This document provides examples of common phrasal verbs in English including break down, catch on, come back, come over, drop by, eat out, get by, get up, show up, and go back. Some of the examples are: that old Jeep would break down when needed most; popular songs seem to catch on first in California then spread east; and Day after day, Efrain showed up for class twenty minutes late.
2. BREAK DOWN
That old Jeep had a tendency to break down just when I needed it the most.
Popular songs seem to catch on in California first and then spread eastward.
CATCH ON
Father promised that we would never come back to this horrible place.
COME BACK
3. COME OVER
The children promised to come over, but they never do.
DROP BY
• We used to just drop by, but they were never home, so we stopped doing that.
EAT OUT
• When we visited Paris, we loved eating out in the sidewalk cafes.
4. GET BY
Uncle Heine didn't have much money, but he always seemed to get by without borrowing
money from relatives.
GET UP
• Grandmother tried to get up, but the couch was too low, and she couldn't make it on her own.
SHOW UP
It's hard to imagine that we will ever go back to Lithuania.
GO BACK
Day after day, Efrain showed up for class twenty minutes late.
