Phrasal verbs 1

Explanations
This unit assumes that a wide range of phrasal verbs, and their grammatical types,
are already known. These units focus on multiple meaning, and other meanings of
known phrasal verbs. Note that there may be other meanings for the verbs listed
here.
1 Add up (make sense)
His evidence just doesn't add up.
2. Ask after (inquire about)
Jim was asking after you.
3 Back down (yield in an argument)
Sheila was right, so Paul had to back down.
4. Bargain for (take into account)
We hadn't bargained for there being so much traffic, and we missed the plane.
5. Bear out (confirm the truth)
Helen's alibi was borne out by her sister
6. Break down (lose control of the emotions)
avid broke down and wept when he heard the news.
7. Break off (stop talking)
He broke off to answer the phone.
8. Break up (come to an end)
!he party finally broke up at ".## am.
. Bring a!out (cause to happen)
!he crisis was brought about by $renda's resignation.
1". Bring#off (succeed in doing something)
!he team tried for years to win the competition and they finally brought it off
11. Bring on (cause the onset of an illness)
Sitting in the damp brought on his rheumatism.
(cause trouble to happen to) oneself
%ou have brought this on/upon yourself
12. Bring round (influence someone to your point of view)
&fter much discussion, ' brought the committee round to my point of view.
13. Bring up (mention)
' feel ' ought to bring up another small matter
14. $all up_ (mobilise for military service)
(ar) was called up when the war bro)e out
15. $arr% out (complete successfully perhaps despite a problem)
Jane had a difficult role to play, but she carried it off.
16. $arr% out (complete a plan)
!he attac) was successfully carried out.
17. $atc& on (become popularcolloquial)
!his new hair style is beginning to catch on.
18. $o'e a!out (happen)
*et me e+plain how the situation came about
1. $o'e down to (be in the end a matte of)
't all comes down to whether you are prepared to accept less money.
2". $o'e in for (receive ! especially criticism, blame,
!he government has come in for a lot of criticism over the decision.
21. $o'e off (take place successfully)
'-m afraid that deal didn't come off after all.
22. $o'e out (appear)
&ll the flowers have come out.
When the news came out, everyone was shoc)ed.
(y photos didn't come out very well.
23. $o'e up (occur usually a problem . colloquial)
*oo), something has come up, and ' can't meet you.
24. $o'e up against (meet a difficulty)
We've come up against a bit of a problem
25. $o'e up to (equal especially e+pectations, standard,
!he play didn't come up to e+pectations.
26. $o'e up wit& (think o" especially an answer, a plan, a solution,
We still haven't come up with a solution to the problem.
27. $ount on (rely on)
on't worry, you can count on me.
28. $rop up (happen une#pectedly colloquial)
' can't come to your party, something has cropped up.
2. (o awa% wit& (abolish c$%%$qui&%)
og licences have been done away with.
(murder colloquial)
What if they do away with the old man/
3". (o up (decorate colloquial)
We are having our living room done up.
31. (raw up (come to a stop)
& white sports car drew up outside the door.
32. (raw up (organi'e especially a document,
!he contract is being drawn up at the moment.
33. (rop in (pay a visit colloquial)
rop in any time you re passing.
34. (rop off (fall asleep ! colloquia)
!he baby has just dropped off.
35. End up (finish in a certain way, or place)
We ended up staying there for lunch.
!he car ended up in a ditch.
36. )ace up to (have courage to deal with especially responsibilities,
%ou have to face up to your responsibilities.
37. )all a!out (show amusement especially laughing colloquial)
0veryone fell about when Jane told her jo)e.
38. )all !ack on (use as a last resort)
'f the worst comes to the worst, we've got our savings to fall back on.
3. )all for (be deceived by colloquial)
't was an unli)ely story but he fell for it.
(fall in love with colloquial)
' fell for you the moment ' saw you.
4". )all out wit& (quarrel with)
Peter has fallen out with his boss.
41. )all t&roug& (fail to come to completion)
!he plan fell through at the last minute.
42. )eel up to (feel capable of doing)
1ld (r. Smith didn-t feel up to wal)ing all that way.
43. )ollow up (act upon a suggestion)
!han)s for the information about that boo). ''ll follow it up.
(take more action)
We'll follow up this lesson ne+t wee).
44. *et across (be understood especially get an idea across,
' had the feeling ' wasn't getting across.
45. *et at (imply about personal matters colloquial)
What are you getting at e+actly/
46. *et down (make to feel depressed colloquial)
!his cold weather really gets me down.
47. *et down to (begin to seriously deal with)
't's time we got down to some real wor).
48. *et off wit& (avoid punishment)
!hey were luc)y to get off with such light sentences.
4. *et on for (approach a certain age(time(number)
He must begetting on for seventy.
5". *et on (make progress especially in life,
Sue is getting on very well in her new job.
51. *et o+er (be surprised)
' couldn't get over how well she loo)ed.
52. *et o+er wit& (come to the end of something, usually unpleasant)
''ll be glad to get this awful business over with.
53. *et round to (find time to do also around,
Sorry, but ' haven't got round to fi+ing the tap yet.
54. *et up to (do something usually bad when about children ! colloquial)
The children are getting up to something in the garden.
What have you been getting up to lately/

Acti+ities
1. $&oose t&e 'ost suita!le words underlined.

a) )im completely fell for my *oke(story.
a) The conversation(meeting didn+t break up until late.
b) ,t seems that we+ve come up against rather a tricky idea(problem .
c) ,t must be getting on for si# o+clock(e#tremely well .
d) The witness+s evidence bore out what -eter had said(as -eter said .
e) .hen /avid started speaking everyone fell about
in laughter(laughing .
g) , really should get down to my homework(the weather .
h) 0nfortunately my plan(suggestion didn+t quite come off.
i) 1ary+s new novel doesn+t come up to her usual
e#pectation(standard ,
*) , dropped off at %%.23(from %%.23 until 4.33 this
morning.
2. ,ewrite eac& sentence so t&at it contains t&e word in capitals-
and so t&at t&e 'eaning sta%s t&e sa'e.
a) , don+t think this record will ever be popular.
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( ' don't thin) this record will ever catch on.
b) 6 police car has *ust stopped outside. 0-
c) They didn+t punish 8aren, only gave her a warning. 9:T
d) .hat are you trying to say; 6T
e) 9raham stopped talking to deal with a customer. :<<
f) , have to leave early because something has happened. 0-
g) )ohn is a bit too ill to go out. 0-
h) =ou can rely on >usan for help. 5:0NT
i) .hat sort of progress are you making in your new *ob; 9?TT,N9
*) @ecause it was late, , had to walk home in the end. 0-

3. .ut one suita!le word in eac& space.
a) .hen , give an order , e#pect it to be carried out.
b)................................................9etting up so early really gets A me
c)...................................................................,t was a good idea, but ,+m afraid
it didn+t quiteAoff.
d)........................................................,+m afraid that your story doesn+t really
Aup.
e)............................................................................, was so surprised when
7arry got the *ob, , couldn+t Aover it.
f).......................Terry+s new bookAout ne#t week.
g)................>omeone was after you in the club yesterday.
h) A)ust as , was off, there was a knock at the door.
i)Neil was too embarrassed toAup the question of who would pay.
*) The police didn+t up @ill+s complaint about his neighbours
.
4. ,ewrite eac& sentence- !eginning as s&own-
so t&at t&e 'eaning sta%s t&e sa'e.
a) 6 rather nasty problem has appeared.
.e+ve come up against a rather nasty problem.
b) ,+m doing more work than , bargained for.
, didn+t e#pect...............................................
c) The sooner this *ob is over, the better.
Bet+s................................................................
d)......................................................................... @renda doesn+t get on with
her ne#tdoor neighbour any more
. @renda has...................................................
e) , burst into tears when , heard the bad news.
, broke............................................................
f)..........................................................................)ean persuaded the others to
agree with her point of view.
)ean brought...................................................
g) ,+ll do the ironing in the end.
,+ll get.............................................................
h) The arrangements for our holiday didn+t come to anything.
:ur holiday..................................................
i) The best solution was thought of by >ally.
>ally came.....................................................
*) ,t+s getting on for lunch time.
>oon.................................................................

6.
$&oose t&e 'ost suita!le word
a/ 0&e 'eeting didn1t 2 until late.
6) end up @) break up c) come about d) fall through
!/...........3n t&e end it all 2.a 4uestion of trust.
6) gets round to @) adds up to c) feels up to d) comes down to
c) 0&e &otel didn1t 2. '% expectations.
6) come up to ) get up to c) come down to d) get down to
d) At first 0i' insisted &e was rig&t- !ut t&en !egan to2.
6) back down ) follow up 5) drop off d) break up
e) 3t1s no good pretending- %ou1+e got to2. realit%.
6) bargain for ) come up against c) face up to /) get down to
f) 5&at were %ou two 6ust now in t&e garden7
6) bringing about ) getting up to 5) coming up with /) getting round to
g) 8ou s&ould alwa%s &a+e an alternati+e plan to2
6) bring about @) ask after c) feel up to /) fall back on
h) 5&en t&e% 2.. -1 &ad to report to t&e nearest !arracks.
6) called me up ) asked after me c) asked me after /) called up me
i) 0&e sc&ool exa'ination for ele+en9%ear9olds was2.so'e %ears ago
6) followed up ) drawn up c) carried out /) done away with
*) 5&en 3 took o+er t&e !usiness 3 got 'ore t&an 3 A
6) asked after @) bargained for c) drew up /) came in for
:nit 24 -hrasal Cerbs D
Explanations
This unit (and Units 23 and 25) assume that a ide ran!e o" phrasal verbs# and their
!rammati$al t%pes# are alread% &non. These units "o$us on multiple meanin!# and
alternative a%s o" expressin! meanin!s o" phrasal verbs. 'ote that there ma% be
other meanin!s "or the verbs listed here.
1. *i+e awa% (betray).
His false identity papers gave him away.
2. *i+e off 2send off a smell . li3uid or gas,
!he cheese had begun to give off a strange smell.
3. *i+e out (be e#hausted)
When our money gave out we had to borrow.
4. Give o+er (abandon, devote)
!he rest of the time was given over to playing cards.
(stop colloquial)
Why don-t you give over4 %ou 're getting on my nerves4
5. *i+e up (surrender)
!he escaped prisoner gave herself up.
(believed to be dead or lost) ;
&fter ten days the ship was given up for lost.
6. Go !ack on (break a promise)
!he management has gone bac) on its promise.
7 . *o i n for (make a habit of)
I don't go in for that )ind of thing.
(enter a competition)
a) TedEs illness was caused by overwork
TedEs illness was brought up by overwork.
b) 5arol has trouble communicating her ideas to others.
F ) >ome men are coming to decorate our bedroom.
d ) 7ow e#actly did this situation happen in the first
place;
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e) .hat happened confirmed the truth of )ack+s prediction. @:GN?
f) This could be a vital clue so you should investigate it. 0-
g) Bet+s give this business our serious attention. 9?T
h) ,t was a simple trick, but the teacher was taken in by it. <:G
i) They laid most of the blame on 1argaret. <:G
*) :ur lawyers are working on the agreement at the
moment.
0-
&re you thin)ing of going in for the race/
8. *o off (become bad good)
!his mil) has gone off.
. *o on (happen usually negative)
Something funny is going on.
1". *< round (be enough)
!here weren- t enough life.jac)ets to go round
11. Go t&roug& wit& (complete a promise or plan usually unwillingly)
When it came to actually stealing the money, 5ora couldn't go through with it.
12. *row on (become more liked colloquial)
!his new record is growing on me.
13. =ang onto (keep colloquial)
I thin) we should hang onto the car until ne+t year,
14. =a+e it in for (be deliberately unkind to someone also as have got,
(y teacher has 2got, it in for me.
15. =a+e it out wit& (e#press feelings so as to settle a problem)
' put up with the problem for a while but in the end ' had it out with her
16. =a+e so'eone on (deceive colloquial)
' don't believe you. %ou're having me on.
17. =it it off (get on well with colloquial)
. (ar) and Sarah really hit it off at the party.
18. =it upon;on (discover by chance often an idea,
!hey hit upon the solution 3uite by chance
1. =old out (offer especially with hope,
We don't hold out much hope that the price will fall.
2". =old up (delay)
Sorry ''m late, ' was held up in the traffic.
(use as an e#ample ! i.e. a model of good behaviour,
Jac) was always held up as an e+ample to me. '
21. =old wit& (agree withHanidea)
' don't hold with the idea of using force.
22. >eep up (continue)
Well done4 6eep up the good wor)4
23. ?a% down (state a rule especiall y lay down the law,
!he company has laid down strict procedures for this )ind of situation.
24. ?et down (disappoint, break a promise)
Sorry to let you down, but ' can-t give you a lift today.
25. ?et in on (allow to be part of a secret)
We haven't let !ina in on the plans yet.
26. ?et off (e#cuse from punishment)
&s ave was young, the judge let him off with a fine.
27. ?et on (inform about a secret colloquial)
We're planning a surprise for Helen, but don't let on. (not)
28. ?i+e down (suffer a loss of reputation)
'f 7ity lose, they-ll never live it down.
2. ?i+e up to (reach an e#pected standard)
!he play 3uite lived up to my e+pectations.
3". ?ook into (investigate).
!he police have promised to loo) into the problem.
31. ?ook on (consider)
We loo) on this town as our real home.
32. ?ook so'eone up (visit when in the area)
'f you're passing through &thens, loo) me up.
33. @ake for (result in)
!he power steering ma)es for easier par)ing.
34. @ake off wit& (run away with)
!he thief made off with a valuable nec)lace.
35. @ake out (pretend)
!im made out that he hadn't seen the 5o Smo)ing sign.
(manage to see or understand)
, couldn't 3uite ma)e out what the notice said.
36. @ake so'eone#out (understand someone+s behaviour)
Janet is really odd. ' can't ma)e her out.
37. @ake up (invent)
' thin) you made up the whole story4
38. @ake up for (compensate for)
1ur success ma)es up for all the hard times.
3. @iss out (fail to include)
%ou have missed out a word here.
(lose a chance colloquial)
8ive people got promoted, but ' missed out again.
4". <wn up (confess colloquial)
5one of the children would own up to brea)ing the window.
41. .ack in (stop an activity colloquial)
John has pac)ed in his job.
42. .a% !ack (take revenge colloquial)
She paid him bac) for all his insults.
43. .ick up (improve colloquial)
!he weather seems to be pic)ing up.
44. .in so'eone down (force to give a clear statement)
' as)ed Jim to name a suitable day, but ' couldn't pin him down
45. .la% up (behave or work badly)
!he car is playing up again. 't won't start.
46. .oint out (draw attention to a fact)
' pointed out that ' would be on holiday anyway.
47. .ull off (manage to succeed)
't was a tric)y plan, but we pulled it off.
48. .us& on (continue with some effort colloquial)
*et's push on and try to reach the coast by tonight.
4. .ut across (communicate ideas)
Harry is clever but he can-t put his ideas across.
5". .ut down to (e#plain the cause of)
iane's poor performance was put down to nerves.
51. .ut in for (apply for a *ob)
Sue has put in for a teaching job.
52. .ut oneself out (take trouble to help someone)
Please don't put yourself out ma)ing a meal. & sandwich will do.
53. .ut off (discourage, upset)
!he crowd put th9 gymnast off, and he fell.
54. .ut up (offer accommodation)
We can put you up f or a f ew days.
55. .ut up wit& (tolerate, bear)
' can 't put up with all this noise.
Acti+ities
1. $&oose t&e 'ost suita!le words underlined
a) Gichard and , have never really hit it(ourselves off.
b) The manager promised to look into my request(the matter.
$) , am afraid , don+t hold with this kind of thing(people like you.
d) 7ang onto the tickets, they might fall(we+ll need them later.
e) The team couldn+t keep up the pressure(the score in the second half.
") This+ll go off unless you put it in the fridge(close the window.
!) , think the second paragraph(a great opportunity has been missed out.
h) 1ost of the meeting was given over in the end(to Tom+s report.
i) >tephen eventually confessed(owned up to si#teen murders.
*) >omething odd is going on behind my back(tomorrow afternoon.
2. ,ewrite eac& sentence- !eginning as s&own- so t&at t&e 'eaning sta%s t&e sa'e
a) 9erry has applied for the *ob of financial director. 9erry has put
in for the job of financial director.
b) :ur teacher used >ophia as an e#ample of a good student. :ur teacher held
c) ,+m not much interested in sports.
, don+t really go....................................................................
d) Terry was rude but 6nne got her revenge on him.
6nne paid.............................................................................
e) =ou can stay with us for a week.
.e can..................................................................................
") The police only warned >ally because it was her first offence. >ally was let
!) >ue drew attention to the flaw in the plan.
>ue pointed..........................................................................
h) The plain clothes policeman+s boots showed he was a policeman.
The plain clothes policeman was given...............................
i) .e can say that hard work was what caused )ill+s success.
)ill+s success can ..................................................................
*) @renda never takes the trouble to help anyone.
@renda never puts................................................................
3. .ut one suita!le word in eac& space
a) .e can+t watch that programme if the television is playing up again.
b) This novel is beginning to...........on me.
$) ,t is quite clearly............down that only amateurs can take part.
d) >ales were slow to start with, but now they+re..........up.
e) , don+t want to.............you off, but this type of plane has crashed quite often.
") Two members of the gang eventually...........themselves up.
!) .e.............out that we had forgotten )ane+s birthday, though it wasn+t true.
h) There should be enough plates to...........round.
i) .hat does that notice say; , can+t...........it out.
*) 7ilary told me to..............her up the ne#t time , was in Bondon.
4. ,ewrite eac& sentence so t&at it contains t&e word in capitals
and so t&at t&e 'eaning sta%s t&e sa'e
I =ou have broken your word. %ou have
gone bac) on your word.
9:N?
b , can+t bear your constant complaining. .,T7
F The bo# smelled faintly of fish. 96C?
d , couldn+t make )ulie give a definite answer. -,N
J , think that my boss is pre*udiced against me. ,T
f The holiday wasn+t as good as we e#pected. B,C?
g 1artin promised to babysit but didn+t show up. B?T
h .e don+t e#pect that the missing climbers have
survived.
7:B/
i) =ou get a smoother shave with Ga'acream foam. 168?>
*) =ou+re kiddingK :N
5. $o'plete eac& sentence wit& a suita!le word or p&rase
a) ,n the end we hitA upon a solution : to the problem by chance.
b) 7elen manages to put A..view very successfully in meetings.
$) The <oreign >ecretary was looked A..the -rime 1inister+s successor.
d) 1ary planned to murder her husband, but when the moment came she couldn+t go
A.. .
e) , hope that this holiday will A. all the weekends we have had to work.
") .hy don+t you A. inK =ou+re being really annoying.
!) :ur inlaws didn+t really A. off when we invited them all round.
h) No one has A. to writing graffiti on the wall.
i) /on+t tell /ave about it. .e shouldn+t A. on the plan.
*) >hirley never A. for anyone. >he is totally selfish.
6. ,ewrite eac& sentence so t&at it contains t&e word in capitals-
and so t&at t&e 'eaning sta%s t&e sa'e
a) ,t was a risky robbery, but the thieves managed it. -0BB?/
b) ,n the end , *ust didn+t have any strength left. 96C?
c) ?ventually , aired my grievances with my boss. :0T
d) ,s there enough *uice for everyone; 9:
e) 7ave you decided to enter the poster competition; 9:
f) /on+t worry, , won+t tell anyone. :N
g) The smell of drains stopped me eating my breakfast. -0T
h) 6lan is a strange person. , can+t understand his
character.
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i) ,f , lose the race my reputation will suffer. B,C?
*) -auline isn+t one of the people who knows the secret. :N
0nit DL -hrasal Cerbs 2
Explanations
This unit (and 0nits D2 and DM) assume that a wide range of phrasal verbs, and
their grammatical types, are already known. These units focus on multiple
meaning, and alternative ways of e#pressing meanings of phrasal verbs. Note that
there may be other meanings for the verbs listed here.
1. ,ip off (charge too much colloquial)
%ou paid ;<#/ !hey really ripped you off!
2. ,un down (criticise)
She's always running down her husband.
(lose power, allow to decline)
' thin) the batteries are running down.
3. ,un into (meet)
=uess who I ran into at the supermar)et4
4. ,un to (have enough money)
' don't thin) we can run to a holiday abroad this year.
5. ,un o+er (check also run through,
*et's run over the plan once more.
6. ,un up (a bill let a bill get longer without paying)
I ran up a huge telephone bill at the hotel.
7. ,un up against (encounter usually a problem,.
We've run up against a slight problem.
8. Aee so'eone off (go to station, airport, etc to say goodbye to some$nJ)
' went to the station to see them off.
. Aee t&roug& (reali'e the truth about)
I saw through his intentions at once.
1". Aend up (make fun of by imitating)
Jean is always sending up the 8rench teacher.
11. Aet a!out (start working)
We must set about re.organi>ing the office.
12. Aet in (establish itself especially weather)
' thin) this rain has set in for the day.
13. Aet out (give in detail in writing)
!his document sets out all the ?nion demands.
(arrange)
I've set out the refreshments in the hall.
(start an action)
Sue set out to write a biography but it became a novel.
14.Aet up (establish)
&n in3uiry into the accident has been set up.
15. Aet Bup/ on Battack/
We were set upon by a gang of hooligans.
16. Aink in (realise slowly colloquial, intransitive)
Slowly the realisation that ' had won began to sin) in.
17. Alip up (make a mistake colloquial)
Someone slipped up and my application was lost.
18. Aort out (find a solution colloquial)
on't worry, (ary will sort out your problem.
1. Atand !% (keep to an agreement,
!he company agreed to stand by its original commitment.
2". Atand for (represent initials)
e.g. stands for e+empli gratia, it's *atin.
(tolerate)
' will not stand for this )ind of behaviour in my house4
21. Atand in for (take the place of)
7arol has )indly agreed to stand in for =raham at the monthly meeting.
22. Atand up to (resist, bear stress)
!he engine won't stand up to the strain.
23. Atep down (resign colloquial)
!he 7hairman has stepped down after criticism from shareholders.
24. Atep up (increase)
Production at the *eeds plant has been stepped up.
25. Atick up for 2defend @ especially yourself, your rights . colloquial)
%ou must learn to stic) up for yourself.
26. 0ake in (deceive)
on't be ta)en in by her apparent shyness.
27. 0ake Bit/ out on (make someone else suffer because of one+s own
sufferings)
' )now you are unhappy, but don't ta)e it out on me4
28. 0ake off (imitate colloquial)
ave ta)es off the Prime (inister really well.
2. 0ake on (acquire a new characteristic)
(y grandmother has ta)en on a new lease of life since her operation.
(do something e#tra)
She has ta)en on too much with a full.time job as well.
3". 0ake out Ainsurance . sign an insurance agreement)
&nn has ta)en out life insurance.
31. 0ake o+er (gain control of)
!he army tried to ta)e over the country.
32. 0ake to so'eone (develop a liking for)
%ou'll soon ta)e to your new boss, ''m sure.
33. 0ake up Atime . occupy time)
!he meeting too) up a whole morning.
34. 0alk out of or into (dissuade from, persuade into)
Paul tal)ed me into going s)iing, against my better judgement.
35. 0ell off (scold colloquial)
1ur teacher told us off for being late.
36. 0ie in wit& (be in agreement with)
''m afraid your party doesn't 3uite tie in with our arrangements.
37. 0rack down (trace the whereabouts of)
!he police trac)ed down the )iller and arrested him.
38. 0r% out (test a machine,
*et's try out the new washing machine.
3.0urn down (re*ect an offer)
&nother company offered me a job but ' turned them down.
4". 0urn out (happen to be in the end)
He turned out to be an old friend of Helen's.
(come to a meeting or to form a crowd)
!housands of fans turned out to welcome the team. .
41. 0urn up (be discovered by chance)
on't worry about that missing boo), it's bound to turn up sooner or later.
(arrive often une#pectedly)
5ot many people turned up for the lesson. ,
42. 5ear off (lose effect especially a drug,
!hese pain)illers wear off after about two hours.
43. 5ork out (calculate also wor) out at for specific amounts)
!he hotel bill wor)ed out at over ;<##.
Acti+ities
1. $&oose t&e 'ost suita!le words underlined
a) Tom managed to run up an account(a bill at the supermarket.
b) ,n the end(,nitially , set out to prove that such a voyage was possible.
c) ,f he treated me like that , wouldn+t stand for him(itN .
d) The government should set up a committee(a minister to sort the matter out.
e) @oth teams stepped up the pace(the rate in the second half.
f) The dog didn+t take to its new owner(liking me .
g) The news(The pri'e hasn+t really sunk in yet.
h) , fold her off(told off her for leaving the office unlocked.
i) 6fter a week on the ice the e#pedition ran into difficulties(potholes ,
*/ They really rip the bill(you off in this restaurantK
2. ,ewrite eac& sentence so t&at it contains t&e words in capitals-
and so t&at t&e 'eaning sta%s t&e sa'e
a) The <oreign >ecretary has been forced to resign. /:.N
!he 8oreign Secretary has been forced to step down.
b) The treaty e#plains the terms of the agreement to
reduce nuclear arms. :0T
c) , need someone to take my place at the ceremony. ,N
d) ,n the end it was quite a sunny day after all. :0T
e) /on+t be deceived by his long wordsK ,N
f) 1embers of the audience started making fun of the speaker. 0-
g) .e still haven+t managed to locate that missing file. /:.N
h) )anet persuaded me not to sell my house. :0T
i) ,t looks as if someone has made a mistake. 0-
*) , can+t afford such e#pensive clothes on my salary. T:
3. .ut a suita!le word or p&rase in eac& space- so t&at
t&e 'eaning sta%s t&e sa'e
a) The e#act total wor)ed out at *ust over "4L3.
b)................................................................................hat awful weatherK ,t looks as if the
rain has........................................................................for the day.
c)........................................./on+t be so passiveK for yourself.
d).........................................................., don+t think >am will be able to to the pressure
of the *ob.
e)........................................................., can+t help you. =ou+ll have to the problem yourself.
f)..............................................................................?ven if you are miserable, there+s no need
to...............................................................................on meK
g).......................................................................,t seemed like a good plan, but when we out
it didn+t work.
h) ,+m going to the airport to...some friends who are going to )apan.
i) .hat e#actly do the letters @@5. .for;
*) /on+t worry about the missing dog. ,t will up when it gets hung
4. ,ewrite eac& sentence- !eginning as s&own- so t&at t&e 'eaning
sta%s t&e sa'e
a) @rian takes off the <rench teacher really well.
@rian does a very good imitation of the 8rench teacher.
b) Tina saw through -eter+s plan at once.
Tina realised..................................................................
c) The effect of these pills wears off after three hours.
The effect of these pills only.....................
d) 7er face had taken on a strange e#pression.
>he had a................................................................
e) 7arry swore he would stand by his promise.
7arry swore that he would not go......................
f) The terms of the agreement are set out in this document.
This document gives............................................
g) The full truth is only *ust beginning to sink in.
, am only *ust beginning to................
h) >ally turned down -hilip+s marriage proposal.
>ally didn+t.............................................
i) >ue talked me into acting in this play.
>ue persuaded........................................
*) Tony stood in for me at the meeting.
Tony took...............................................

5. ,ewrite eac& sentence so t&at it contains t&e word in capitals-
and so t&at t&e 'eaning sta%s t&e sa'e. Eac& sentence s&ould
contain a p&rasal +er!
a) >top criticising everybodyK /:.N
Stop running everybody down4
b) Terry has *ust insured her life. :0T
c) ,n the end it was discovered that )oe was the thief. :0T
d) , need a calculator to arrive at the total. :0T
e) , met your friend /avid the other day. ,NT:
f) , think you+ve been overcharged, old sonK :<<
g) , think we should increase the pressure on her to resign. 0-
h) , won+t allow swearing in my classroomK <:G
i)The company was bought up by a large multinational. :C?G
*) =our story is different from the facts. .,T7
6. .ut one word in eac& space
a, The government has allowed the coal industry to run A down.
b,................................Gobert was set by two masked men and robbed.
c,............................................hy didn+t you stick for me instead of saying nothing;
d,........................Bet+s run A the details of the arrangements *ust once more.
e,................................................1ost of my time is taken with answering the phone.
f,.......................,+ve run against a number of difficulties in this area.
g,......................................The buffet was set on a number of low tables.
h) 7undreds of people turned....in the rain to see the prince.
i) No one e#pected the government to stand. the agreement.
*) :n the following day, teams of local people set clearing up the
damage.