s.o./s.t. | someone/something |
ask s.o. over | invite to one's home |
blow s.t. out | stop burning by blowing air on it |
blow s.t. up | make explode |
bring s.o. or s.b. back | return |
bring s.o. up | raise (a child) |
bring s.t. up | bring attention to |
burn s.t. down | burn completely |
call s.o. back | return a phone call |
call s.t. off | cancel |
call s.o. up | contact by phone |
carry s.t. out | complete (a plan) |
clean s.o. or s.t. up | clean completely |
clear s.t. up | explain |
close s.t. down | close by force |
cover s.o. or s.t. up | cover completely |
cross s.t. out | draw a line through |
do s.t. over | do again |
drink s.t. up | drink completely |
drop s.o. or s.t. off | take someplace in a car and leave there |
empty s.t. out | empty completely |
figure s.o. out | understand (the behavior) |
figure s.t. out | solve, understand after thinking about it |
fill s.t. in | complete with information |
fill s.t. out | complete (a form) |
find s.t. out | learn information |
give s.t. back | return |
give s.t. up | quit, abandon |
hand s.t. in | give work (to a boss/teacher), submit |
hand s.t. out | distribute |
hand s.t. over | give |
help s.o. out | assist |
keep s.o. or s.t. away | cause to stay at a distance |
keep s.t. on | not remove (a piece of clothing/jewelry) |
keep s.o. or s.t. out | not allow to enter |
lay s.o. off | end employment |
leave s.t. on | not turn off (a light/radio) |
leave s.t. on | not remove (a piece of clothing/jewelry) |
leave s.t. out | not include, omit |
let s.o. down | disappoint |
let s.o. or s.t. in | allow to enter |
let s.o. off | allow to leave (from a bus/car) |
light s.t. up | illuminate |
look s.o. or s.t. over | examine |
look s.t. up | try to find (in a book/on the internet) |