INTRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS In English

INTRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS In English

Intransitive", this means these phrasal verbsdo not have objects.
Now, some examples of transitive phrasal verbs are:
"My friend opened up a business."
This means... "Business" is an object, my friend opened it, and he opened up a business.

Here’s a list of 15 intransitive phrasal verbs with example sentences:

🔹 break down = stop working
👉My car broke down and I had to take it to the mechanic.

🔹 catch on = become popular
👉A R Rehaman’s music has caught on very fast.

🔹 come over =go to someone’s house
👉If you come over after school, we can do the homework together.

🔹 dress up = wear very nice or formal clothes
👉We all dressed up for the birthday party.

🔹 drop by = visit without an appointment
👉 Saritha dropped by to return the book I had lent her.

🔹 eat out = eat at a restaurant or café (not at home)
👉I’m tired and I don’t feel like cooking – let’s eat out tonight.

🔹 fall through = when something that was planned fails
👉We were going to spend the holiday at the beach, but our plans fell through because we couldn’t find a place to stay.

🔹 get by = survive with little money
👉My job doesn’t have a high salary, but it’s enough to get by.

🔹 get up = arise or get out of bed
👉My alarm clock goes off at 4:30, but I don’t get up until 5:30.

🔹 go back =  return to a place
👉I really enjoyed my visit to Germany; I’m planning to go back next spring.

🔹 grow up = get older, become an adult, become more mature
👉My son wants to be an astronaut when he grows up.

🔹 pass out = lose consciousness
👉The football player passed out after training for 5 hours in the hot sun.

🔹 show up = arrive
👉I agreed to meet Pavan at the cricket game, but he never showed up.

🔹 shut up = stop talking (can be considered a rude way to say this)
👉My co-worker talks all day about stupid TV shows. I wish she would just shut up!

🔹 throw up = vomit
👉Babu threw up after drinking 20 beers.