Ergative Phrasal Verbs

Ergative Phrasal Verbs

	Phrases
blare out: announce loudly	The megaphone blares out an announcement
	The announcement blares out.
blow up: explode	He blew up the house.
	The house blew up.
break up: divide into parts	I broke up the party.
	The party broke up.
burn down: be on fire	The boys burnt down the house.
	The house burnt down.
calm down: to make quiet	Our vet calmed down our dog.
	Our dog calmed down.
dry out: free of moisture	I dried out my hair.
	My hair dried out.
get across: convey	We tried to get some of the message across to people.
	Some of the message got across to people.
liven up: put life into	She knows how to liven up the party.
	The party was livened up.
pull through: draw in or out	The vet pulled the dog through the sickness.
	The dog pulled through the sickness.
roll up: wrap up	He rolled up his pictures.
	His pictures rolled up.
shut down: stop work	He shut down the party.
	The party shut down.
wake up: arise	He woke his mom up.
	His mom woke up.
wash out: rinse	I washed out the color.
	The color washed out.
wear away: age	Rust wore away the metal.
	The metal wore away.
wear out: tire	I wear out the children.
	The children wore out.