1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context C c (4/13)

cheer on
The fans competed to see which group could make the most noise when
they cheered on their team.

cheer on sb

cheer sb on

The champions played
well today and everyone
cheered them on.

✍ ^

cheer up
Do you think going dancing would cheer Sally up? She’s still feeling
bad about losing her job.

cheer up
cheer up sb
cheer sb up
Kim was upset so we took
her to see a funny movie
and it cheered her up.

✍  see also:^ brighten up^

chill out
(informal)

It was a stressful day at work, so I think I’ll just get some pizza, go home

and chill out in front of the TV.

chill out

When I’m on holidays, I
like chilling out on the
beach or at the pool.

✍  see also: kick back, laze

around

chop down
Why don’t you get the gardener to chop down that old tree before it
falls on the house?

chop down sth

chop sth down

Many people think we’re
chopping our forests
down too quickly.

✍ ^

chop up
Could you chop up some vegetables and put them in the soup, please?
There’s a knife over there.

chop up sth

chop sth up

Let’s chop those old
boards up and use them
as firewood.

✍  see also:^ cut up^

clamp
down

The police are clamping down on drunk drivers, so not many people

are drinking alcohol and then driving a car.

clamp down

clamp down on sth/sb

Many people want the
police to clamp down on
begging in the streets.

✍  see also: crack down

clean up
Could the person who spilled the milk in the kitchen please go back and
clean it up?

clean up
clean sth up
clean up sth
When a ship spills oil, the
mess on the coast can be
very difficult to clean up.

✍  see also:^ tidy up^

clear off
(informal)

The grumpy old man came out of his house and told the kids playing in

the street to clear off.

clear off

The boys who’d been
spraying paint saw police
coming and cleared off.

✍ ^

clear out
Sheng quit his job today, but he’ll be back tomorrow to clear out his
desk and his office.

clear out sth
clear sth out
clear sth out of sth
After splitting up with her
boyfriend, she cleared his
clothes out of her closet.

✍ ^

clear up
Why is Sue still angry with John? I thought they’d talked things over
and cleared up their misunderstanding.

clear up sth

clear sth up

We’re having a meeting
with our suppliers to clear
the confusion up.

✍  see also: iron out, sort

out, straighten out