Summary Punjab university BA English Part 1: complete Phrasal verbs & idioms solved notes 2026

(A to Z) PHRASAL VERBS &
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

B.A English: High-scoring phrasal
verb

SET No. 1

1. Break away:
Meaning: To escape
A small group decided to break away from the
record.

2. Break down:
Meaning: stop working
My car broke down on the way.

3. Break in:
Meaning: Enter by force
He broke into my house and beat my brother.

4. Break in on:

, Meaning: Interrupt
I did not want to break in on their discussion.

5. Break into:
Meaning: Enter by force
The thief broke into his house through the
window.

6. Break off:
Meaning: To separate
He broke off the handle of the car.

7. Break out:
Meaning: Start suddenly
Cholera has broken out in the city.

8. Break through:
Meaning: Force away through
She broke through the crowd.

9. Break up:
Meaning: To stop or end
She broke up his speech and talked to me.

, 10. Break with:
Meaning: End a relationship
I have broken with him because he is not a
good man.

SET NO. 2

11. Bring about:
Meaning: To cause
This incident brought about a good change in
him.

12. Bring back:
Meaning: To return
I brought back his plan to him.

13. Bring down:
Meaning: To reduce
Rain will bring down the temperature.

14. Bring forth:
Meaning: To produce