16 - Materials And The Built Environment (Phrasal Verbs)

Question 1

Cover a window or door with wooden boards

Answer 1

To board up

Question 2

Lock the doors of a building or business

Answer 2

To close up

Question 3

Be removed by washing or rubbing ; end in a particular way

Answer 3

To come out

Question 4

Remove sthg from a larger piece by cutting ; stop doing sthg cause it’s bad for health

Answer 4

Cut out

Question 5

Clean repair or decorate sthg

Answer 5

To fix up

Question 6

Destroy a building or car

Answer 6

To Knock/Pull/Tear down

Question 7

The amount increase a lot

Answer 7

To pile up

Question 8

Stop sthg from falling by putting sthg under or against it ; help an organization continue to exist by providing financial or military support

Answer 8

To prop up

Question 9

Fix sthg such as an equipment in the place where it’ll be used and make it ready to use ; make an official request

Answer 9

To put in

Question 10

Make sthg by joining all its parts or members

Answer 10

To put together

Question 11

Build sthg such as a fence ; let someone stay in ur house

Answer 11

To put up

Question 12

Build a structure or put in a particular way ; make sthg ready for use

Answer 12

To set up

Question 13

Move away from one another so that they cover a large area.

Answer 13

To spread out

Question 14

Separate a large structure into pieces ; write down a statement

Answer 14

To take down

Question 15

Dilute a drink ; make sthg such as a statement less offensive

Answer 15

To water down

Question 16

Make sthg gradually disappear or became thinner by using or rubbing it ; make so gradually lose their energy or confidence

Answer 16

To wear down