PHRASAL VERBS

ACCOUNT FOR something
To explain
To give an explanation for something

ADD something ON (to)

to include in a calculation or on a list                                              

ADD something UP
To total by adding

BACK DOWN
to abandon your position in an argument

BACK OUT (of something)
to break an agreement

BACK someone/something UP
to support

BE DOWN
to have decreased
to not be working (computers/phones)

BE IN ON something
to know something that isn't common knowledge
to be involved in something

BE OFF
to not be at work

BE OUT OF
to not have any more

BE UP
to have increased

BOSS someone AROUND
to tell people what to do (often and needlessly)

BRANCH OUT (into something)
to expand into new areas

BREAK DOWN
to stop working

BREAK something DOWN (by)
to analyse
to show separately

BRING something FORWARD
to arrange to have or do earlier

BRING something OUT
to launch a product

BRING something UP

to mention

BRUSH something UP
to renew your knowledge of something

CALL FOR something
to need
to demand

CALL something OFF
to cancel

CALL someone UP
to phone

CALL something UP ( on the computer)
to look for and open

CARRY ON
CARRY ON (doing something)
CARRY ON (with something)
to continue

CARRY something OUT
to do
to complete or perform

CATCH UP ( with someone)
to reach the same standard (padrão)

CATCH  UP (on something)
to reach the required standard
to do work you should already have finished

CHANGE OVER (to something)
to change to a new system or position

CLIMB DOWN
to admit you were wrong

CLOSE something DOWN
to close permanently

COME OUT
to be published or made public

COME UP                                                                    
to be mentioned
to appear

COME UP AGAINST something
to meet or face

COME UP WITH something
to think of

CRACK DOWN (on something)
to act more strictly (estritamente)

CROP UP
to appear or happen unexpectedly

CROSS something/someone OFF ( a list)
CROSS something OUT
to delete
to draw a line through

"Yes or no. Cross out whichever doesn't apply"

CUT BACK (on) (something)
to reduce

"If sales continue to fall, we'll have to cut back production until things improve"

CUT DOWN (on something)
to reduce consumption

CUT someone OFF
disconnect a phone call

"I pressed the wrong button on the switchboard and cut him off. He'll phone back in a minute"