Phrasal verbs about emotions Phrasal verb Meaning Example Black mood angry, irritated Ana is afraid to ask for money to go to the movies because her father is in a black mood Bottle up enclosing our feelings She shouldn’t bottle up her feelings because it will make you unhappy. Calm down become calmer Just calm down. He’ll be fine Cheer up make happier Cheer up! It’s gonna be fine Choke up unable to speak We came across Lucas in the cinema and I choke up Crack up laugh suddenly and a lot I cracked up when I saw what happened to them Fall apart devastate After he lost his house, he began to fall apart Feel down be sad When I’m feeling down, I like to walk Fool’s paradise happy state based on false beliefs They’re been living in fool’s paradise since they started trading without experience. Freak out get angry Peter freaked out when he heard he'd got the job