Chapter 7 - Transportation and Travel

Question 1

back out

backed out

Answer 1

drive (a car, etc.) backward from a place

ex. Tom back the car out carefully.

Question 2

blow out

blew out

Answer 2

burst, lose air suddenly (a tire)

ex. We have a flat… The tire just blew out!

Question 3

break down

broke down

Answer 3

stop working, stop running or operating (an automobile or other machines)
ex. Most machines break down one day or another.

Question 4

check in

checked in

Answer 4

arrive and register at (a hotel, airport, etc.)

ex. When you reach your hotel, you should check in at once.

Question 5

come up

came up

Answer 5

arrive (usually by chance)

ex. A policeman came up and asked some questions.

Question 6

cut in

cut in

Answer 6

move suddenly in front of (a driver or a vehicle)

ex. Good drivers do not cut in.

Question 7

dine out

dined out

Answer 7

eat dinner in a (usually expensive) restaurant (eat out may be used for any meal and any sort of restaurant)
ex. We do not dine out often, but when we do, it is for special occasions!

Question 8

figure on __

figured on

Answer 8

expect (informal)
ex. Do not figure on only good students! It is a class with multiple P.I!

Question 9

get back

got back

Answer 9

arrive at a place where one started, return

ex. Get back to where you once belonged!

Question 10

get in

got in

Answer 10

enter (a car, etc.)

ex. Get in the car, Sir.

Question 11

get into __

got into

Answer 11

enter (a car) = or any small vehicle
get into a game, an argument, trouble
ex. I get into the car.
ex. I get into an argument with my mom.

Question 12

get off

got off

Answer 12

leave (a plane, bus, train, or a horse)

ex. An old lady got off the bus slowly.

Question 13

get on

got on

Answer 13

enter (a LARGE vehicle)

ex. An old lady got on the bus.

Question 14

get out

got out

Answer 14

leave (a car or small plane) (often followed by of)

ex. Tom got out of the car by himself.

Question 15

head into __

headed into

Answer 15

drive or fly (a car, a plane, etc.) into

ex. The driver headed for the CEO’s personal garage.

Question 16

head out

headed out

Answer 16

move away from one's present location
ex. I headed out of class after the teacher dismissed us.

Question 17

jack … up …

jacked up

Answer 17

raise (part of a car, etc.) on a tool called a jack

ex. My dad’s car had a flat tire, so he needed to jack up the car to replace the tire.

Question 18

let … down …

let down

Answer 18

cause to go down (as the wheels of a plane or as a car on a jack)
ex. The technician let the car down slowly.

Question 19

pile out

piled out

Answer 19

go out quickly an in a disorderly way (refers to a group, not just one person) (informal)
ex. People piled out at the exit of the shop while the flames were raging inside.

Question 20

plow into __

plowed into

Answer 20

bump hard against, collide with

ex. The drunken driver plowed into the truck. He did not survive this accident.

Question 21

pull in

pulled in

Answer 21

arrive, drive, or move into a place to which one is going

ex. When will the train pull in? It was supposed to be there 6 minutes ago!

Question 22

pull over

pulled over

Answer 22

drive (a car, etc.) to one side of the road and stop there

ex. The policeman asked the driver to pull over.

Question 23

put … on …

put on

Answer 23

fasten (something) in position

ex. My dad put the tire on the car.

Question 24

run off __

ran off

Answer 24

drive (usually unintentionally) off the road, etc. where the vehicle belongs
ex. Once Tom had run off the road to prevent an accident.

Question 25

run over __

ran over

Answer 25

drive (usually unintentionally) across the top of something

ex. My mom once ran over a squirrel. She didn’t like it much.

Question 26

see … off …

saw off

Answer 26

watch (someone) go away, go with someone to the place where his or her trip begins
ex. My parents always see me off at the airport whenever I leave.

Question 27

send … off …

sent off

Answer 27

say goodbye in a friendly way
ex. The teacher sent the students off to the other class with a smile.

Question 28

set out

set out

Answer 28

start (a trip) (often followed by on)

ex. She sets out for work five mornings each week.

Question 29

take off

took off

Answer 29

leave the ground, go into the air (an airplane)

ex. The plane took off at 6 o’clock.

Question 30

take … off …

took off

Answer 30

remove

ex. Lucy took off her bra when she got home.

Question 31

turn around

turned around

Answer 31

turn to face in the opposite direction, make either a half-circle of a full circle
ex. Never turn around to look at your past. Always look forward.

Question 32

weave in and out

weaved in and out

Answer 32

(when referring to wearing cloth, the past of wove and the past participle of woven)
drive (a car, etc.) quickly past and in front of one vehicle and then another
ex. Poor drivers weave in and out among other cars.