Phrasal Verbs
Epxressions
Cond/wish
100
My mother usually collects me from school in the afternoon. FROM My mother usually _________________ school in the afternoon.
Picks me up from
100
He is very happy about his new job. Clue: It's not made of cheese
He is over the moon.
100
I want to be able to fly. WISH I _________________fly.
wish I could
200
The bus takes me to a place near my house after school. ME The bus _______________________ near my house after school.
Drops me off
200
I just don't like Thai food. Clue: It sounds like a letter and it is not mine.
It's not my cup of tea.
200
I want to be able to speak French. ONLY If________________ French.
only I could speak
300
I ought to reduce the amount of fat I eat. ON I should _________________________ the amount of fat I eat.
Cut down on
300
I have _____________________, so I am off travelling around the world. Clue: They smell too.
itchy feet
300
I should have confronted him years ago. UP If only I ________________________ ago.
had stood up to him years
400
The company needs to hire another employee to help with the workload. SOMEONE There is a lot of work, so the company needs to _______________ to help with the workload.
Take on someone else / take someone new on /take someone else on
400
I have ______________________ stomach about this exam. Clue: They were once caterpillars.
butterflies in my stomach
400
I crashed because I wasn't paying enough attention to the road. HAVE I __________________ I had been paying more attention to the road.
wouldn't have crashed if
500
She started crying when I told her. DOWN She just _____________ cried when I told her.
broke down and
500
That noise is ______________________, please stop! Clue: You need a licence to do it.
driving me up the wall
500
"It is a shame they resent me for being so good," he complained. AGAINST He said that he wished they _____________________him for being so good.
wouldn't hold it against him