Phrasal Verbs 1
to try to forget about an unpleasant experience and think about the future
put it ______ (particle)
put behind
to start doing or discussing something new
move ____ to
move on to
in the part of a theatre, etc. that the public does not usually see
behind the ____
behind the scenes
(of a person) not easily upset by criticism or unkind comments
___-skinned
thick-skinned
She realized she had _____ped the mark and quickly apologized.
- Owned
- overstepped
-opted
overstepped the mark
to communicate your ideas, feelings, etc. successfully to somebody
She's not very good at _____ting her views across.
put across
to give something/somebody officially or formally to another person
They ____ed the weapons over to the police.
hand over
confused and not knowing what to do
I'm all at ___ with these new regulations.
all at sea
(informal) to delay making a decision about something until the next day, so that you have time to think about it
Could I ___________ it and let you know tomorrow?
sleep on it
I made it clear right____________ that I disapproved.
- from the outset
- on the outset
- over and above
from the outset
to consider that something is caused by something
synonym attribute
put sth ______ to sth
put sth down to sth
to have enough money for the basic things you need to live
live ___
live on
(informal) a situation in which you only just manage to avoid an accident, etc.
have a ___ shave
have a close shave
the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer
- the last straw
- the splitting image
- a long shot
the last straw
Children can be difficult as we know ____ well.
only ____
only too
to let somebody stay at your home
- put sb up
- put sb in
put sb out
put sb up
to experience a disaster or other unpleasant situation and survive it
- live through
- pass over
- phase out
live through
(informal) very cheaply; at a low price
- go for a song
- smell a rat
- pull your socks up
go for a song
If you believe you can make her happy, I won't ______ _____.
- give you the slip
- stand in your way
- hit the sack
stand in your way
Explain "on the off chance?
because of the possibility of something happening, although it is unlikely
The accident ____ her ___ driving for life.
- put he on
- put her off
- put her aside
put her off
Subsidies to farmers will be __ed _____ by next year.
- passed over
- lived on
- phased out
phased out
In the early years, the business was run on a ____________ (little money)
on a shoestring
(informal) to use your influence in order to get an advantage for somebody
pull the strings
an amount of something that is too small or unimportant to make any real difference to a situation
a drop in the ocean