TWO WORD VERBS

v  Act for - The senior clerk asked to act for head clerk when he went on leave.

v  Agree with - Oil does not agree with my stomach.

v  Answer for – Every man must answer for his actions to God.

v  Ask after (enquire) - He was asking after you, when I met him this morning.

v  Back out - Megha had promised me two hundred rupees but later he backed out from his words.

v  Back up - Let us all back up his demand.

v  Be off (leave) – I will be off to the railway station now.

v  Be over – After the picture will be over we will go home.

v  Be up – Time is going to be up, hand over the answer sheets.

v  Bear on – Does the book bear on the same subject as that?

v  Bear with – It is very difficult to bear with Praveen’s bad temper.

v  Believe in – I do not believe in astrology.

v  Bid fair – Haran’s coaching has been so good that he bids fair to win the race.

v  Blow over (without damage) – We hope that this crisis will blow over and be forgotten.

v  Blow down – The storm last night blew down many big trees.

v  Blow out – On her birthday she blew out the candles.

v  Blow up (blast) – The retreating army blew up all the bridges.

v  Break down – Our car broke down on the way to Agra.

v  Break in (train) – How much time do you need to break in this horse?

v  Break in (get in) - We had to break in the room when there was no response from her.

v  Break loose – During the storm the boat broke loose from its anchor.

v  Break loose – the buffalo broke loose the rope and ran away.

v  Break off (stop, end) – Ramya was saying something, but broke off as she saw him.

v  Break out – No one could tell the police how the fire broke out.

v  Break up – Sandeep intervened to break up the quarrel.

v  Break with – Pavan and Mallikarjuna were close friends, but they seem to have broken off now.

v  Bring about – The new government brought about many reforms.

v  Bring forward – The proposal Seema brought forward did not seem practical.

v  Bring in – How much does your monthly salary bring in?

v  Bring off –The Indian cricket team touring in England brought off a spectacular victory.

v  Bring on – Dirt often brings on diseases.

v  Bring out – War brings out the worst in people.

v  Bring to – The unconscious man was brought to consciousness.

v  Bring under – The king brought under the rebels and established peace in his kingdom.

v  Bring up – Anil was brought up by his uncle.

v  Brush off – As she became irritating, I had to brush her off.

v  Buckle to – (to apply oneself energetically; set to work with effort) – With his examinations round the corner, Ramesh has to  buckle to at once.

v  Build up – You need to build up your strength after your recent illness.

v Burn down – the house was completely burnt down in the great fire.