Phrasal Verbs1
- The band (took / went / put / came) up with an idea for a new song.
- The doctor gave (off / round / out / up) malaria tablets to the villagers.
- He wants to put (off / in / out / up) the project until July.
- The movie was so boring that I (put / nodded / held / got) off.
- The exam was tough but I (stitched / slipped / scraped/ stuck) by; I passed.
- Brenda ticked (off / on / into / out) her husband for coming home late.
- After his promotion, Harry (put / set / got / took) on extra work.
- All the restaurants were closed, so we (came / put / ended / ran) up eating at home.
- Jenny really stood (out / off / away / up) with her dyed green hair.
- I love animals because I (went / grew / raised / spread) up on a farm.
- Can you see (to / with / into / in) this enquiry; I don’t have time.
- I hope that Don can keep (out / up / off / down) his good grades next semester.
- My wife doesn’t cook, so we eat (around / along / out / off) quite often.
- I talked her (from / into / up / over) donating blood; she refused at first.
- They offered me a job, but I (turned /pulled / put / stuck) it down.
- My mother tried (into / with / on / up) the black dress in the department store.
- After marrying Chieko, he (homed / settled/ founded / based) down in Japan.
- The salesman ripped you (back / off / up / over) when he sold you that watch.
- The school is giving (off /free / up / away) some of their old books.
- The mechanic pointed (out/ round / up / off) that my engine oil needed changing.
- Little Joe is looking (up/ on / around / forward) to Christmas.
- Terry goes to the gym to (run / jump / turn / work) out every morning before work.
- He doesn’t (fit / stick / square / pitch) in with my friends; he’s much older than them.
- Robert looks (down/ around / up / forward) to his father as a role model.
- I need to talk (up / to / on / over) this report with my boss.
- Maybe it will cheer him (back / up/ out / around) if you give him some candy.
- The instructor (let / throw / split / put) up the group into two teams.
- She did well at the meeting. She (made / mentioned / told / brought) up some important issues.
- The attacker (backed / stepped/ stood / broke) down when I said I know karate.
- I need to (exercise / practice /brush/ sweep) up on my French before I visit Paris.
- She went shopping and picked (over / out / in / on) a new dress for the party.
- Can you please fill (up / by / in / over) this form with a black pen?
- Before the game, we warmed (off /ourselves / out / up) with some jogging.
- Joanna’s father talked her (out / into/ back / off) of joining the army; he was against it.
- The effect of the medicine (went / wore / fell / tore) off after some time.
- The robbers pulled (on / off / over / out) the biggest bank robbery in history.
- I spent the morning sorting (away / up / off / out) the stuff in my closet.
- I thought it was a robber but it (got / stood / turned / worked) out to be my neighbor.
- The tires have worn (off / on / out / up) on my car.
- I don’t like him, but I (hang /put/ stay / stick) up with him because he’s my brother.
- After a lengthy illness, Grandma (slid / fell / passed / slunk) away last year.
- He needs to cut (down/ up / off / out) on fast food to lose weight.
- The department store closed (up / out / down / shut) because business was bad.
- She was (taken / raised / fed / brought) up by her aunt after her parents died.
- Big Joe knocked (up / off / out / in) his opponent in the boxing match.
- The car stopped when we (let /drove/ ran / took) out of gas.
- You can count (up / on / with / to) me to find the best price.
- I need to find a bank. I’ve (paid / given/ spent / used) up all my cash.
- Our hotcakes were so popular we (were / tried / sold / went) out of them before noon.
- She hurt me. I want to get (back/ even / off / up) at her for what she did.
- Many people mix (off / up / in / with) the twins’ names.
- The nest was destroyed, so the ants (came /set/ went / put) about building a new one.
- He has been sad since he broke (away /off / out / up) with Jane.
- Our team is taking (into / down / over / part) the project from the other team.
- You really let me (out / up / off / down) when you didn’t come to my party.
- After eating rotten seafood, I (threw / picked / set / coughed) up in the sink.
- I would like to go (over / on / up / down) this report in more detail.
- We all pitched (around / up / out / in) and finished the work quickly.
- The firemen arrived and put (away/ down /out/ off) the fire in ten minutes.
- John really stuck (in / around / out / over) since he was over seven feet tall.
- The student worked (out/ in / to / into) the answer in a couple of minutes.
- The game was called (up/ over / out / off) due to heavy snow.
- She’s always going (over /on/ round / up) about her job. She loves to talk about it.
- The plane took (up /wing / out / off) in London and landed in Moscow.
- We had no way to (move / spin / get / be) around since my car had broken down.
- Robert picked (up /into / out / off) a little Spanish when he was in Madrid.
- The police are looking (out /over / into / to) reports of a thief in the area.
- After drinking vodka, Vladimir passed (out/ off / by / up) on his sofa.
- I finally (figured/ made / stood / got) out how to do trigonometry.
- When I was shopping, I (ran/ saw / met/ put) into an old friend.