Phrasal Verb 'B' List with Examples | Yours Query

In this article you will know what is the phrasal verb, what is the meaning of phrasal verb. Below you will find the complete list of "B" phrasal verbs with examples.

What is Phrasal Verb?

Phrasal verb is phrase that consists or a combination of a verb and an adverb, or a verb and a preposition, or both, which sounds different in meaning from the meaning of the words considered separately.

Here are the complete list of "B" phrasal verbs with examples:

Back Away

To go backwards.
They backed away when the man tried to shot them.

Back Down

Withdraw / To go back from your position or proposal in an argument.
He refused to back down and was terminated from company.

Back Into

To enter a parking area in reverse gear.
I prefer to back my car into the garage.

Back Off

Retreat.
The police told the protesters to back off.

Back Out

Fail to keep an arrangement or promise.
They backed out two days before the holiday due to some misunderstanding.

Back Out Of

Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement / To come out of parking area in reverse gear.
She backed out of the picnic at the last minute.
They backed the Rolls out of its parking space.

Back Up

Make a copy of computer data / Support / Drive a vehicle or bike or cycle backwards.
We should always back up important files and documents to avoid data loss if something goes wrong with the system.
He was backed up by all colleagues when the manager tried to fire him.
She backed up her car suddenly and ran over a dog.

Bag Out

Criticise / To make fun of something.
They bagged out my effort.
Don't bag out Indian English.

Bail Out

Rescue / Save / Remove water from somthing whic could be dangerious / Jumb out of something to save own life.
The fire fighter bailed out many people putting his life at risk.
The boat was leaking so we had to bail it out.The pilot BAILED OUT when he saw that the engines had failed.
The driver bailed out when he realized that the break is not working.

Bail Out Of

Pay a bond to release someone from jail.
He must bail his drunken brother out of jail.

Bail Out On

Stop supporting someone when they are in trouble.
Everybody bailed out on her when the scandal broke.

Bail Up

Talk to someone and delay them / Rob someone at gunpoint.
They were late to office because I bailed them up on the way to office and didn't let them go soon.
I was bailed up by some rubbers as soon as I came out of the bank

Ball Up

To confuse or be confused or make things complicated / Roll or form into a round shape.
The new project has bailed him up- we had no idea what to do.
He balled up his napkin when he had finished eating.

Balls Up

Spoil something, ruin.
She ballsed the whole idea up.
He ballsed the arrangement up by a small mistake.

Bang About / Bang Around

Move in a place making a lot of noise.
They are banging about in the hall whole day.
I heard him banging around upstairs.

Bang On

Talking for long time / Hit someone or something unknowingly.
She banged on for an hour but i was listening at all.
He was driving the car very fast and bang on the poll.

Bang On About

Keep on talking about something.
She is always banging on about Hollywood.

Bang Out

Play a guitar or any musical instrument loudly.
They banged the music out by the guitars.

Bang Up

Put someone in prison or in a closed place / Damage badly by accident.
The lower court banged him up for 12 years for his crime.
Her parents banged her up for seven days for her small mistake.
She banged her vehicle last Friday.

Bank On

Rely on someone / Count on someone or something
I am banking on your help as I can't handle this issue alone.
Don't bank on him, he is a traitor.

Bargain Down

Make someone to Reduce the price of something they're selling.
She bargained him down to half what he said the cost in beginning.

Bargain For

Expect something to happen.
She is bargaining for that dress.

Bargain On

Expect something to happen (usually negative).
He hadn't bargained on her coming.

Barge In / Barge Into

Enter a place and interrupt.
John always keeps barging in and asking unnecessary questions when I am trying to study.
They barged into my office without my permission and started beating me.

Bash About

Mistreat physically.
He always bash his laptop about like this, it won't last long.

Bash In

Break, damage something or injure someone by hitting.
He bashed the door in to enter the house.

Bash Out

Write something fast without much preparation.
She bashed the essay out in the morning before going to school.

Bash Up

Break, damage, hurt something or someone by hitting.
People bashed him up on the road for his mistake and he had to go to hospital.

Bawl Out

Shout, Scold at someone / Sing or shout unpleasantly loudly.
She always bawls out her husband for coming home late.
Someone bawled out my name at the top of his voice.

Be After

Try to find or get someone or something.
Don't be after him, he will cheat you later.
The police are after him because he stole his car.

Be Along

Reach, Arrive.
The next train should be along in an hour or so.

Be Away(in future)

To be elsewhere; on holiday or in any other work.
She will be away on business for three weeks.

Be Cut Out For

Be suitable, have the necessary qualities.
He will be cut out for this type of job.

Be Cut Up

To be upset.
I am sure she would be very cut up if you say anything about this incident.
He was very cut up about coming third in this exam as he was expecting to be in 1st position.

Be Down

Be depressed/ Be reduced or less.
She's been down since her boyfriend left her.
This time our profit could be down by five percent.

Be Down On

Having negative feelings toward someone.
She is down on his boyfriend after saw him with another girl.

Be Down With

Become ill.
John is down with some bug and is off work today.

Be Fed Up

Be bored of someone or something / Upset or sick of something.
I am fed up with her because she always speak about money.

Be In

Be at home or at work / Be submitted, arrive.
I will be in home this weekend.
They are never in; I always call them to come home on Sunday.
The file must be in by 5pm on Friday.
You must be in the airport two hours before the flight takes off.

Be In On

To be involved in something.
Philip will be in on the tour to America.

Be Off

Be bad (of food) / Depart, leave.
This Juice must BE OFF; it smells bad.
I am off home; it is already 6 PM.

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