How to use this book

You can use this book either as a reference for learning phrasal verbs that you have read or heard in daily life (scan the index for this approach,) or as a structured guide for learning a few phrasal verbs at a time. I recommend doing one lesson every two or three days if you want to use the second approach. The lessons gradually increase in difficulty.

What is a phrasal verb?

A phrasal verb is an idiomatic expression that consists of at least two parts, most commonly: a verb and an adverb (look up,) a verb and

a preposition (come across,) or both (come up with.) There are rare exceptions to these structures (take care of,) but the vast majority of phrasal verbs fall into one of these types.

A phrasal verb can have multiple meanings Example:

“Hold on a minute.”                          (Wait a minute.)

“They held on for the win.”                (They persevered and managed to be successful despite difficulties.)