Chapter 3

Question 1

Air … out

Answer 1

Open windows or doors to let stale air out and fresh air in

Question 2

Boil over

Answer 2

Flow over the top (of a pan, etc.) while boiling

Question 3

Call back

Answer 3

Call again (usually on the phone)

Question 4

Call up

Answer 4

Call on the telephone

Question 5

Clean … up

Answer 5

Make clean, remove dirt, etc.

Question 6

Clear … off …

Answer 6

Remove dishes, etc., from

Question 7

Cut … off …

Answer 7

Stop, interrupt (concerning a telephone call)

Question 8

Cut … up …

Answer 8

Cut into pieces

Question 9

Do without …

Answer 9

Live without, manage without

Question 10

Doze off

Answer 10

Begin to sleep

Question 11

Dress up

Answer 11

Put on especially good or somewhat formal clothes

Question 12

Eat … up …

Answer 12

Eat, eat all of

Question 13

Go on

Answer 13

Happen, occur (often in the form going on)

Question 14

Hang up

Answer 14

Place on a hanger or hook, etc.

Also: End a telephone conversation

Question 15

Leave … on …

Answer 15

Allow to continue going or operating (a radio, television, record player, water, light, etc.)

Question 16

Lie down

Answer 16

Change to a lying position

Question 17

Look … over …

Answer 17

Inspect, examine

Question 18

Make … out …

Answer 18

Think of and write (something short, such as a list)

Question 19

Make … up

Answer 19

Straighten bed covers or put fresh sheets on bed

Question 20

Mop … up …

Answer 20

Clean (especially to clean a floor with a mop and water)

Question 21

Open … up …

Answer 21

Cause to open (sometimes by removing an obstruction)

Question 22

Pick … out …

Answer 22

Select, choose

Question 23

Plug … up

Answer 23

Close with dirt or hair or something else (Block up/clog up: Same meaning)

Question 24

Put … away …

Answer 24

Put (something) where it should or usually be

Question 25

Put … up …

Answer 25

Hang (curtain or drapes) on rops or other fasteners

Question 26

Rub … off …

Answer 26

Remove by rubbing (moving a cloth, etc., while pressing down)

Question 27

Shut … out …

Answer 27

Exclude, keep out, lock out

Question 28

Sit down

Answer 28

Change from a standing to a sitting position

Question 29

Stock up on …

Answer 29

Get a supply of, get a large amount for later use

Question 30

Straighten … up …

Answer 30

Put into neat or proper order or condition

Question 31

Try … on …

Answer 31

Put on dress or other garment to judge its fit and appearance

Question 32

Tune … in …

Answer 32

Turn (Radio or television) controls so that the sound or picture is clear, choose a channel or a station
Also: “Tune in again tomorrow”

Question 33

Wash … out …

Answer 33

Wash the inside of, wash, launder, wash slightly, rinse

Question 34

Wash … up …

Answer 34

Wash, clean thoroughly (often by using water or soap)

Question 35

Wipe … off …

Answer 35

Clean the surface of (Usually with a cloth, etc.)