Phrasal Verb


Phrasal verbs, also called two-word verbs, are idiomatic expressions wherein the second element of the verb (the adverb or particle) is not necessarily predictable.


Phrasal Verb:
cage someone or something up (in something)

Meaning:
to enclose or confine someone or something in something or someplace.

Example:
They caged the lions up in strong containers for the trip across country.


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A verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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