"Turn off the TV" is an example of a phrasal verb, which is a verb that has a base verb and one or two particles. Credit: MikeSleigh/Getty Images A ‘phrasal verb’ is a verb that has a base verb and ...

I have a friend who uses “hark back” a lot in conversation. She harks back to past news events. She harks back to old times. She harks back to something I told her last month or last year. My first ...

What's the difference between back up, back down and back off? In this lesson, we explore some commonly used phrasal verbs with back in them. When you want to copy over all your files from your laptop ...

Here are some phrasal verbs with the word 'hang'. Let's learn how to use them in daily conversation. 'Hang out' can mean to put wet clothes on a clothes line in order to dry them. Hang out ...

Sometimes you can guess the meaning of a phrasal verb because it is related to the main verb. Look at this example again. Shall we give away all the old books in the office? The meaning is clearly ...