PHRASAL VERBS OCT-NOV

1.     cut back on something	consume less	My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.
2.     cut something down	make something fall to the ground	We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.
3.     cut in	interrupt	Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.
4.     cut in	pull in too closely in front of another vehicle	The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.
5.     cut in	start operating (of an engine or electrical device)	The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C.
6.     cut something off	remove with something sharp	The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured.
7.     cut something off	stop providing	The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill.
8.     cut someone off	take out of a will	My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.
9.     cut something out	remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper)	I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
10.   do someone/something over	beat up, ransack (Br.E., informal)	He's lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang.
11.   do something over	do again (N.Amer.)	My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn't like my topic.
12.   do away with something	discard	It's time to do away with all of these old tax records.
13.   do something up	fasten, close	Do your coat up before you go outside. It's snowing!
14.   dress up	wear nice clothing	It's a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up.
15.   drop back	move back in a position/group	Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike.
16.   drop in/by/over	come without an appointment	I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week.
17.   drop someone/something off	take someone/something somewhere and leave them/it there	I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over.
18.   drop out	quit a class, school etc	I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult.
19.   eat out	eat at a restaurant	I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's eat out.
20.   end up	eventually reach/do/decide	We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre.
21.   fall apart	break into pieces	My new dress fell apart in the washing machine.
22.   fall down	fall to the ground	The picture that you hung up last night fell down this morning.
23.   fall out	separate from an interior	The money must have fallen out of my pocket.