phrasal verb and idoms

hmm, the last friday my friend and i were learning about phrasal verb and idioms in listening part of a TOEFL test. it's actually hard to catch if we never heard or learn about two of that. so, let's learn.

A. Phrasal Verb
 phrasal verb is an idiom which consists of a verb followed by a preposition, a verb followed by an adverb, or a verb followed by an adverb, followed by a preposition. (http://www.wordpower.ws/grammar/gramch27.html)
A phrasal verb actually have a different meaning from its verb. for example
I ran into an old friend (ran into in this sentence have mean to meet somebody unexpectedly not by any chance the meaning is about an exercise i.e running).
so, because of that, at least we know some of word that we could use every day such as



Verbs Followed by Prepositions

ask for : request
ask for:  request	They asked for an extension.
bank on:  depend on	We are banking on good weather tomorrow.
bear with:  be patient with	Please bear with the delay.
border on:  be near, be next to	Their excitement bordered on hysteria.
break into:  enter by force	Thieves broke into the store.
build on:  develop from	We want to build on our success.
burst into:  suddenly enter	He burst into the room.
call for:  demand	This calls for an investigation.
call on:  ask, order	We will call on you to give a speech.
come across:  find accidentally	She came across some old papers.
come upon:  discover	We came upon a small lake.
confide in:  share a secret	The two friends confided in each other.
count on:  depend on	We are counting on you.
cut across:  use a short route	I cut across the parking lot.
dawn on:  realize	Finally the truth dawned on him.
deal in:  stock, sell	He deals in gold and jewels.
deal with:  handle successfully	She can deal with any situation.
decide on:  settle on	They decided on a course of action.
dispense with:  proceed without	The chairman dispensed with formalities.
dispose of:  get rid of	If he moves, he will have to dispose of his furniture.
dwell on:  emphasize	He dwelt on the risks involved.
enlarge on:  say more about	Please enlarge on your proposal.
enter into:  begin, commence	The brothers entered into an agreement.
expand on:  say more about	Please expand on what you said before.
frown on:  disapprove of	Absenteeism is frowned on.
get at:  reach	The store was so crowded, it was hard to get at the food.
get into:  become involved with	I don't want to get into an argument.
get over:  recover from	Have you got over the flu yet?
get through:  survive, finish	I don't know how I can get through all this work.
go against:  oppose	Don't go against the rules.
go over:  review	I would like to go over the report again.
go through:  examine in detail	Have you gone through the evidence?
go with:  look good with	Those shoes don't go with that outfit.
grow on:  become more attractive to	I'm sure the idea will grow on you.
guard against:  take precautions	We must guard against possible attack.
hinge on:  depend on	Everything hinges on her decision.
inquire into:  investigate	Please inquire into the alternatives.
keep to:  adhere to	The train will keep to the schedule.
laugh at:  mock, make fun of	Don't laugh at me!
launch into:  start	He launched into an explanation.
leaf through:  turn the pages	She leafed idly through the book.
live on:  survive using	What did you live on?
look after:  take care of	I will look after the children.
look into:  investigate	He will look into the situation.
look through:  examine quickly	We looked through the magazines while we were waiting.
part with:  give up reluctantly	She refused to part with her necklace.
pick on:  be unkind to	Because he was the youngest, the other boys picked on him.
prey on:  hunt and eat; disturb	Ospreys prey on fish; the idea preys on my mind.
provide for:  prepare for	We have provided for any emergency.
reason with:  try to persuade	It is hard to reason with an angry person.
reckon on:  calculate on	I hadn't reckoned on being the center of attention.
rise above:  be superior to	He rose above his circumstances and managed to succeed.
run across:  find accidentally	They ran across some interesting information.
run into:  meet accidentally	I ran into my cousin downtown.
run over:  injured by a vehicle	Children must be careful not to be run over by cars.
see through:  not be deceived by	I instantly saw through the disguise.
send for:  ask to be sent	You will have to send for your transcripts.
settle for:  reluctantly accept	Since there was no kale, we had to settle for cabbage.
side with:  support in a dispute	Why did you side with him?
sit through:  sit and endure	It was all I could do to sit through the lecture without falling asleep.
stand by:  support	I hope you will stand by me.
stand for:  represent	What does the abbreviation etc. stand for?
stick to:  adhere to	We shall stick to the original plan.
stumble across:  find accidentally	He stumbled across an interesting fossil.
survive on:  survive using	During the winter, we had to survive on turnips and parsnips.
take after:  resemble an ancestor	He takes after his grandfather.
tamper with:  interfere with	Someone has tampered with the lock.
touch on:  mention	She touched on many important subjects.
verge on:  approach	His behavior verges on rudeness.
wade through:  slowly peruse	We had to wade through a pile of documents.
watch over:  guard	The shepherd watched over the sheep.