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Hi. I'm at the station. There are no taxis. Could you ____ me _____ please?
pick up
You shouldn't _______ _______ stories. Nobody likes a liar.
make up
Everyone ________ ________ late for the meeting. The boss was furious.
turned up
It took ages to ______ _______ my illness.
get over
Do you ______ ____ ____ your neighbours or do you have a bad relationship?
get on with
You walk so fast. I can't ______ _______ _______
you.
keep up with
The teacher _____ ______ the exam papers and we waited to start.
gave/handed out
Scientists are _________ ______ research into nuclear fusion.
carrying out
We need to _____ _____ _____ all that rubbish.
It's been in the kitchen for too long.
get rid of
We phoned the tourist office to _______ _______
the timetable of the tourist bus.
find out
I can't wait for the summer. I'm _______ ________
________ it.
looking forward to
Everyone admires and _____ ______ ______ the team captain.
looks up to
Quite by chance we _______ ________ an abandoned house in the middle of the mountains.
came across
I've just _______ _____ yoga. I think it's going to help me relax.
taken up
We ______ _______ _______ petrol and had to stop ar a petrol station.
ran out of
It's snowing. We'll have to _______ _______
the football match.
put off / call off
Could you _______me ________ ________ the night? I am still looking for an apartment to rent.
put up for
We are going to ______ ______ _______ an experiment to see how long we can survive without electricty.
take part in
I'm not going to ______ ____ _____ the noise from the neighbours any longer. I'm calling the police !
put up with
I tried reading the science book but I ______ ______ after 50 pages. I couldn't understand a thing!!
gave up
Don't lose contact with us. ______ ______ _____ !
Keep in touch
I'm a carer in a residence. I _______ _______
old people.
look after
My parents settled down in the USA. I was brought ____ on a farm in Texas but my cousins ______ ______
in Florida.
up grew up
Other people have expectatoins of us and we sometimes have to ________ ______ _______ their expectations.
live up to
You must _______ _____ your assignments before Friday
hand in