English 12 phrasal verbs 2

It took them ages to ______ how to assemble the chest of drawers.

• wear off

• figure out

• show off

• wipe out

She thought she was pregnant, but it ______ to be a false alarm.

• stay up

• moved out

• lit up

• turned out

Trembling with fear, she ______ the money to the gunman.

• ran up

• handed over

• screwed up

• fell over

The fire doesn’t seem to be ______ much heat.

• giving up

• giving off

• taking up

• taking off

The business ______ better than expected and profits were slightly up.

• found for

• found out

• made for

• made out

My birthday seems to ______ more quickly every year.

• come on

• come around

• turn on

• turn around

The firm was badly in need of restructuring when she ______.

• took over

• took up

• looked over

• looked up

He decided to ______ on his initial research and write a book.

• put up

• tear down

• follow up

• run down

He ______ of school a month before graduation.

• dropped out

• broke in

• burst out

• put in

If you really ______ it, you’ll probably find it’s not such a good deal.

• look up

• run up

• look into

• run into