--- title: English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog (2) description: Welcome to the Verb Dive blog! There is a better way to learn English phrasal verbs...find out here! (2) --- [![English_phrasal_verb_app_Verb_Dive-1](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-1678996235-png/images/English_phrasal_verb_app_Verb_Dive-1.png)](https://www.englishandculture.com/) # Welcome to the Verb Dive Blog! ## [Can You "Look After" My Kid for a Few Hours?](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94843/Can-You-Look-After-My-Kid-for-a-Few-Hours) Posted by [Lindsay McMahon](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/author/lindsay-mcmahon) on Thu, Jun 20, 2013 @ 05:12 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-202696451-jpg/images/to_look_after.jpg) ](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94843/Can-You-Look-After-My-Kid-for-a-Few-Hours) What does it mean when we ask someone to "look after" a child? It means that we want the person to take care of the child and make sure that they don't get into any trouble. [Read More](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94843/Can-You-Look-After-My-Kid-for-a-Few-Hours) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94843/Can-You-Look-After-My-Kid-for-a-Few-Hours#comments-listing) Topics: [Phrasal Verbs](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/topic/phrasal-verbs) ## [Have You Ever Been "Pulled Over" for Speeding?](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94751/Have-You-Ever-Been-Pulled-Over-for-Speeding) Posted by [Lindsay McMahon](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/author/lindsay-mcmahon) on Tue, Jun 18, 2013 @ 08:49 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-70148054-jpg/images/pull_over.jpg) ](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94751/Have-You-Ever-Been-Pulled-Over-for-Speeding) This weekend I took a trip by car to New Hampshire. [Read More](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94751/Have-You-Ever-Been-Pulled-Over-for-Speeding) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94751/Have-You-Ever-Been-Pulled-Over-for-Speeding#comments-listing) Topics: [Phrasal Verbs](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/topic/phrasal-verbs) ## [Do You Want to "Hang Out" Tonight?](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94636/Do-You-Want-to-Hang-Out-Tonight) Posted by [Lindsay McMahon](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/author/lindsay-mcmahon) on Thu, Jun 13, 2013 @ 04:49 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-67410412-jpg/images/hang_out.jpg) ](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94636/Do-You-Want-to-Hang-Out-Tonight) Do you know how to use the phrasal verb "hang out?" [Read More](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94636/Do-You-Want-to-Hang-Out-Tonight) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94636/Do-You-Want-to-Hang-Out-Tonight#comments-listing) Topics: [Phrasal Verbs](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/topic/phrasal-verbs) ## [The Party Was "Called Off" Because of Rain](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94575/The-Party-Was-Called-Off-Because-of-Rain) Posted by [Lindsay McMahon](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/author/lindsay-mcmahon) on Wed, Jun 12, 2013 @ 07:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-65033870-jpg/images/call_off.jpg) ](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94575/The-Party-Was-Called-Off-Because-of-Rain) Ready to learn another phrasal verb so that you can speak with native English speakers? Great! [Read More](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94575/The-Party-Was-Called-Off-Because-of-Rain) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94575/The-Party-Was-Called-Off-Because-of-Rain#comments-listing) Topics: [Phrasal Verbs](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/topic/phrasal-verbs) ## ["Hold On" and Don't Fall Off!](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94378/Hold-On-and-Don-t-Fall-Off) Posted by [Lindsay McMahon](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/author/lindsay-mcmahon) on Wed, Jun 05, 2013 @ 09:23 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-58380531-jpg/images/hold_on_cowboy.jpg) ](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94378/Hold-On-and-Don-t-Fall-Off) We use the phrasal verb "hold on" all of the time in American English. [Read More](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94378/Hold-On-and-Don-t-Fall-Off) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94378/Hold-On-and-Don-t-Fall-Off#comments-listing) Topics: [Phrasal Verbs](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/topic/phrasal-verbs) ## [This Class is Really "Dragging On"!](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94311/This-Class-is-Really-Dragging-On) Posted by [Lindsay McMahon](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/author/lindsay-mcmahon) on Tue, Jun 04, 2013 @ 08:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-55352939-jpg/images/drag_on.jpg) ](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94311/This-Class-is-Really-Dragging-On) Have you ever been really bored? Maybe you were in a class at school? Or in the car on a long trip? [Read More](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94311/This-Class-is-Really-Dragging-On) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94311/This-Class-is-Really-Dragging-On#comments-listing) Topics: [Phrasal Verbs](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/topic/phrasal-verbs) ## [When Was the Last Time You "Flipped Out"?](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94207/When-Was-the-Last-Time-You-Flipped-Out) Posted by [Lindsay McMahon](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/author/lindsay-mcmahon) on Thu, May 30, 2013 @ 07:28 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-52141497-jpg/images/flip_out_phrasal_verb.jpg) ](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94207/When-Was-the-Last-Time-You-Flipped-Out) Do you have a short temper? Do you get upset or excited or scared easily? If so, you might be someone who "flips out" all of the time. [Read More](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94207/When-Was-the-Last-Time-You-Flipped-Out) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94207/When-Was-the-Last-Time-You-Flipped-Out#comments-listing) Topics: [Phrasal Verbs](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/topic/phrasal-verbs) ## ["Look Into" Versus "Look For" Versus "Look Up"](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94101/Look-Into-Versus-Look-For-Versus-Look-Up) Posted by [Lindsay McMahon](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/author/lindsay-mcmahon) on Wed, May 29, 2013 @ 07:23 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-48637606-jpg/images/look_up.jpg) ](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94101/Look-Into-Versus-Look-For-Versus-Look-Up) What is the difference between "look into" and "look for" and "look up"? [Read More](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94101/Look-Into-Versus-Look-For-Versus-Look-Up) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/94101/Look-Into-Versus-Look-For-Versus-Look-Up#comments-listing) Topics: [Phrasal Verbs](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/topic/phrasal-verbs) ## ["Pick It Out" or "Pick It Up"?](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/93986/Pick-It-Out-or-Pick-It-Up) Posted by [Lindsay McMahon](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/author/lindsay-mcmahon) on Wed, May 22, 2013 @ 10:31 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-44923893-jpg/images/pick_out.jpg) ](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/93986/Pick-It-Out-or-Pick-It-Up) Two common phrasal verbs that a lot of students get confused about are "pick out" and "pick up." [Read More](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/93986/Pick-It-Out-or-Pick-It-Up) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/93986/Pick-It-Out-or-Pick-It-Up#comments-listing) Topics: [Phrasal Verbs](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/topic/phrasal-verbs) ## [What Are You "Saving Up" For?](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/93950/What-Are-You-Saving-Up-For) Posted by [Lindsay McMahon](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/author/lindsay-mcmahon) on Mon, May 20, 2013 @ 10:23 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-42914114-jpg/images/save_up.jpg) ](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/93950/What-Are-You-Saving-Up-For) Are you good at saving money? Do you use a bank account or do you save your money under your mattress? [Read More](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/93950/What-Are-You-Saving-Up-For) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.englishandculture.com/English-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/bid/93950/What-Are-You-Saving-Up-For#comments-listing) Topics: [Phrasal Verbs](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/topic/phrasal-verbs) [Previous](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/page/1) [All posts](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/all) [Next](https://www.englishandculture.com/english-phrasal-verb-app-verb-dive-blog/page/3) ### Verb Dive Community [![](https://badge.facebook.com/badge/187631041387960.289.661577078.png)](https://www.facebook.com/verbdive) ### Get the Verb Dive App! 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