Some examples of phrasal verbs, their usage and meaning

It was hard for Rick to live on only six hundred dollars a month back when he was going to college and had a part-time job in a bookshop.
Live on - to live on a particular amount of money

Break down – it can be used to talk about analysing something in detail: "You need to break down the maths problem in order to solve it properly."
Break down is also used to talk about something that has stopped working properly: "Can you please come and pick me up from work? My car has broken down."

Drop off - Phrasal verbs can have more than one meaning. In this cartoon, ‘drop off’ means both ‘fall off’ and ‘fall asleep’. For example:
1) Drop off – similar to fall
The boys dropped stones off the cliff
2) Drop off – fall asleep

pick up- In this cartoon it has two meanings:
1) Pick up – to lift an object with the hands
'Keep your back straight when you pick the TV up.'
2) Pick up – learn something without effort
'It's possible to pick up enough English in two weeks to get by on your trip to London.'

Make up - (noun) a cosmetic worn on the face to change your appearance.
Make up - (phrasal verb) to forgive / apologise with someone and to be friends again after a fight or argument. It can also mean to invent (a story, an excuse, etc.)

AND NOW SOME VERY COMMON PHRASAL VERBS

Some links with information and exercises for you to learn and practise:

• Phrasal verbs list
• Quiz 1
• Quiz 2
• Quiz 3
• Listening activities

...and now some very easy ones

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