LIST OF ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS (M)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Make fun of (someone):
To laugh at; to make jokes about (someone).
Example: "The other kids always made fun of John."
Make of:
To understand/ interpret.
Example: "What do you make of his comments?" (How would you interpret his comments?)
Make out:
1) To decipher/ understand.
Example: "He always mumbles; I can never make out what he's saying."
2) To kiss and touch (passionately).
Example: "The two college students were making out in the park."
Make (someone) over:
To change someone's appearance.
Make (someone) out (to be something):
To make someone seem like something.
Example: "They made her out to be some kind of monster."
Make up:
1) To fabricate, invent.
Example: "He made up a story about how he got robbed on the way to work."
2) To reconcile.
Example: "They had a big fight, but then they made up right away."
Make up for:
To compensate for.
Example: "He made up for what he said by inviting her to a movie."
Mark down:
To lower a price.
Example: "All these items have been marked down. They are on sale."
Mark up:
To increase a price.
Example: "Retailers had to mark up their prices in order to cover expenses."
Mess up:
To spoil, to make a mistake.
Example: "I messed up on that question."
Measure up:
To be of an equally high quality.
Example: "These new products don't measure up to our standards."
Mix up:
To confuse. To get it wrong.
Example: "Whenever I go to that restaurant, they always mix up my order."
Move in:
To start living in an apartment, house, with someone, etc.
Example: "Tom moved in with his girlfriend."
Move on:
To continue.
Example: "Let's move on. What's the next topic?"
Move out:
To stop living in an apartment, house, etc.
Example: "Sarah moved out last month. She moved in with her mother."
