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WorksheetsPhrasal Verbs & Idioms
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
"Set off" means...
invent
cancel
continue, carry on
start a journey
"Call off" means...
recognise
stop doing something
cancel
mention something
"Put forward" means...
make a suggestion or proposal
recognise
postpone
give someone the right to have something
"Make out" means
recognise
invent
continue, carry on
to be slower than
Over a hundred people ________________ for the news conference
took off
showed up
gave in
The clock is completely broken. I’ll try to ______________ it
___________ and fix it.
pick out
set up
take apart
cheat on
John told me that he didn’t steal but I didn’t ________________ his lies.
talk down to
pay for
fall for
Erich is very sick at the moment but I am sure he’ll ________________
give in
pull through
take off
go along with
It took the woman a few minutes to COME ROUND after she had fainted .
continue doing
discuss in detail
regain consciousness
leave
Joe CAME INTO a lot of money , which changed his life completely.
find by chance
inherit
suffer
earned
While cleaning the basement I CAME ACROSS something I thought I had lost years ago
meet someone unexpectedly
end
find by chance
5. I would appreciate it if you could stick up for me the next time we see your mother.
defend
help with the work
introduce
Let's put Honza down. It'll be fun.
invite
criticize
influence
He was very clever. He sniffed out the answer almost immediately.
ask
study
discover information
Jack headed that problem off nicely
finish
understand
prevent
He set forth his opinion during his speech.
begin
finish
explain clearly
argue
Since returning from her holiday, she's hada new lease of ...
energy
life
ability
work
A good friend is somebody who will stick ... you through thick and thin.
on
to
by
with
You can ask my dad anything about football; it's right up his ...
path
street
road
lane
I think David's ... me. He heasn't told me he loves me for over a week.
gone in
gone away
gone off
gone up
At the end of the film, it ... that the police chief was actually the murderer.
took in
turned out
set out
out out
If you need any support, you can rely on me to ...
face up to you
set you down
put you through
back you up
The meeting ... and I got more and more bored.
dragged on
fell off
switched off
ebbed away
I don't agree with you, but your idea certainly gives me food _____.
for thinking
for consider
for thought
for fun
Just a moment... I've got the answer on the ____ of my tongue.
top
tap
back
tip
Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. I guess I really put my _____ in my mouth.
elbow
foot
hand
knee
I'll be back in the twinkling of ____.
a laugh
a smile
an eye
a lighting bolt
My friend is as ________ these days. He never gets time to relax.
busy as a bee
busy as an ant
busy as a cat
busy as a teacher
I'm sure the situation will improve. It will _______.
work out for the better
work out of the best
work out for the best
work into the best
