Phrasal Verbs 1
Come on, ____ it—you've nearly finished!
- keep at
- keep to
- keep on at
keep at
He ____(V2)his book and stood up.
- laid aside
- laid off
- laid out
laid aside
He ____(V2)for swearing.
- got the status symbol
- got the sack
- got the white elephant
got the sack
Explain
'out of the frying pan into the fire'
(saying) from a bad situation to one that is worse
____ discovery
- precious
- valuable
valuable
Keep your voice ____ —I don't want anyone else to hear.
- on
- down
- in
down
I had to lay ______ a fortune on a new car.
- away
- on
-out
lay out((informal) to spend money )
We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and ____
sweet
Explain
lay it on thick
(informal) to talk about somebody/something in a way that makes them or it seem much better or much worse than they really are; to exaggerate something
___ time (difficult)
- thin
- lean
lean
(informal) to make sure that you stay friendly with somebody, because you will get an advantage from doing so
keep in with
to fail to help or support somebody as they had hoped or expected
let down
We all knew their marriage was failing, but it wasn't until their kids left for college that they brought that fact out ____ the ____
out in the open
Explain
a bitter pill to swallow
a fact or an event that is unpleasant and difficult to accept
She ____ed her spleen (= shouted in an angry way) on the assembled crowd.
vented
The student was ______ for an hour for cheating in the exam.
- kept in
- kept on
- kept back
kept in
They ____ us ____ lightly.
She was ____ with a warning.
_____off
let off
when other people, especially people you do not know, are present
in public
Complete
_______, it becomes organized or clear in your mind
Then I found his diary and it all began to ______
- fall into place
- pop the question
fall into place
a spoilt and_______ed child
pampered
to ____ an agreement/an undertaking/a plan
keep to(to do what you have promised or agreed to do )
to _____ a scream of terror
to _______ a gasp of delight
let out(to give a shout, etc. )
to not be important or closely related to the main thing you are talking about
beside the point
to be going to die or stop functioning very soon; to be very weak or in bad condition
be on your/its last legs
to move apart and go away in different directions; to make somebody/something do this
'The crowd ____ed quickly. '
- disperse
- sprinkle
- stagger
disperse