Phrasal Verb


Phrasal verbs are compound verbs that result from combining a verb with an adverb or a preposition. The resulting compound verb is idiomatic.


Phrasal Verb:
track something up

Meaning:
to mess something up by spreading around something dirty or messy with one's shoes or feet.

Example:
Please don't track the floor up!


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Phrasal verbs consists of a basic verb + another word or words. The two or three words that make up a phrasal verb form a short 'phrase' - which is why we call them 'phrasal verbs'.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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