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complete phrasal verbs list (W-Z)
Go to someone.
A man WALKED UP and asked me the time.
Pass or succeed easily.
She WALTZED THROUGH the tests and got the highest score.
Leave a place, usually without telling other people.
She WANDERED OFF and got lost in the crowd.
Stop paying attention.
The lecture was boring and my mind WANDERED OFF after ten minutes.
Want to leave a relationship or arrangement.
Jackie wasn't happy with her marriage and WANTED OUT.
Do exercises before a sport.
The team WARMED UP half an hour before the volleyball match.
When floods or waves completely remove a structure, building, etc.
The ice cream stall on the beach was WASHED AWAY in the storm last night.
Drink in order to swallow something solid.
I WASHED the antibiotics DOWN with a glass of water.
Rain so heavily that an event has to be cancelled.
The rain WASHED OUT the championship final.
Suddenly experience a strong emotion.
He felt numb as grief WASHED OVER him.
Clean everything used to prepare food and eat it.
The children WASHED UP after lunch.
When something in the sea or river is left on the shore or bank.
After the crash, several bodies WASHED UP on the beach.
Wash face and hands.
Be sure you and the kids WASH UP before dinner.
Become very thin and weak, usually due to illness.
He WASTED AWAY as the cancer got worse.
Be careful (imperative).
Watch out- there's ice on the road.
Be careful of something.
WATCH OUT FOR bats in the caves; many have rabies.
Keep an eye on something or someone to check that there's no trouble.
The lecturer WATCHED OVER the students as they did the experiment.
Make something weaker and less effective.
The Freedom of Information Act was WATERED DOWN by the Government and didn't give ordinary people much access to official data files.
Ignore or refuse to consider what someone says.
They WAVED ASIDE our objections and carried on with the plan.
Make a hand signal to stop a vehicle.
They WAVED the van DOWN and got a lift after the accident.
Go to a place where someone is leaving to wave goodbye.
We WAVED her OFF at the station.
Make a hand signal to tell someone to keep moving.
The accident was bad, but the police WAVED us ON.
Slowly stop a dependency on something.
We will have to WEAN him OFF his obsession.
Erode, remove gradually.
The lawn has been WORN AWAY by people walking across it and it's just bare soil now with hardly a blade of grass.
Make something weaker.
The stress of my job is WEARING me DOWN.
Stop having an effect.
The anaesthetic WORE OFF and my tooth started hurting.
Use something until it stops working.
She played the video so many times that she WORE the tape OUT.
Remove, get rid of.
The company WEEDED OUT the unsuccessful sales reps.
Burden with responsibilities, duties, etc.
The requirements of her new job WEIGHED DOWN ON her.
Have a certain weight (in sports like boxing).
The champion WEIGHED IN at 120 kilos.
Enter an argument forcefully.
He disliked the plan and WEIGHED IN with some heavy criticism.
Enter an argument or discussion to express a strongly felt idea.
She WEIGHED IN ON their immigration policies.
Make someone consider carefully.
The issues raised WEIGHED ON her mind.
Measure a certain amount of something by weight.
Could you WEIGH OUT 200 grammes of that for me?.
Assess.
They WEIGHED the pros and cons UP carefully before deciding.
Disturb, cause concern or worry.
The way he spoke was WEIRDING me OUT.
Feel tears starting.
I felt tears WELLING UP when I heard the news.
Feel an emotion strongly.
Anger WELLED UP inside us when we saw what they had done.
Experience an emotion or feeling, start to cry.
Tears WELLED UP when I heard they had died.
Turn quickly and face in the opposite direction.
When he heard the whistle, he WHEELED AROUND to see what was happening.
Use something like an explanation that has been used many times before and has lost its impact.
They WHEELED OUT the same old excuses last time this happened.
Turn quickly and face in the opposite direction.
She WHEELED ROUND when he told her to stop.
Spend time doing something because you have nothing better to do.
We WHILED a couple of hours AWAY playing computer games.
Enter rapidly (as for a brief errand).
Ben WHIPPED INTO the convenience store for a bag of crisps.
Remove quickly.
The police officer WHIPPED OUT her radio and called for back-up.
Exit rapidly.
Lola WHIPPED OUT OF a side street without looking and broadsided a police car.
Do something quickly.
She WHIPPED THROUGH the task.
Make food quickly.
We got back late and WHIPPED UP dinner.
Mix liquid food quickly to make it thick and creamy.
I WHIPPED UP the egg whites.
Make people feel more strongly about something.
The boss tried to WHIP UP some support for her new policies.
Take to another place quickly.
The police WHISKED the minister AWAY when the trouble started.
Use correction fluid to cover a mistake in a written text.
Could you pass the Tippex? I need to WHITE this mistake OUT.
Become excited and lose control.
He WIGGED OUT when he heard that he had failed.
Avoid doing.
He was supposed to be in charge but tried to WIGGLE OUT.
Avoid doing something.
I WIGGLED OUT OF having to work late.
Not be brave enough to do something.
I was going to have the hottest curry on the menu, but I WIMPED OUT and had a mild lamb Korma instead.
Relax.
I'm going to WIND DOWN in the country this weekend and do nothing.
Slowly close a business or organisation.
They WOUND the committee DOWN after the inquiry.
Forward a film or tape to a certain point.
He WOUND the video ON to show us the scene.
Close a company because it's unprofitable.
The company was WOUND UP when the creditors demanded payment.
Tighten the spring in a watch or clock to make it work.
I forgot to WIND UP my alarm clock and overslept.
Irritate someone or increase their stress level, especially if done deliberately.
The children are really WINDING me UP.
Find or get something that takes a great deal of effort.
It took me a while to WINKLE the truth OUT of him.
Make someone very tired.
Revising for the exam last night WIPED me OUT.
Kill all of a population, make extinct.
A meteor crashing into the planet WIPED the dinosaurs OUT.
Make electrical connections.
She WIRED her new stereo system UP as soon as she got home.
Stop being stupid.
His supervisor told him to WISE UP and start following the rules or else he'd lose his job.
Give someone information, advice.
The solicitor WORDED her UP client before the police interview, so they go very little out of him.
A phrase that was used a greeting.
Word up! You OK?'.
Exercise to remove stress or weight.
She goes to the gym to WORK OFF her anger.
Improve or develop.
Scientists are WORKING ON genetically modified crops and foods.
End nicely.
Things were going wrong for them but fortunately it all WORKED OUT in the end.
Find the answer or solution.
I couldn't WORK OUT all the answers to the crossword puzzle.
Assault, beat up.
They WORKED him OVER and robbed him.
Repeat, do again.
They WORKED it OVER until they had got it right.
Examine carefully.
They WORKED OVER the market looking for bargains.
Deal with, resolve a problem, often emotional.
It took him a long time to WORK THROUGH his anger after he lost his job.
Cover with clothing, usually to keep warm.
She WRAPPED a scarf AROUND her head because it was so cold.
Cover or encircle with part of your body.
He WRAPPED his arms AROUND her.
Cover with clothing, usually to keep warm.
He WRAPPED the cloth ROUND his fingers to keep warm.
Cover or encircle with part of your body.
She WRAPPED her arms ROUND him.
Cover in paper.
They WRAPPED UP the presents then put a ribbon around them.
Dress warmly.
WRAP UP carefully or you'll catch your death of cold outside in that rain.
Finish.
That WRAPS things UP, so we'll end this meeting.
Avoid doing something in a way other people don't like.
He always manages to WRIGGLE OUT OF any extra work we get.
Make notes.
I WROTE her mobile number DOWN on a scrap of paper and I've lost it.
Send a letter to a TV station, etc.
They asked viewers to WRITE IN with their opinions and suggestions.
Destroy a car in an accident.
He WROTE the car OFF in an accident on the motorway.
Write something completely.
I WROTE OUT my notes in full to help me remember them.
Make complete written version.
I WROTE UP the report and submitted it.
Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way.
He YACKED ON for an hour.
Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way.
She YAMMERED ON for ages.
Surrender.
I tried hard to resist, but in the end I YIELDED TO temptation and ate it all.
Direct or focus attention on.
The police have ZEROED IN ON the man they believe to be responsible for the murder.
Head for, move towards.
The hurricane is ZEROING IN ON Florida.
Cut off funding for a project.
The debt was ZEROED OUT by the department.
Reduce to zero, cancel, remove.
The entry was ZEROED OUT of the database.
Move quickly.
We ZIPPED AROUND the supermarket to get the shopping done.
Pass quickly.
The motorbike ZIPPED BY the cars stuck in the traffic jam.
Keep quiet, say nothing.
He told me to ZIP IT, so I said nothing.
Keep quiet.
He was being stupid in the meeting, so we told him to ZIP UP.
Pay attention after not doing so.
I was bored at first but then ZONED IN when things started getting more interesting.
Pay attention after not doing so.
I ZONED IN ON what they were saying when they started gossiping.
Not pay attention.
She ZONED OUT during the lecture because it was so boring.
Dissociate yourself from a situation.
I put some ambient music on and ZONED OUT.
Fall asleep.
I ZONKED OUT during the film and missed most of it.
Focus more closely.
The camera ZOOMED IN to show people's faces.
Focus more closely.
The camera ZOOMED IN ON his face.
Go somewhere quickly.
He rushed out of the building and ZOOMED OFF in his car.
Focus less closely.
The camera ZOOMED OUT to show all the crowd.
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