PHRASAL VERBS JANUARY

1.    give someone away	reveal hidden information about someone	His wife gave him away to the police.
2.    give someone away	take the bride to the altar	My father gave me away at my wedding.
3.    give something  away	ruin a secret	My little sister gave the surprise party away by accident.
4.     give something  away	give something to someone for free	The library was giving away old books on Friday.
5.     give something  back	return a borrowed item	I have to give these skates back to Franz before his hockey game.
6.     give in	reluctantly stop fighting or arguing	My boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave in.
7.     give something out	give to many people (usually at no cost)	They were giving out free perfume samples at the department store.
8.     give something up	quit a habit	I am giving up smoking as of January 1st.
9.     give up	stop trying	My maths homework was too difficult so I gave up.
10.   go after someone	follow someone	My brother tried to go after the thief in his car.
11.   go after something	try to achieve something	I went after my dream and now I am a published writer.
12.   go against someone	compete, oppose	We are going against the best soccer team in the city tonight.
13.   go ahead	start, proceed	Please go ahead and eat before the food gets cold.
14.   go back	return to a place	I have to go back home and get my lunch.
15.   go out	leave home to go on a social event	We're going out for dinner tonight.
16.   go out with someone	date	Jesse has been going out with Luke since they met last winter.
17.   go over something	review	Please go over your answers before you submit your test.
18.   go over	visit someone nearby	I haven't seen Tina for a long time. I think I'll go over for an hour or two.
19.   go without something	suffer lack or deprivation	When I was young, we went withoutwinter boots.
20.   grow apart	stop being friends over time	My best friend and I grew apart after she changed schools.
21.   grow back	regrow	My roses grew back this summer.
22.   grow up	become an adult	When Jack grows up he wants to be a fireman.
23.   grow out ofsomething	get too big for	Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has grown out of her old ones.