Can you back your hard drive up? Or must you back up your hard drive? Can you calm yourself down? Or must you calm down yourself? Can you blow balloons up? Or must you blow up balloons? Can you hang ...

Do you know how to use do up, do over, or do without? In this lesson, Claire teaches six of the most common English phrasal verbs with “do,” using easy examples you’ll remember. Learn what they mean, ...

English uses the verb “eat” in far more ways than just talking about food — and mastering its phrasal verbs instantly makes you sound more natural and fluent. In this lesson, we break down 10 ...

"Turn off the TV" is an example of a phrasal verb, which is a verb that has a base verb and one or two particles. Credit: MikeSleigh/Getty Images A ‘phrasal verb’ is a verb that has a base verb and ...

Phrasal verbs represent a practically limitless group of verbs that can be combined with short adverbs or prepositions to produce new meanings. Here are some examples: Phrasal verbs are ubiquitous in ...

The traffic has started to back up because of the accident. Road works have caused a lot of delays and cars are backing up along the mains roads into the city.