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Separable Phrasal Verbs

The object may come after the following phrasal verbs or it may separate the two parts:

You have to do this paint job over. You have to do over this paint job.
When the object of the following phrasal verbs is a pronoun, the two parts of the phrasal verb must be separated: You have to do

it over.

The terrorists tried to ___________(explode) the railroad station. My mother _______________(mention a topic) that little matter of my prison record again. It isn't easy to _____________(raise) children nowadays. They ____________(cancel) this afternoon's meeting. ___ this homework ______(repeat a job).

__________ this application form and mail it in (complete a form).

She ___________ the grocery cart with free food. (fill to capacity) My sister ___________ that her husband had been planning a surprise party for her. (discover)
The filling station was _____________ free gas. (give something to someone else for free).

My brother borrowed my car. I have a feeling he's not about to _______ it _______. (return an object) The students handed in their papers and left the room. (submit something-assignment) She _________ the phone before she_________ her clothes. ( put something on hook or receiver) I hate to ____________ the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom. (delay)

Three masked gunmen ________ the Security Bank this afternoon.(rob)

You _________ the part about the police chase down Asylum Avenue. (omit) The lawyers __________ the papers carefully before questioning the witness. (examine, check)

You've misspelled this word again. You'd better _____ it ____. (search in a list)
She knew she was in trouble, so she _________ a story about going to the movies with her friends. (invent a story or lie) He was so far away, we really couldn't ________ what he was saying. (hear, understand)

There were three men in the line-up. She _______ the guy she thought had stolen her purse. (choose)

The crane __________ the entire house. (lift something off something else)
As we drove through Paris, Francoise __________ the major historical sites. (call attention to) We __________ money for our retirement. She put away the cereal boxes. (save or store)

We asked the boss to __________ the meeting until tomorrow. (postpone)

I _________ a sweater and a jacket. (put clothing on the body)

The firefighters ___________ the house fire before it could spread. (extinguish)

I __________ the homework, but couldn't make any sense of it. (peruse)
My wife __________ the living room exactly the way she wanted it. (to arrange, Begin) These are your instructions. _____ them _____ before you forget. (make a written note)

It was so hot that I had to ________ my shirt. (remove clothing)

We have serious problems here. Let's ____ them ______ like adults. (discuss)

That's a lot of money! Don't just ______ it _______. (discard)

She ________ fifteen dresses before she found one she liked. (put clothing on to see if it fits)
I _________ four cars before I could find one that pleased me. (test) Your radio is driving me crazy! Please _____ it ______. (lower volume)

He applied for a promotion twice this year, but he was ____________ both times. (reject)
Grandpa couldn't hear, so he ____________ his hearing aid. (raise the volume)

We ___________ the lights before anyone could see us. (switch off electricity) It was a disgusting movie. It really _______me ____. (repulse) ___________ the CD player so we can dance. (switch on the electricity) The gang members __________ all the money and went out to rob some more banks. (exhaust, use completely)