Phrasal Verb SET 1

Which one is incorrect about "Phrasal Verb"?

• Including verb and particle

• 3 parts phrasal verb including adv. and prep.

• 3 parts phrasal verb is inseparable.

• 2 part phrasal verb is transitive verb only.

Answer explanation

Phrasl Verb is Verb and Particle.

There are 2 types of phrasal verb:

- 2 part phrasal verb and 3 part phrasal verb.

: 2 part phrasal verb is separated with noun and pronoun but part isn't.

Phrasal verb is both vi. and vt.

to reduce something, or to reduce it by a particular amount = ______

• cut down

• cut back

• turn down

• go back

Answer explanation

cut down :

1. to do / less of something

2. to reduce the number, amount, or size of something

cut back :

1. to spend less, use less, do less of something

2. to reduce sth by it particular amount

turn down: refuse and offer/request

go back: return

He obviously didn't ___ her lack of interst in subject.

• pick up

• pick up on

• pick on

• pick over

Answer explanation

pick up on : to understand sth that is not communicated directly.

Which one is not the meaning of 'pick up on sth'?

• to criicize sb about sth they have said.

• return: to start talking again about sth

• to notice sth that other people have not noticed

• give attention: to give a particular attention to sth that is sb has said.

Answer explanation

pick someone up on something: to criticize sb about sth they have said.

The director has ___ a lot of criticism over his handling of the affair.

• come in for

• come up with

• come up

• got on with

Answer explanation

come in for: to receive blame or criticism

come up with: to suggest or think of an idea or plan

come up: to move towards,

to be mentioned or talked about in conversation

get on with: to start / continue doing sth, esp. work / after stopping

My boss's ___ her word and decided not to give me the job after all. She is so untrustworthy.

• watered down

• got up to

• gone back on

• falled out

Answer explanation

water down: dilute

get up to: be busy

go back on: fail to keep a promise

fall out: fall / argue

I can _____ the house being messy, but I hate if it's not clean.

• come up with

• put up with

• get away with

• get on with

Answer explanation

1. come up wtih: to suggest / think of an idea, plan

2. put up with: to accept or continue to accept an unpleasant sitatonor experience/ sb who behaves unpleasantly

3. get away with: to succeed in avoiding punishment for sth

4. get on with: to start or continue doing sth

I can't believe she ____ the chance to go to South American.

It is a great deal to be an exchange student.

• pass up

• turn down

• call off

• take over

Answer explanation

pass (sth) up: to fail to take advantage of an opportunity

To care for a child until they are an adult.

• hand over

• bring sth up

• go back on

• bring sb up

Answer explanation

1. hand over > hand over sb/sth to sb

: give responsibility to sb

2. bring sth up: to start to talk about a particular subject

3. go back on: to change an agreement

4. bring sb up: to rase sb until ther are an adult

"To make people forget that you made a big mistake or did sth very embarrassing in the past" is the meaning of _____

• come up with

• set off

• put up with

• live down

Answer explanation

1. come up with : to produce / find

2. set off: to cause an activity / to start on a trip

3. to accept / continue to accept an unplesant situation

4. live down: t forget some embarrassment