How should I learn idioms and phrasal verbs?

Learn the whole expression, its intended meaning and the situation in which it fits. A natural equivalent is often more useful than a literal translation. Check politeness and register before using an expression with someone you do not know well.

One expression can do more than one job

No way! may refuse a suggestion or express surprise. In Turkish, “Asla!” may fit refusal while “Yok artık!” may fit disbelief. Neither translation fits every occurrence. Learn the intended use rather than assuming a fixed one-to-one substitution.

Phrasal verbs need the right sense

Give up can mean to stop trying; give something up can describe stopping a habit. Store the meaning you are studying, not just a bare verb and particle. Reading and listening give you the surrounding language that a short card cannot fully reproduce.

Do not confuse everyday language with suitable language

Zip it tells someone to stop talking and can sound rude. Knowing an expression is not a reason to use it in a meeting or with a stranger. Notice who says it, to whom, and with what tone. Common usage does not make an expression neutral.

Use two-way practice, then meet it in the wild

First recognise the expression’s meaning. Then start from that meaning and retrieve the expression. Later, notice it in a conversation, recording or text. Vocabee’s expression collections let you work on this material separately from the A1–C2 vocabulary bands. They supplement exposure to real speech; they do not replace it.