PHRASAL VERBS
1. If you are seen stealing that car the police will be ……… you. / after, back, for, through /
2. What are the children ………? They are very quiet. / up, up to, up against, over /
3. We are ……… bad weather this weak. / away, on at, in for, over /
4. I hope nobody disturbs me; my favourite television programme will be ……… in five minutes. / out, off, after, on /
5. I have broken my leg skiing, so I will be ……… work for two months.
6. If he is late for our date again, I will be ……… with him. / over, through, out of, off /
7. If you press the wrong buttons, the machine will break ……… . / down, in, off, through /
8. School breaks ……… for Easter on 2nd April. / out, up, down, off /
9. The robbers used iron bars to break ……… the bank. / in, into, through, away /
10. When she was told her mum was in hospital she broke ……… . / down, off, through, in /
11. The troops managed to break ………the enemy lines. / off, down, through, over /
12. Sheila broke ……… her engagement last week. / in, up, out, off /
13. By stealing, Mark brought ……… his dismissal from work. / down, about, off, over /
14. This music brings ……… happy memories. / to, back, out, along /
15. The author will bring ……… his new novel soon. / in, about, to, out /
16. We managed to bring him ……… by splashing his face with water. / about, round, together, on /
17. The meeting has been brought ……… to tomorrow evening. / in, forward, out, to /
18. She was eventually brought ……… to my point of view. / round, off, on, back /
19. They had to call ……… the football match because of the weather. / back, in, off, out /
20. My boss is calling ……… us tonight at 8 o’clock. / on, to, back, up /
21. All men over 18 will be called ……… to fight in the war. / in, back, up, over /
22. This situation calls ……… immediate action. / over, for, out, in /
23. I didn’t mean to buy so much but I got carried ……… . / off, on, away, out /
24. The police are carrying ……… an investigation into the cause of Andrew’s death. / over, out, off, through /
25. I don’t feel well but I’ll carry ……… working anyway. / on, off, away, over /
26. Despite the difficulties, we managed to carry ……… the project. / over, away, off, on /
27. I came ……… my old photo album while tidying up. / at, by, down, across /
28. Good jobs are hard to come ……… these days. / by, into, off, on /
29. I feel terrible! I must be coming ……… the flu. / up, down with, out, through /
30. When Sally’s uncle died, she came ……… a small fortune. / by, up with, to, into /
31. The details of the corruption scandal eventually came ……… . / in, off, out, round /
32. He eventually managed to came ……… a solution. / up to, through, in, up with /
33. If you don’t pay your water bill, your water supply will be cut ……… . / across, off, back, in /
34. I’m not cut ……… working in the office. / out, out for, up, to /
35. You must cut ……… the amount of sugar you consume. / into, in, off, down on /
36. I wanted to overtake the lorry but a car from behind cut ……… between us. / to, through, up, in /
37. He cut ……… the conversation to ask to go out. / across, into, up, down /
38. The village was cut ……… for days because of the snow. / off, out, up, to /
39. The Prime Minister decided to cut ……… government spending. / off, through, back on, up /
40. Most countries have done ……… the death penalty. / out, away with, with, up /
41. You shouldn’t do your parents ……… . They care about you. / out, with, down, up /
42. I’m really thirsty. I could do ……… a drink. / up, with, out, in /
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