...+OUT / UP
...+ ON / OFF
TWO-PART PHRASAL VERB
WHAT'S THE PREPOSITION?
100

I have to ..........up my files regularly, so that I don't lose them.

back

100

Could you please ........ on? Mr Smith is on the other line.

hold

100

The film is.......... a true story.

based on
100

I ran ........an old friend a few days ago. I hadn't expected to see him in Suipacha.

into

200

Her parents died when she was very young so she was ...........up by her grandparents

brought

200

It's too hot in this room. Would you mind ..........off the central heating?

turning

200

It took him  months to ...............Mary when she ended the relationship.

get over

200

The scientists carried.........the experiment in their own lab.

out

300

It was so foggy the I couldn't make.......the licence plate of the car in front of mine.

out

300
The had to .........off the match because of the heavy rain. They should have postponed it, instead.

call

300

My teacher told me to ....... the good work. She was very proud of me.

keep up

300

He eventually came up ........a very sensible idea.

with

400

I had an argument with my friend, but we immediately ...........up.

made

400

Instead of a prison sentence they were.....off with a fine.

let

400

He was walking across the street when he was.........by a lorry.

run down

400

They offered me an excellent job. Unfortunately, I had to turn it.......

down

500

No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't ............out the problem.

work

500

You know you can ........on me if something goes wrong.

count

500

We ..........her .........at the airport. We just wanted to say goodbye.

saw off

500

He often succeeds in getting his ideas ........... Everybody seems to understand what he says.

across