Phrasal Verbs

Question 1

to do something because someone has said that you should

Answer 1

act on sb’s (advice)

Question 2

to make an extra copy of computer information, for example on a disk or a hard drive

Answer 2

back sth up

Question 3

to be doing something

Answer 3

be up to sth

Question 4

to divide something into different areas

Answer 4

break up sth

Question 5

to demand that something happens

Answer 5

call for sth

Question 6

to decide that a planned event or activity will not happen because it is not possible or wanted now

Answer 6

call sth off

Question 7

to cover a surface or fill a place with things that are not tidy or well organised

Answer 7

clutter sth up

Question 8

to discover something or someone by chance

Answer 8

come across sb/sth

Question 9

to visit someone at their house

Answer 9

come round

Question 10

to deal successfully with a difficult situation

Answer 10

cope with sth

Question 11

to take action in order to achieve something or to solve a problem

Answer 11

deal with sth

Question 12

to become more and more rare and then disappear completely

Answer 12

die out

Question 13

to think of a new idea or plan

Answer 13

dream sth up

Question 14

to start to sleep

Answer 14

drop off (to sleep)

Question 15

to stop working and doing things that most people do because you do not want to be part of society any longer

Answer 15

drop out

Question 16

to finally be in a particular place or situation

Answer 16

end up

Question 17

to move things about or touch things with no particular purpose

Answer 17

fiddle with sth

Question 18

to feel that you belong to a particular group and are accepted by them

Answer 18

fit in

Question 19

to start doing something seriously and with a lot of attention and effort

Answer 19

get down to sth

Question 20

to start to do something in a purposeful way

Answer 20

go about doing sth

Question 21

to … somewhere in order to take a break/walk/drink a cup of coffee, etc.

Answer 21

go for + n (a break/walk/coffee)

Question 22

to choose something

Answer 22

go for sth

Question 23

if something that makes a noise … , it suddenly starts making a noise

Answer 23

go off (alarm)

Question 24

to move towards something

Answer 24

head for sth

Question 25

to ask someone for something, e.g. money

Answer 25

hit up sb for sth

Question 26

to manage to keep a job

Answer 26

hold down a job

Question 27

to manage to do work as it is given to you and note be late in doing what you have to do

Answer 27

keep up with sth

Question 28

to enjoy something very much

Answer 28

lap sth up

Question 29

if you say you will never live something down, you mean that it is an embarassing experience that other people will not let you forget

Answer 29

live sth down

Question 30

if you ... money, you use that money to buy the things that you need to live, such as food, clothes, etc.

Answer 30

live off sth

Question 31

to meet another person in order to do something together

Answer 31

meet up with sb

Question 32

to leave the place where you are and go somewhere else

Answer 32

move on

Question 33

to stop living in a particular home

Answer 33

move out

Question 34

to give someone all of the money that you owe them

Answer 34

pay up

Question 35

to start learning something or doing something regularly without intending to

Answer 35

pick up sth

Question 36

to choose something from a group of things

Answer 36

pick sth out

Question 37

if a vehicle pulls over, it moves to the side of the road and stops

Answer 37

pull over

Question 38

if a vehicle ..., it stops

Answer 38

pull up

Question 39

to arrange to do something at a later time

Answer 39

put sth off

Question 40

to cause something to explode

Answer 40

set off sth

Question 41

to arrange a number of things in a particular way

Answer 41

set sth out

Question 42

to arrange for something to happen, for example to start a new business

Answer 42

set up sth

Question 43

to start living somewhere that you are going to live for a long time, usually with a partner

Answer 43

settle down

Question 44

to start to feel relaxed and comfortable in a new situation

Answer 44

settle into sth

Question 45

to make a decision after spending a period of time thinking about the choices

Answer 45

settle on sth

Question 46

to pay someone the money that you owe them

Answer 46

settle up

Question 47

to be taught by someone

Answer 47

study under sb

Question 48

to replace or destroy something

Answer 48

sweep sth aside

Question 49

to manage to reveal something

Answer 49

tease out sth

Question 50

to happen in a particular way

Answer 50

turn out

Question 51

if someone who is lying down ..., they change position so that they are facing a different direction

Answer 51

turn over

Question 52

if a person in a television show is ..., the people watching the programme vote in order to make that person leave the show

Answer 52

vote sb off

Question 53

to annoy someone, often on purpose

Answer 53

wind sb up

Question 54

to destroy something completely

Answer 54

wipe sth out