Phrasal Verbs And Idioms May 2026

Used without an object (e.g., "The car broke down ").

A is a multi-word verb made of a standard verb plus a particle (preposition or adverb) that creates a new, idiomatic meaning.

Verb + Particle = New Meaning. For example, "gear up" means to prepare, not to literally put on gears. Transitivity: