Break
I _____ _____ with my girlfriend because she didn't think I was handsome.
(to end a relationship)
broke up (with)
_____ _____ of my classroom!
(to leave)
get out
When will you _______ _______ from your vacation?
(to return from somewhere)
come back
I always _________ _______ doing my laundry.
(to postpone)
put off
(to gain control of)
took over
Can you help me ______ ______ my keys?
(to search)
look for
The prisoner climbed through the window and ________ ______ of jail.
(to escape)
broke out
She really ______ ______ ____ all of her coworkers.
(to work well with)
gets along with
The brilliant idea ______ ______ me while I was eating.
((of an idea) to enter your mind)
came to
We just _______ _______ a $4000 deposit on that apartment.
(to pay)
put down
She ______ ______ her grandmother with her wide eyes and quiet disposition.
(to resemble a parent/grandparent)takes after
I _____ ______ ______ our meeting tomorrow.
(to be excited about a future event)
look forward to
When my dog died, I _______ _______ and cried for hours.
(to get upset)
broke down
My whole family ________ ________ for Thanksgiving.
(to gather/meet for a social situation)
gets together
I was on the Internet yesterday and I ______ _______ an article about Radio Taiso that was very interesting.
(to accidentally find or discover)
came across
We ________ _________ a new set of shelves from Ikea.
(to assemble)
put together
My house is full, I can't _______ _______ any more guests.
(to allow someone to stay in)
take in
My dad is an amazing role model. I ______ ______ ____ him.
(to admire)
look up to
A burglar _______ _______ while he was asleep.
(enters forcefully)
broke in
That man ________ _______ ______ murder. He never went to prison.
(to do something without consequences)
got away with
I had just met him but he _________ ________ as a really arrogant person.
(to seem like)
came off/across
They _______ _______ the fire quickly.
(to extinguish )
put out
(to start flying)
take off
The students were complaining because there was no coat rack, so the teacher _________ _______ it and solved the problem.
(investigate/try to solve)
looked into
We were at the hockey game and a fight _______ ______.
(to begin suddenly (like a fight))
broke out
He called me dumb, so I burnt his house down to ______ _______ ______ him.
(to retaliate/ to get revenge)
get back at
We need to ________ _______ ______ a plan.
(to think of or to create)
come up with
I cannot ______ ______ ______ her late coming any longer!
(to tolerate)
put up with
I am not very good at football. I _______ it ______ a few months ago.
(to begin a new hobby)
took...up
You shouldn't _______ _______ _____ people just because they have less money than you.
(to think less of someone, to feel better than them)
look down on