Phrasal verb

Question 1

Local businesses are ___ every month because of the pandemic.

Answer 1

closing down

Question 2

Christmas soon ___, doesn’t it? Time goes by so fast.

Answer 2

come (a)round: happen again (for regular events)

Question 3

That’s a good point. I’ve never thought of that before. Maybe I’m ___ your way of thinking.

Answer 3

coming (a)round to: be persuaded to change your mind (about)

Question 4

How did you ___ that limited version of the book?

Answer 4

come by: get sth, esp sth that’s hard to get.

Question 5

After being out in the storm, Alice ___ a cold.

Answer 5

come down w/: start to suffer from a minor illness

Question 6

After the police appealed for help from the public, a number of ppl ___ useful information.

Answer 6

came forward w/: offer help/information

Question 7

At the age of eighteen, Tom suddenly ___ a fortune.

Answer 7

come into: inherit

Question 8

I’ll be amazed if this stupid plan ___.

Answer 8

come off: succeed

Question 9

Your piano playing is ___, isn’t it? You’ve practiced so hard recently!

Answer 9

come on: develop/make progress

Question 10

I can’t wait until the next Harry Potter book ___.

Answer 10

come out: be published

Question 11

She married for money - love didn’t ___ it.

Answer 11

come into: If a particular emotion or quality comes into a situation, it influences that situation

Question 12

She hasn’t ___ from the anaesthetic yet.

Answer 12

come round/to: become conscious

Question 13

Your favorite show ___ in half an hour. Prepare for it.

Answer 13

come on: start to be broadcast

Question 14

She ___ a bit of money when her grandfather died.

Answer 14

came into: inherit

Question 15

So much effort and planning, and it’s all ___.

Answer 15

If plans come to nothing, they fail

Question 16

I want to ___ smoking and eating to become healthier.

Answer 16

cut down on: do less of sth like smoking

reduce the amount of sth such as fat

Question 17

The snow at the entrance to the village meant that the village was ___ for over a month.

Answer 17

cut off: make a place difficult/impossible to enter/leave/communicate with

Question 18

it suddenly ___ me that Sass is so wise because of their Second chance power.

Answer 18

dawn on: if sth dawns on you, you realize it for the first time.

Question 19

__ tonight and we’ll watch a video together at my house.

Answer 19

come round: to visit someone in their home

Question 20

The comedian waited for the laughter to ___ before continuing.
A storm is expected tonight, but the wind and rain should ____ by morning.

Answer 20

die down: become less noisy/powerful/active

Question 21

I think they should ___ the fence so ppl can go in and out whenever that want.

Answer 21

do away w/: get rid of

Question 22

They should have that old school ___. The ceilings are falling down.

Answer 22

do up: repair/paint/improve

Question 23

If there is one thing I could never ___, it’s my phone.

Answer 23

do without (st you can’t afford):

Question 24

The architect started to ___ the plans for the new house.

Answer 24

draw up: create plan,…

Question 25

I hope you don't mind me ___ing ___ like this, I know you hate being spoiled, only I was just passing and I really want to have a quick cup of coffee w/ you.

Answer 25

drop in/on: visit unexpectedly

Question 26

Let's get the taxi driver to ___ us ___ outside the cinema.

Answer 26

drop off

Question 27

I didn't sleep well last night so I ___ right in the middle of the class today!

Answer 27

drop off: fall asleep

Question 28

The angry shouts from the audience ___ the politician ___ and no one could hear a word he was saying.

Answer 28

drown out: prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise

Question 29

You need to ___ your responsibilities as an adult.

Answer 29

face up to: accept st and try to deal w/ it

Question 30

Tam told Cam that having a boiling bath would get her paper-white skin and Cam ___ it so she died.

Answer 30

fall for: believe a joke/lie/trick...

Question 31

She ___ her father and hasn't spoken to him since then.

Answer 31

fall out w/: have an argument w/ s.o and stop being friends

Question 32

I know I should go to the gym today, but I don't really ___ it.

Answer 32

feel up to: feel well enough to do

Question 33

I was ___ a book when, suddenly, I saw that gory photo.

Answer 33

flick through: turn and look at the pages of a magazine,... quickly

Question 34

This rainy weather really __ me ___. It reminds me of Ophelia.

Answer 34

get sb down: make sb feel sad/lose hope

Question 35

The man pointed at his shoulder, but I couldn't understand what he was ____.

Answer 35

get at: try to express

Question 36

When did you ___ from holiday? Tell me about it!

Answer 36

get back: return from a place

Question 37

Though the family work so hard, they only has enough money to ___.

Answer 37

get by: manage to survive financially

Question 38

I'm not sure what time it is, but it must be ___ing ___ midnight.

Answer 38

get on for: be almost a particular time, number, age...

Question 39

Jill had lunch and then ___ revising for her exams.

Answer 39

get on w/; continue doing

Question 40

When will you _____ taking the throne? Now it's the perfect opportunity!

Answer 40

get round to: start (after planning to do st for a long time)

Question 41

I can't believe we've ___ 48 packs of milk in a month!

Answer 41

get through: use all of, finish

Question 42

My brother and I used to ___ lots of things our parents didn't know about when we were young, such as stealing neighbor's fruit.

Answer 42

get up to: do; do st you shouldn't do

Question 43

I know you haven't watched the film yet so I won't ___ the ending ___. I'm not a spoiler.

Answer 43

give away: reveal st you're trying to hide

Question 44

I couldn't finish the crossword so in the end I ____ and had a look at the answers.

Answer 44

give in: stop making an effort to achieve sth difficult

Question 45

The milk's gone off so it gives off a disgusting smell.

Answer 45

give off smell/heat/energy...

Question 46

We ___ every summer because it's hot and I don't have to go to school so it's the perfect time of the year to have fun.

Answer 46

go away: go on holiday

Question 47

Cedric ___ a great war-time leader in the history.

Answer 47

go down as: be remembered for having done st

Question 48

She should ___ the design contest. Everyone thinks she's great at it.

Answer 48

go in for: enter a competition,...

Question 49

Will used to really like jazz music, but he's ___ it lately.

Answer 49

go off: stop liking

Question 50

This is the first book to ___ her personal life as well as her work life.

Answer 50

go into: to discuss, examine, describe, or explain something in a detailed or careful way

Question 51

Though everybody said they had heard it, May ___ telling the joke.

Answer 51

go on: continue happening/doing st

Question 52

He started by criticizing me, and then ___ to offer me promotion!

Answer 52

go on: do sth after doing st else

Question 53

I'd like to begin by ____ what we did in last week's lessons.

Answer 53

go over: repeat/think about again in order to understand completely.

Question 54

We were wondering if you'd like to ___ for dinner with us.

Answer 54

go/come round: go/come to sb's home to visit them

Question 55

I didn't like reality TV at first, but it really ___ me after a while.

Answer 55

grow on: you start to like it more

Question 56

I could never ___ sports. I hate the vibes they give off.

Answer 56

go in for: like

Question 57

My ambition to be a computer programmer ___ playing computer games.

Answer 57

grow out of: develop from

Question 58

This necklace was ___ to her by her grandmother so it's really important to her.

Answer 58

hand down: give st valuable to your children/grandchildren, usually when you die

Question 59

I took the wallet I had found and ___ at the police station.

Answer 59

hand in: give to a person in authority

Question 60

2 ppl ___ a security van today and then escaped on motorbikes.

Answer 60

hold up: rob while threatening violence

Question 61

If you ___ being late for work, you're going to be in trouble with the manager.

Answer 61

keep on: continue doing

Question 62

My mom walked so fast that neither I nor my dad could ___ her.

Answer 62

keep up with

Question 63

Vietnam was ___ yesterday in the game against Thailand.

Answer 63

knock out: defeat and remove from a competition

Question 64

If you don't like green onion, then simply ___ it ___.

Answer 64

leave out: not include

Question 65

I can't believe that the teacher __ Ben ___ with just a warning. He's the bully!

Answer 65

let off: give little/no punishment

Question 66

Be very careful if you're going to __ those fireworks.

Answer 66

let off: make a bomb,... explode

Question 67

The students ___ to enter the class when the recess ends.

Answer 67

line up

Question 68

When I fell off my bike, my head hit the ground and I was completely ___ for 5 min.

Answer 68

knock out: make unconscious

Question 69

I was ___ in a traffic jam so I was late for work.

Answer 69

hold up: delay

Question 70

Tracy has ___ her shoes so we'll have to buy her some new ones.

Answer 70

grow out of: become to big for

Question 71

It's my dream job, but I wouldn't be able to ___ the salary.

Answer 71

live on: use as a source of money

Question 72

Police are ___ the thief. Just sit there and wait for the result.

Answer 72

look into: investigate

Question 73

They ___ the house but decided that it was too expensive for us.

Answer 73

look round; examine a place

Question 74

I've always ___ my mom because of her wonderful willpower and intelligence. The arrogant princes always ____ her people.

Answer 74

look up to | look down on

Question 75

It seems that the burglars ___ without being seen by dressing as postmen.

Answer 75

make off: escape

Question 76

Neil tried to ___ that he'd won the lottery, but we all knew it wasn't true.

Answer 76

make out: pretend that sth is true

Question 77

Someone was waving at me in the distance but I couldn't ___ who it was.

Answer 77

make out: see, hear, or understand sb/st with difficulty

Question 78

Could you please __ the cheque __ to 'Eurofinance limited'.

Answer 78

make out: write all necessary information on a cheque,...

Question 79

knock

Answer 79

knock down: destroy knock off: stop working knock out: defeat

Question 80

make

Answer 80

make out sth/sb make over sth make off with

Question 81

take

Answer 81

take away | take over

Question 82

Anger and grief ___ her so she has been suffering for days.

Answer 82

take over from (emotion...)

Question 83

Before railways were built, many good were ____ cannals.

Answer 83

carried on

Question 84

We take ___ more oxygen when we laugh, and our heartbeat slows down.

Answer 84

take in

Question 85

to plan st in detail

Answer 85

map st out

Question 86

move about

Answer 86

move around; move in a continuous, aimless manner