Verbs + prepositions
apologise
for
to use all of something and not have any left
Many hospitals are ____ ____ ____ money.
running out of
to depend on someone to do what you want or expect them to do for you
The whole team was ____ ____ me, and I let them down.
counting on
suddenly become very angry:
____ your temper
lose
disadvantage
drawback
appeal
to
to continue to learn about something or find out about something, so that you know the latest things that are happening
We try to ____ ____ ____ what’s happening.
keep up with
to behave in a way that is intended to attract people’s attention and make them admire you
The children start ____ ____ the minute anyone comes into the house.
showing off
invent an explanation for why you can’t do something:
____ an excuse
make
someone who is walking, in a street or along a road:
pedestrian
believe
in
to do something that should have been done before
I just want to go home and ____ ____ ____ some sleep.
catch up on
to not accept an offer or request
How could you ____ ____ such a fantastic job?
turn down
decide something:
___ ___ your mind
make up
near and easy to reach
The house was in Drury Lane, very ____ for the theatre.
handy
choose
between
same as get along
get on with
same as get
I finally ____ ____ ____ reading that book you gave me.
got round to
to work in turns, to work at different times on different days
work shifts
a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly
We were stuck in a ____ ____ for two hours.
traffic jam
cope
with
to take the place of something that has been lost or damaged
Nothing can ____ ____ ____ the loss of a child.
make up for
to do physical exercise as a way of keeping fit
He ____ ____ at the local gym every day.
works out
a period of time when you do not work because of illness or holidays, or because your employer has given you permission to do something else:
___ time ___
take/have time off
filled with too many people or things
The buses are filthy and ____.
overcrowded