Verbs followed by objects followed by words which may function either as Adverbs or Prepositions

Verbs followed by objects followed by words which may function either as Adverbs or Prepositions

	Phrases
cross off: delete	Cross off her name.
	Cross her name off the invitation.
pass around: deal out	He passed the books around.
	He passed the books around the room.
show around: usher	The visitors were shown around.
	The visitors were shown around the gardens.
tide over: bare minimum	Those clothes will tide her over.
	Those clothes will tide her over for a night.
warn off: deter	He was warned off.
	He was warned off her property.

Intransitive Verbs followed by words which may function either as Adverbs or Prepositions

Intransitive Verbs followed by words which may function either as Adverbs or Prepositions

	Phrases
break through: emerge	The color broke through.
	The color broke through her skin.
do without: abstain	I can do without.
	I can do without the chocolate.
glance off: slide	The bullet glances off.
	The bullet glances off the rocks.
go without: abstain	We can go without.
	We can go without the television.
hang around: hover	The helicopter hangs around.
	The helicopter hangs around the airport.
join in: involve	He joined in.
	He joined in the group.
lounge around: laze	The dog lounged around.
	The dog lounged around the yard.
mill around: wander closely	The children mill around.
	The children mill around the cake.
pass by: proceed	The parade passed by.
	The parade passed by the crowd.
rally round: support	The group rallies around.
	The group rallies around the champion.
sail through: cruise	The ship sails through.
	The ship sails through the canal.
scrape through: survive	He scraped through.
	He scraped through with nothing.
turn off: stop	He turns off.
	He turns off the television.

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.