go through
I will go through your application form with you
I will carefully read your application form and discuss it with you to make sure that it is correct
Eat out
the verb is used without an object
We were too tired to cook at home so we decided to eat out
Not we decided to eat out a meal
eat in a restaurant
Bring back something or bring something back
The verb must have a non-human object
This photograph brings back happy memories
Not This photograph bring back my sister
makes me remember or think about something from the past
Ask out somebody or ask somebody out
The verb must have a human object
I'd love to ask Poopy out
Not I'd love to ask my dog out
Invite Poopy to go to a place like a cinema or restaurant
Put off
less formal: Let's put off the meeting until Friday
Postpone
more formal: Let's postpone the meeting until Friday
Turn up
less formal: Everyone turned up on time for the meeting
more formal: Everyone arrived on time for the meeting
They're knocking down the old hotel
The plumber soon sorted out the shower problem
She tied her hair back so she could swim faster
With object (transitive)
The path branched off to the river (it goes in another direction)
The noise of the train died away
In the winter the lake froze over
No object (intransitive)
I can drop you off at the station
(with object) drive you somewhere and leave you there
I was sitting in the armchair and i dropped off
(no object) fell asleep, different meaning
I always associate that song with our holiday in Jamaica
Playing tennis for three hours every evening after school deprived her of her youth
Verbs must have two objects, one after the verb and one after the particle
The teacher marked the student down/ marked down the student because her bibliography wasn't up to standard
In many cases, the particle may come before or after the object
The accident cut off domestic and industrial water and electricity supplies
Very long objects usually come after the particle
personal pronoun object: I'll pick you up at 5.30 (Not: i'll pick up you at 5.30)
noun object: I picked my parents up/ picked up my parents and drove them to the airport
When the object is a personal pronoun, the pronoun always comes before the particle