前此舉出了不少片語動詞，供大家參考。這些片語動詞的共同點是，它們都是二字一體的，有些兩個字可以分開，有些不可分開，有些可以帶賓語，一些不可以帶賓語，林林總總，不一而足。
    這里要談的片語動詞，是由三個字組成的，方式是：動詞+副詞性虛詞+介詞。三字一體的片語動詞都是不可分開的，意思比較固定，都要帶賓語。
    下面便是些常見的例子：
    catch up with：趕上
    “If a taxi and a bus depart at the same time, the bus is always slower and cannot catch up with the taxi.”
    come up with：建議；提出
    “Researchers spent a considerable amount of time working on the project, but did not come up with any new idea.”
    do away with：去掉、廢除
    “Are all the traditional things bad and should be done away with?”
    run out of：缺乏
    “When soldiers run out of provisions in the course of fighting, they are doomed to fail.”
    boil down to：總結(jié)起來是
    “The whole matter boils down to a power struggle between the two cliques.”
    break in on：干擾
    “The loud noise of the alarm clock broke in on her sweet dream.”
    cash in on：謀取利益
    “Let's cash in on the fine weather by going somewhere for a holiday.”
    catch on to：理解
    “An inquiring mind quickly catches on to a new idea.”
    chime in with：配合
    “The blue shirt chimes in with the colour of his trousers.”
    chip away at：破壞
    “Over-reliance on teaching aids will chip away at teachers' innovative skills.”
    come down with：生病
    “Nancy has come down with a bad cold again.”
    come in for：獲??；繼承
    “At the death of his father, Lu Ta came in for a large fortune.”
    cry out against：大力反對
    “The people should cry out against the imposition of unjust law.”
    cry out for：非常需要
    “Our universities are crying out for capable and experienced teaching staff.”
    drive away at：努力工作
    “Jason sits at his desk for hours, driving away at his new writing task.”
    face up to：敢于面對
    “All have to face up to realities.”
     feel up to：能擔(dān)當(dāng)；能承受
    “Being an elderly man, Tony does not feel up to long hours of office chores.”
     fill in for：代替
    “I can't go to tomorrow's meeting. Can you fill in for me?”
     follow up with：探究到底
    “After the initial investigation, the police followed up with further scrutiny.”
     get off with：回避懲罰
    “Because of his young age, the petty thief got off with a warning.”
     give in to：妥協(xié)；讓步
    “All and sundry gave in to the orator's convincing argument.”
     read up on：熟讀
    “You have to read up on the previous minutes before going to the next meeting this afternoon.”
     zero in on：注意力集中于
    “Please zero in on the key issues being discussed.”