Basic Phrases

Phrase	Meaning	Example Sentence
Catch up	To talk and share updates	Let’s grab coffee and catch up soon.
Hang out	To spend time with someone	Do you want to hang out this weekend?
Figure out	To understand or solve something	I’ll try to figure out the problem.
Come over	To visit someone’s home	You should come over for dinner.
Take care	To look after or be safe	Take care on your way home.
Be into	To like something a lot	She’s really into photography.
Calm down	To relax or stop being upset	Please calm down and talk to me.
Call back	To return a phone call	I’ll call back in ten minutes.
Cheer up	To feel or make someone feel happier	Cheer up, it’s not the end of the world.
Go ahead	To proceed or do something	Go ahead and start without me.
Hold on	To wait	Hold on, I’m coming!
Turn on	To start a machine or light	Please turn on the TV.
Turn off	To stop a machine or light	Don’t forget to turn off the stove.
Pick up	To collect someone or something	Can you pick me up at 6 p.m.?
Drop off	To take someone or something to a place	I’ll drop you off at school.
Look after	To care for someone or something	She will look after the baby.
Wake up	To stop sleeping	I usually wake up at 6 a.m.
Go out	To leave home to do something fun	Do you want to go out tonight?
Run out (of)	To have none left	We ran out of sugar.
Get along	To have a good relationship	They really get along well.
Find out	To learn something	I just found out the news.
Look for	To try to find something	I’m looking for my keys.
Give up	To stop trying	Don’t give up so easily!
Go on	To continue	Please go on with your story.
Take off	To remove or leave quickly	Take off your shoes.
Get up	To rise from bed	I get up at 5 every day.
Come in	To enter	Please come in.
Give back	To return something	Please give back my book.
Try on	To test clothes	I want to try on this dress.
Take out	To remove or bring out	Can you take out the trash?
Put away	To return something to its place	Please put away the dishes.
Write down	To record in writing	Write down your answers.
Check out	To look at something or leave a hotel	Check out this video!
Move on	To continue to something new	Let’s move on to the next topic.
Step out	To go outside for a moment	I’ll step out for a break.
Come back	To return	He’ll come back soon.
Check in	To register or report	We need to check in at the hotel.
Speak up	To talk louder	Please speak up, I can’t hear you.
Slow down	To reduce speed	Please slow down, you're talking too fast.
Hurry up	To do something faster	Hurry up, we’re late!
Hold up	To delay or stop	Sorry I’m late, traffic held me up.
Back up	To move backward or support	Please back up your files.
Look out	To be careful	Look out, there’s a car!
Give in	To stop resisting	I finally gave in to the temptation.
Break down	To stop working or lose control	My car broke down.
Pass out	To faint or lose consciousness	He passed out from the heat.
Set up	To arrange or organize	I’ll set up the meeting.
Show up	To arrive	He didn’t show up on time.
Look forward to	To be excited about something	I look forward to the weekend.
Make up	To invent or to reconcile	He made up a story.