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Question 1

clean something up

Answer 1

tidy, clean

Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside

Question 2

come across something

Answer 2

find unexpectedly

I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet

Question 3

come apart

Answer 3

separate

The top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough

Question 4

come down with something

Answer 4

become sick

My nephew came down with chicken pox this weekend

Question 5

come forward

Answer 5

volunteer for a task or to give evidence

The woman came forward with her husband’s finger prints

Question 6

come from some place

Answer 6

originate in

The art of origami comes from Asia

Question 7

count on somebody/ something

Answer 7

rely on

I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out

Question 8

cross something out

Answer 8

draw a line through

Please cross out your old address and write your new one

Question 9

cut back on something

Answer 9

consume less

My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.

Question 10

cut something down

Answer 10

make something fall to the ground

We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.

Question 11

cut in

Answer 11

interrupt

Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle

pull in too closely in front of another vehicle

The bus driver got angry when that car cut in

start operating (of an engine or electrical device)

The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C

Question 12

cut something off

Answer 12

remove with something sharp

The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured

stop providing

The phone company cut off our phone because we didn’t pay the bill

remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper)

I cut this ad out of the newspaper

Question 13

cut somebody off

Answer 13

take out of a will

My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried

Question 14

do somebody/ something over

Answer 14

beat up, ransack (BrE, informal)

He’s lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang

Question 15

do something over

Answer 15

do again (AmE)

My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn’t like my topic

Question 16

do away with something

Answer 16

discard

It’s time to do away with all of these old tax records

Question 17

do something up

Answer 17

fasten, close

Do your coat up before you go outside. It’s snowing!

Question 18

dress up

Answer 18

wear nice clothing

It’s a fancy restaurant so we have to dress up

Question 19

drop back

Answer 19

move back in a position/group

Andrea dropped back to third place when she fell off her bike

Question 20

drop in/ by/ over

Answer 20

come without an appointment

I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week

Question 21

drop somebody/ something off

Answer 21

take somebody/ something somewhere and leave them/it there

I have to drop my sister off at work before I come over

Question 22

drop out

Answer 22

quit a class, school etc

I dropped out of Science because it was too difficult

Question 23

eat out

Answer 23

eat at a restaurant

I don’t feel like cooking tonight. Let’s eat out

Question 24

end up

Answer 24

eventually reach/do/decide

We ended up renting a movie instead of going to the theatre

Question 25

fall apart

Answer 25

break into pieces

My new dress fell apart in the washing machine

Question 26

fall down

Answer 26

fall to the ground

The picture that you hung up last night fell down this morning

Question 27

fall out

Answer 27

separate from an interior

The money must have fallen out of my pocket

(of hair, teeth) become loose and unattached

His hair started to fall out when he was only 35

Question 28

figure something out

Answer 28

understand, find the answer

I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room

Question 29

fill something in

Answer 29

to write information in blanks, as on a form (BrE)

Please fill in the form with your name, address, and phone number

Question 30

fill something out

Answer 30

to write information in blanks, as on a form (AmE)

The form must be filled out in capital letters

Question 31

fill something up

Answer 31

fill to the top

I always fill the water jug up when it is empty