WorksheetsPhrasal verb Unit 36+37
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
(phr.v) bail out
help a person or organisation to get out of difficulty by giving them money
spend a lot very quickly
use a lot of sth, especially money
cost a particular amount of money, usually a large amount
It took him just a few months to ... all the money his father left him.
bail out
cough up
break into
run through
(phr.v) Meaning: (informal) provide money, often unwillingly
plough back
square up
cough up
gobble up
(phr.v) Meaning: reduce the size of a debt by earning money to pay for it
pay into
work off
roll in
set back
He has been ... a private pension scheme for 30 years.
coming into
rolling in
paying into
squaring up
Profits are being ... into the company to allow expansion.
bailed out
rolled in
gobbled up
ploughed back
Once our business gets started, the money will be ... .
setting back
squaring up
rolling in
coming into
Buying a car unfortunately ... more than I had anticipated.
put me aside
set me back
ran me through
work me off
You will certainly ... some money on your gran's death.
cough up
bail out
come into
set back
I want to put off ... my savings for as long as I can.
carrying forward
breaking into
renting out
cleaning out
Buying our new house has completely ... .
carried us forward
cleaned us out
set us back
square us up
(phr.v) Meaning: make a place (or a person) look tidier
chuck away
smarten up
put out
mop up
You'll need to buy a suit and ... a bit for the interview.
clutter up
clean up after
plump up
smarten up
(phr.v) Meaning: fill sth in an untidy or badly organised way
chuck away
plump up
clutter up
do out
(phr.v) straighten up
become relaxed and happy in new surroundings
fill a hole so that nothing can pass through it
make tidy
decorate
They ... with balloons and streamers ready for the party.
pulled the room up
parted the room
did the room out
cleaned the room up after
You will make the sofa look more comfortable if you ... the cushions.
plump up
mop up
part with
clutter up
There's milk on the floor over there - could you get a cloth and ... ?
block it up
chuck it out
settle it in
mop it up
The bookcase was too big for our new flat, so we had to ... .
put it up
wash it down
part with it
settle it in
The kids always ... the hall up with school bags and coats and stuff.
lock
clutter
do
straighten
