Phrases with in, out of, at, by - PREPARE 7 U10

Organize these options into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) at

,

(b) out

,

(c) in

,

(d) by

• chance

• of nowhere

• advance

• detail

• of character

• all

• risk

• accident

• fault

• secret

The dog came (a)   ​ (b)   and attacked poor Barney.​ ​

• out of
• nowhere
• by
• chance
• in
• character

We met him (a)   ​ (b)   while we were shopping .

• out of
• nowhere
• by
• chance
• in
• detail

Please tell me (a)   ​ (b)   exactly what happened last night.

• out of
• nowhere
• by
• chance
• in
• detail

The bill comes to $135 (a)   ​ (b)   , including breakfast.

• out of
• nowhere
• by
• detail
• in
• all

You need to make a reservation at least two days (a)   ​ (b)   .

• out of
• character
• by
• detail
• in
• advance

He was bad-tempered yesterday which was (a)   ​ (b)   .

• out of
• character
• by
• nowhere
• in
• advance

A: Have you ever seen a flashmob? B: I have actually. Last summer I was at the beach and ​ (a)   , we saw this flashmob dancing to hits from the eighties. Two dancers came ​ (b)   and started dancing and then more and more people joined in. There were probably about 40 dancers ​ (c)   .
A: That sounds cool! I bet it ​ (d)   everybody’s mood.
B: Yes, it did. It was ​ boiling hot that day so no one was doing very much. It got everyone moving, despite the heat. It must have been planned ​ (e)   but I don’t know why. The beach isn’t in a trendy place or anything. It was definitely a success though – everyone loved it.

• by chance
• out of nowhere
• in all
• lifted
• in advance
• weighed up
• in detail
• by accident
• in secret
• out of character