3.4-3.5 Phrasal Verbs with Down

Question 2

no longer keep your position in an argument

Answer 2

back down

Question 3

do something less often

Answer 3

cut down

Question 4

annoy, make unhappy

Answer 4

get down

Question 5

make a note of information

Answer 5

jot down

Question 6

give a lower grade

Answer 6

mark down

Question 7

come down heavily (rain)

Answer 7

pour down

Question 8

make something appear less important

Answer 8

play down

Question 9

not allow someone to speak or be heard

Answer 9

shout down

Question 10

go or happen less fast

Answer 10

slow down

Question 11

close permanently

Answer 11

close down

Question 12

decrease, become quieter

Answer 12

die down

Question 13

establish (rules and regulations)

Answer 13

lay down

Question 14

make people forget a mistake

Answer 14

live down

Question 15

disappoint, not keep a promise

Answer 15

let down

Question 16

live a quiet life, routine life

Answer 16

settle down

Question 17

1. Stop working

2. Lose control of your emotions

Answer 17

break down

Question 18

1. reduce prices

2. cause government to lose power

Answer 18

bring down

Question 19

1. reduce prices
2. fall (rain)
3. land/crash

Answer 19

come down

Question 20

1. be received (news)

2. get smaller, decrease

Answer 20

go down

Question 21

1. pay some money as a deposit
2. kill an animal because it is old or sick / stop a rebellion
3. people/events cause the government to lose power

Answer 21

put down

Question 22

1. pay some money as a deposit

2. kill an animal because it is old or sick / stop a rebellion

Answer 22

put down

Question 23

1. write down information

2. dismantle, undo something you have put up

Answer 23

take down

Question 24

1. reduce volume

2. refuse (offer), reject (applicant)

Answer 24

turn down

Question 25

lose power

Answer 25

run down