Form and rules
How it works
1
A phrasal verb combines a verb and particle to create a meaning that may differ from the base verb.
2
Some are intransitive and take no object: The car broke down.
3
Some are inseparable: look after someone, not look someone after.
4
With separable phrasal verbs, a noun object can often go before or after the particle: turn the light off / turn off the light.
5
With a separable phrasal verb, a pronoun object normally goes in the middle: turn it off, not turn off it.