{"id":3629,"date":"2022-05-23T05:39:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T05:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>Phrasal verbs start with 'M' (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-m\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With M<\/a>). A Phrasal verb like"},"modified":"2022-05-23T05:39:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T05:39:39","slug":"phrasal-verbs-starting-with-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-m\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal Verbs Starting With M"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-1806030000\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Phrasal verbs start with &#8216;M&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-m\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With M<\/a>). A Phrasal verb like Magic away, Man down, Man up, Marry in, Marry off, Marry out, Marry up, Mash up, and more.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phrasal Verbs With M<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Magic away<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Make something disappear quickly<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> He magicked the bill away and paid for us all before I could get my wallet out.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Man down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Behave without courage or conviction<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The experienced lawyer talked that man down.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Man up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Behave with courage or conviction<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> People rushed to help the old man up when he slipped on the ice.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Marry in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Marry someone of the same ethnicity, religion, etc<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> They that marry in green, their sorrow is soon seen.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Marry off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Find a husband or wife for someone, especially your children<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Well, never again will I let a darky on this place marry off it.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Marry out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Marry someone of a different ethnicity, religion, etc<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Her parents disowned her and refused to speak to her when she married out.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Marry up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Match, correspond<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> We plan to marry up with the other party of team on the other side of the mountain.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Marry up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Join together or compare to see if they&#8217;re the same<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The two halves of the structure didn&#8217;t marry up.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mash up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Crush something until it becomes a paste<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Rechargeable batteries can mash up with programmable solar cells.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mash up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Mix sources of audio, video or other computer sources.<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Mash up a few aspirin with enough water to make a paste and use like spackle to fill tiny holes.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Max out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Take something to the limit, reach a limit<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Maxed out and running on all cylinders might be more accurate.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Meet up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> See someone after making an arrangement<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Perhaps we should separate now and meet up later.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Meet up with<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> See someone after arranging to meet them<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I meet up with Julie every time I go to Washington.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Meet with<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Have something happen to you<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve been invited to meet with the American Ambassador.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Meet with<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Receive or cause a reaction<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Management will meet with union representatives next week.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Melt down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Heat something solid, especially metal, until it becomes liquid<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Some of the guns were melted down and used to help build a statue.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mete out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Give people harsh punishments or treatment<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Schools should not mete out physical punishment to children.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mill around<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Walk around without going anywhere<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Crowds of students were milling around in the street.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Miss out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Not do something enjoyable or rewarding<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t miss out on the fantastic bargains in our summer sale.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Miss out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Not include<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Prepare food in advance to ensure you don&#8217;t miss out on the fun!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Miss out on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Lose a chance, fail to achieve<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Young people do not miss out on Compact opportunities by remaining in education.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mix up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Confuse<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t mix up the bottles &#8211; you&#8217;ll have to repeat the experiment if you do.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mix up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Make something lively<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Depressed people may mix up their words.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mock up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Make a model of something to show or test it<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> We can mock up a model of the actual stage for the company to practise on.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Moggy off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Leave (&#8216;moggie off&#8217; is also used.)<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>We moggied off early.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Monkey around<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Not be serious<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> It is dangerous to monkey around in the workshop.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mooch about<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Spend time doing little or nothing<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I Mooched about the whole afternoon because I didn&#8217;t feel like working.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mooch around<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Spend time doing little or nothing<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I Mooched around the house all day.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mop up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Resolve a problem<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>You&#8217;d better mop up that pool of water on the floor before father sees it.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mop up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Kill or capture the last few enemy soldiers after a victory.<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Troops combed the area to mop up any remaining resistance.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mope about<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Move around being miserable<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Go out and have some fun, child. Don&#8217;t mope about in the house all day.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mope around<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Move around being miserable<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> He moped around the office for a while, feeling bored.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mount up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Increase over time<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I am appalled that children can mount up debts unbeknown to their parents.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mouth off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Speak angrily about something<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>It&#8217;s just like Richard to go shooting his mouth off about other people&#8217;s affairs.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Muddle along<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Continue without a clear aim or plan<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Students are often left to muddle along; the help they may need is not forthcoming, even in tutorials.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Muddle through<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Do or achieve something without knowing what is required or having a plan<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The team managed to muddle through another season.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Muddle up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Take things that are ordered or sequenced and mess them up<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I often muddle up Richard with his brother.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Muddle up<\/strong><br><\/span><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Mistake a person or thing for someone or something else because they look similar<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>It&#8217;s easy to muddle up some Spanish and Italian words.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mug up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Study quickly, revise<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Mug up as much as you can about the country before your trip.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mug up on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Study something quickly, revise<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Students have no choice But to mug up on it if they want to progress further.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Mull over<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Think about an issue or problem<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>He&#8217;s mulling over the proposals before making any changes.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Muscle in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Become involved in something when your involvement is not wanted<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> A journalist has tried to muscle in on my exclusive story.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Muscle in on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Become involved in something despite opposition to your involvement<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Other criminals have been trying to muscle in on the place.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Muscle into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Become involved even though there is opposition to your involvement<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> We will put military muscle into the mutual defence pact.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Muscle out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Use power, contacts, etc, to force someone out<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The heart beats thick, Big trout muscle out of the dead cold.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/d3c1yyje0uguxm.cloudfront.net\/2022\/05\/Phrasal-Verbs-With-M-wordscoach.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Phrasal Verbs With 'M' - wordscoach.com\" class=\"wp-image-3636\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Read More\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-with-look\/\">Phrasal Verbs With \u2018Look\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-with-log\/\">Phrasal Verbs With \u2018Log\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phrasal verbs start with &#8216;M&#8217; (Phrasal Verbs With M). A Phrasal verb like Magic away, Man down, Man up, Marry in, Marry off, Marry out, Marry up, Mash up, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[309,244,26,25,11],"tags":[246,29,28,308,13],"class_list":["post-3629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-phrasal-verbs","category-244","category-english","category-english-grammar","category-verb","tag-246","tag-english","tag-grammar","tag-phrasal-verbs","tag-verb"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Phrasal-Verbs-With-M-wordscoach.com_.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}