Phrasal Verbs

 Most of the people use idioms to express one's thoughts in a creative way. Using idioms is fun right?.Here is an another topic which is similar to idioms and often gives idiomatic meaning. The topic is "Phrasal Verbs".Let us get into the topic.

"Phrasal Verbs" refers to a set of words consisting of a verb and one/more adverbs or prepositions. Here comes few phrasal verbs. Let us continue reading to know some useful phrasal verbs with their meaning.

Phrasal Verbs using Keep:

1) Keep away - to stand far/not to go near.

   Eg: Everyone must keep away from bad habits.

2) Keep up - to maintain/to continue.

   Eg: Everyone must keep up their good habits.

3) Keep off - to avoid something.

   Eg: The doctor told the patient to keep off oily foods.

4) Keep on - continue doing something.

   Eg: Keep on learning.

Phrasal Verbs using Look:

1) Look into - examine/investigate.

   Eg: The police will look into the case to find the thief.

2) Look after - to take care of someone.

   Eg: The old man needed someone to look after him.

3) Look out - watching something and to be alert.

   Eg: We must look out for mistakes to rectify it.

4) Look over - examine/inspect.

   Eg: We must look over the product before buying it.

Phrasal Verbs using Cut:

1) Cut up - divide into pieces.

   Eg: The chef cut up the vegetables to cook.

2) Cut in - interrupt.

   Eg: She used to cut in on everyone's conversation.

3) Cut off - to stop the supply/break apart.

   Eg: Her finger was cut off due to an accident.

4) Cut short - to decrease.

   Eg: The length of the article must be cut short.

Start using these phrasal verbs with keep,look and cut in sentences to convey your thoughts appropriately according to the meaning.

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