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August 29, 2009 at 9:42 am (Glossary)

List of English Phrasal Verbs Beginning With ‘M’
Showing 22 Verbs, 56 Phrasal Verbs

Magic (1)
Magic away
– Make something disappear quickly
Make (12)
Make do with
– Accept something less satisfactory because there’s no alternative
Make for
– Head in a certain direction
Make into
– Change something into something else
Make it
– Arrive or get a result
Make it up to
– Try to compensate for doing something wrong
Make off with
– Steal
Make out
– Make a cheque payable to somebody
– Pretend
– Progress
– Kiss and pet
Make over
– Change appearance
Make up
– Stop being angry with someone
– Put on cosmetics
– Invent a story
Make up for
– Compensate
Make up to
– Increase a sum received to a higher figure
Make with
– Give (usually used as an imperative)
Mark (7)
Mark down
– Give a student a lower grade for a particular reason
– Reduce the price of something
Mark down as
– Consider someone or something to be of a certain group, type, etc.
Mark off
– Tick, cross out or otherwise mark something to show that it has been dealt with
Mark out
– Draw lines to enclose an area
Mark out for
– Show promise for the future
Mark out from
– Stand out because of certain qualities
Mark up
– Increase the price of something
Marry (2)
Marry in
– Marry someone of the same ethnicity, religion, etc
Marry out
– Marry someone of a different ethnicity, religion, etc
Mash (1)
Mash up
– Crush something until it becomes a paste
– Mix sources of audio, video or other computer sources.
– Break or damage
Max (1)
Max out
– Take something to the limit, reach a limit

Measure (4)
Measure against
– Evaluate or judge by comparison
Measure off
– Measure something and mark the point where it ends or will be cut
Measure out
– Measure or weigh the amount needed
Measure up
– Find the size of something
– Be good enough, meet the required standard
Meet (1)
Meet with
– Have something happen to you
Mess (7)
Mess about
– Not be serious, not use something properly
– Treat someone badly
– Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship
Mess about with
– Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship
– Try to improve something, usually making things worse
Mess around
– Not be serious, play with something
– Treat someone badly
– Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship
Mess around with
– Have a sexual relationship outside marriage or a permanent relationship
– Try to improve something, usually making things worse
Mess over
– Treat someone badly
Mess up
– Spoil or ruin
– Make something untidy or dirty
– Cause mental, physical or emotional problems
Mess with
– Become involved in something damaging or dangerous
– Annoy, bother
– Associate (negative)
– Try to repair of improve, usually unsuccessfully

Mill (1)
Mill around
– Walk around without going anywhere
Miss (2)
Miss out
– Not do something enjoyable or rewarding
– Not include
Miss out on
– Lose a chance, fail to achieve
Mix (1)
Mix up
– Confuse
– Make something lively
Monkey (1)
Monkey around
– Not be serious
Mooch (2)
Mooch about
– Spend time doing little or nothing
Mooch around
– Spend time doing little or nothing
Mop (1)
Mop up
– Resolve a problem
– Kill or capture the last few enemy soldiers after a victory.
– Eat a sauce with bread to finish it
– Remove a liquid that has been spilt
Mope (2)
Mope about
– Move around being miserable
Mope around
– Move around being miserable
Mount (1)
Mount up
– Increase over time
Mouth (1)
Mouth off
– Speak angrily about something
Move (1)
Move on
– Change the subject or your job
– Make people move from a place
Mug (2)
Mug up
– Study quickly, revise
Mug up on
– Study something quickly, revise
Mull (1)
Mull over
– Think about an issue or problem
Muscle (4)
Muscle in
– Become involved in something when your involvement is not wanted
Muscle in on
– Become involved in something despite opposition to your involvement
Muscle into
– Become involved even though there is opposition to your involvement
Muscle out
– Use power, contacts, etc, to force someone out