- cut across (phrasal verb) – transcend, go beyond, rise above.
- open up (phrasal verb) – disclose, reveal; make available.
- look into (phrasal verb) – investigate, explore, inquire about, find out about, ask questions about.
- cling on (to) (phrasal verb) – hold on to, hang on to, hold tightly grip, grasp, attach oneself to.
- pass on to (phrasal verb) – to give/hand over/transfer something to someone.
- result in (phrasal verb) – cause, bring on, bring about.
- stay with (phrasal verb) – remain in the memory of someone.
- hang over (phrasal verb) – be imminent, threaten, approach, be close, be impending.
- bring out (phrasal verb) – call attention to, highlight, emphasize, underline.
- distance oneself from (phrasal verb) – denounce, disown, reject.
- come down (phrasal verb) – decline, decrease, reduce.
- speak out (phrasal verb) – express, articulate, communicate, convey, voice (something straightforwardly & publicly).
- leave aside (phrasal verb) – to not consider something; ignore, dismiss, push aside .
- band together (phrasal verb) – unite, combine, join, team up, cooperate.
- point to (phrasal verb) – indicate, suggest, signal, signify, denote, reveal.
- turn out (phrasal verb) – transpire, emerge, come to light, become known, happen, occur.
- narrow down (phrasal verb) – reduce, lessen, decrease.
- mop up (phrasal verb) – finish off, deal with (by absorbing final details of something); to complete a project/task.
- slow down (phrasal verb) – reduce, lessen growth (in an economy).
- push for (phrasal verb) – demand, insist on, ask for, call for, request, press for, campaign for, work for, speak for, support for, urge.
- push back (phrasal verb) – resist, oppose, or protest something.
- call for (phrasal verb) – require, need, necessitate, demand.
- write off (phrasal verb) – disregard, dismiss, ignore (someone or something as insignificant).
- embark on (phrasal verb) – begin, start, undertake, set about.
- put out (phrasal verb) – issue, publish, release, publicize, broadcast, circulate.
- put up (phrasal verb) – display a particular level of resistance/effort in a competitive situation.
- conjure up (phrasal verb) – make something appear, generate, produce, generate (unexpectedly or by magic).
- die down (phrasal verb) – to become less active; to become less powerful.
- lean on (phrasal verb) – depend on, be dependent on, rely/count on.
- rein in (phrasal verb) – to control, restrain, restrict, limit someone/something.
- come down on (phrasal verb) – criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove.
- pass on to (phrasal verb) – to hand over/transfer something to someone.
- whisk away (phrasal verb) – to take/move (something or someone) from one place to another place suddenly & quickly.
- smacks of (phrasal verb) – suggest, hint at, give the impression of, seem like, be a sign of something (bad/unpleasant).
- shy away from (phrasal verb) – avoid, recoil, withdraw nervously (due to fear/surprise/pain).
- stay away from (phrasal verb) – avoid, evade, dodge.
- wipe out (phrasal verb) – eliminate, abolish, remove (completely).
- contend with (phrasal verb) – deal with, cope with, face, grapple with (a difficult or unpleasant situation).
- show up (phrasal verb) – appear, get there, be present, materialize, turn up, report.
- wish away (phrasal verb) – to desire or hope that a problematic issue or situation will disappear without (you) doing anything about it.
- throw up (phrasal verb) – produce something.
- creep up (phrasal verb) – increase, rise slowly but steadily.
