Phrasal Verbs - By Example

Stick

4monkey — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:35:55 +0000

They were stuck for something to do.
She stuck out her tongue.
He stuck up his finger.
But they were still stuck with each other.

stick stuck stuck

Run

4monkey — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:30:23 +0000

The rock ran against the hull.
The ship ran aground.
The captain ran off.
A very big bill was run up.

Clear

4monkey — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:20:08 +0000

He told her to clear up
and clear away the table.
She smiled and ordered him
to clear out his locker
and clear off!

Bang

4monkey — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:17:56 +0000

His suspicions were bang on.
Bang! Bang!
She was banged up and
spent her time banging on the walls.

Fall

4monkey — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:21:58 +0000

The fat tourists fell in line just as
the hungry wolves fell on them.
The fatties all fell over.
After much munching and crunching…
the wolves appetites fell off.

Throw

4monkey — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:57:39 +0000

She never threw away rotten food.
She would throw together dinner in a hurry.
The dinner always threw off a strange smell,
that made everyone throw up.

throw threw thrown

Drive

4monkey — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:00:36 +0000

Once upon a time…

They drove off the competion,
then drove up their prices
until the antitrust drove into town.

drive drove driven

Pick

4monkey — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:30:14 +0000

She picked up where she had left off.
She picked out a new dress,
picked out a good spot
and waited to be picked up.

Kick

4monkey — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:29:55 +0000

She kicked around with him a lot,
they kicked around a lot of ideas,
but found no way to stop the kick backs,
short of kicking everyone out.

Run

4monkey — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:55:53 +0000

She ran up on him without him seeing.
Ran him over with her shiny red steam roller.
Then, just to be sure, ran him through with a sword.
He wouldn’t be running out on her again.