Phrasal Verbs i
They have postponed the wedding.
They have ___ ___ the wedding.
put off
They have cancelled the wedding.
They have ___ ___ the wedding.
called off
in-a-row
There's __ book on __ sofa. Is __ book yours?
a/the/the
I guess I'll show my (_____)
Either way I'm losing
Used to have the goods
Back when I could use 'em
Standing by the ocean
Like I'm frozen here in time
hand
My son has the same personality as I do.
My son ___ ___ me.
takes after
I stopped smoking 15 years ago.
I ___ ____ smoking 15 years ago
gave up
What word means a sudden, deep fall (in prices, for example), or a prolonged period of abnormally low activity?
_ _ _ _ _
slump
Woman: 'Can I help you?'
Man: 'Yes. I'm lost. Where is the train station.'
Put into reported speech:
She asked if she could help him. He said that he was lost, and asked where the train station was.
Well, I (______) through the city on the 4th of July
I had a firecracker waiting to blow
Breakin' like a robber who was makin' his way
To the cities of Mexico
Lived in an apartment out on Avenue A
I had a tar-hut on the corner of 10th
shuffled
I forgot my friend's birthday. I need to buy him something nice to __ ___ ___ it.
make up for
My doctor told me to drink less alcohol.
My doctor told me to __ ___ ___ alcohol
cut down on
what word collocates with 'contrast' to mean BIG contrast?
For example, "There is a _ _ _ _ _ contrast between Wednesdays and Big Colours."
stark
“I’m a little tired.”
“So I am.”
Correct the mistake.
So am I
(____) like a sailor
Tumbling off a ferry boat
I was at the bar till three
Oh Lord, and I wasn't ready to go
I'm never ready to go
Tennessee's a brother to my sister Carolina where they're gonna bury me
And I ain't ready to go
I'm never ready to go
Loaded
The film was very disappointing.
The film really __ me __.
let down
The government need to eliminate tax evasion.
The government need to __ __ tax evasion.
what word means to 'create a counterbalance'?
offset
“I can’t find my wallet. I ___ ___ ___ it at home.”
Complete the sentence.
might/could/may/must have left/forgotten
Love is hell
It's raining I can see it outside
Funny I'm still in it
Just sitting here with Johnny and Raph'
Until the room starts (___)
I could be serious, but I am just kidding around
I could be anything
Nothing
Whatever, oh well
Love is hell
spinning
I can't give you an answer now. I need to think deeply about my decision.
I can't give you an answer now. I need to___ my decision ___.
mull over
He initially insisted that he was right, but in the end he changed his mind.
He initially said he was interested that he was right, but in the end he __ ___.
"That was a terrible miss from de Jong! Any striker (- - - - -) his (- - - -) would have scored from that distance."
worth, salt
I'm vegetarian. I didn't eat meat at the barbecue.
Put into a mixed conditional sentence: "If I..."
Clear as a bell and sound as an old engineer
Clear as a bell and sound as an old engineer
With talented breezes that blow off your hat with a (____)
As a man, I've ain't ever been much for talking to
I'm as open as the door in her house that leads to her room
When the color goes out of my eyes, she's usually too
sneer