Choose the correct phrasal noun to complete the sentence.

The _____ of winter meant that there was less food for the animals and birds.

• standby

• letdown

• back-up

• warm-up

• onset

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I thought having a 45-piece orchestra at their wedding really was ______, personally.

• standby

• overkill

• back-up

• warm-up

• onset

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The police officer radioed for ______ before entering the bank.

• standby

• overkill

• back-up

• warm-up

• onset

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Let’s ask Joel what he thinks. I always find his _____ very useful in these matters.

• standby

• overkill

• back-up

• input

• onset

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TV producers find that studio audiences react better if they have a _____ to watch before a live programme.

• standby

• overkill

• back-up

• input

• warm-up

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Our holiday in the Mediterranean was a bit of a _____ . The hotel was second-rate and the food was awful.

• letdown

• overkill

• back-up

• input

• warm-up

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Although Cameron usually rides his new road bike to school now, he’s kep this old bike as a _____.

• letdown

• overkill

• back-up

• standby

• warm-up

Rewrite these sentences, starting with the cues given, using phrasal nouns instead of the underlined words.

Two men who had stowed away in the container were arrested when police opened it.

The police opened the container and arrested two ______.

Rewrite these sentences, starting with the cues given, using phrasal nouns instead of the underlined words.

Negotiations with union members broke down after a couple of hours.

There was a _____ in negotiations with union members after a couple of hours.

Rewrite these sentences, starting with the cues given, using phrasal nouns instead of the underlined words.

The management bought out the company in 2014.

There was a a management _____ of the company in 2014.