PHRASAL VERBS
I haven't had the chance to reply to your email but it's likely I'll get to it this afternoon. (GET)
I haven't GOT ROUND TO REPLYING to your email but it's likely I'll get to it this afternoon.
I doubt that the company will take the necessary steps to reduce its long-term environmental impact. (HAVE)
I HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT the company TAKING the necessary steps to reduce its long-term environmental impact.
The newspaper article was ______ of the possibility of ESP (Extra Sensory Perception). DISMISSED
A day doesn't often go by without someone ringing up to complain about the product. (SELDOM)
SELDOM DOES a day go by without someone ringing up to complain about the product.
People believe that stress is responsible for many health issues.
IT IS THOUGHT (that) stress is responsible for many health issues.
Psychologists often say that keeping your problems inside can lead to negative physical symptoms. (UP)
Psychologists often say that BOTTLING UP YOUR PROBLEMS can lead to negative physical symptoms.
After the accident we didn't expect our dog to survive but he suddenly improved. (TURN)
After the accident we didn't expect our dog to survive but he suddenly TOOK A TURN FOR THE BETTER.
The archeologists foung the dinosaur skeleton ______ in the rock which had been gradually eroded by the ocean waves. BED
EMBEDDED
As soon as Lucy arrived she helped herself to a drink without asking. (SOONER)
NO SOONER HAD Lucy arrived THAN she helped herself to a drink without asking.
We expect the Prime Minister will make a statement this afternoon.
The Prime Minister ______ make a statement this afternoon.
The Prime Minister IS EXPECTED TO make a statement this afternoon.
She managed to convince her colleagues to volunteer for the charity event sponsored by their client. (INTO)
She managed to TALK HER COLLEAGUES INTO VOLUNTEERING for the charity event sponsored by their client.
Many people believe that influenza is caused by cold temperatures, when it is really caused by viruses. (BELIEF)
CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF influenza is caused by viruses and not cold temperatures.
He is a very ______ critic of the new economic policies set out by the government. SPEAK
OUTSPOKEN
We didn't realize what we were getting ourselves into. (LITTLE)
LITTLE DID WE REALIZE what we were getting ourselves into.
There are more than 5 million people living in poverty in this country. SAID
______ to be more than 5 million people living in poverty in this country.
There are SAID TO BE more than 5 million people living in poverty in this country.
Mark _______ of the breezy conditions and went windsurfing. (TOOK)
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF
He has a lot of extra time to dedicate to his hobbies since I started working remotely from home. (HANDS)
He HAS A LOT OF TIME ON HIS HANDS to dedicate to his hobbies since he started working remotely from home.
Everyone had their issues and her ______ were far outweighed by all the good qualities. COMING
If it hadn't been for supportive friends and family, she could not have handled the death of her father. (HAD)
HAD IT NOT BEEN for supportive friends and family, she could not have handled the death of her father.
It ______ appear that many students are unhappy with the outdated equipment in the science laboratory.
WOULD
She was able to FEND OFF the mugger using the self-defense techniques she had learned at her martial arts lessons.
The government shouldn't have turned ______ to the deep-seeded corruption happening in the financial departments. (EYE)
A BLIND EYE
His stories were ______ fables set in the past, and could be understood as veiled political criticism. ENIGMA
ENIGMATIC
There is so much demand for tickets that they are selling at double their face value. (SUCH)
SUCH IS THE demand for tickets that they are selling at double their face value.
The instructions say that the battery lasts for at least 12 hours.
_______ the instructions the battery lasts for at least 12 hours.
ACCORDING TO the instructions the battery lasts for at least 12 hours.