SEBA| HSLC| CLASS 10| ENGLISH GRAMMAR| VERB PHRASE| ASSAM BOARD
GRAMMAR
VERB PHRASE
(English
Sentence Making)
Group Verbs:
1. Break out: Cholera has broken out in the village.
2. Break down: His health has broken down after the accident.
3. Bear with: You should not bear with such insult.
4. Bring up: He was brought up by his aunt.
5. Call on: I shall call on you tomorrow.
6. Call in: Please call in a doctor.
7. Carry on: How are you carrying on your business?
8. Carry out: You should carry out my order.
9. Come across: I came across my friend yesterday.
10. Come off: His marriage comes off next month.
11. Come round: The patient has come round.
12. Come out: The true has come out at last.
13. Fall out: They fall out for no reason.
14. Get up: When do you get up every morning?
15. Get off: She got off the train at Howrah.
16. Get down: I saw him getting down from the bus.
18. Give away: Who will give away the prizes?
19. Give up: Give up your bad habits.
20. Keep away: Keep away from the bad company.
21. Look for: I am looking for a job.
22. Look at: Look at this picture.
23. Look after: He looks after his father's property now.
24. Look down upon: We should not look down upon the poor.
25. Look into: He is looking into the mater.
26. Make out: I can't make out what you are saying.
27. Make up: I have made up my mind.
28. Pass away: His father passed away yesterday.
29. Put on: Put on your coat quickly.
30. Put off: Put off your shirt right now.
31. Put out: Please put out the lamp.
32. Run after: The police ran after the thief.
33. Run over: The dog was run over by a car.
34. Send for: Please send for a doctor immediately.
35. Set up: They have set up a new school.
36. Set out: We shall set out early.
37. Set off: We shall set off early.
38. Sit for: I shall sit for the examination next year.
39. Take after: She takes after her mother regularly.
40. Take off: Take off your dirty shirt soon.
41. Take over: The government has taken over the factory.
42. Turn into: Milk turns into curd.
43. Turn down: Their demands have been turned down.
44. Turn up: He turned up late.
45. Stand by: I shall always stand by you.
46. Take down: Take down what I say.
47. Put up: He put up the banner there.
48. Call off: The workers called off the strike yesterday.
Phrase and Idioms:
1. After all: After all he is a good boy.
2. All in all: He is all in all in his office.
3. At best: She is at best a fool.
4. At stake: He is at stake now.
5. At times: At times he comes here.
6. Bad blood: There is no bad blood among us.
7. Bag and baggage: He left the house bag and baggage.
8. Black sheep: He is the black sheep of the family.
9. By and by: He will come round by and by.
10. By degrees: He will come round by degrees.
11. By dint of: She obtained a scholarship by dint of hard labour.
12. Far and wide: His fame spread far and wide.
13. For good: He left for England for good.
14. Get rid of: She tried to get rid of her rivals.
15. Hard and fast: There is no hard and fast rule in this matter.
16. By fits and starts: If you read by fits and starts, you will not
succeed.
17. In spite of: He came to help us in spite of his illness.
18. In black and white: It must be ordered in black and white.
19. As well as: He as well as his brothers were present.
20.No sooner than: No sooner had he reached the station than the
train started.
21. Null and void: The will was declared null and void.
22. On account of: He could not attend school on account of fever.
23. On behalf of: He thanked the president on behalf of the
members.
24. On the contrary: I do not hate him, on the contrary I love him.
25. Open secret: It is the open secret that he is a thief.
26. Ups and down: He had many ups and down in his life.
27. As soon as: As soon as you arrive there, write to me.
28. By no means: Assam is by no means a poor state.
29. By degrees: By degrees, I am able to adjust to the new situation.
30. Close at hand: The mother stood close at hand to help the
child.
31. Instead of: He gave me a pen instead of pencil.
32. In no time: I shall finish the job in no time and go out with you.
33. Neither ……… nor: He can neither sing nor dance.
34. Of course: I shall of course help you.
35. So that: We work so that we can prosper in life.
36. So far as: So far as I am concerned, I have no objection to your proposal.
37. None but: None but he can do it.
38. At a loss: He was at a loss what to do.
39. Keep back: I shall keep nothing back for you.
40. Take heart: He took heart at my word.
41. Tell upon: Over exercise tells upon one's health.
42. Come about: How did the accident come about?
43. Nook and corner: She searched for her book every nook and corner.
44. Of late: He has of late become a famous cricketer.
45. With a view to: He went to Guwahati with a view to meet his
uncle.
46. With flying colours: He passed the examination with flying colours.
47. In order to: He went to Guwahati in order to meet his uncle.
48. Now and then: He comes to our house now and then.
49. At large: The thief is still at large.
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