Phrasal Verbs Topics ( Transport )

Verb	Collocation	Example
account for	passengers	All the passengers are now accounted for.
add on	fees	The airlines themselves are adding on fees and surcharges as they struggle to cope with a decline in passengers.
black out	windows	They left in a silver Mercedes with blacked-out windows.
block in		When I returned to the car they had blocked me in by parking on the road alongside me as well as behind and in front.
block in		That idiot blocked me in for 2 hours and claimed that she didn't see my car parked there!
block in		Once, someone blocked me in and made me late for a meeting.
block in		One cop ran after me while the other one tried to block me in with the squad car.
block in		He then parked his car in front of Miller's to block him in.
block in		She tried to drive away but Morris used his vehicle to block her in.
block in		Parking around here causes a lot of grievances because people constantly block you in.
break down		My car has broken down.
break down		Sorry I'm late. The car broke down on the way here.
break down		I'm afraid I can't give you a lift to the airport because my car has broken down.
break up	route	Each section is connected to public transport and has a selection of pubs, picnic areas and rest stops to break up the route.
check in		You can usually get onto a flight if you check in 20 minutes or so before the plane takes off.
clamber in	taxi	The taxi arrived and we clambered in.
clear away		The rain will gradually clear away during the early hours.
close off		The bridge over the Sangamon River has been closed off for repairs.
cut out	engine	The engine cut out and wouldn't start again.
cut through		Police are appealing for witnesses, particularly drivers who may have been using the road through Horton - a popular cut-through between Ilminster and Taunton.
cut through	traffic	Cut-through traffic occurs when drivers attempt to save a few seconds by leaving major roads to cut through residential neighborhoods.
die away		I particularly like it at night, when the traffic dies away.
double back		More than once I've had to double back because I missed the sign for the exit I wanted.
draw up		A convoy of buses drew up at the airport and they all climbed on board.
drive off		A woman got into the car and drove off.
drive off		As I drove off, I could see him on my rear view mirror.
drive on		After visiting the place, they drove on to the next town.
drive through		More and more residential areas are introducing traffic-calming measures such as speed bumps to make cars reduce speed when driving through.
drop off		Come on. I'll drop you off at your flat.
drop off		They had a disagreement as he brought her home, he dropped her off and went to work.
fall off	motorbike	He broke his leg when he fell off his motorbike.
fill up	tank	He drove to the petrol station and asked the attendant to fill the tank up.
fly back		After 1 year and 27000 km, we shipped the Toyota by ocean from Panama to California and we flew back to the USA.
fly back		It's highly disappointing and not nice to leave the trip early but my back trouble has not healed and I have to fly back home.
fly back		Westlife were in London on tour and Kerry had come to see me for the night before flying back to Dublin.
fly in		Miss Carey, who had flown in on a private jet, braved the chilly night air in a very revealing low-cut dress.
fold away	seats	If they are not needed, the third-row seats are simply folded away by a simple-to-use retracting mechanism, revealing a flat load-area floor.
get around		The best way to get around is by car.
get around		What's the best way to get around in New York, by bus or by subway?
get around		At first glance, this looks like a high-tech scooter. But people who have tried it out claim that it is a completely different way to get around.
get in	car	Get into the car. We're leaving.
get in		The plane got in an hour late, so I didn't arrive until midnight, or a little after.
get off	bus	Get off the bus at the next stop.
get off	bus	Just as we got off the bus, it started to rain.
get on	bus	The bus was full. We couldn't get on.
get on	train	As usual I got on the train and travelled all the way to Kings Cross.
go down		The Titanic went down on her maiden voyage in 1912.
go off	road	He lost control of the car, went off the road and rolled a few times.
hold back	refinements	We didn't hold back on the kind of refinements that make travelling on a Lexus so special.
hold up	traffic	The march held up traffic in the city centre but there was no trouble or arrests.