PATCHES - Phrasal Verbs 2

Lucas is on the other phone — would you like to hang ___________?

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Answer explanation

> to hang on: to wait for a short time

(Sally's on the other phone - would you like to hang on?)

> to hang around: to move or do things slowly

(Go and pack but don't hang around - we have to go in an hour.)

I can barely make _________ what you are saying. Please speak louder.

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To make something/someone out: to see, hear, or understand something or someone with difficulty

(I can't make out your writing.)

Ed Carey has been chosen to make ____ the losing football team.

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To make over sth: to improve something or someone by working on or changing various parts:

(Ed Carey has been chosen to make over the losing football team.)

Could you please pick me ______ after school?

- Sure! No problem

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To pick up: to collect, or to go and get, someone or something

(When you're in town could you pick up the books I ordered?)

The critics picked him _____ as the outstanding male dancer of the decade.

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To pick sth/so out: to recognize, find, or make a choice among different people or things in a group.

(Can you pick out the three deliberate mistakes in this paragraph?)

All the clothes at the sale had been thoroughly picked ______ and there was nothing nice left.

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To pick over: choosing the ones you want or getting rid of the ones you do not want:

(She picked over the strawberries, selecting the largest ones.)

He gets picked ______ because he’s small.

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To pick on: to criticize, annoy, or punish someone repeatedly and unfairly

(When I was a thin and Nutritionally deficient boy, the big boys in the school always picked up on me.)

I made ____ an excuse about having to look after the kids.

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To make up: to invent something, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive

(My dad was always really good at making up stories.)

You'll have to make _____ the work you missed while you were away.

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To make up (2nd meaning): replace something, usually an amount of time or work, that has been lost

(We're hoping to make up time on the return journey by not stopping at night.)

Every Friday, I hang ___________at the bar with my colleagues.

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To hang out: to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone

(I used to hang out frequently with my high school friends, but now they seem to be busy.)