Phrasal verbs

  pick up (to collect someone or something from a place) Can you pick the kids up after school? I have to pick up the car from the repair shop. (to get better, improve) The economy is starting to pick up again. The sales usually pick up in the spring. …

  check out (to pay your bill and leave a hotel, clinic, etc.) I’m sorry, he is not here. He checked out at 6 a.m. We should check out of our room by noon. (to look at something in order to fix it) The mechanic checked out the car’s engine. My computer …

  get in (to arrive home or at the place of work) My husband didn’t get in until 1:00 a.m. What time did you get in from school? He got in late this morning. (to enter a place by force) Firefighters managed to get in through the window. The burglar …

  drop off (to decrease, become less) The number of children in the school has dropped off this year. Sales have dropped off since last year. informal (to take someone to a place by car, especially while you are driving somewhere else) Can you drop the kids off at daycare on your …

  look over (to check or examine, usually in a quick or hurried way) Let me look over the car before I decide to buy it. She looked over the apples and took one that looked good.   envocabulary.com