Phrasal Verbs List - m

• make up

  (separable) to invent (a story)
  Bill is good at making up stories to get himself out of trouble.

• make up for

  (inseparable) to compensate for something
  Max tried to make up for his mistake.

• mark down

  (separable) to reduce prices
  K-mart often marks its prices down.

• mark down

  (separable) to write or make a note on something
  Max marked the phone number down so that he wouldn't forget it.

• measure up

  (inseparable) to reach a standard or expectation
  Mary would not marry Max because she felt he didn't measure up.

• mess up

  (separable) to make disorganized or messy
  Please do not mess up the house. We are having guests over tonight.

• move on

  (inseparable) to progress onwards
  Let's move on. I'm tired of talking about that.