Phrasal verbs are an important feature of the English language. The meaning of a phrasal verb often bears no relation to the meaning of either the verb or the particle which is used with it. Many phrasal verbs have several different meanings.
Succeed in (to achieve something that you have been trying to get)
Roy has finally succeeded in getting a job in a bank.
Suck into (to make somebody gradually become involved in an unpleasant situation)
The Government does not want to be sucked into another war.
Suck up to (to try to make somebody who is in a position of authority like you by doing and saying things that will please them)
Some employees suck up to their superiors to get promotions.
Sum up (to describe briefly the most important facts of something)
The purpose of a conclusion is to sum up the important points in the essay.
Summon up (to try hard to find a particular quality in yourself because you need it in order to do something)
It took me some time to summon up the courage to question the principal.
Surge up (if an emotion surges up, you suddenly experience it very strongly)
When Susan saw her child an overwhelming feeling of love surged up within her.
Swallow up (if an organisation swallows up a large amount of money, it uses it)
Salaries for public servants swallow up millions of rupees.
Swarm with (if a place swarms with people, it is full of them)
Sigiriya is swarming with tourists on holidays.
Swear by (to believe that something is very effective)
My sister swears by coriander for keeping colds away.
Swear in (to make somebody promise to be honest or loyal during a trial in court)
I was sworn in as a member of the jury.
After the swearing-in ceremony the minister delivered a speech.
Swear off (to decide to stop using harmful substances)
The teenager swore off drugs after the police raid.
Sweat out (to exercise hard)
Lionel sweats out in a large gym.
Sweat out of (to make somebody tell you something by threating them)
The police sweated a confession out of the suspect.
Sweat over (to work very hard at something and spend a lot of time)
I really sweated over my thesis.
Sweep along (if something sweeps you along, it makes you feel involved in an activity)
I was swept along by her enthusiastic approach to the work)
Sweep aside (to refuse to think about something that somebody says and to treat it as unimportant)
My objections to the proposal were swept aside by the management.
Sweep away (to get rid of a system which is old-fashioned)
Trade restrictions will be swept away by the new Government.
Sweep out (to clean the floor of a room by using a brush to remove the dirt)
I want to sweep out my room during the weekend.
Sweep up (to sweep up the floor after a party)
We had to sweep up the floor after the birthday party.
Swell up (if a feeling swells up, it gradually becomes stronger)
A sense of pride swelled up in me as I went up to the stage to receive the award.
Swerve from (if somebody swerves from an aim, they stop trying to achieve it)
I always wanted to be a writer and nothing had made me swerve from that aim.
Swing round (to suddenly turn round so that you can see somebody behind you)
I heard a voice behind me and swung round in surprise.
Swing at (to try to hit somebody with your hand or with something that you are holding)
One of the men swung at me with an iron bar.
Switch around (to remove two or more things so that each of them is now in the place that one of the others was in before)
We have switched the tables around here.