Most Important Phrasal Verb For Exams

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example Sentences
Blowsomething up	To exaggerate	The girls in school always blow gossip up to huge proportions. My mother blows my achievements up in front of guests.
Backsomeone up	To support	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.
blow up	To explode	The army is going to blow up that building with a bomb. Our calculations were wrong and the rocket blew up just after liftoff.
break down	To stop functioning (usually for vehicle, machine, etc.)	The old train is certain to break down if it is not maintained properly. He was driving recklessly and the old car broke down.
Break something down	To divide and subdivide	They broke the students down into groups of four. The detective said they were still breaking the information down to make sense of it.
break into something	To enter forcibly/ interrupt	The newspaper reported a break-in at the bank. Last night, two thieves broke into the house next door.
break up	To end a relationship	A break up can lead to emotional trauma. After being together for five years they have decided to break up.
break out	To escape	The Taliban helped 500 inmates escape of the Afghan jail. Ten inmates broke out of prison in the southern town yesterday.
break out	To escape	The Taliban helped 500 inmates escape of the Afghan jail. Ten inmates broke out of prison in the southern town yesterday.
break out	To spread	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.
Bring someone down	To upset someone or to make someone unhappy	The boss manages to bring down my mood every day. His pessimistic comments bring down the whole group.
Bring someone up	raise a child	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.
Bring up	To initiate a conversation on a subject	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.