150 High Frequency Phrasal Verbs: a – K

carry on
🔹 Don’t stop what you are doing, carry on.
🔹 Dennis carried on studying, even though he was tired.
carry out
perform a task, a test, an experiment, a study, etc.
🔹 An investigation will be carried out to find out the causes of the accident.
🔹 The traffic is very slow as they are carrying out repairs on the road.


catch up (1)
speak to somebody you haven’t spoken to for a while and share your news.
🔹 Let’s meet for a coffee soon and catch up.


catch up (2)
Reach the same standard or speed as somebody / something
🔹 Start walking and I’ll catch up in a minute.


check in
to register at an airport or hotel
🔹 We need to check in two hours before the flight.


check out
look at somebody or something to see if you like it/them.
🔹 Let’s go and check out that new café in the park
🔹 Hey, check out the guy at the bar. He’s gorgeous!
🔹 I can’t wait to check out the new Bradley Cooper film. 


cheer on
noisily encourage somebody who’s competing
🔹 Even though they were losing, their fans cheered them on.


cheer up
become less sad or make somebody feel less sad
🔹 We took Gabriella dancing to cheer her up.
🔹 Going for a walk with his dogs always cheers Lorenzo up.


clean up
make clean and tidy
🔹 You need to clean up your bedroom before your cousin comes to stay.
🔹 Cleaning up our oceans seems an impossible task.


close down
stop doing business permanently
🔹 The clothes shop is having a big sale as it’s closing down soon.