When Melanie, an exchange student from France, stepped into her first English class in America, she knew she was in for an adventure. As the lessons progressed, she was introduced to the intriguing world of phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs, she learned, are phrases that consist of a verb and a preposition or an adverb. What fascinated Melanie was how these combinations could completely change the meaning of the verb. For example, 'give up' isn't about giving something to someone standing above you. It means to quit! As Melanie delved deeper, she learned other commonly used phrasal verbs like 'turn on', which means to start a piece of machinery, usually by flipping a switch. 'Look forward to' doesn't imply looking at something physically ahead of you, but means to anticipate something with pleasure. Melanie's favorite was 'break out,' which could mean to escape, to start suddenly, or develop skin problems! She laughed thinking about how someone could misunderstand 'I break out when I eat peanuts'! By the end of the semester, Melanie was confidently using phrasal verbs. She 'caught on' quickly, understood 'look up to', and never 'gave in' to the challenge of mastering phrasal verbs. Now, it's your turn. Can you 'figure out' the meaning of these phrasal verbs: 'bring up', 'hold on', 'run out', and 'set off'?