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How should we go ________ choosing a campsite? Have you got any ideas?
(TO START)
GO ABOUT
He says he won’t stand _____ any more of our bad behaviour.
(TO NOT PUT UP WITH)
STAND FOR
Jonathan just _____ ____ the letter and threw it in the bin.
(TO TEAR INTO PIECES)
RIPPED UP
I don’t think Priscilla will ever give her secret ______.
( TO REVEAL)
GIVE AWAY
I don’t know how you put ______ with him. He’s always complaining.
(TO TOLERATE / ACCEPT)
PUT UP WITH
I don’t want to play football. I really don’t feel ____ ____ it.
(TO FEEL WELL ENOUGH TO DO STH)
FEEL UP TO
If you want to be good at English, you have to ______ ____ practising. You can’t just stop.
(TO CONTINUE)
KEEP ON
Despite being interested in maths, he went ____ ____ study history at university.
(TO STOP DOING STH AND START STH NEW)
WENT ON TO
We eventually built ______ enough courage to look inside the box.
(TO INCREAS)
BUILD UP
All the bad news you read about it in the newspapers just gets me ________.
( TO MAKE SB FEEL UPSET)
GET SB DOWN
My dad had just left the house so I ______ _____ him and told him the news.
(TO FOLLOW SB VERY FAST)
RAN AFTER
I think it would be good for you to take _____ some more responsibilities.
(TO AGREE TO DO STH)
TAKE ON
I’m glad he’s finally getting ______ with school . I thought he’d never do it.
(TO MAKE PROGRESS)
GET ON WITH
Do you think you can sort _____ the problem with your email address.
(TO SOLVE)
SORT OUT
She ______ _____ her father, doesn’t she? They’ve got the same eyes.
( TO LOOK OR ACT LIKE A RELATIVE)
TAKES AFTER
She’s decided to drop _____ _____ her dance classes because she has too much work at school.
( TO STOP ATTENDING)
DROP OUT OF
I’m afraid I didn’t go to the supermarket so we’ll have to do __________ dessert tonight.
(TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING YOU DON'T HAVE)
DO WITHOUT
I’m in trouble now. My parents won’t let me _______ this time.
(TO PUNISH OR NOT SB)
LET ME OFF
My grandparents ________ ____ to see us last night. It was something of a surprise.
(TO VISIT SB UNEXPECTEDLY)
DROPPED IN
You should go ____ _____ the talent contest. I think you’d win.
( TO ENTER A CONTEST)
GO IN FOR