Phrasal Verbs (pt.1)

If you want to say that someone "disappointed you", you'd say they...

• ...showed off (show off).

• ...fell apart (fall apart).

• ...let you down (let down).

• ...turned you down (turn down).

If someone's "backing somebody up", it means that they are...

• protecting them from something.

• supporting or defending them.

• preventing them from doing something.

• None of the options.

Fill in the blank: None of us will be available tomorrow for the meeting, so we'll have to ______ (cancel).

• call it off.

• turn it down.

• get it back.

• dive into it.

TRUE OR FALSE? "get around to" is used when you travel from place to place.

• True

• False

• I don't know :(

Answer explanation

The meaning of "get around to" is "eventually finding time to do something you've been wanting to do".

Fill in the blank: This is super difficult to do, but I'm not going to _____ (surrender).

• fall apart.

• get over it.

• calm down.

• give up.

Fill in the blank: I really ______ (admire) my mother, she's done a lot for us.

• look away

• look after

• look up to

TRUE OR FALSE? The phrase "checking someone out" could mean that someone is looking at somebody else because they find them attractive.

• True

• False

• I don't know :(

Answer explanation

"to check sb out" can have a flirtatious connotation.

Fill in the blank: After spending hours at the mall, she _____ (decide, reach a conclusion) not buying anything.

• showed off

• ended up

• came up with

• got away with

Fill in the blank: I love my brother, but sometimes I can't _____ (tolerate) his attitude.

• put up with

• fall apart

• hold back

• call off

TRUE OR FALSE? to "abide by" something is to avoid doing something.

• True

• False

• I don't know :(

Answer explanation

False! The meaning of that phrasal verb is to "respect, follow, or obey a set of rules".