective said they were still breaking the information down to make sense of
it.
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break into
something
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To
enter forcibly/ interrupt
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The newspaper reported a break-in at the bank.
Last
night, two thieves broke into the house next door.
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break up
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To
end a relationship
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A break up can lead to emotional trauma.
After
being together for five years they have decided to break up.
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break out
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To escape
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The Taliban helped 500 inmates escape of the Afghan jail.
Ten inmates broke out of prison in the southern town
yesterday.
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break out
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To escape
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The Taliban helped 500 inmates escape of the Afghan jail.
Ten inmates broke out of prison in the southern town
yesterday.
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break out
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To spread
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There was a world panic when SARS broke out in China in
2002.
The news about the adulterous affair will break out in
tomorrow’s newspaper.
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Bring someone down
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To upset someone or to make someone unhappy
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The boss manages to bring down my mood every day.
His pessimistic comments bring down the whole group.
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Bring someone up
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raise a child
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I was brought up in a conservative Hindu family.
After being abandoned by his parents in Ghana he was
brought up by an Italian couple.
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Bring up
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To initiate a conversation on a subject
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My sister walks out of the room when I bring up the
subject of sports.
I will bring up the issue of cleanliness in the meeting
today.
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