Phrasal verbs
We came ____ a wonderful restaurant when we were walking through the city.
across
if the children _____, put them to bed earlier.
act up
Brian takes _____ his father; they're so similar.
after
I love my husband, but I don't get _____ with his mother. (= we don't like each other)
along
He said he was French, but we knew he was really British as his accent gave him ____.
away
I can't believe you gave _______ (= revealed/described) the ending! I wanted to see that movie, but now there's no point.
away
When are you going ______ home? (= returning home)
back
I'll only complain if the others agree to ________ me _____.
back, up
The thieves ________ him _________ and stole all his money.
beat , up
The soldiers tried to __________ the bridge.
blow up
They needed the explosives to __________ a railway bright.
blow up
When do British schools __________ for the summer?
break up
she decided to _______ with her boyfriend.
break up
They are planning to ________ a new Internet magazine next month especially for pensioners.
bring out
it's difficult for a simple mother to _______ three children.
bring up
I went on a course to _________ my German.
brush up
I managed to put ____ some money for amholiday to Spain.
by
Because the lead singer was ill, they had to _________ the concert.
call off
You've got my phone number, so _______ me ______ any time you're in the neighbourhood.
call up
I was standing at the bus stop when a man ____________ and asked me the way to the station.
came up
I really have to ______ on my sleep.
catch up
He joined the course late and had difficulty ___________.
catching up
Thanks for _____ me up. (= making me feel better)
cheering
this room is a mess! ______ it up.
clean
I have to _________ the house after that party of yours. Please be more tidy in the future.
clean up
Don't forget to ___________ all this mess before you go to bed.
clear up
First of all, I had to _________ [tidy] and that took ages because it was a real mess.
clear up
.... spending all morning ____________ the mess in her room.
clearing up
When her father dies, Paula will _______ quite lot of money.
come into
When my cousin comes to stay in the holidays she shares my room. Last summer I thought I'd give her a surprise and __________ [decorate it] before she came.
do it up
Now we have a bit more money, we can ________ the spare bedroom and make it usable.
do up
We're going to ________ your room this weekend.
do up
She desided to turn ____ the job because the salary was too low.
down
The car broke _____ in the middle of nowhere.
down
It's a formal dinner so you'll have to ____________ for it.
dress up
I'm looking _____ hearing from you soon.
forward to
I tried to keep it a secret, but somehow my father ______.
found out
I _________ really well with my mother-in-law. Better, in fact, than with my own mother.
get on
I need to __________ my homework projekt, otherwise I won't finish it for tomorrow.
get on with
I think it's going to take Joanna quite a while to ________ her illness.
get over
I ______ at six every morning.
get up
When I'm on holiday, I can lie in bed and _______ when I feel like it.
get up
It's very easy to ________ smoking. I've done it hundreds of times!
give up
if it continues to be too difficult, he might ______.
give up
I couldn't decide whether to ________ [choose] green or blue but in the end blue seemed best.
go for
Put some more wood on the fire, Paul. We don't want it to _______ yet, do we?
go out
Does that dress ________ my eyes, do you think? Which dress - the red or the blue one?
go with
That's the third time train fares have _________ this year!
gone up
when I _____, I want to be scientist.
grow up
Two masked men ________ a bank in the centre of Manchester early this morning. They got away with nearly £20'000.
held up
_____ the good work.
keep up
we had to ______ to get tickets.
lane up
if you don't know what it means , ______ it up in the dictionary.
look
The boss asked me to __________ the complaints we had received.
look into
There are very few politicians you can __________ these days, aren't there?
look up to
If you don't know what the word means, then _______ it ______ in a dictionary.
look, up
The two boys looked so similar that I kept __________ them _____.
mixing, up
If this weather persists, we'll have to call _____ the picnic.
off
In the middle of our telephone conversation, we were suddently cut ____ .
off
The meeting was put _____ until the following week.
off
The milk had gone ____, so we had black coffee instead.
off
They call _____ (= cancelled) the meeting because one of the managers couldn't make it.
off
At first, she didn't get _____ very well with her boss.
on
If you don't succeed at first, you should keep ____ trying.
on
When business picked up, the company had to take ____ extra staff.
on
I wonder when the new restaurant will ______ up.
open
He has a strong accent and it can sometimes be a bit difficult to make ____ what he's saying.
out
They talked it _____ (= discussed it) and decided to move to London.
over
When I came out of the stop, I realised I coundn't carry all the stuff I'd bought so my mum had come and _______ [collect me].
pick me up
I need somebody to ________ a few things from the supermarket for me.
pick up
we'll need to ________ some more pots of paint.
pick up
We decided to _____ the meeting until the following week.
put off
I really must go on a diet. I've _______ at least three kilos in the past two months.
put on
If you ______ late again, I won't wait or you.
show up
Did you _______ for the course yet?
sign up
You'll have to ____________ because he's a bit deaf.
speak up
Their parents said they could ___________ and watch the late-night film.
stay up
So to ____________ then, we need money urgently.
sum up
What a lovely baby! Does he __________ you or your husband?
take after
Her plans fell _____ when she had to return home to look after her sick mother.
through
I was so sick I felt like I was going to ______.
throw up
To vomit means
throw up
Which one of these does NOT mean "to throw in the garbage"
throw up
I never buy anything unless I _________ it _______ first.
try, out
This is an offer you really can't afford to ________ .
turn down
There you are at last! I was wondering when you'd _________!
turn up
He set ____ a company which made computers, and within a few years he was a millionaire.
up
Her parents died when she was young, and she was brought ____ by her grandmother.
up
I can't make _____ my mind where to go for my holiday this year.
up
I didn't go to German classes, but managed to pick some ____ when I was working in Munich.
up
One of the first steps to becoming healthy is to give ____ smoking.
up
They promised to back him ____ if he complained to the boss.
up
When a soldier is asked to report for duty, you can say that he/she has been "called _____."
up
We ran ______ a few problems when we tried to enter the country without our passports.
up against
I got bored with the film because it ___________ for too long.
went on
That play _________ for ages. I thought it was never going to end!
went up
I want tomsit down and have a cup of tea. Doing the gardening has _______ me ______.
worn out
In fact, I was so ______ [tired] that I had to have a rest before going to the shop to buy the paint.
worn out
Mati had a little sleep because she felt ___________ after.
worn out
we've been rehearsing for 6 hours. Let's _______ it up.
wrap