1.
Account for – explain
the reason, answer for
I
can’t account for his unusual behaviour in this matter.
2.
Ask after – ask
about the welfare, inquire after
I
met your friend, he asked after you.
3.
Ask for – request
for
She
asked for a glass of water.
4.
Back out – go
back on, withdraw from promise
He
agreed to help but backed out at last moment.
5.
Bear away – win
Rahul
bore away the first prize in singing competition.
6.
Bear on/ upon – be
connected to something.
Your
remarks have no bearing on the main problem.
Bear
on/ upon – influence, affect
The
judge’s character may bear on the final decision.
7.
Bear out – support
the argument, confirm that something is correct
I
am sure my classmates will bear out my statement.
Statistics
bear out the government’s position on the issue.
8.
Bear with – to
show patience, cooperate
Please
bear with me a moment while I finish this work
9.
Blow out – extinguish
He
blew out the candles.
Blow
out – defeat easily
Kings
11 Punjab blew out Kolkata knight riders.
10.
Blow up – explode
The
bomb blew up without any warning.
Blow
up – inflate
The
pressure was low so I blew up the tyre.
Blow
up – start suddenly
A
storm blew up while we were out.
11.
Break down –stop
functioning
My
car has broken down, so I came by taxi.
Break
down – emotional collapse
While
giving statement in the court, she broke down in tears.
12.
Break into – enter
by force
The
robbers broke into his house last night.
13.
Break off – come
to an end unsuccessfully
She
broke off their engagement.
The
talks between India and Pakistan broke off.
14.
Break out – spread
Riots
broke out all over the city when the election results were announced.
A
number of forest fires have broken out.
Break
out – to escape
The
prisoners broke out yesterday.
15.
Break through – discover
a secret
There
is no hope to break through in the murder case.
16.
Break open – open
by force
The
thief broke open the lock and stole money.
17.
Bring about – cause
to happen
The
administration helped to bring about a peaceful settlement.
18.
Bring out – explain
She
could not bring out the meaning of the poem.
Bring
out – publish or release
AR
Rahman is bringing out a new album.
19.
Bring round – bring
to senses
Doctors
brought him round a few hours after the operation.
20.
Bring around – to
make someone agree
It
took me years to bring my mother around to my point of view.
Bring
around – bring something with you
when you visit.
He
brought some books around when he came last night.
21.
Bring up – rear,
educate
nice phrasal verbs .....complete furthers
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