3.18 - 3.20 Three-word Verbs

Question 1

*back out ___

not do as promised

Answer 1

of

Question 2

*carry on ___

continue

Answer 2

with

Question 3

*catch up ___

get to the same standard as others

Answer 3

with

Question 4

catch up ___

do work which should already have been done

Answer 4

on

Question 5

come in ___

be criticized

Answer 5

for

Question 6

*cut down ___

do sth less often

Answer 6

on

Question 7

*drop out ___

leave, not complete

Answer 7

of

Question 8

*run out ___

use up, exhaust

Answer 8

of

Question 9

fit in ___

work well with others in a group

Answer 9

with

Question 10

*stand in ___ (= fill in ___)

take sb’s place

Answer 10

for

Question 11

go along ___

agree to a suggestion

Answer 11

with

Question 12

look back ___

think about past events

Answer 12

on

Question 13

come up ___

think of a solution/idea

Answer 13

with

Question 14

do away ___

abolish

Answer 14

with

Question 15

face up ___

accept and deal with a difficulty

Answer 15

to

Question 16

feel up ___

feel able to do sth

Answer 16

to

Question 17

fall back ___

use or do something else after other things have failed

Answer 17

on

Question 18

get up ___

do sth, usually naughty

Answer 18

to

Question 19

get round ___

eventually do

Answer 19

to

Question 20

go down ___ (= come down ___)

catch a disease

Answer 20

with

Question 21

go back ___

not keep a promise

Answer 21

on

Question 22

go in ___

enter a competition

Answer 22

for

Question 23

go through ___

complete sth you agreed to do

Answer 23

with

Question 24

put down ___

give as a reason

Answer 24

to

Question 25

send away ___ (= write off to)

write to sb for information

Answer 25

for

Question 26

grow out ___

no longer behave in the same way

Answer 26

of

Question 27

keep up ___

inform yourself of the latest news

Answer 27

with

Question 28

let (sb) in ___

share confidential information

Answer 28

on

Question 29

live up ___

be as good as expected

Answer 29

to

Question 30

look down ___

consider inferior

Answer 30

on

Question 31

look forward ___

await with pleasure

Answer 31

to

Question 32

make up ___

compensate for

Answer 32

for

Question 33

put up ___

tolerate

Answer 33

with

Question 34

stand up ___

defend

Answer 34

for

Question 35

stand up ___

not run away from sb

Answer 35

to

Question 36

take (sth) out ___

make sb suffer because you are angry

Answer 36

on