B1IntermediatePhrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs with up, out and more

Everyday phrasal verbs, most with up or out, for hobbies, money, problems at home and plans that go wrong. Every answer is a phrasal verb.

20 cardsby Grove EnglishAdded 19 Oct 2026

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to take up
to start doing a new hobby or activity: I took up the guitar when I was forty
начать заниматься (чем-то новым)
to end up
to be in a place or a situation that you did not plan, after a series of events: We missed the last train and ended up sleeping at the station
в итоге оказаться
to turn out
to be found to be true in the end, or to happen in a way that you did not know about before: The weather turned out to be lovely after all
оказаться (в итоге)
to get by
to have just enough of what you need, such as money or a language, to live or to do something: My Spanish isn't great, but I can get by
обходиться, справляться (с тем, что есть)
to pay back
to give someone the money that you borrowed from them: It took me ten years to pay back my student loan
отдавать долг, возвращать (деньги)
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- to sell out
- to mix up
- to keep up
- to look into
- to break into
- to put out
- to hand out
- to stand out
- to knock down
- to wear out
- to run away
- to fall apart
- to do up
- to clear up
- to blow up