11 Collocations with phrasal verbs

Question 1

(Körpergewicht) zunehmen

Answer 1

to put on weight

Question 2

SYN: fall asleep

GET

Answer 2

to get off to sleep

I wasn’t tired, but I eventually got off to sleep at around midnight.

Question 3

SYN: to ​prepare a list in writing

G: eine Liste ausarbeiten, erstellen

Answer 3

to draw up a list

I’ve ​drawn up a ​list of ​candidates that I’d like to ​interview.

Question 4

In Berührung/Kontakt kommen mit

Answer 4

to come into contact with

In my job, I come into contact with people from all over the world.

Question 5

to ​cause a change to ​happen

G: eine Veränderung herbeiführen

Answer 5

to bring about a change

Question 6

Befehl(e)/Anweisung(en) ausführen

Answer 6

to carry out an order/orders

Don’t ​blame me, I’m only ​carrying out my ​orders/​instructions.

Question 7

aus der Mode kommen

Answer 7

to go out of fashion

Question 8

to start to run

G: zu laufen/rennen anfangen

Answer 8

to break into a run

She ​walked ​quickly, ​occasionally ​breaking into a ​run.

Question 9

to be useful

HANDY

G: gelegen kommen; sich als nützlich erweisen

Answer 9

to come in handy

This ​money will come in ​handy when we go on ​vacation.

Question 10

You do things that ​cause you to ​owe a ​large ​amount of ​money

Schulden machen

Answer 10

to run up a debt/debts

The ​company ​ran up ​huge debts.

Question 11

to tell someone all your problems and feelings

G: (jmd.) sein Herz ausschütten

Answer 11

to pour your heart out (to sb)

Question 12

to suddenly start laughing

G: in Gelächter ausbrechen; losprusten, herausplatzen

Answer 12

to burst out laughing (burst - burst - burst)

Question 13

to make yourself brave enough to do something

G: seinen ganzen/allen Mut zusammennehmen

Answer 13

to pluck up the courage (to do sth)

He ​finally plucked up courage to ask her to marry him.

Question 14

to ​refuse to ​talk about something that angers or ​worries you

G: seine Gefühle unterdrücken/unter Verschluss halten

Answer 14

to bottle up your feelings

Feelings that had been bottled up for ​years came ​flooding out.

Question 15

to suddenly start crying

G: in Tränen ausbrechen

Answer 15

to burst into tears (burst - burst - burst)

When she was told she had won the lottery, she burst into tears.

Question 16

(of a person) to ​be so upset that you cannot manage to live or work normally

G: zusammenbrechen, -klappen

Answer 16

to go to pieces

She went to ​pieces at the ​funeral.

Question 17

to make yourself eager to do sth

G: sich für etwas begeistern

Answer 17

to work up your enthusiasm (for sth)

I can’t work up any ​enthusiasm for this ​plan.

Question 18

to still think that something good might be/come true

G: sich Hoffnung(en) machen; die Hoffnung behalten

Answer 18

to hold out hope

I don’t ​hold out much hope of getting (= I don’t ​expect to be ​able to get) a ​ticket.