Grammar Rules _ Speak Good English Movement

Phrasal verbs – verbs used with a preposition or adverb.
Phrasal verbs are never hyphenated.
• back away – to retreat
• back down – retract or withdraw
(from a position or argument)
• back out – fail to keep an agreement
• back up – make a copy of computer data
• back (someone) up – to support someone
• fall apart – break into pieces (literally) or become
emotionally disturbed (figuratively)
• fall behind – make little progress
• fall out – have a bad relationship with someone
• (something) fall through – be unsuccessful
• get across – communicate successfully
• get ahead – make progress
• get along – have a good relationship with someone
• get around to – finally manage to do something
• get back at – take revenge
• put across – communicate
• put (someone) down – insult someone
• put forward – suggest or nominate
• put up – allow someone to stay at your
house for a few days
• put up with – tolerate
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