I think the best way to look at phrasal verbs is to treat them simply as vocabulary. You can't figure out their meaning by knowing the meanings of the separate words. They are almost like "single words that happen to be broken into more than one piece." Unfortunately, you need to understand their meanings as passive vocabulary, because they are very common. Like other words, you may not need to use them yourself, at least not at first. You may be able to express the meaning in some other way. For example, I can say "look it up in a dictionary." But if, for some reason, I can't remember the phrasal verb "to look up," I can say "consult a dictionary," or "find it in a dictionary," or "use a dictionary." But if someone says "look it up in a dictionary" you should know what it means. You should not tip your head back. You should not stare at the ceiling, trying to find where the dictionary is. You can't really ignore them. They are very common. Interestingly, native speakers do not study them. We do not learn them in school. We just pick them up naturally when we are young. Most native speakers have never heard of "phrasal verbs." I checked with a high school teacher and asked her "Have you ever heard of a 'phrasal verb,' and do you teach it in your classes?" She said "A 'phrasal verb?' I've never heard that term. What does it mean?"

I never heard a teacher say the words phrasal verbs either. I didn't know we used them either, until I saw the word on italki. Since then, I have come up with some tips. 1) Not all phrasal verbs are used as frequently as others. Learn the 25 most used phrasal verbs and you will get about 1 out of 3 right when speaking (in other words you will get about 33% right). 2) There is almost always a single word that can replace a phrasal verb. That's important because phrasal verbs are used much more frequently in spoken English than in academic/written English (but they are used to a lesser extent in academic English ). 3) My opinion is that we understand phrasal verbs, because we get a feeling for them over time as we use them, and we get use to learning them from the context in which they are used. Again, my advice, learn the most frequently used and that should take you a long way in learning the others from the context.

I see, you mean that learners should study the most common phrasal verbs. It makes a lot of sense! I hope to learn them soon because you were right to say there are too much. Thank you for helping me

Well, I would tell you that you have to know some of them and how do they work. Of course you don't have to know all of them once there are too much, however i believe it's important to know the difference between get through and get off for example.

Well, I would tell you that you have to know some of them and do they work. Of course you don't have to know all of them once there are too much, however i believe it's important to know the difference between get through and get off for example.