Phrasal verbs are an important feature of the English language. The meaning of phrasal verb often bears no relation to the meaning of the verb or the particle which is used with it. Many phrasal verbs have several different meanings.
Mark down (to write something on a piece of paper in order to make a record of it)
She was marking down my responses to certain questions.
Mark off (to separate an area by putting something around it)
The police marked off the scene of the crime with a yellow tape.
Mark out (to show the shape or position of something by drawing a line around it.)
Ben marked out a place for us to play on the beach with a stick.
Mark out for (to believe that someone is likely to achieve something in the future)
Sam was marked out for a successful business leader at an early age.
Mark up (to increase the price of something)
Businessmen buy goods cheaply from manufacturers and mark up to sell them.
Marry above (to marry someone of a higher social class than your own)
If you marry someone above your social class, the marriage is bound to fail.
Marry beneath (to marry someone of a lower social class than your own)
If you marry someone beneath yourself, there will be problems in the marriage.
Marry into (if you marry into a family, you marry a member of that family)
Ethel was married into a wealthy family.
Marry off (to make sure that someone gets married to a person you have chosen)
Susan was married off to an elderly man at the age of 19.
Mash up (to crush food until it is soft and smooth)
They mashed up the food to feed an elderly patient.
Match up (if two pieces of information match up, they show that the information is correct)
The people who returned from the war-torn country gave two different versions which did not match up.
Measure against (to judge something or someone by comparing them with something or someone else)
Our transport problems are minor when measured against those in Japan.
Measure off (to mark the length of something from a larger piece before cutting it)
The salesman measured off a length of cloth for the curtain.
Measure out (to take a small amount of something from a larger amount measuring it in order to make sure it is the right amount)
Can you measure out 500 grams of sugar?
Measure up (to find the exact size of something)
Measure up the window before buying curtains.
Meet up (to meet another person in order to do something together)
I met up with an old friend and went for a meal.
Meet with (to cause a particular reaction or result)
His proposal to carpet the village road met with fierce opposition.