PHRASAL VERBS

FILL IN EACH GAP WITH ONE PARTICLE TO COMPLETE THE PHRASAL VERB WHOSE MEANING IS
GIVEN IN BRACKETS.
1. I couldn't find a hotel room, so my friend agreed to put me up for the night. (provide
accommodation)
2. He was finding it difficult to sleep at night. At first, he put this wn to stress. (consider that sth is
caused by sth)
3. Armed rebels tried to overthrow the government, but the army soon put down the revolt. (stop sth by
force)
4. I need several thousand euros to pay for a year abroad before university. Fortunately, my parents
have agreed to put up half the amount. (lend money)
5. Because of a shortage of oil and gas, energy companies have put up their prices. (increase)
6. He admitted vandalizing the bus stop, but claimed his friends had put him up to it. (encourage
sb to do sth wrong)
7. My washing machine is being repaired as it broke down yesterday. (stop working)
8. The waiter broke in on our conversation to take our order. (interrupt)
9. She broke up their engagement because she realized she didn't love him. (end a relationship)
10. School breaks up for the Christmas holidays on 23rd December. (stop for holidays)
11. He broke down after hearing the news of his wife's death. (lose control of feelings)
12. Robbers broke into the bank yesterday. (enter by force)
13. Two dangerous criminals have broken out of jail. (escape from a place)
14. Their marriage broke up after five years. (end a relationship)
15. Mr Jones broke off the interview to answer the phone. (stop temporarily)
16. The horse must be broken in before anyone can ride it. (train)
17. The corruption scandal brought down the government. (cause to fall)
18. The cold weather probably brought on her illness. (cause Sth unpleasant)
19. Stephen King's publisher is bringing out his new book next month. (publish)
20. A wet cloth helped to bring round the unconscious man (help Sb regain consciousness)
21. She's brought up five children on her own. (raise a child)
22. My father didn't want to let me buy a car, but in the end I managed to bring him round (persuade)
23. Tim's work failed to come up to his boss's high standards. (equal)
24. Sue came across her favourite doll while she was clearing out the attic. (meet/find by chance)
25. She'll come round to the idea of buying a bigger house if we explain all the advantages. (be
persuaded to change opinion)
26. Lovely yellow daffodils come out in the spring. (bloom)
27. The question of expanding the company came up at the meeting. (be mentioned)
28. He stayed in bed after he had come down with the measles. (become ill from)
29. He came into a large fortune when his uncle died. (inherit)
30. Her latest book has just come out (be published)
31. I can't get through to Joan. I think there's a fault on the line. (reach Sb by phone)
32. He's a good speaker and gets his views across very well. (make Sth understood)
33. It took Ted a long time to get over the breakup of his marriage. (return to the usual state of
happiness, after sth bad)
34. The young boys got off with a caution because it was their first offence. (avoid punishment)
35. I want to get away from the city for a few days. (leave)
36. I'm afraid my father and I don't get along at all. (have a friendly relationship)
37. All this bad news really gets me down (depress)
38. It is believed that certain gestures give liars away (reveal a secret)
39. Stop talking and get on with your work. (continue)
40. You have to get through your revision tonight. (finish)
41. Please put out your cigarettes before takeoff. (extinguish)
42. The hotel receptionist put me through to room 617. (connect by phone)
43. We put off our wedding for another two months. (postpone)
44. She has some money put aside for her old age. (save)
45. She puts down all her thoughts in a diary every night.(write down)
46. I'll accept a lift if it doesn't put you out too much. (cause inconvenience)
47. I can't put up with his rude behavior any more. (tolerate)
48. He always puts his wife down by criticizing her in public. (insult sb)
49. Could you put on the air conditioning? It's hot in here. (switch on)
50. I was taken aback by his offensive manner. (be strongly surprised)
51. He wanted an energetic hobby so he took up water skiing. (begin to do sth as a hobby)
52. I'm sorry, I take back what I said. You're not lazy and selfish. (admit one was wrong in what one said)
53. My mother takes in foreign students to make extra money. (give accommodation)
54. The vice president took over the company when the president retired. (take control)
55. I took you for your brother from a distance. You look so alike. (identify Sb wrongly)
56. She takes after her mother: they have the same eyes. (look like)
57. He was talking too fast and we didn't manage to take down the whole lecture. (write down)
58. They're taking on extra staff at the car factory. (employ)
59. I find it difficult to get by on the money I earn. (continue to live in spite of the difficulties)
60. Wendy is very easy-going and can get along/on with anyone. (have a friendly relationship with Sb)
61. The boy got up and kindly offered his seat to an old man. (stand up)
62. It took Sue two weeks to get over the flu. (recover from an illness)
63. It took her years to get over her husband’s death. (overcome sth)
64. If I don't get on with this work, I'll never finish it. (continue doing Sth)
65. Joe ran as fast as he could and managed to get on the bus just before it left.
66. The thief got away before the police arrived. (escape)
67. Sue, could you help your little brother get off his bike? He doesn't want to ride it anymore!
68. She always gets away with not doing any housework! It's just not fair! (go unpunished for doing Sth
wrong)
69. Sorry, but I haven’t got around to fixing your bike yet. (find time to do)
70. You look very guilty. What have you been getting up to? (do Sth bad)
71. A thief broke into our house last month and stole all of my mother’s jewelry. (enter a building by
force)
72. The fight broke out between two boys when they both fell in love with a girl in the same
neighborhood.
73. When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried. (lose control of your feeling and start to
cry)
74. It’s time we broke with these old practices. (end a connection with Sth)
75. I’m so sorry but on my way here my car broke down and I had to wait for the bus. (stop working)
76. It was a difficult task but we managed to bring it off in the end. (do sth successfully)
77. Don’t be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week. (make Sb believe Sth which
is not true)
78. Those photographs brought back my memory about him. (make Sb remember Sth)
79. Let’s get together next week and talk about it. (meet)
80. He’ s new but he’s getting on fine. (make progress)
81. Her father is very old, so she has to look after him. (take care of Sb)
82. In the end the little boy owned up to breaking the vase. (admit doing Sth wrong)
83. The country’s economic situation called for a reform. (require)
84. I never lend books because I never get them back (have sth returned)
85. With four kids to feed, Carol just gets by on $100 a week. (have just enough money to buy the things
you need)
86. I have been phoning all day, but I haven’t got through to her. (reach sb by phone)
87. I almost passed out when I heard I had won first prize. (lose consciousness)
88. The patient was given an anaesthetic and didn’t come round/to for three hours. (regain
consciousness)
89. Have you ever come up against this problem? (face difficulty)
90. He may be a nice person, but I didn’t take to him. (start to like Sb)
91. He takes to tennis like a duck to water. (start to like Sth)
92. He thought this watch was a genuine Rolex, but I’m afraid he was taken in (be deceived by Sb)
93. Her strict-looking appearance really puts me off making friends with her. (stop Sb doing Sth)
94. The government has just brought in a new law. (introduce)
95. He came in for a lot of criticism for the remarks he made in a television review. (be criticized/blamed)
96. She started the course two months ago but dropped out after only a month. (leave a school before
your course has finished)
97. I can’t find my dictionary at the moment. I hope it will turn up soon. (be found)
98. The children made up a funny story and wrote it on the card. (invent a story)
99. I could hear voices but I couldn't make out what they were saying. (hear/ see Sth)
100. The lecture was so boring that everyone dropped off by the end. (fall asleep)