This book guides the reader through phrasal verbs with clear explanations and often humorous examples. A phrasal verb is a common verb used together with a particle which in combination has a special meaning of its own. Phrasal verbs, like other aspects of the English language, abound in idiosyncrasies and pitfalls for the unwary speaker, but to master them and use them correctly greatly enhances fluency in English for they are very much in use in everyday speech and idiomatic expressions.