Phrasal Verbs List - d

• die down

  (inseparable) to decrease
  The noise from the party finally died down around four in the morning.

• dig up

  (separable) to look for and find hidden things or information
  Mary was paid thousands of dollars to dig up some dirt on that promising politician.

• dish out

  (separable) to allocate, dispense, or distribute food from a container
  After dinner, Max dished out some delicious fruit salad for dessert.

• do away with

  (inseparable) to get rid of something
  They should do away with unnecessary regulations.

• do over

  (separable) to repeat something
  You made a mistake—please do it over.

• doze off

  (inseparable) to fall asleep
  You know you're a boring speaker when your entire audience dozes off.

• drag on

  (inseparable) to continue for what seems to be an extremely long time
  The politician's speech dragged on and on.

• draw up

  (separable) to prepare
  Lee Harvey was happy to have the Soviets draw up the assassination plans.

• dream up

  (separable) to think of (something new)
  The CIA and the KGB were always dreaming up new ways of keeping tabs on each other.

• dress up

  (separable) to put on formal or very nice clothing
  Mary likes to dress her son up to go to church.

• drink up

  (separable) to finish a drink
  Bobby drank his juice up and went to bed.

• drop off

  (separable) to unload or deliver (on the way to somewhere else)
  If you're going to the store, could you drop me off at Mary's house on the way?

• drop off

  (inseparable) to decline (in number)
  University enrollment numbers drop off a little towards the end of the school year.

• drop out

  (inseparable) to quit school or a program
  Max dropped out of college.

• drown out

  (separable) to make a sound inaudible with a louder sound
  Max uses his iPod to drown out all of the people's voices around him.