{"id":8515,"date":"2026-08-19T23:08:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T23:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:09:34","slug":"most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/id\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The 50 Most Common Phrasal Verbs: A Pattern-Based Guide | 50\u500b\u6700\u5e38\u7528\u82f1\u6587\u7247\u8a9e\u52d5\u8a5e\uff1a\u898f\u5f8b\u5b78\u7fd2\u6307\u5357"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u672c\u6587\u91cd\u9ede\uff1a<\/strong>\u672c\u6587\u4ecb\u7d3950\u500b\u6700\u5e38\u7528\u82f1\u6587\u7247\u8a9e\u52d5\u8a5e\uff0c\u900f\u904e\u4ecb\u7cfb\u8a5e\uff08UP\u3001OUT\u3001ON\u3001OFF\uff09\u7684\u898f\u5f8b\u908f\u8f2f\uff0c\u5e6b\u52a9\u53f0\u7063\u4e0a\u73ed\u65cf\uff08\u82f1\u6587\u5b78\u7fd2\u8005\uff09\u5feb\u901f\u638c\u63e1\u5546\u696d\u82f1\u6587\u8207\u591a\u76ca\u5099\u8003\u5fc5\u5099\u8a5e\u5f59\uff0c\u4e0d\u518d\u6b7b\u80cc\u55ae\u4e00\u8868\u9054\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every native English speaker uses phrasal verbs hundreds of times a day, often without noticing. Phrases like &#8220;find out the details,&#8221; &#8220;bring up a concern in a meeting,&#8221; or &#8220;follow up after the call&#8221; are not just convenient expressions \u2014 they are the backbone of everyday and professional English. Yet for most learners in Taiwan, phrasal verbs (\u82f1\u6587\u7247\u8a9e\u52d5\u8a5e) feel chaotic: two- or three-word combinations that carry seemingly random meanings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The good news is that logic does exist. The most common 50 to 100 phrasal verbs in English share a structural pattern rooted in a small set of particles \u2014 words like UP, OUT, ON, and OFF. Once you understand how these particles shape meaning, you stop memorizing individual expressions and start <em>membaca<\/em> new phrasal verbs on sight. This guide breaks down that particle logic, works through the core base verbs that generate the most-used expressions, and shows how to apply all of it in professional contexts \u2014 including on the TOEIC (\u591a\u76ca).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-2.jpg\" alt=\"notebook with a pencil and eraser on it\" class=\"wp-image-8509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">notebook with a pencil and eraser on it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Phrasal Verbs Feel Hard \u2014 and Why They Are Not | \u7247\u8a9e\u52d5\u8a5e\u96e3\u5b78\u7684\u539f\u56e0\uff0c\u4ee5\u53ca\u70ba\u4f55\u5176\u5be6\u4e0d\u96e3<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B0heWo1XGhc?feature=oembed\" title=\"The 50 Most Common Phrasal Verbs: A Pattern-Based Guide\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most learners treat phrasal verbs as a pure vocabulary problem, studying them one at a time on flashcard lists. The difficulty is real: &#8220;give up&#8221; means to quit, &#8220;give out&#8221; means to distribute or to exhaust, and &#8220;give back&#8221; means to return something. Same base verb, three wildly different meanings. Add &#8220;give away&#8221; (reveal unintentionally, or donate), &#8220;give in&#8221; (surrender), and &#8220;give off&#8221; (emit a smell or signal), and the task looks infinite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This apparent chaos has an underlying logic. The base verb contributes a core action, while the particle adds a directional or aspectual meaning that is remarkably consistent across verbs. A learner who understands what each particle <em>does<\/em> can decode new combinations the first time they encounter them \u2014 a skill that makes learning the next fifty phrasal verbs significantly faster than learning the first fifty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-3.jpg\" alt=\"Female software engineer writes on whiteboard\" class=\"wp-image-8510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-3.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-3-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Female software engineer writes on whiteboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Particles Carry Consistent Meaning | \u4ecb\u7cfb\u8a5e\u5982\u4f55\u50b3\u9054\u4e00\u81f4\u7684\u8a9e\u610f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most important insight in phrasal verb learning is that particles are not random. Each particle carries a core semantic charge that influences meaning whether it is attached to GET, TAKE, MAKE, or any other base verb. Studying phrasal verbs through particle families \u2014 rather than verb by verb \u2014 is the fastest route to genuine fluency in English (\u82f1\u6587\u5b78\u7fd2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UP \u2014 Completion, Increase, and Visibility | UP\uff1a\u5b8c\u6210\u3001\u589e\u52a0\u8207\u6e05\u6670\u53ef\u898b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UP signals that an action is complete, that something increases, or that something becomes visible or known. &#8220;Use up&#8221; means to consume completely. &#8220;Clean up&#8221; means to make fully tidy. &#8220;Show up&#8221; means to appear \u2014 to make yourself visible. &#8220;Speak up&#8221; means to increase your volume, or to make your opinion known. &#8220;Save up&#8221; follows the same pattern: the act of saving accumulates until it reaches a complete total. When you encounter UP in a new phrasal verb, ask whether it signals completion, growth, or revelation \u2014 and you will often be right on the first guess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OUT \u2014 External Action and Full Completion | OUT\uff1a\u5411\u5916\u52d5\u4f5c\u8207\u5fb9\u5e95\u5b8c\u6210<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OUT suggests movement toward the exterior, or an action carried all the way through to its conclusion. &#8220;Find out&#8221; means to discover \u2014 information that was hidden comes to the outside. &#8220;Carry out a plan&#8221; means to execute it completely. &#8220;Run out of time&#8221; means the supply is exhausted. &#8220;Stand out&#8221; means to be visible beyond the surrounding group. In professional email English (\u5546\u696d\u82f1\u6587\u96fb\u5b50\u90f5\u4ef6), OUT is one of the most productive particles: follow up, point out, carry out, reach out, and hand out all carry that sense of action extended outward to completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-4.jpg\" alt=\"A group of colleagues having a business meeting in an office meeting room\" class=\"wp-image-8511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-4.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-4-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A group of colleagues having a business meeting in an office meeting room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ON \u2014 Continuation and Connection | ON\uff1a\u6301\u7e8c\u8207\u9023\u63a5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ON suggests that something continues, or that contact is maintained. &#8220;Go on&#8221; means to continue. &#8220;Carry on&#8221; means to keep doing something despite difficulty. &#8220;Hold on&#8221; asks someone to wait \u2014 to maintain their current state momentarily. &#8220;Log on&#8221; means to connect to a system. For professionals using technology every day, ON appears constantly: log on, sign on, rely on, move on, and get on with are all workplace fixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OFF \u2014 Separation, Cessation, and Departure | OFF\uff1a\u5206\u96e2\u3001\u505c\u6b62\u8207\u96e2\u958b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OFF is the counterpart to ON: it signals that something stops, separates, or departs. &#8220;Call off&#8221; a meeting means to cancel it \u2014 the meeting separates from the schedule. &#8220;Take off&#8221; means to leave, whether describing a departing plane or a colleague slipping out early. &#8220;Pay off&#8221; means the debt separates from you. &#8220;Lay off&#8221; employees means to separate them from employment. &#8220;Turn off&#8221; stops the flow. Whenever you see OFF, consider what is being stopped, separated, or sent away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DOWN and OVER \u2014 Reduction and Review | DOWN\u3001OVER\uff1a\u6e1b\u5c11\u8207\u8907\u67e5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DOWN tends to signal reduction or the act of permanently recording something. &#8220;Slow down&#8221; reduces speed. &#8220;Calm down&#8221; reduces agitation. &#8220;Write down&#8221; fixes something in a record. &#8220;Cut down on&#8221; reduces quantity or frequency. OVER, by contrast, often signals review, repetition, or transfer of control. &#8220;Go over&#8221; a document means to review it carefully. &#8220;Look over&#8221; a report means to check it. &#8220;Take over&#8221; means control transfers from one party to another \u2014 a phrase that appears daily in business English when describing leadership transitions or project handoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-5.jpg\" alt=\"English Lesson Home Work\" class=\"wp-image-8512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-5.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-5-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">English Lesson Home Work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Core Base Verbs Behind the Most Common Phrasal Verbs | \u69cb\u6210\u6700\u5e38\u7528\u7247\u8a9e\u52d5\u8a5e\u7684\u6838\u5fc3\u57fa\u790e\u52d5\u8a5e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If particles are the engines of meaning, the most common base verbs are the chassis. A handful of high-frequency verbs \u2014 GET, TAKE, MAKE, GO, COME, PUT, and LOOK \u2014 account for a disproportionate share of the top 50 to 100 phrasal verbs in both everyday and professional English. Studying these verbs systematically, rather than in isolation, lets you group and retain expressions far more efficiently than list-based memorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GET combines with almost every particle to produce essential expressions: get up (rise), get along (have a good relationship), get over (recover from something difficult), get through (complete or survive something), get back to someone (respond later), and get on with (continue a task). Notice how each combination follows particle logic \u2014 get over uses the toward-outside recovery pattern, get through uses ON&#8217;s sense of completion via continuation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TAKE generates some of the most common professional expressions. Take on a project means to accept responsibility for it. Take over means to assume control. Take up a new role means to begin occupying it. Take back means to return something or to retract a statement. Take in information means to absorb and understand it \u2014 a phrase that appears naturally in descriptions of training sessions and briefings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-6.jpg\" alt=\"person using laptop\" class=\"wp-image-8513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-6.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-6-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-6-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">person using laptop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PUT and LOOK complete the core set. PUT generates a rich family: put off means to postpone, put on means to add or to wear, put through a call means to connect it, put up with means to tolerate. LOOK covers information retrieval (look up a term), care and supervision (look after a client relationship), investigation (look into a complaint), and expectation (look forward to a meeting) \u2014 that last expression is one of the most common formal sign-offs in professional email in English, and native speakers notice immediately when it is used correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phrasal Verbs in Professional English and on the TOEIC | \u8077\u5834\u82f1\u6587\u8207\u591a\u76ca\u4e2d\u7684\u7247\u8a9e\u52d5\u8a5e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Taiwanese professionals preparing for the TOEIC (\u591a\u76ca\u5099\u8003) or communicating in an international workplace, phrasal verbs are not optional vocabulary. They appear throughout the TOEIC Listening section in natural conversations between colleagues, in Part 7 Reading emails, and in the short talks of Part 4. Examiners expect passive recognition \u2014 and workplaces require active use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Expressions for Emails and Meetings | \u96fb\u5b50\u90f5\u4ef6\u8207\u6703\u8b70\u5fc5\u7528\u8868\u9054<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certain phrasal verbs are so embedded in professional communication that avoiding them sounds unnatural. &#8220;I will follow up on this&#8221; is the standard close after a client call \u2014 &#8220;I will do further action afterward&#8221; sounds mechanical. &#8220;Can we set up a meeting for Thursday?&#8221; is natural; &#8220;Can we arrange and establish a meeting?&#8221; is not. &#8220;Let&#8217;s wrap up&#8221; signals the end of a meeting efficiently. &#8220;I will look into this and get back to you&#8221; is the professional formula for promising both investigation and a response \u2014 two commitments in one idiomatic phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other high-frequency professional expressions include: bring up a topic (raise it in a meeting), hand over a project (transfer it to a colleague), check in on status (verify progress with a team member), sign off on a proposal (give formal approval), and come across as confident (create a particular impression). These expressions collectively appear in nearly every business exchange in English (\u5546\u696d\u82f1\u6587). Students working with an English tutor (\u82f1\u6587\u5bb6\u6559) consistently underuse them \u2014 and that gap is one of the clearest signals of non-native fluency to international colleagues and clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the TOEIC Tests and How to Prepare | \u591a\u76ca\u6e2c\u9a57\u5167\u5bb9\u8207\u6e96\u5099\u65b9\u5f0f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-8.jpg\" alt=\"Woman Pen Notebook\" class=\"wp-image-8514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-8.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-8-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/most-common-phrasal-verbs-particle-guide-8-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Woman Pen Notebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TOEIC Part 4 (Short Talks) and Part 7 (Reading) both rely on phrasal verbs to test comprehension speed. A talk might describe how a company decided to &#8220;call off&#8221; a product launch and &#8220;look into&#8221; production issues \u2014 and the question will ask what the company decided to do with the launch. Recognizing the phrasal verbs instantly determines whether you can answer before time runs out. The TOEIC does not test obscure expressions; it tests the most common ones \u2014 which means the particle-based approach to studying the top 50 to 100 phrasal verbs is precisely the right preparation strategy for reaching a target score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Pattern Recognition to Active Fluency | \u5f9e\u898f\u5f8b\u8fa8\u8b58\u5230\u4e3b\u52d5\u6d41\u5229\u4f7f\u7528<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding patterns is the starting point, not the endpoint. The next step is to move phrasal verbs from passive recognition into active production \u2014 and the gap between those two stages is where most learners stall. Several habits reliably bridge that gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, organize your vocabulary notes by particle, not by verb. Create two columns: particle on the left, base verb and meaning on the right. Under OUT, you might write: find out (discover), carry out (execute), run out (exhaust), stand out (be notable), reach out (contact someone). Grouping by particle means each new entry reinforces all the others you have already learned under that heading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second, practice translating between phrasal verbs and their formal equivalents. &#8220;Postpone&#8221; and &#8220;put off&#8221; carry the same meaning \u2014 knowing both, and knowing when each register is appropriate, marks genuine advanced English competence. In casual speech and internal email, &#8220;put off&#8221; sounds natural. In a legal contract or formal report, &#8220;postpone&#8221; fits better. This register awareness is exactly what TOEIC Part 7 reading and workplace communication both test and reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Third, read English actively in your professional domain. Business news, industry newsletters, and international corporate emails are saturated with the phrasal verbs that matter most for your field. Reading with a phrasal-verb lens \u2014 pausing to notice, categorize, and note every expression you encounter \u2014 turns every article into a targeted vocabulary lesson grounded in real context. Over time, this habit is more powerful than any single study list, because it repeatedly exposes you to the most common expressions in the environments where you actually need to use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources | \u53c3\u8003\u8cc7\u6599<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oxford Learner&#8217;s Dictionaries \u2014 Phrasal Verb Reference<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">British Council \u2014 Grammar and Vocabulary Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.org\/toeic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ETS \u2014 Official TOEIC Information and Score Guide<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stop memorizing phrasal verbs one by one. 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