| Phrasal verb | Znaczenie | Przykład |
| back down | zrezygnować, wycofać się | Tom was going to call the police when I told him I'd wrecked his car, but he backed down when I said I'd pay for the damage. |
| back off | zrezygnować, wycofać się | Tom was ready to call the police when I told him I'd wrecked his car, but he backed off when I said I'd pay for the damage. |
| back onto something | być tyłem zwróconym ku czemuś | The church backs onto the supermarket. Many people go shopping after a mass. |
| back out of | wycofać się z czegoś | If we sign this contract, there's no backing out. |
| back up | cofnąć się | You missed the lines in the parking space. You'll have to back up and try again. |
| back up | cofnąć | You're too close! Back your car up so I can open the garage door. |
| back up | potwierdzić, poprzeć | If you don't believe me, talk to Dave. He'll back me up. |
| back up | zrobić kopię bezpieczeństwa | When my computer crashed, I lost many of my files. It's a good thing I backed them up. |
| bail out | wyciągnąć kogoś z kłopotów | It's all your fault. You've made trouble for yourself - you deal with it. I'm not bailing you out. |
| be about to | mieć zamiar | He was about to leave when the phone rang. |
| be after | ścigać, gonić | The police were after the thief. |
| be down with | być chorym | John is down with the flu. |
| be for | 'być za', zgadzać się | They are for the proposal to build a leisure centre. |
| be in for | spodziewać się, oczekiwać | We are in for bad weather. |
| be off | być nieobecnym | John isn't in his office. He's off for two days. |
| be on | emitować (film), być na ekranach | There's a good film on at the Metro. |
| be out | być niemodnym, wyjść z mody | Long skirts are out this season. |
| be out | zgasnąć (ogień/światło) | The fire is out - that's why it's cold in here. |
| be out | wychodzić (na zewnątrz, nie interesować się jakąś sprawą) | If Mike's out, I can vacuum in his room. |
| be over | zakończyć się | The film starts at 6.00 and is over at 10.00. |
| be through | zerwać, odejść (z pracy, od kogoś) | I'm through with Tom. He's so selfish. |
| be up to | być w stanie (coś zrobić) | Let's take the train - I don't think I'm up to driving so far. |
| be up to | mieć ochotę zrobić coś zazwyczaj złego | The children must be up to something - they're very quiet. |
| beg off | odwołać | At first Lily said she would be at the party. Later she begged off. |
| blow away | powalić na kolana, zachwycić, zaskoczyć | Read the book. The ending will blow you away. |
| blow over | przycichnąć, umilknąć | I hoped the protest would make a difference but it blew over and now we're back to square one. |
| blow up | wkurzyć się | When I told Jerry that I'd had an accident with his car, he blew up. |
| blow up | wysadzić w powietrze | A: "That old building really came down quickly!" B: "That's because the construction company used dynamite to blow it up." |
| blow up | nadmuchać | We need lots of balloons for the party. Will you blow them up? |
| bone up on | powtórzyć sobie materiał | If you're going to travel to Peru, you'd better bone up on your Spanish. |
| break down | podzielić (na kategorie) | We spent a lot of money at the supermarket. When we broke the total cost down, we spent more on cleaning supplies than food. |
| break down | zepsuć się | Sharon will be late for work today. Her car broke down on the freeway. |
| break in | włamać się | Jane's apartment was burglarized last night. Someone broke in while Jane was at the movies. |
| break in | rozchodzić | These are nice shoes, but they're too stiff. I hope it doesn't take too long to break them in. |
| break in | zaaklimatyzować się, wdrażać kogos do pracy | I hope I can learn my new job quickly. The manager hasn't scheduled much time for breaking me in. |
| break into | włamać się | Somebody broke into Jane's apartment while she was at the movies. |
| break out | uciec | The prisoners have broken out this morning. |
| break up | zakończyć się | What time did the party break up last night? |
| break up | zerwać | Tim and Julie aren't going steady any more. They got really angry with each other and broke up. |
| break up with | zerwać z | Have you heard the news? Julie broke up with Tim! |
| bring back | oddać, zwrócić | Yes, you can borrow my pen, don't forget to bring it back to me when you're finished." "This book is due tomorrow. I guess I should take it back to the library. |
| bring off | zdobyć, udać się | No one thought Chuck could get an A in that course, but he brought it off. |
| bring up | wspomnieć, przypomnieć | We planned to discuss overtime pay in the meeting. Why didn't someone bring that topic up? |
| bring up | wychować | Lucy's parents died when she was a baby. Her grandparents brought her up. |
| brush off | czyścić, strzepać | I brushed the snow off my coat before I hung it in the wardrobe. |
| brush off | zignorować, odrzucić | He just brushed off all their criticism. |
| brush up on | powtórzyć sobie materiał | If you're going to travel to Peru, you'd better brush up on your Spanish. |
| burn down | spalić się, zniszczyć przez pożar | Lightning struck Mr. Kennedy's barn last night. It burned down before the fire fighters arrived. |
| burn up | spalić się, zniszczyć przez pożar | All of Mr. Kennedy's hay burned up when his barn burned down. |
| burn up | wkurzyć się | Did you hear how rudely Fred talked to me? That really burned me up! |
| burn with | pałać, być trawionym przez | She burned with anger when she saw them together. |
| butt in | przeszkadzać | Hey, you! Don't butt in! Wait for your turn! |
| butt out | nie wtrącać się; spadać, odejść | She told me to butt out of her relationships. |
| butter up | podlizywać się | I guess Marty reall wants to be promoted. He's been buttering his boss up all week. |