Improve Your English PHRASAL VERBS  Make up => to invent an explanation, excuse, etc  _He made up some excuse about the dog eating his homework  Break in(to) => to enter illegally  _A house in Main Street was broken into last night  Try on => to put on (a piece of clothing) to see how it looks and if it fits   _You should try it on to see if it's the right size.  Take down => to remove (from a high place)  _The old man took a large book down from a shelf.   Pay back to return money (to someone)  _Did you pay Denise back?_  Come on => to be quicker  _Come on, or we'll be late!_  Fill up => to make something completely full  _Just fill this bowl up with sugar and put it on the table._  Sort out => to solve a problem  _Investigators are still trying to sort out why the accident happened._  go on => to continue happening or doing something  _Please go on with your work while I speak to the head teacher._