BREAK/LOOK
1. to end a relationship
2. to try to find
1. BREAK UP
2. LOOK FOR
1. to go on a vacation
2. to start or proceed
1. GET AWAY
2. GO AHEAD
As I have just had a tooth ----, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A) pushed out
B) tried on
C) crossed out
D) taken out
E) broken off
D) taken out
Selena Gomez, Kygo “It Ain’t Me”
GROW UP = to mature, become an adult
The Church - Under the milky way
LOOK FOR = TO SEARCH
1. to escape (from a prison)
2. to be careful, vigilant or take notice
1. BREAK OUT
2. LOOK OUT
1. to embark (transport)
2. to review
1. GET ON
2. GO OVER
1. You need to ---- your essay for spell-check before you hand in your exam paper.
A) pass over
B) go into
C) look into
D) go over
E) pass away
2. It is not easy for many civil servants to ---- on their salaries as the inflation rate is extremely high.
A) get by
B) spend up
C) get up
D) run over
E) get over
1. D) go over
2. A) get by
DNCE “Cake By the Ocean”
KEEP ON = to continue
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
GO BY - PASS TIME
1. to get upset/lose emotional control
2. to investigate
1. BREAK DOWN
2. LOOK INTO
1. to recuperate after a disappointment
2. to make a loud noise or explode
1. GET OVER
2. GO OFF
1. You'd better ---- your cigarette as it is dangerous to smoke at a gas station.
A) hold up
B) pull away
C) get through
D) die out
E) put out
2. Jane found it hard to get up from the bed after the alarm clock ---- at seven.
A) broke in
B) took out
C) blew up
D) went off
E) threw up
3. There is an easy way to ---- four species of wild cats living in this region by their tail patterns.
A) tell apart
B) see to
C) clear up
D) find out
E) call for
1. E) put out
2. D) went off
3. A) tell apart
Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know”
CUT OFF= to stop communication; make someone stop talking
The Cure - Just like Heaven
RUN AWAY = ESCAPE
1. to force entry into a building
2. to be excited about the
1. BREAK INTO
2. LOOK FORWARD TO
1. to throw something away or eliminate
2. to stop burning or be extinguished
1. GET RID OF
2. GO OUT
1. I thought the party was going to be boring, but it ---- to be the most unforgettable evening of my life.
A) turned out
B) looked around
C) passed through
D) came up with
E) resulted in
2. I find it hard to ---- the other students in the Italian class as they have been attending the classes more regularly than I do.
A) fall through
B) catch up
C) keep along with
D) keep up with
E) come up
3. The first National Food and Nutrition Survey was ---- in 1980 and the most recent one in 1992.
A) carried out
B) dropped out
C) done out
D) brought about
E) checked in
1. A) turned out
2. D) catch up
3. A) carried out
1. Taylor Swift "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
2. Katy Perry “Chained to the Rhythm”
1. CALL OFF = to decide something not to happen/to cancel
2. TURN UP = to increase example volume
1. Hey You - Pink Floyd
2. Lou Reed - New Sensations
1. GIVE IN = SURRENDER
2. GET RID OF - TO THROW IN THE RUBBISH/ELIMINATE
1. to develop a skin condition
2. to have a lot of respect for
1. BREAK OUT IN
2. LOOK UP TO
1. to not be punished for doing something
2. to abstain from or to skip
1. GET AWAY WITH
2. GO WITHOUT
1. The summit was earlier to be held in March but was ---- due to the tsunami disaster that hit India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
A) paid off
B) crossed out
C) put off
D) dropped out
E) turned down
2. The grand jury is ---- the allegations that bribes influenced the mayor's actions.
A) putting off
B) falling into
C) drawing up
D) looking into
E) fixing up
3. Experts say if the island is not protected, the oil spill could ---- the Gulf's turtle population.
A) throw up
B) wipe out
C) put across
D) die out
E) pass on
4. Cheryl has missed several days of school and now she is ---- in her homework.
A) going back
B) telling off
C) turning out
D) catching on
E) falling behind
1. C) put off
2. D) looking into
3. B) wipe out
4. E) falling behind
1. Mike Posner “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”
2. Selena Gomez, Kygo “It Ain’t Me”
1. GET ALONG WITH =to have a good relationship with someone
2. STAY OUT = not go home
1. David Bowie - Heroes
2. The Specials - Ghost Town
1. KEEP TOGETHER - TO UNITE
2. CLOSE DOWN - PERMANENTLY SHUT