Phrasal Verbs
I'd better_______and do some work or I'll never make the deadline on this project.
knuckle down
You are advised_______drinking tap water when travelling to a place you don't know well.
against
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James is such a reckless driver, he was_____to have an accident sooner or later.
bound
Okay, so I made a mistake; you don't need to bite my ___off.
head
The twins are always finishing______sentences.
each other's
How can she ______all that food and still be so thin?
pack away
I'll get______at you for posting that picture of me online!
back
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My Mum____(teach) me how to play the piano when I was a kid.
taught
Antonia is very shy, she wouldn't say boo to a ____.
goose
When we are in pain, most of us would do____to make it go away.
anything
The politician came______ a lot of criticism on social media.
in for
Although no one in the cast was an actor___profession, they gave a powerful performance.
by
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The professor claimed that the student______(cheat) on his exams all along.
had been cheating
Jake was going to study medicine, but he had a change of____.
heart
You know you can be overweight and still suffer from ______(nutrition) if all you ever eat is junk food that is high in calories.
malnutrition
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Why are you_______at your food? Don't you like it?
picking at
I don't understand their insistence___building the landfill here where they will have to destroy part of the forest.
on
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You_____(lie) on the beach this time next week, while the rest of us are working at our computers.
will be lying
I really got_____on my______when I spilled that soup on one of the customers. How humiliating!
egg on my face
_____who practice yoga say that it heps them both physically and mentally.
Those
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Very few women have ever succeeded in ______the 'glass ceiling' and getting ahigh position in a large company.
breaking through
We were taken_____by the people's strong reactions to our posts.
aback
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How could you have forgotten_____(pick up) the DVD? You know I was really looking forward to_____(watch) that film tonight!
watching
What phrasal verb means-to deliberately ignore something.
turn a blind eye
The nurse almost gave him the wrong medication, but luckily she noticed in time so no ____was done.
harm