2jhs- Phrasal Verbs List 4

Question 1

bring someone up

Answer 1

raise a child Ex.My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.

Question 2

bring something up

Answer 2

start talking about a subject Ex.My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports.

Question 3

bring someone down

Answer 3

make unhappy Ex.This sad music is bringing me down.

Question 4

bring something up

Answer 4

vomit Ex. He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.

Question 5

call around

Answer 5

phone many different places/people Ex. We called around but we weren’t able to find the car part we needed.

Question 6

call someone back

Answer 6

return a phone call Ex. I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.

Question 7

catch up with

Answer 7

Get to the same point as someone else Ex. You’ll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty.

Question 8

fall behind with

Answer 8

Make less progress Ex. I was ill for a week and I fell behind with my work.

Question 9

get by

Answer 9

Have just enough money to live on Ex. They’re finding it difficult to get by since their daughter was born.

Question 10

get on with

Answer 10

Continue doing something Ex. The teacher asked the pupils to get on with some work quietly as she had to leave the classroom.