| Phrasal verb | Znaczenie | Przykład |
| call back | oddzwonić | Jane tried to contact you. She asked you to call her back immediately. |
| call back | wezwać z powrotem | Management called the laid-off workers back. |
| call down | dać naganę | The teacher called me down for disobedience. |
| call for | wymagać (działania) | The situation calls for immediate action. |
| call in | telefonować do kogoś | Has the boss called in today? |
| call in | wpaść z wizytą, odwiedzić | She called in last Monday to see our new house. |
| call off | odwołać | We don't have school today. The mayor called classes off because of the snow. |
| call on | pytać (na lekcji) | I don't know why the teacher never calls on you. You always know the answer. |
| call on | odwiedzić | Our representative will call on your company next Tuesday. |
| call out | wezwać, wywołać | All firefighters were called out to save the burning building. |
| call up | powołać do wojska, rekrutować | Thousands of young men were called up during World War I. |
| call up | przypomnieć | Johnny tells the story that call up old times. |
| calm down | uspokoić się/uspokoić kogoś | Why are you so upset? Suzie didn't intend to spill orange juice on you. Calm down!" |
| care for | chcieć, życzyć sobie | A: "Would you care for something to drink? We have coffee, tea, or orange juice." |
| care for | troszczyć się | Amy's father got out of the hospital last week. The family is caring for him at home. |
| carry away | być zachwyconym | They were all carried away by his performance. |
| carry off | poradzić sobie w trudnej sytuacji | She carried her speech off well. |
| carry on | kontynuować | I have several remarks, but please carry on, I'll explain it later. |
| carry out | przeprowadzić (doświadczenie, ankietę) | They carried out some tests to see the effects of the new drug. |
| carry through | poradzić sobie, dać rade coś ukończyć | I don't think anyone but Matt can carry this project through. |
| catch on | 'załapać', zrozumieć | Bill had never used a computer until he took this class, but he caught on very quickly and is now one of the best students. |
| catch out | podpuścić kogoś, wywieźć w pole | Be careful with Jane. She's a trickster. She'll try to catch you out. |
| catch up | dogonić, nadrobić zaległości | Terry stopped to rest for a few minutes. He'll catch up with us later. |
| check in | zameldować się (dać znać, że już jesteśmy) | My plane will arrive around 5:00 PM. I should be able to check into the hotel by 6:00 or 6:30. |
| check off | zaznaczyć (że coś już jest zrobione), 'postawić ptaszka' | Here are the things you need to do. Please check each one off when you've finished it. |
| check out | wypożyczać | I'm sorry, but you can't take that encyclopedia home. The library won't allow you to check reference books out. |
| check out of | odmeldować się | Don't forget to take your room key to the front desk when you check out of the hotel. |
| check up on | sprawdzać | Call our dear friend and ask him to check up on what Bella said - I don't think I trust her. |
| cheer on | zagrzewać do walki, kibicować | They are the best fans in the whole world. Nobody can cheer me on as well as they do. |
| cheer up | ożywić | I brought in some flowers to cheer up the room. |
| cheer up | pocieszyć kogoś | Suzie's brother was depressed about not getting a promotion, so she sent him a funny card to cheer him up. |
| chew out | pokrzyczeć kogoś, zganić za coś | Tom's father was really angry when Tom didn't come home until 3:00 AM. He chewed Tom out and then said Tom had to stay at home for two weeks. |
| chew over | rozgryzać [problem] | I don't know what to do. We have to chew this over and come up with a solution. |
| chew up | żuć, przeżuwać | It's healthier to chew the food up before swallowing. |
| chicken out | stchórzyć | Sam said he was going to ask Lulu for a date, but he chickened out. |
| chip in | dorzucić się (dać pieniądze na jakiś cel) | We're going to buy a birthday cake for our boss and I'm collecting donations. Do you want to chip in? |
| chip in | wtrącić, dorzucić swoje trzy grosze | What you're saying is very interesting, but I'd like to chip in if I may. |
| chip off | odłupać coś, odpryskiwać | You should chip off any loose paint. |
| clam up | uciszyć się, zamilknąć | Lila wouldn't talk about the accident. When I asked her what happened, she clammed up. |
| clear away | uprzątnąć | If you've finished playing with those toys could you clear them all away please. |
| clear off | kazać komuś spadać/zjeżdżać | Clear off before I change my mind." |
| clear up | wyjaśnić, rozwikłać | His death was cleared up soon after the gun was found. |
| come across | znaleźć coś przypadkowo | I've lost my extra car keys. If you come across them while your're cleaning the room, please put them in a safe place. |
| come back | wracać (gdzieś, po coś) | What time did Monica come back home yesterday? |
| come by | znaleźć coś, natknąć się | I came by this painting when I was looking around an antique shop on holiday. |
| come by | zdobyć, uzyskać | Everybody wonders how he came by so much money. |
| come down to | zmienić właściciela z powodu śmierci tegoż | This house came down to me after my aunt died. |
| come down with | zachorować | George won't be at the office today. He came down with the flu over the weekend. |
| come into | dostać w spadku, odziedziczyć | He came into a large sum of money after his grandfather died. |
| come off | udać się | Despite all his planning the deal didn't come off. |
| come out | kwitnąć, rozkwitać | Roses come out in summer. |
| come out | opublikować | When does her new book come out? |
| come out | zniknąć (plama), wybawić (plamę) | This wine stain will come out if you let it soak in warm water. |
| come round | dojść do siebie, odzyskać przytomność | To the doctors' surprise the patient came round quickly. |
| come round | wpaść z wizytą, odwiedzić | Come round any time for coffee. |
| come to | dojść do siebie, odzyskać przytomność | When I told Gina that she'd won a million dollars, she fainted. When she came to, I told her it was a joke and she almost hit me! |
| come to | opiewać na sumę, wynosić (kosztować) | Your charges come to $124.38. Will you pay by check, in cash, or with a credit card? |
| come up | zdarzyć się | Such an opportunity comes up once in a lifetime. |
| come up | pojawić się, być wspomnianym | Your name came up in the conversation. |
| come up to | zbliżyć się, podejść | A strange man came up to me and asked me for money. |
| come up to | sprostać (wymaganiom) | He failed to come up to his parents' expectations. |
| come up with | wyjść (z pomysłem), przedstawić (rozwiązanie) | He came up with a brilliant plan to save the company. |
| cool down | uspokoić się | Cool down, you haven't won anything yet. |
| count on | liczyć na kogoś, oczekiwać (czegoś od kogoś) | I'm counting on you to wake me up tomorrow. I know I won't hear the alarm. |
| count out | keep someone out or not include them in an activity or arrangement | |
| count towards | liczyć się do | Nah, don't bother. It doesn't count towards your pension anyway. |
| cross off | skreślić, wykreślić | She was crossed off the list so she can't come to the party. |
| cross out | postawić krzyżyk | We can't afford to buy everything on your shopping list, so I've crossed all the unnecessary things out. |
| cut across | iść na skróty | Cut across this field if you're in a hurry. |
| cut back | zredukować, ograniczyć spożycie (użycie) | You drink too much coffee. You should cut back. |
| cut in | wepchnąć się przed (o samochodzie) | A car cut in and forced us to slow down. |
| cut in | przeszkadzać, przerywać | Would you mind not cutting in until I've finished speaking? |
| cut off | odłączyć, odciąć (elektryczność) | Our electricity was cut off as we didn't pay the bill on time. |
| cut off | odciąć, odizolować | The flood cut off the village for a week. |
| cut out | wyciąć, pominąć | Your article is fine provided you cut out the third paragraph. |
| cut out for | być stworzonym do czegoś, nadawać się | I don't think I'm cut out for teaching/to be a teacher -I haven't got enough patience. |
| cut up | pociąć na małe kawałki | Cut up the meat for Johnny - otherwise he won't be able to eat it. |