Frightening phrasal verbs
In my free time I like to spend time with my friends.
OUT
In my free time I enjoy .................................................... with my friends.
hanging out / chilling out
There was a general lack __________ professionalism in the department.
of
"How about going to the cinema tonight?", said Anne
SUGGESTED
Ann ___________ to the cinema.
suggested going
"TO SPIT THE DUMMY"
A DUMMY IS A PASCIFIER
TO LOSE YOUR TEMPER AND THROW A TANTRUM/TANTY
___________ July 2018, my family went on a trip to Alaska. _________ night, you could see the Northern Lights!
IN July / AT night
They discussed the situation but nobody had a solution.
CAME
They discussed the situation but ......................................... a solution.
nobody came up with
He looks __________ my cats while I'm away.
after
WORD TRANSFORMATIONS
I was so _____________ (BORE) by that movie. I was hoping it would be a bit more ____________ (EXCITE).
bored / exciting
"MY SHOUT"
To pay for something, like a round of drinks or the tab
__________ summer, my family always goes _________ Almuñecar and stays in a hotel. We spend the morning on the beach and, __________ the afternoon, we eat seafood at our favourite restaurant.
IN summer / goes TO / IN the afternoon
The coach had the respect of the whole team.
UP
The whole team .................................................... the coach.
looked up to
Venice is famous __________ its amazing canals.
for
I can't afford to go to the cinema tonight.
ENOUGH
I don't have ____________ go to the cinema tonight.
enough money to
"WOOP WOOP"
Middle of nowhere
_________ Sunday, we went to the beach and the weather was warm enough _______ us to go swimming.
ON Sunday / warm enough FOR us
I don't think you should leave school.
DROP
If I were you, I .............................................. school.
wouldn't drop out of
He grew very fond __________ country walks.
of
WORD TRANSFORMATION
My trip to Greece last summer was so ______________ (ENJOY), and I was surprised by how ___________ (EXPENSE) it was. It was much cheaper than I expected!enjoyable / inexpensive
"GOING OFF"
Depending on the context it can either mean something that something is going extremely well or when someone is really angry to the point of yelling.
I haven't done any homework for a few days, so now I have to catch ______. We're supposed to hand ______ all the homework on Friday!
catch UP / hand IN
The boss cancelled the meeting.
OFF
The meeting .................................................... the boss.
was called off by
Football and advertisements! I'm really fed up _______________ the telly these days.
with
Jim is a far better basketball player than Tim.
NEARLY
Tim is ________________ at basketball as Jim.
not nearly as good
to find out something which may or may not seem suspicious.
I'm trying to focus _________ my homework, but my brother won't stop talking to me and pacing around the room. I really wish he would shut _______ and chill _________ for a while.
focus ON / shut UP / chill OUT