Chapter 12

Question 1

Back … up

Answer 1

Support, help, be loyal to (= stand up for)

Question 2

Beat … out

Answer 2

Win against (in competition), defeat in a close contest (informal)

Question 3

Carry … off

Answer 3

win (a prize, a victory, an honor, etc.)

Question 4

Catch up

Answer 4

Become even with, come up to someone else in a competition

Question 5

Cheer … on

Answer 5

Support by cheering (yelling, shouting, clapping, etc.)

Question 6

Come through

Answer 6

Be successful, win, last successfully to the end

Question 7

Face … with

Answer 7

Meet, encounter (especially something difficult or unpleasant) (generally used as a passive: (be) faced with)

Question 8

Fight … off

Answer 8

Keep (someone or something) away or behind, fight successfully against (an enemy of any sort), repel

Question 9

Get behind

Answer 9

Let (someone else) move in front, fail to get or hold the leading position (=fall behind)

Question 10

Hang on

Answer 10

Continue to try hard

Question 11

Hold … against

Answer 11

Object to, be unhappy about, be displeased with (often in the phrase hold it against (someone))

Question 12

Laugh … off

Answer 12

Fail to consider seriously, dismiss by laughing

Question 13

Let up

Answer 13

Try less hard, go more slowly

Question 14

Make … up

Answer 14

Gain (in competition), reduce a difference (in distance or time)

Question 15

Nose … out

Answer 15

Defeat in close contest, defeat by a small distance, amount, total, etc.

Question 16

Pull ahead

Answer 16

Move in front, take the lead

Question 17

Push on

Answer 17

Make a continuing effort, continue in difficult conditions

Question 18

Root for …

Answer 18

Support by cheering, etc. (informal) (=cheer on)

Question 19

Show … off

Answer 19

Display boastfully (one’s good qualities, appearance, ability, etc.), make a show of

Question 20

Shut … off

Answer 20

Keep someone from scoring at all (in contests)

Question 21

Side with …

Answer 21

Agree with, support

Question 22

Slow down

Answer 22

Go more slowly than before (=show up)

Question 23

Speed up

Answer 23

Go faster than before

Question 24

Stand up for

Answer 24

Support, talk in for of (=back up)

Question 25

Stir…up

Answer 25

Start, cause, put into motion

Question 26

Take…on

Answer 26

Start to compete against, challenge (in a contest)

Question 27

Turn against

Answer 27

Stop helping, take one’s support away from, stop being in favour of, become hostile or unfriendly toward