Phrasal Verbs — B2 level

42 expressions of level B2 (Upper-intermediate) from the “Phrasal Verbs” collection. Each one has a short definition in simple English; tap one to open its dictionary page.

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Word	Definition
set off	to start a trip, or to cause something to begin
speed up	to go faster or make something happen more quickly
fall behind	to not keep up with others
pop in	to go inside a place for a very short visit
sort out	to organize or fix a problem
sum up	to give the main points in a short way
spell out	to explain something very clearly and simply
speak out	to say your opinion bravely and publicly
touch base	to talk to someone briefly to share information
chime in	to join a talk by adding your own words
butt in	to interrupt or join without being asked
shut down	to stop a machine, business or service from working
run through	to practice quickly, or to go through something fast
draw up	to write and prepare an official document
lay off	to stop employing workers for a time
step down	to leave an important job or position
scale up	to make something bigger or do more of it
fall out	to have an argument with someone
settle down	to become calm, or to start living a quiet life
look down on	to think you are better than other people
stand by	to support someone even when things are difficult
stick together	to stay loyal to each other
drift apart	slowly stop being close friends
hit it off	become friends quickly and easily
wash up	to clean dishes, or to clean your hands and face
doze off	fall into a light sleep
wind down	to gradually slow down or become less active
make out	to see or understand something with difficulty
sink in	to slowly become understood
dawn on	begin to understand something for the first time
catch on	to suddenly understand something
come across	to meet or find someone by chance while doing something else
stumble upon	to discover something hidden or surprising by accident
pile up	to gradually increase until there is a large amount
break out	to begin suddenly and violently
give out	to hand things to many people or stop working
fade away	to slowly become weaker and disappear
bounce back	to recover quickly after a bad time
pan out	to develop or end in a certain way
play out	to happen or develop in a certain way
shake up	to surprise people with sudden, major changes that improve things
stir up	to cause trouble or strong feelings

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