A phrase that consists of a verb with a preposition or adverb or both, the meaning of which is different from the meaning of its separate parts.
Phrasal Verb:
drop someone or something off (some place)
Meaning / Example:
1. to let someone or a group out of a vehicle at a particular place; to deliver someone or something some place. > Let's drop these shirts off at the cleaners.
2. to give someone or a group a ride to some place. > Can I drop you off somewhere in town? > I dropped off the kids at the party.
A phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words.