Phrasal Verbs 2

Question 1

back up

Answer 1

make a copy of information

Question 2

bail out

Answer 2

help a person or business in difficulty

Question 3

book up

Answer 3

(passive) when a person, place or event is booked up, they have no spare time or space

Question 4

bring forward

Answer 4

change event time earlier than planned

Question 5

bring off

Answer 5

succeed in achieving something

Question 6

burn out

Answer 6

be extremely tired or ill because of overworking

Question 7

call back

Answer 7

call so for a second time

Question 8

cash in on

Answer 8

benefit or make money from an event or situation, often in an unfair way
Israelis cash on in Kosher wine trade

Question 9

cash up

Answer 9

count all the money taken by a shop or business at the end of the working day

Question 10

close down

Answer 10

stop a business immidiately

Question 11

contract out to

Answer 11

arrange for

another company to do some work instead of your company. (~ outsourcing)

Question 12

copy in someboby

Answer 12

send someone a copy of

an email you are sending to someone else

Question 13

draw up

Answer 13

prepare a document or plan

Question 14

drum up

Answer 14

o try and increase interest in something, or

support for something

Question 15

fall through

Answer 15

If a business deal or an arrangement falls through it does not happen

Question 16

FILL IN FOR SOMEBODY

Answer 16

To fill in for somebody is to do their work because they are away

Question 17

GET AHEAD

Answer 17

To get ahead is to be successful in your work or your life.

I want to get ahead in my job so I work very long hours

Question 18

HACK INTO

Answer 18

get into someone else’s computer system or online account secretly, and often illegally, in order to look at their information or do something illegal.

Question 19

HIRE OUT

Answer 19

If you hire out something (or hire something out), you allow someone to pay you money so that they can use it for a short time

Question 20

KNUCKLE DOWN

Answer 20

start to work or study very hard

Question 21

LAY OFF

Answer 21

stop employing workers

Question 22

MEASURE UP

Answer 22

to be good enough; to have the necessary abilities, skills or qualities.

Question 23

NOTE DOWN

Answer 23

write a note

Question 24

PENCIL IN

Answer 24

make a provisionaly appointment

Question 25

PICK UP

Answer 25

t increases or improves after a slow start or a bad period.

Question 26

PULL OUT OF SOMETHING

Answer 26

withdraw from an agreement, or stop | taking part in an activity

Question 27

REPORT BACK

Answer 27

``` tell someone (usually someone in authority) some information that you have discovered, or that they have asked you to find out ```

Question 28

RIP OFF

Answer 28

make people pay too much money for something

Question 29

RUN BY / PAST

Answer 29

To run something by someone is to tell them something so that they can consider it and give their opinion

Question 30

SELL OFF

Answer 30

To sell off a business is to sell all or part of it

Question 31

SELL OUT

Answer 31

To sell out of something is to sell all of it and have no more left for people to buy

Question 32

SELL UP

Answer 32

To sell up (or sell something up) is to sell a business completely and move onto something else or somewhere else

Question 33

SHOP AROUND

Answer 33

When people shop around, they compare the prices and quality of an item so that they can choose the best one to buy

Question 34

SIGN UP

Answer 34

To sign up is to agree to do something, or to take part in something, by signing one's name To sign up somebody (or sign somebody up) is to hire them to work for you, or to put their name on a list to receive a service from you or to become a member of something

Question 35

SMARTEN UP

Answer 35

. If you smarten up somebody or something (or smarten somebody or something up) you make them / it look tidier, or more attractive, or cleaner

Question 36

BE SNOWED UNDER

Answer 36

be overwhelmed

Question 37

STAY BEHIND

Answer 37

remain in a place when other people leave it

Question 38

STEP DOWN (FROM/AS)

Answer 38

leave your job (usually an important job or position), especially so that someone else can do it

Question 39

STEP UP

Answer 39

To step up something (or step something up) is to do more of an activity, work harder at it, or increase the level or strength of something in order to improve a situation

Question 40

STOCK UP

Answer 40

buy a lot of something

Question 41

TALK OVER

Answer 41

discuss a problem or situation with someone.

Question 42

TEAM UP

Answer 42

join another person, or group, in order to do something together

Question 43

WIND UP

Answer 43

bring it to a conclusion – to finish it, or prepare to finish it

Question 44

WRITE OFF

Answer 44

If you write off a sum of money you accept that you have lost it, or that it will not be repaid