1. “Call off” – to stop or cancel停止或取消

a) ”call off the search”停止搜索

b) “I called off today because I’m sick.”由于生病，我打電話請假。

c) “They called off the football match because of the weather forecast.聽了天氣預報后他們取消了足球比賽。

2. “Look up” – search for.尋找

a) I’ll go online and look up ‘phrasal verbs.[/en]”[cn]我會去網上尋找動詞詞組。

b)“Look me up the next time you’re in town.”[/en][cn]下次進城來找我。

3. “Get away with”: escape blame/punishment.逃避責備或懲罰

a)“He sure got away with that”他肯定跑掉了。

b)“The crook got away with 50 dollars”.騙子騙走了50美元。

c)”She is so spoilt. She gets away with murder” (used idiomatically)她真是被寵壞了。竟僥幸逃過謀殺罪懲罰。

4. “Pull through” – often used in discussing health渡過難關，恢復健康(通常討論健康時用)

a)”The surgery was rough, but he pulled through”手術很糟糕，但他挺過來了。

b)“The victim of the dog attack pulled through with no lingering injuries”.被狗攻擊的受害者恢復健康了，沒有留下什么后遺癥。

5. “Break up” – this usually refers to relationships but it can also refer to fights分手，鬧掰(通常指感情，但也可以指爭斗)

a)”Fred and Serena are going to break up”–but variations can be used to show an emotional state. 弗萊德和賽琳娜要分手了-在表達情緒時也可以使用下面的變體

“When Serena dumped Fred, he was pretty broken up about it.”當賽琳娜甩了弗萊德時，他感到內心很受傷。

b)”The police were called to break up the fight at the pub”.警察被叫來分開了正在酒吧打架的。

6. “Blow out” - it means a tire flattens while driving, it can also mean a lopsided sports score or to indicate anger.指開車時輪胎漏氣了，也可以指體育比賽分數懸殊或暗指生氣

a) ”Mel had a blowout on the way to work.”梅爾在上班的途中車胎爆了。

b)“It was a blowout; the Packers beat the Bears 24 to 3.”這絕對是壓倒性勝利;Packers以24比3完勝Bears.

c)“Ed broke Bob’s window, and Bob had a complete blowout when he saw it”.艾德打碎了比伯家的窗戶，比伯看到后氣爆了。