Phrasal verbs

Thank you.

Number 2 and 3 work best for me, but only if I know the verb, because I can already "hear" what is right and what is wrong, otherwise I guess I'll just have to look up new phrasal verbs in the dictionary.

Hi,
I really thought English was easier than French... First Phrasal, then prepositional, what next? Do not mind at all, that my own way to express my gratitude to you guys. Thank you for pointing out the richess of the English grammar...I just hope I'll "make it" (Is it properly used?).

Hi Mister Micawber,

Here I am again, with something that gave me a sleepless night, though I used it in my previous post : Make it/up. What is the difeerence? I used to hear of "making up" as :
1-)putting powder in the face and ...anyway the kind of stuff women usually do whenever they are to go out, or before one appears on T.V
2-) or taking a decision. Am I right for those two meanings? If no, please enlighten me.

what about make it!(if you have time, check my previous post (phrasal/prepositional verbs)..I tried to use it there. I hope I didn't mess up. I do not like misusing delicate expression, and doing grammatical mistakes )

Hi Adomi,

Make it-- as Jim said: arrive, survive, also attend, succeed.

Make up-- (1) apply cosmetics; (2) reconcile with someone; (3) compensate for

Keep up-- (1) support, accomplish adequately, as in 'keep your end (share) up'; (2) maintain a level position with, as in 'keep up with the mail, keep up with the lead runner, keep up with the news'; (3) continue, as in 'keep up the applause'.


One thing I recommend is that you purchase two or three phrasal verb/idiom books-- no one of them contains all of the possibilities.

Hi Adomi,

I am sure that you can find the many meanings of 'call' in your own dictionary.

'Call on' means 'visit casually'-- I called on my sister-in-law while I was in Tokyo; 'select someone/something for some purpose'-- 'he called on his full strength to lift the log', 'the teacher called on Henry to answer the question'.

'Call in' means 'telephone or visit a central place for a specific purpose'-- 'he called in to his office to say that he was sick', 'I'll call in to see my sister-in-law when I go to Tokyo'; 'take out of service'-- the bonds were called in when the counterfeits were discovered'.

'Call out' means 'call in a loud voice'-- 'he called out for help when his boat sprung a leak'; 'call to duty'-- 'the firemen were called out when the fire began'; 'challenge'-- 'the gambler was called out when the ace dropped out of his sleeve'.

There are likely more meanings for these; phrasals have a way of spreading colloquially. There are also likely many other 'call +' phrasal verbs. When you find one, please ask about it if you cannot find its meaning in your dictionary. My Webster's Collegiate includes many phrasals as separate entries after the main verb.