Friday, 24 July 2026

20 dialogues reworked as a Phrasal Verb Dictionary — with each verb pulled from the context of the debates, plus Nepali meaning and example sentences in both English and Nepali.

20 dialogues reworked as a Phrasal Verb Dictionary — with each verb pulled from the context of the debates, plus Nepali meaning and example sentences in both English and Nepali.

I've grouped them into a clean table format for easy reading.

Phrasal Verb

Nepali Meaning

English Sentence

Nepali Sentence

Bring up

कुरा उठाउनु

Biswas Sir brought up the issue of privacy.

बिश्वास सरले गोपनीयताको मुद्दा उठाउनुभयो।

Point out

औंल्याउनु

Balram Sir pointed out the benefits of WFH.

बलराम सरले घरबाट काम गर्नुका फाइदाहरू औंल्याउनुभयो।

Turn out

नतिजा निस्कनु

The summit turned out to be mostly symbolic.

शिखर सम्मेलनको नतिजा प्रायः प्रतीकात्मक मात्रै निस्कियो।

Carry out

कार्यान्वयन गर्नु

We must carry out strict regulations on AI.

हामीले एआईमा कडा नियमहरू कार्यान्वयन गर्नुपर्छ।

Call out

खुल्ला रूपमा विरोध गर्नु

Cancel culture calls out problematic behavior.

क्यान्सेल संस्कृतिले समस्याग्रस्त व्यवहारलाई खुल्ला रूपमा विरोध गर्छ।

Hold accountable

जिम्मेवार बनाउनु

Corporations must be held accountable for pollution.

कम्पनीहरूलाई प्रदूषणको लागि जिम्मेवार बनाउनुपर्छ।

Phase out

क्रमशः हटाउनु

We should phase out fossil fuels gradually.

हामीले जीवाश्म इन्धनलाई क्रमशः हटाउनुपर्छ।

Bridge (the gap)

पुल गर्नु / अन्तर मेटाउनु

India tried to bridge the North-South divide.

भारतले उत्तर-दक्षिण विभाजनलाई पुल गर्ने प्रयास गर्यो।

Feed into

बढावा दिनु / पोषण गर्नु

Algorithms feed into our confirmation bias.

एल्गोरिदमहरूले हाम्रो पुष्टिकरण पूर्वाग्रहलाई बढावा दिन्छन्।

End up

अन्त्यमा हुनु

You end up seeing only what you like.

तपाईं अन्त्यमा आफूले मन पराएको कुरा मात्र हेर्नुहुन्छ।

Act on

कदम चाल्नु / कारबाही गर्नु

We must act on climate change immediately.

हामीले जलवायु परिवर्तनमा तुरुन्तै कदम चाल्नुपर्छ।

Add up

जम्मा हुनु / अर्थ राख्नु

Individual efforts add up to big change.

व्यक्तिगत प्रयासहरू जम्मा भएर ठूलो परिवर्तन हुन्छ।

Dilute

कमजोर बनाउनु / पातलो पार्नु

Globalism doesn't dilute culture, it enriches it.

विश्वव्यापीकरणले संस्कृतिलाई कमजोर बनाउँदैन, यसले समृद्ध बनाउँछ।

Hoard

जम्मा गर्नु / थुपार्नु

Rich nations hoarded vaccines during COVID.

धनी राष्ट्रहरूले कोभिडको समयमा खोपहरू थुपारे।

Ban

प्रतिबन्ध लगाउनु

Should we ban hate speech on social media?

के हामीले सामाजिक सञ्जालमा घृणायुक्त भाषणमा प्रतिबन्ध लगाउनुपर्छ?

Spread (misinformation)

फैलाउनु (गलत सूचना)

Misinformation spreads faster than truth.

गलत सूचना सत्यभन्दा छिटो फैलिन्छ।

Leave behind

पछाडि छोड्नु

Rural areas are left behind in development.

ग्रामीण क्षेत्रहरू विकासमा पछाडि छोडिएका छन्।

Rise up

उठ्नु / विद्रोह गर्नु

Anyone can rise up through influencer culture.

इन्फ्लुएन्सर संस्कृतिमार्फत जो कोही पनि उठ्न सक्छन्।

Cash in on

फाइदा लिनु

Many cash in on trends without real talent.

धेरैले वास्तविक प्रतिभा बिना नै ट्रेन्डको फाइदा लिन्छन्।

Learn from

सिक्नु / पाठ लिनु

We can learn from China's infrastructure speed.

हामी चीनको पूर्वाधारको गतिबाट सिक्न सक्छौं।

Court (dictators)

नजिक जानु / सम्बन्ध बनाउनु

Nations court dictators for trade.

राष्ट्रहरू व्यापारको लागि तानाशाहहरूसँग नजिकिन्छन्।

Rely on

भर पर्नु

We rely on nuclear for baseload power.

हामी आधारभूत विद्युतको लागि आणविकमा भर पर्छौं।

Drive up

बढाउनु (मूल्य)

Privatization drives up college fees.

निजीकरणले कलेजको शुल्क बढाउँछ।

Drown in

डुब्नु / अत्यधिक भारग्रस्त हुनु

Students drown in education debt.

विद्यार्थीहरू शिक्षा ऋणमा डुब्छन्।

Connect to

जोड्नु

Social media connects people across the world.

सामाजिक सञ्जालले विश्वभरका मानिसहरूलाई जोड्छ।

Push to

धकेल्नु

Algorithms push harmful content to teens.

एल्गोरिदमहरूले किशोरहरूलाई हानिकारक सामग्री धकेल्छन्।

Scale up

विस्तार गर्नु / ठूलो बनाउनु

We need to scale up renewable energy.

हामीले नवीकरणीय ऊर्जालाई विस्तार गर्नुपर्छ।

Move offshore

विदेश पठाउनु (पुँजी)

The rich move money offshore to avoid tax.

धनीहरू कर बचाउन पैसा विदेश पठाउँछन्।

Fix (Earth)

मर्मत गर्नु / सुधार गर्नु

Fix Earth before colonizing Mars.

मंगल ग्रह उपनिवेश गर्नुभन्दा पहिले पृथ्वीको सुधार गर।

Litter (orbit)

फोहोर फाल्नु (अन्तरिक्ष)

Satellites litter space with debris.

उपग्रहहरूले अन्तरिक्षलाई मल्बेले फोहोर पार्छन्।

Choose (your source)

छनोट गर्नु

You can choose your own news source today.

तपाईं आज आफ्नो समाचार स्रोत आफैं छनोट गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ।

Watch over

निगरानी गर्नु

Who watches over the fact-checkers?

तथ्य-जाँचकर्ताहरूको निगरानी कसले गर्छ?

Bonus: 5 Extra Phrasal Verbs from the Dialogues (with full sentences)

Phrasal Verb

Nepali Meaning

English Sentence

Nepali Sentence

Bring about

ल्याउनु / उत्पन्न गर्नु

Technology has brought about huge changes.

प्रविधिले ठूला परिवर्तनहरू ल्याएको छ।

Go through

भोग्नु / सामना गर्नु

We went through a pandemic together.

हामी सबैले सँगै महामारी भोग्यौं।

Give in

झुक्नु / मान्नु

Don't give in to pressure from corporates.

कर्पोरेटको दबाबमा नझुक्नुहोस्।

Look into

अनुसन्धान गर्नु

The government should look into AI ethics.

सरकारले एआई नैतिकतामा अनुसन्धान गर्नुपर्छ।

Run out of

सकिनु / समाप्त हुनु

We will run out of time if we don't act now.

यदि हामीले अहिले कदम चालेनौं भने हामीसँग समय सकिन्छ।

Quick Summary – Most Used Phrasal Verbs in Daily Conversation (from above)

Phrasal Verb

Nepali

Bring up

उठाउनु

Point out

औंल्याउनु

Carry out

गर्नु / कार्यान्वयन गर्नु

Call out

विरोध गर्नु

Phase out

हटाउनु

End up

अन्त्यमा हुनु

Act on

कारबाही गर्नु

Leave behind

पछाडि पार्नु

Rely on

भर पर्नु

Drive up

बढाउनु

Look into

जाँच गर्नु

Choose the most appropriate phrasal verb to complete the sentence. (Answers are NOT provided, as per your request).

Set 1: Questions 1–20

1.      The meeting was ______ because the chairman didn't show up.
(called off / called for / called upon)

2.      Despite the recession, the company managed to ______ the difficult period.
(get through / get over / get along)

3.      The new policy doesn't seem to be ______ with the employees.
(going on / going down / going off)

4.      Please ______ the form and submit it before the deadline.
(fill in / fill out / fill up)

5.      The government needs to ______ a plan to tackle unemployment.
(come up with / come across / come into)

6.      My grandmother cannot ______ her old memories of the partition.
(get over / get away / get through)

7.      The price of petrol has ______ dramatically in the last month.
(gone up / gone down / gone off)

8.      I ran ______ my old school friend at the railway station yesterday.
(into / over / after)

9.      The manager decided to ______ the meeting until next week.
(put off / put on / put up)

10. The firemen were able to ______ the fire before it spread.
(put out / put down / put up)

11. Children should ______ their elders with respect.
(look up to / look down upon / look after)

12. The company has ______ 200 new employees this year.
(taken on / taken off / taken over)

13. The old building ______ due to the earthquake last night.
(fell down / fell out / fell behind)

14. I can't ______ the noise in this construction site.
(put up with / put down / put forward)

15. He ______ his father’s business after his retirement.
(took over / took up / took after)

16. The airplane is scheduled to ______ at 6 PM.
(take off / take over / take in)

17. We need to ______ the cause of the accident.
(look into / look after / look for)

18. The students were asked to ______ their answers before submitting.
(check over / check out / check in)

19. Please ______ the lights before you leave the room.
(switch off / switch on / switch over)

20. The opposition party tried to ______ the government on the issue.
(bring down / bring up / bring in)


Set 2: Questions 21–40

21. He is still trying to ______ the shock of losing his job.
(get over / get through / get along)

22. The police are ______ the missing child case.
(looking into / looking after / looking for)

23. We ______ milk, so I'll have to go to the store.
(ran out of / ran over / ran into)

24. The speaker was ______ by the audience for his controversial remarks.
(shouted down / shouted out / shouted at)

25. The government has ______ a new healthcare scheme.
(rolled out / rolled back / rolled over)

26. I don't ______ my neighbors; they are too noisy.
(get along with / get away with / get through to)

27. The final exam was ______ because of the heavy snowfall.
(called off / called for / called on)

28. The CEO ______ his resignation at the board meeting.
(handed in / handed over / handed out)

29. The rebels were finally ______ by the army.
(wiped out / wiped off / wiped over)

30. We must ______ the meeting until the director arrives.
(hold on / hold up / hold back)

31. The price of vegetables has ______ again.
(gone up / gone down / gone out)

32. She ______ a lot of money on her wedding reception.
(spent on / spent up / spent out)

33. The teacher asked the students to ______ the chapter for homework.
(go through / go over / go after)

34. The thief managed to ______ despite the police presence.
(get away / get over / get in)

35. We should ______ the terms of the contract before signing.
(look over / look after / look for)

36. The NGO is trying to ______ awareness about climate change.
(spread out / spread across / spread over)

37. He was ______ from the team due to poor performance.
(dropped from / dropped out / dropped off)

38. The new smartphone model will ______ in July.
(come out / come over / come across)

39. Please ______ your shoes before entering the temple.
(take off / take out / take over)

40. The project failed because they ______ funds.
(ran out of / ran away with / ran over)


Set 3: Questions 41–60

41. The lawyer was able to ______ the client's innocence.
(prove out / prove to / prove up)

42. The company decided to ______ a new product line.
(launch into / launch out / launch up)

43. The old traditions are slowly ______.
(dying out / dying down / dying off)

44. The teacher ______ the mischievous student.
(sent out / sent off / sent for)

45. The debate was ______ until the next session.
(carried over / carried out / carried on)

46. We need to ______ a solution to this problem quickly.
(work out / work up / work over)

47. The social media post ______ a lot of controversy.
(gave rise to / gave up to / gave out)

48. The children ______ the new teacher very quickly.
(took to / took in / took up)

49. The company is ______ its operations to Southeast Asia.
(expanding into / expanding over / expanding out)

50. The police asked the crowd to ______.
(disperse out / disperse over / disperse up)

51. The athlete ______ the Olympic record.
(broke down / broke up / broke over)

52. The scientists ______ a new vaccine for the virus.
(came up with / came down with / came over)

53. The colonial powers ______ many natural resources from Asia.
(drained away / drained out / drained over)

54. The opposition leader ______ the government's policies.
(hit out at / hit up on / hit over)

55. The economy is slowly ______ after the recession.
(picking up / picking out / picking over)

56. The manager asked us to ______ the errors in the report.
(iron out / iron up / iron over)

57. The old book is ______; I need a new one.
(worn out / worn off / worn over)

58. The political party ______ the youth vote in the election.
(catered to / catered up / catered over)

59. The team ______ the opponent's defense brilliantly.
(broke through / broke out / broke off)

60. The environmentalists are trying to ______ the deforestation bill.
(push through / push over / push up)

Answers with Short Reasons

Set 1 (1–20)

1.      called offMeeting was cancelled.

2.      get throughMeans survive a difficult period.

3.      going downMeans being accepted.

4.      fill outComplete a form.

5.      come up withMeans produce or create an idea.

6.      get overMeans recover from painful memories.

7.      gone upMeans increased.

8.      into"Run into" means meet by chance.

9.      put offMeans postpone.

10. put outMeans extinguish a fire.

11. look up toMeans respect or admire.

12. taken onMeans hired employees.

13. fell downMeans collapsed.

14. put up withMeans tolerate.

15. took overMeans assumed control.

16. take offMeans leave the ground.

17. look intoMeans investigate.

18. check overMeans review carefully.

19. switch offMeans turn off.

20. bring downMeans remove from power.


Set 2 (21–40)

21. get overMeans recover from shock.

22. looking intoMeans investigating.

23. ran out ofMeans had no more.

24. shouted downMeans silenced by shouting.

25. rolled outMeans officially introduced.

26. get along withMeans have a good relationship.

27. called offMeans cancelled.

28. handed inMeans submitted.

29. wiped outMeans completely destroyed.

30. hold upMeans delay.

31. gone upMeans increased.

32. spent onMeans used money for something.

33. go throughMeans study carefully.

34. get awayMeans escape.

35. look overMeans examine.

36. spread outMeans distribute or promote widely.

37. dropped fromMeans removed from.

38. come outMeans be released.

39. take offMeans remove.

40. ran out ofMeans exhausted the supply.


Set 3 (41–60)

41. prove upMeans establish with evidence.

42. launch intoMeans begin a new venture.

43. dying outMeans becoming extinct.

44. sent forMeans called someone to come.

45. carried overMeans postponed to the next session.

46. work outMeans find a solution.

47. gave rise toMeans caused.

48. took toMeans liked quickly.

49. expanding intoMeans entering a new market.

50. disperse outMeans spread apart.

51. broke downMeans surpassed/broke the record (best available option).

52. came up withMeans invented or developed.

53. drained awayMeans removed or depleted.

54. hit out atMeans strongly criticized.

55. picking upMeans recovering.

56. iron outMeans solve or remove problems.

57. worn outMeans too old from use.

58. catered toMeans served the needs of.

59. broke throughMeans penetrated the defense.

60. push throughMeans get approved or passed.

 

20 dialogues reworked as a Phrasal Verb Dictionary — with each verb pulled from the context of the debates, plus Nepali meaning and example sentences in both English and Nepali.

20 dialogues reworked as a Phrasal Verb Dictionary — with each verb pulled from the context of the debates, plus Nepali meaning and example ...