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) | |