Phrasal Verbs Starting with "B"
118 entries
- back down To withdraw from a position
- back off To retreat or stop pressuring someone
- back off To withdraw from a situation
- back out To withdraw from a commitment
- back up To make a copy of data
- back up To make a copy of data for safety
- back up To support someone's statement
- backfire To have the opposite effect to what was intended
- bail out To rescue someone financially
- bail out To rescue from a difficult situation
- bail out To rescue financially
- bandage up To apply bandages
- bang on about To talk at length about something repeatedly
- barge in To enter rudely without invitation
- barge into To bump into forcefully
- beam over To transfer wirelessly
- beat down To demoralize
- beaver away To work hard and steadily
- blabber on To talk foolishly or too much
- black out To lose consciousness temporarily
- black out For a screen to go dark
- black out To lose consciousness
- block out To plan roughly or exclude
- block out To reserve time in a schedule
- blow To waste money
- blow over To pass without lasting effect
- blow up To suddenly become very angry
- blow up To explode; to suddenly become very angry
- blow up To escalate dramatically
- blow up To suddenly become very angry
- blurt out To say something suddenly without thinking
- bone up To study intensively
- bone up on To study hard or review intensively
- boot up To start a computer
- boot up To start a computer
- boss around To give orders to someone in an annoying way
- bottle up To suppress emotions and not express them
- bottom out To reach the lowest point before recovering
- bounce back To recover quickly from a setback
- bow down To show submission or worship
- bow out To withdraw gracefully
- bowl along To move quickly and smoothly
- branch off To separate and develop in a new direction
- branch out To expand into new areas
- break down To lose emotional control and start crying
- break down To stop working (of machines)
- break down To analyze into smaller parts
- break down To stop functioning or divide into parts
- break down For technology to stop working
- break down To collapse emotionally
- break down To start crying
- break in To interrupt a conversation
- break off To separate or end suddenly
- break out To develop spots or rash suddenly
- break out To develop a rash
- break through To achieve success after difficulty
- break through To overcome barriers
- break up To end a romantic relationship
- break up To end a romantic relationship
- breeze in To enter casually and confidently
- breeze through To pass through easily
- brighten up To become happier; to make more cheerful
- bring about To cause something to happen
- bring back To return with something; to evoke memories
- bring down To cause to fall or fail; to make sad
- bring down To reduce price
- bring down To make sad
- bring forward To reschedule to an earlier time
- bring in To hire or generate
- bring into line To make someone conform to rules or standards
- bring on To cause something unpleasant to happen
- bring out To release or publish something
- bring round To revive
- bring under To bring something under control or authority
- bring up To mention or introduce a topic
- bring up To vomit
- bring up To raise children; to mention a topic
- bring up To display or open something
- bring up to speed To update someone on current developments
- brood over To dwell unhappily
- brush aside To dismiss concerns
- brush off To dismiss or ignore someone
- brush off To dismiss emotion
- brush up To improve or refresh knowledge or skills
- brush up on To review and improve forgotten skills
- buckle down To start working hard and seriously
- buddy up To form a friendship or partnership
- buffer To preload content
- build in To include as a feature
- build on To use as a foundation for more
- build up To gradually increase in intensity (of emotions)
- build up To gradually increase or develop
- build up To increase strength gradually
- build up To increase gradually (excitement, tension)
- build up To increase or accumulate gradually
- build up To construct or increase gradually
- build up To accumulate gradually
- build up To accumulate gradually
- build up to To gradually prepare for something
- bulk up To gain muscle mass
- bump into To encounter unexpectedly
- bump into To meet unexpectedly
- bump up To increase slightly
- bundle into To push hurriedly into
- bundle up To dress warmly
- burn off To lose weight through exercise
- burn off To lose through exercise
- burn out To become exhausted from overwork
- burn out To stop working from overuse or exhaustion
- burn out To become exhausted
- burn the midnight oil To work late into the night
- burn through To use up resources quickly
- burst out To suddenly express emotion
- butt heads To disagree or clash
- butt in To interrupt rudely
- butt out To stop interfering
- buy out To purchase someone's share of a business
- buy up To purchase all available