10 Phrasal Verbs for Daily Life

want to learn some phrasal verbs based on my daily routine join me as I go through my day teaching you phrasal verbs along the way when you're done with this lesson try the quiz that's inside the free lesson guide the link to download it is in the video description okay let's get going with phrasal verb number one my morning coffee makes me perk up well I'm not a morning person that means someone who has a lot of energy in the morning so I need some coffee to help me perk up the phrasal verb perk up describes when someone becomes happier and in a better mood after feeling not so good number two I look through my emails and dash off quick replies so I get a ton of emails from students and one of the first things I do is look through my messages to look through means to look at a number of things quickly and then I dash off replies to any messages that need quick responses the phrasal verb dash off means to write and usually send something fast number three I come up with new lessons the main part of my work is coming up with new lessons the phrasal verb come up with means to create or invent number four I heat up some food for lunch if I have leftover food food that I prepared previously and saved then I heat it up using the microwave stove or oven to heat up food means to raise the temperature to make it hotter number five I flesh out my ideas I have a lot of ideas for espresso English and I try to flesh them out this phrasal verb means to add more details or information to the basic outline of an idea or project number six I wrap up my work and pick up my kids in the afternoon I wrap up my work the phrasal verb wrap up means to finish to bring to a close I could also use the phrasal verb finish up here and then I pi pick up my kids from school meaning I go in the car to get them and take them in the car number seven I go to the store and stock up on supplies so I make a trip to the supermarket and if something is on sale I stock up on it this means to buy a lot of a particular item in order to keep it in reserve number eight I warm up before starting to work out so in the evening I do some exercise before starting to out that means exercise in intensely I warm up this phrasal verb means to do a light version of the activity in order to prepare for the more intense or difficult exercise number nine later I meet up with friends to hang out so afterwards I make plans to meet up with my friends that's an informal way to say I encounter them and we hang out that's an informal way to say we casually spend time together number 10 it doesn't take me long to doze off it's been a full day so at night it's pretty easy for me to doze off meaning to fall asleep thanks for joining me on this day full of phrasal verbs can you describe your daily routine using some phrasal verbs your homework is to download the free lesson guide and try the quiz in there which will help you practice and review again the link is in the video description one of the best ways to learn phrasal verbs is in context just like we did today and you can do that easily in my phrasal verbs in conversation course it's one of my most popular courses because it's a fun and effective way to learn check it out at my website espresso english. net [Music]