Phrasal verbs - separable x inseparable

The initials F-B-I ...

• stand for Federal Bureau of Investigation

• stand Federal Bureau of Investigation for.

The CEO was accused of fraud, so the board decided to ...

• take down him.

• take him down.

• take the executive down.

• take down the executive.

There were problems at the nuclear power plant, so the government had to ...

• shut it off.

• shut off it.

• shut the plant off.

• shut off the plant.

It’s important that we have a set of moral values and ...

• stand up for them.

• stand them up for.

• stand up them for.

Even if you have difficulty with an activity, if you ....., chances are you’ll succeed.

• stick it to

• stick to it

• stick to the activity.

• stick the activity to.

Here’s a picture of my father. Do you think I ... ?

• take after him

• take him after

I had an appointment with Mark yesterday, but he just ..... with no explanation.

• stood me up

• stood up me

If I admire the Dalai Lama? Oh, I certainly ..... in many ways.

• look him up to

• look up him to

• look up to him

I don’t need this book anymore, but I won't just ... like that.

• throw it away

• throw the book away

• throw away the book

• throw away it

There’s been a drastic change in the way kids see climate issues. Greta Thunberg is one of the people who have ...

• brought it about.

• brought about it.

• brought this change about.

• brought about this change.