Phrasal verbs

Question 1

Muddle —– = salir del paso

Answer 1

through

One of the team members is absent today. We’ll just have to muddle through without her.

Question 2

Spring / sprang / sprung —– = brotar rápidamente

Answer 2

up

Thousands of new businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years.

Question 3

Stand —– + —– sb / sth = hacer frente a / resistir

Answer 3

Stand up to

Kate stood up to the bully by telling her loudly to stop. / They ran many trials to ensure the fabric would stand up to the extreme weather conditions.

Question 4

Stand —– + —— sb / sth = luchar contra / resistir

Answer 4

Stand up against

We must stand up against racism / Concrete construction is used in the tropics because it will stand up against hurricanes and insects.

Question 5

Send —- = enviar

Answer 5

Send off

The general sent more soldiers off into battle / I went to the post office and sent off a package to my friend.

Question 6

Get — + —- = retomar

Answer 6

Get back to

Question 7

Get — = reunirse

Answer 7

Get together

Question 8

Meet —- (with sb)

Answer 8

Meet up

Question 9

Hear —— = tener noticias de / saber por

Answer 9

Hear from sb

Question 10

Move —– = mudarse

Answer 10

Move in

Question 11

Make enough / much /more — sth

Answer 11

Make (…) of sth –> to give a particular level of value or importance to something

You should make more of your computer skills on the application form.

Question 12

Get —– = divulgarse

Answer 12

Get out

Ellen was worried that the news would get out.

Question 13

Start —- = begin career

Answer 13

Start out

Question 14

Start — = begin to return

Answer 14

Start back

It’s getting dark, so maybe we’d better start back.

Question 15

Pay —– sth = amortizar

Answer 15

Pay off

I’ve nearly paid off my mortgage.

Question 16

Build — sth = desarrollar o acumularse

Answer 16

Build up

Johnson gradually built up his business empire.

Traffic is building up around the scene of the crash.

Question 17

Try —– = probar

Answer 17

Try out

Question 18

Splash —— + (——) = tirar la casa por la ventanta

Answer 18

Splash out (on)

We’ve just splashed out on a luxury holiday.

Question 19

Check —– = borrow from a library or verify

Answer 19

Check out

I checked out two books from the library last week and I’ve lost one of them.

Question 20

Set —– sth = organize

Answer 20

Set up

Can we set up a meeting for 8 November?

Question 21

Carry —– = perform (Aaron dice que este phrasal verb se puede emplear en formal writings)

Answer 21

Carry out

Question 22

Cast —– = discard

Answer 22

Cast aside / cast sb aside = hacer a un lado

He uses people and then casts them aside when they can do no more for him.

Question 23

Back —— (of) = withdraw

Answer 23

Back out (of)

Sue backed out of helping us paint the house.

Question 24

Bail ——– = help with money or dejar tirado

Answer 24

Bail out

The government bailed out many large banks during the recession.

Question 25

Cut ------- = remove

Answer 25

Cut out The director cut the scene out from the final version of the film.

Question 26

Run ----- = be depleted

Answer 26

Run out

Question 27

Lock ----- = congelar (interest, price)

Answer 27

Lock in The government decided to lock in prices.

Question 28

Hold ----------- = sostener / soportar / retrasar

Answer 28

Hold up The pillar is holding up the roof. How are you holding up with all the work? Aren't you ready yet? You're holding us all up!

Question 29

Come ---- + ---- = be essentially

Answer 29

Come down to It all comes down to money in the end.

Question 30

Splash ----- (on sth) = spend extravagant sum of money

Answer 30

Splash out (on sth)

Question 31

Cut ---- / ----- on sth = reduce

Answer 31

Cut back / down on sth

Question 32

Cut ----- = quit

Answer 32

Cut out

Question 33

Settle --- = make yourself at home

Answer 33

Settle in

Question 34

Settle ---- = decide, choose

Answer 34

Settle on

Question 35

Run ----- = reharse, review

Answer 35

Run through

Question 36

Get --- + ---- = meterse en / formar parte de

Answer 36

Get in on She's always trying to get in on the action.

Question 37

Be frowned ---- = estar mal visto

Answer 37

Be frowned upon In some countries it is frowned upon to slurp your soup.

Question 38

catch ---- with someone = become popular

Answer 38

catch on with Those jeans will not catch on with the youth

Question 39

Demand ---- = exigir

Answer 39

Demand to He demands to see the manager

Question 40

Insist ----- = exigir

Answer 40

Insist on He insist on seeing the manager

Question 41

Rush ---- = pasar corriendo

Answer 41

Rush through Sam rushes through the door to pick up the phone

Question 42

Take ---- = hacerse cargo de

Answer 42

Take on He took on the manager department in January

Question 43

Set ---- = arrange

Answer 43

Set up Helen set up her own music store

Question 44

Come ---- = emerge

Answer 44

Come out He came out from the shadows

Question 45

Stay ---- + ---- = not become involve

Answer 45

Stay out of Stay out of the argument!