PHRASAL VERBS MAY

1.     take something out	remove from a place or thing	Can you take the garbage out to the street for me?
2.     take someone         out	pay for someone to go somewhere with you	My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.
3.     tear something         up	rip into pieces	I tore up my ex-boyfriend's letters and gave them back to him.
4.     think back	remember (often + to, sometimes + on)	When I think back on my youth, I wish I had studied harder.
5.     think something         over	consider	I'll have to think this job offer overbefore I make my final decision.
6.     throw something        away	dispose of	We threw our old furniture away when we won the lottery.
7.     turn something         down	decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc)	Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.
8.     turn something         down	refuse	I turned the job down because I don't want to move.
9.     turn something         off	stop the energy flow, switch off	Your mother wants you to turn the TVoff and come for dinner.
10.   turn something          on	start the energy, switch on	It's too dark in here. Let's turn some lights on.
11.   turn something          up	increase the volume or strength (heat, light etc)	Can you turn the music up? This is my favourite song.
12.   turn up	appear suddenly	Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood.